diff --git a/db/knex_migrations/2025-06-11-0000-add-manual-monitor.js b/db/knex_migrations/2025-06-11-0000-add-manual-monitor.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..16d307eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/knex_migrations/2025-06-11-0000-add-manual-monitor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+exports.up = function (knex) {
+    return knex.schema
+        .alterTable("monitor", function (table) {
+            table.string("manual_status").defaultTo(null);
+        });
+};
+
+exports.down = function (knex) {
+    return knex.schema.alterTable("monitor", function (table) {
+        table.dropColumn("manual_status");
+    });
+};
diff --git a/server/monitor-types/manual.js b/server/monitor-types/manual.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e587b7409
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/monitor-types/manual.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+const { MonitorType } = require("./monitor-type");
+const { UP, DOWN, PENDING } = require("../../src/util");
+
+class ManualMonitorType extends MonitorType {
+    name = "Manual";
+    type = "manual";
+    description = "A monitor that allows manual control of the status";
+    supportsConditions = false;
+    conditionVariables = [];
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    async check(monitor, heartbeat) {
+        if (monitor.manual_status !== null) {
+            heartbeat.status = monitor.manual_status;
+            switch (monitor.manual_status) {
+                case UP:
+                    heartbeat.msg = "Up";
+                    break;
+                case DOWN:
+                    heartbeat.msg = "Down";
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    heartbeat.msg = "Pending";
+            }
+        } else {
+            heartbeat.status = PENDING;
+            heartbeat.msg = "Manual monitoring - No status set";
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+module.exports = {
+    ManualMonitorType
+};
diff --git a/server/server.js b/server/server.js
index 77ba695d1..e328ff470 100644
--- a/server/server.js
+++ b/server/server.js
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@ let needSetup = false;
                 bean.rabbitmqUsername = monitor.rabbitmqUsername;
                 bean.rabbitmqPassword = monitor.rabbitmqPassword;
                 bean.conditions = JSON.stringify(monitor.conditions);
+                bean.manual_status = monitor.manual_status;
 
                 // ping advanced options
                 bean.ping_numeric = monitor.ping_numeric;
diff --git a/server/uptime-kuma-server.js b/server/uptime-kuma-server.js
index 1f75b72cc..a04e6bd49 100644
--- a/server/uptime-kuma-server.js
+++ b/server/uptime-kuma-server.js
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ class UptimeKumaServer {
         UptimeKumaServer.monitorTypeList["snmp"] = new SNMPMonitorType();
         UptimeKumaServer.monitorTypeList["mongodb"] = new MongodbMonitorType();
         UptimeKumaServer.monitorTypeList["rabbitmq"] = new RabbitMqMonitorType();
+        UptimeKumaServer.monitorTypeList["manual"] = new ManualMonitorType();
 
         // Allow all CORS origins (polling) in development
         let cors = undefined;
@@ -558,4 +559,5 @@ const { GroupMonitorType } = require("./monitor-types/group");
 const { SNMPMonitorType } = require("./monitor-types/snmp");
 const { MongodbMonitorType } = require("./monitor-types/mongodb");
 const { RabbitMqMonitorType } = require("./monitor-types/rabbitmq");
+const { ManualMonitorType } = require("./monitor-types/manual");
 const Monitor = require("./model/monitor");
diff --git a/src/lang/en.json b/src/lang/en.json
index e11e9e81e..a979edcc2 100644
--- a/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/src/lang/en.json
@@ -1122,5 +1122,6 @@
     "Add Another Tag": "Add Another Tag",
     "Staged Tags for Batch Add": "Staged Tags for Batch Add",
     "Clear Form": "Clear Form",
-    "pause": "Pause"
+    "pause": "Pause",
+    "Manual": "Manual"
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
index 691414843..0d628895d 100644
--- a/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
+++ b/src/pages/EditMonitor.vue
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
                                         <option value="push">
                                             Push
                                         </option>
+                                        <option value="manual">
+                                            {{ $t("Manual") }}
+                                        </option>
                                     </optgroup>
 
                                     <optgroup :label="$t('Specific Monitor Type')">
@@ -115,6 +118,18 @@
                                 <input id="name" v-model="monitor.name" type="text" class="form-control" data-testid="friendly-name-input" :placeholder="defaultFriendlyName">
                             </div>
 
+                            <!-- Manual Status switcher -->
+                            <div v-if="monitor.type === 'manual'" class="mb-3">
+                                <div class="btn-group w-100 mb-3">
+                                    <button class="btn btn-success" @click="monitor.manual_status = 1">
+                                        <i class="fas fa-check"></i> {{ $t("Up") }}
+                                    </button>
+                                    <button class="btn btn-danger" @click="monitor.manual_status = 0">
+                                        <i class="fas fa-times"></i> {{ $t("Down") }}
+                                    </button>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+
                             <!-- URL -->
                             <div v-if="monitor.type === 'http' || monitor.type === 'keyword' || monitor.type === 'json-query' || monitor.type === 'real-browser' " class="my-3">
                                 <label for="url" class="form-label">{{ $t("URL") }}</label>