diff --git a/.env b/.env
index c28008f..3750ccc 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ REACT_APP_PVWS_ALLOW_WAVEFORMS=false
 # if your recceiver instance is not working but the PVs themselves are alive and accessible.
 REACT_APP_PVWS_IGNORE_CF_PVSTATUS=false
 
+# By default, PV Info shows "Disconnected" for PVs that are not connected to their IOC
+# Switch this to false to revert to the old behavior where instead the box is left blank
+# Somewhat goes in tandem with IGNORE_CF_PVSTATUS variable
+REACT_APP_SHOW_DISCONNECTED=true
+
 ######################################################################################
 # Archiver Web Viewer
 ######################################################################################
diff --git a/src/components/home/queryresults/QueryResults.jsx b/src/components/home/queryresults/QueryResults.jsx
index 39d6ca9..8b092b8 100644
--- a/src/components/home/queryresults/QueryResults.jsx
+++ b/src/components/home/queryresults/QueryResults.jsx
@@ -90,7 +90,11 @@ function QueryResults(props) {
             [firstRow, lastRow] = [parseInt(start) - 1, parseInt(end) - 1];
         }
         for (let i = firstRow; i <= lastRow; ++i) {
-            updateCurrentChecked(i, event.target.checked);
+            // only check mark active PVs, unless we are ignoring CF PV status
+            // matters now that we show "Disconnected" for PVs that are not connected to their IOC
+            if (import.meta.env.REACT_APP_PVWS_IGNORE_CF_PVSTATUS === "true" || pvs[i].pvStatus === "Active") {
+                updateCurrentChecked(i, event.target.checked);
+            }
         }
         return
     }, [updateCurrentChecked])
diff --git a/src/components/home/queryresults/value/Value.jsx b/src/components/home/queryresults/value/Value.jsx
index c00ee19..c2b5a22 100644
--- a/src/components/home/queryresults/value/Value.jsx
+++ b/src/components/home/queryresults/value/Value.jsx
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@ const propTypes = {
 }
 
 function Value(props) {
-    const [pvValue, setPVValue] = useState("");
+    const [pvValue, setPVValue] = useState(null);
     const [pvSeverity, setPVSeverity] = useState("");
     const [pvUnit, setPVUnit] = useState("");
+    // debounce the value display to avoid flashing "Disconnected" since web socket always sends message without value on connect
+    const [show, setShow] = useState(false);
+    const [startTimer, setStartTimer] = useState(false);
 
     // https://github.com/robtaussig/react-use-websocket/issues/40#issuecomment-616676102
     // pattern for sharing web socket among components
@@ -24,19 +27,38 @@ function Value(props) {
         filter: message => JSON.parse(message.data).pv === props.pvName,
     });
 
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        // wait to start timer until we get first message for this PV
+        if (!startTimer) {
+            return;
+        }
+        // the debouncing is only useful if we are showing "Disconnected" for non-reachable PVs
+        if (import.meta.env.REACT_APP_SHOW_DISCONNECTED !== "true" || show) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+            setShow(true)
+        }, 500)
+
+        return () => clearTimeout(timeout);
+    }, [show, startTimer])
+
+
     // parse web socket message. filter on useWebSocket above means we only parse messages for this PV
     useEffect(() => {
         const jsonMessage = api.PARSE_WEBSOCKET_MSG(lastJsonMessage, 2); // fix precision to 2 on the PV table
         if (jsonMessage === null) {
             return; // unable to parse, could be invalid message type, no PV name, null lastJsonMessage
         }
+        setStartTimer(true);
         if ("severity" in jsonMessage) {
             setPVSeverity(jsonMessage.severity);
         }
         if ("units" in jsonMessage) {
             setPVUnit(jsonMessage.units);
         }
-        if ("pv_value" in jsonMessage) {
+        if (jsonMessage.pv_value !== null && "pv_value" in jsonMessage) {
             setPVValue(jsonMessage.pv_value);
         }
     }, [lastJsonMessage]);
@@ -59,7 +81,7 @@ function Value(props) {
         }
 
         const severityName = pvSeverity === "UNDEFINED" || pvSeverity === "INVALID" ? ` (${pvSeverity})` : null
-        if (pvValue !== undefined) {
+        if (pvValue !== undefined && pvValue !== null) {
             if (Array.isArray(pvValue)) {
                 return (
                     <div style={{ color: textColor }}>{`[ ${pvValue.join(', ')} ] ${pvUnit}`}{severityName}</div>
@@ -70,11 +92,23 @@ function Value(props) {
                     <div style={{ color: textColor }}>{`${pvValue} ${pvUnit}`}{severityName}</div>
                 );
             }
-        }
-        else {
-            return (
-                null
-            );
+        } else {
+            if (import.meta.env.REACT_APP_SHOW_DISCONNECTED !== "true") {
+                return (
+                    <div></div>
+                );
+            } else {
+                // debounce showing "Disconnected" to avoid flashing for PVs that are actually connected
+                if (!show) {
+                    return (
+                        <div></div>
+                    );
+                }
+                textColor = colors.SEV_COLORS["UNDEFINED"];
+                return (
+                    <div style={{ color: textColor }}>(DISCONNECTED)</div>
+                );
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/home/queryresults/valuecheckbox/ValueCheckbox.jsx b/src/components/home/queryresults/valuecheckbox/ValueCheckbox.jsx
index da9d004..934ce81 100644
--- a/src/components/home/queryresults/valuecheckbox/ValueCheckbox.jsx
+++ b/src/components/home/queryresults/valuecheckbox/ValueCheckbox.jsx
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ function ValueCheckbox(props) {
         else if (props.recordType === "waveform" && import.meta.env.REACT_APP_PVWS_ALLOW_WAVEFORMS !== "true") {
             setEnabled(false);
         }
-    }, [props.pvStatus, props.recordType])
+        else {
+            setEnabled(true);
+        }
+    }, [props.pvStatus, props.recordType, props.pvName])
 
     // watch for changes in checked, if so send a subscribe message
     useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/components/pv/valuetable/ValueTable.jsx b/src/components/pv/valuetable/ValueTable.jsx
index cf12765..7a7f928 100644
--- a/src/components/pv/valuetable/ValueTable.jsx
+++ b/src/components/pv/valuetable/ValueTable.jsx
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ function ValueTable(props) {
             }
         }
         if (message.pv_value === null) {
+            setPVSeverity("DISCONNECTED");
+            setAlarmColor(colors.SEV_COLORS["UNDEFINED"]);
             return; // only if no text, b64dbl, b64int, ..., value property found
         }
         if (!props.snapshot) {