diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx.erl
index 2fa0e630c..d969012da 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx.erl
@@ -250,5 +250,4 @@ emqx_feature() ->
     , emqx_bridge_mqtt
     , emqx_modules
     , emqx_management
-    , emqx_retainer
-    , emqx_statsd].
+    , emqx_retainer].
diff --git a/apps/emqx_statsd/etc/emqx_statsd.conf b/apps/emqx_statsd/etc/emqx_statsd.conf
index a2daa5521..994986898 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_statsd/etc/emqx_statsd.conf
+++ b/apps/emqx_statsd/etc/emqx_statsd.conf
@@ -3,11 +3,8 @@
  ##--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 emqx_statsd:{
-    host: "127.0.0.1"
-    port: 8125
-    batch_size: 10
-    prefix: "emqx"
-    tags: {"from": "emqx"}
+    enable: true
+    server: "127.0.0.1:8125"
     sample_time_interval: "10s"
     flush_time_interval: "10s"
 }
diff --git a/apps/emqx_statsd/include/emqx_statsd.hrl b/apps/emqx_statsd/include/emqx_statsd.hrl
index 9e44c9fa6..52f8774c0 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_statsd/include/emqx_statsd.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx_statsd/include/emqx_statsd.hrl
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 -define(APP, emqx_statsd).
-
--define(DEFAULT_HOST, {127, 0, 0, 1}).
--define(DEFAULT_PORT, 8125).
--define(DEFAULT_PREFIX, undefined).
--define(DEFAULT_TAGS, #{}).
--define(DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE, 10).
 -define(DEFAULT_SAMPLE_TIME_INTERVAL, 10000).
 -define(DEFAULT_FLUSH_TIME_INTERVAL, 10000).
+-define(DEFAULT_HOST, "127.0.0.1").
+-define(DEFAULT_PORT, 8125).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd.erl b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd.erl
index 6301e4563..892731a6c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd.erl
@@ -49,11 +49,15 @@ start_link(Opts) ->
 
