diff --git a/application/forms/IcingaHostForm.php b/application/forms/IcingaHostForm.php
index 1faaa317..0f1354e6 100644
--- a/application/forms/IcingaHostForm.php
+++ b/application/forms/IcingaHostForm.php
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ class IcingaHostForm extends DirectorObjectForm
             )
         ));
 
+        if ($this->isNew() && $this->isObject() && $this->allowsExperimental()) {
+            $this->addBoolean('create_live', array(
+                'label'  => $this->translate('Create immediately'),
+                'ignore' => true,
+            ), 'n');
+        }
+
         $this->addGroupsElement()
              ->addImportsElement()
              ->addDisplayNameElement()
@@ -77,6 +84,16 @@ class IcingaHostForm extends DirectorObjectForm
              ->setButtons();
     }
 
+    protected function beforeSuccessfulRedirect()
+    {
+        if ($this->allowsExperimental() && $this->getSentValue('create_live') === 'y') {
+            $host = $this->getObject();
+            if ($this->api()->createObjectAtRuntime($host)) {
+                $this->api()->checkHostNow($host->object_name);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     protected function addGroupsElement()
     {
         $groups = $this->enumHostgroups();
diff --git a/library/Director/Web/Controller/ObjectController.php b/library/Director/Web/Controller/ObjectController.php
index 435bc858..521a24b0 100644
--- a/library/Director/Web/Controller/ObjectController.php
+++ b/library/Director/Web/Controller/ObjectController.php
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ abstract class ObjectController extends ActionController
         $type = ucfirst($ltype);
 
         $formName = 'icinga' . $type;
-        $this->view->form = $form = $this->loadForm($formName)->setDb($this->db());
+        $this->view->form = $form = $this->loadForm($formName)
+            ->setDb($this->db())
+            ->setApi($this->api());
         $form->setObject($object);
 
         $this->view->title = $object->object_name;
@@ -172,6 +174,7 @@ abstract class ObjectController extends ActionController
         $url = sprintf('director/%ss', $ltype);
         $form = $this->view->form = $this->loadForm('icinga' . ucfirst($type))
             ->setDb($this->db())
+            ->setApi($this->api())
             ->setSuccessUrl($url);
 
         $this->view->title = sprintf(
diff --git a/library/Director/Web/Form/DirectorObjectForm.php b/library/Director/Web/Form/DirectorObjectForm.php
index b75310c9..69aa9bcd 100644
--- a/library/Director/Web/Form/DirectorObjectForm.php
+++ b/library/Director/Web/Form/DirectorObjectForm.php
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ abstract class DirectorObjectForm extends QuickForm
 
     protected $resolvedImports = false;
 
+    private $allowsExperimental;
+
+    private $api;
+
     protected function object($values = array())
     {
         if ($this->object === null) {
@@ -465,6 +469,7 @@ abstract class DirectorObjectForm extends QuickForm
             'email',
             'pager',
             'enable_notifications',
+            'create_live',
             'disabled',
         );
 
@@ -603,10 +608,14 @@ abstract class DirectorObjectForm extends QuickForm
                 $object->getUrlParams()
             );
         }
-
+        $this->beforeSuccessfulRedirect();
         $this->redirectOnSuccess($msg);
     }
 
+    protected function beforeSuccessfulRedirect()
+    {
+    }
+
     protected function addBoolean($key, $options, $default = null)
     {
         $map = array(
@@ -1243,6 +1252,19 @@ abstract class DirectorObjectForm extends QuickForm
         return $this;
     }
 
+    protected function allowsExperimental()
+    {
+        // NO, it is NOT a good idea to use this. You'll break your monitoring
+        // and nobody will help you.
+        if ($this->allowsExperimental === null) {
+            $this->allowsExperimental = $this->db->getSetting(
+                'experimental_features'
+            ) === 'allow';
+        }
+
+        return $this->allowsExperimental;
+    }
+
     protected function enumStates()
     {
         $set = new StateFilterSet();
@@ -1255,6 +1277,17 @@ abstract class DirectorObjectForm extends QuickForm
         return $set->enumAllowedValues();
     }
 
+    public function setApi($api)
+    {
+        $this->api = $api;
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    protected function api()
+    {
+        return $this->api;
+    }
+
     private function dummyForTranslation()
     {
         $this->translate('Host');