 init([Opts]) ->
     process_flag(trap_exit, true),
-    Tags = tags(maps:get(tags, Opts, ?DEFAULT_TAGS)),
+    Tags = tags(maps:get(tags, Opts, #{})),
+    {Host, Port} = maps:get(server, Opts, {?DEFAULT_HOST, ?DEFAULT_PORT}),
     Opts1 = maps:without([sample_time_interval,
-                          flush_time_interval], Opts#{tags => Tags}),
+                          flush_time_interval], Opts#{tags => Tags,
+                                                      host => Host,
+                                                      port => Port,
+                                                      prefix => <<"emqx">>}),
     {ok, Pid} = estatsd:start_link(maps:to_list(Opts1)),
-    SampleTimeInterval = maps:get(sample_time_interval, Opts, ?DEFAULT_SAMPLE_TIME_INTERVAL),
+    SampleTimeInterval = maps:get(sample_time_interval, Opts, ?DEFAULT_FLUSH_TIME_INTERVAL),
     FlushTimeInterval = maps:get(flush_time_interval, Opts, ?DEFAULT_FLUSH_TIME_INTERVAL),
     {ok, ensure_timer(#state{sample_time_interval = SampleTimeInterval,
                              flush_time_interval = FlushTimeInterval,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_api.erl b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_api.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13391646a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_api.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2020-2021 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(emqx_statsd_api).
+
+-behaviour(minirest_api).
+
+-include("emqx_statsd.hrl").
+
+-import(emqx_mgmt_util, [ response_schema/1
+                        , response_schema/2
+                        , request_body_schema/1
+                        , request_body_schema/2
+                        ]).
+
+-export([api_spec/0]).
+
+-export([ statsd/2
+        ]).
+
+api_spec() ->
+    {statsd_api(), schemas()}.
+
+schemas() ->
+    [#{statsd => #{
+        type => object,
+        properties => #{
+            server => #{
+                type => string,
+                description => <<"Statsd Server">>,
+                example => get_raw(<<"server">>, <<"127.0.0.1:8125">>)},
+            enable => #{
+                type => boolean,
+                description => <<"Statsd status">>,
+                example => get_raw(<<"enable">>, false)},
+            sample_time_interval => #{
+                type => string,
+                description => <<"Sample Time Interval">>,
+                example => get_raw(<<"sample_time_interval">>, <<"10s">>)},
+            flush_time_interval => #{
+                type => string,
+                description => <<"Flush Time Interval">>,
+                example => get_raw(<<"flush_time_interval">>, <<"10s">>)}
+        }
+    }}].
+
+statsd_api() ->
+    Metadata = #{
+        get => #{
+            description => <<"Get statsd info">>,
+            responses => #{
+                <<"200">> => response_schema(<<"statsd">>)
+            }
+        },
+        put => #{
+            description => <<"Update Statsd">>,
+            'requestBody' => request_body_schema(<<"statsd">>),
+            responses => #{
+                <<"200">> =>
+                    response_schema(<<"Update Statsd successfully">>),
+                <<"400">> =>
+                    response_schema(<<"Bad Request">>, #{
+                        type => object,
+                        properties => #{
+                            message => #{type => string},
+                            code => #{type => string}
+                        }
+                    })
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    [{"/statsd", Metadata, statsd}].
+
+statsd(get, _Request) ->
+    Response = emqx_config:get_raw([<<"emqx_statsd">>], #{}),
+    {200, Response};
+
+statsd(put, Request) ->
+    {ok, Body, _} = cowboy_req:read_body(Request),
+    Params = emqx_json:decode(Body, [return_maps]),
+    Enable = maps:get(<<"enable">>, Params),
+    ok = emqx_config:update_config([emqx_statsd], Params),
+    enable_statsd(Enable).
+
+enable_statsd(true) ->
+    ok = emqx_statsd_sup:stop_child(?APP),
+    emqx_statsd_sup:start_child(?APP, emqx_config:get([?APP], #{})),
+    {200};
+enable_statsd(false) ->
+    ok = emqx_statsd_sup:stop_child(?APP),
+    {200}.
+
+
+get_raw(Key, Def) ->
+    emqx_config:get_raw([<<"emqx_statsd">>]++ [Key], Def).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_app.erl b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_app.erl
index 34e7ffd08..a5054a16c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_app.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_app.erl
@@ -18,12 +18,23 @@
 
  -behaviour(application).
 
+-include("emqx_statsd.hrl").
+
  -export([ start/2
          , stop/1
          ]).
 
 start(_StartType, _StartArgs) ->
-    emqx_statsd_sup:start_link().
-
+    {ok, Sup} = emqx_statsd_sup:start_link(),
+    maybe_enable_statsd(),
+    {ok, Sup}.
 stop(_) ->
     ok.
+
+maybe_enable_statsd() ->
+    case emqx_config:get([?APP, enable], false) of
+        true ->
+            emqx_statsd_sup:start_child(emqx_statsd, emqx_config:get([?APP], #{}));
+        false ->
+            ok
+    end.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_schema.erl
index 5600739e7..bbc7eedc0 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_schema.erl
@@ -4,41 +4,38 @@
 
 -behaviour(hocon_schema).
 
+-export([to_ip_port/1]).
+
 -export([ structs/0
         , fields/1]).
 
+-typerefl_from_string({ip_port/0, emqx_statsd_schema, to_ip_port}).
+
 structs() -> ["emqx_statsd"].
 
 fields("emqx_statsd") ->
-    [ {host, fun host/1}
-    , {port, fun port/1}
-    , {prefix, fun prefix/1}
-    , {tags, map()}
-    , {batch_size, fun batch_size/1}
-    , {sample_time_interval, fun duration_s/1}
-    , {flush_time_interval,  fun duration_s/1}].
+    [ {enable, emqx_schema:t(boolean(), undefined, false)}
+    , {server, fun server/1}
+    , {sample_time_interval, fun duration_ms/1}
+    , {flush_time_interval,  fun duration_ms/1}
+    ].
 
-host(type) -> string();
-host(default) -> "127.0.0.1";
-host(nullable) -> false;
-host(_) -> undefined.
+server(type) -> emqx_schema:ip_port();
+server(default) -> "127.0.0.1:8125";
+server(nullable) -> false;
+server(_) -> undefined.
 
-port(type) -> integer();
-port(default) -> 8125;
-port(nullable) -> true;
-port(_) -> undefined.
+duration_ms(type) -> emqx_schema:duration_ms();
+duration_ms(nullable) -> false;
+duration_ms(default) -> "10s";
+duration_ms(_) -> undefined.
 
-prefix(type) -> string();
-prefix(default) -> "emqx";
-prefix(nullable) -> true;
-prefix(_) -> undefined.
-
-batch_size(type) -> integer();
-batch_size(nullable) -> false;
-batch_size(default) -> 10;
-batch_size(_) -> undefined.
-
-duration_s(type) -> emqx_schema:duration_s();
-duration_s(nullable) -> false;
-duration_s(default) -> "10s";
-duration_s(_) -> undefined.
+to_ip_port(Str) ->
+     case string:tokens(Str, ":") of
+         [Ip, Port] ->
+             case inet:parse_address(Ip) of
+                 {ok, R} -> {ok, {R, list_to_integer(Port)}};
+                 _ -> {error, Str}
+             end;
+         _ -> {error, Str}
+     end.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_sup.erl b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_sup.erl
index 84b36d323..02b50e3ca 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_sup.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_statsd/src/emqx_statsd_sup.erl
@@ -7,25 +7,48 @@
 
 -behaviour(supervisor).
 
--include("emqx_statsd.hrl").
-
--export([start_link/0]).
+-export([ start_link/0
+        , start_child/1
+        , start_child/2
+        , stop_child/1
+        ]).
 
 -export([init/1]).
 
+%% Helper macro for declaring children of supervisor
+-define(CHILD(Mod, Opts), #{id => Mod,
+                            start => {Mod, start_link, [Opts]},
+                            restart => permanent,
+                            shutdown => 5000,
+                            type => worker,
+                            modules => [Mod]}).
 
- start_link() ->
-     supervisor:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, []).
+start_link() ->
+    supervisor:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, []).
+
+-spec start_child(supervisor:child_spec()) -> ok.
+start_child(ChildSpec) when is_map(ChildSpec) ->
+    assert_started(supervisor:start_child(?MODULE, ChildSpec)).
+
+-spec start_child(atom(), map()) -> ok.
+start_child(Mod, Opts) when is_atom(Mod) andalso is_map(Opts) ->
+    assert_started(supervisor:start_child(?MODULE, ?CHILD(Mod, Opts))).
+
+-spec(stop_child(any()) -> ok | {error, term()}).
+stop_child(ChildId) ->
+    case supervisor:terminate_child(?MODULE, ChildId) of
+        ok -> supervisor:delete_child(?MODULE, ChildId);
+        Error -> Error
+    end.
 
 init([]) ->
-    Opts = emqx_config:get([?APP], #{}),
-    {ok, {{one_for_one, 10, 3600},
-          [#{id       => emqx_statsd,
-             start    => {emqx_statsd, start_link, [Opts]},
-             restart  => permanent,
-             shutdown => 5000,
-             type     => worker,
-             modules  => [emqx_statsd]}]}}.
-
+    {ok, {{one_for_one, 10, 3600}, []}}.
 
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Internal functions
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+assert_started({ok, _Pid}) -> ok;
+assert_started({ok, _Pid, _Info}) -> ok;
+assert_started({error, {already_tarted, _Pid}}) -> ok;
+assert_started({error, Reason}) -> erlang:error(Reason).