diff --git a/ui/modules/vpc/vpc.css b/ui/modules/vpc/vpc.css
index f84cbf0aa8e..d5ad6b21c25 100644
--- a/ui/modules/vpc/vpc.css
+++ b/ui/modules/vpc/vpc.css
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 }
 
 .vpc-network-chart .tiers {
+  margin: 40px 46px 0 0;
   width: 362px;
   float: right;
 }
@@ -153,3 +154,47 @@
   text-shadow: 0px 1px #C7D8E9;
 }
 
+.vpc-network-chart .tier-placeholder {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  background: #EFEFEF;
+  border: 4px dotted #B1B1B1;
+  /*+border-radius:8px;*/
+  -moz-border-radius: 8px;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 8px;
+  -khtml-border-radius: 8px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  width: 325px;
+  text-align: center;
+  padding: 57px 0 55px;
+  margin: 0 0 0 18px;
+}
+
+.vpc-network-chart .tier-placeholder:hover {
+  background: #DCDCDC;
+  /*+border-radius:8px;*/
+  -moz-border-radius: 8px;
+  -webkit-border-radius: 8px;
+  -khtml-border-radius: 8px;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  /*+box-shadow:inset 0px 1px 4px #000000;*/
+  -moz-box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 4px #000000;
+  -webkit-box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 4px #000000;
+  -o-box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 4px #000000;
+  box-shadow: inset 0px 1px 4px #000000;
+  /*+text-shadow:0px 1px #FFFFFF;*/
+  -moz-text-shadow: 0px 1px #FFFFFF;
+  -webkit-text-shadow: 0px 1px #FFFFFF;
+  -o-text-shadow: 0px 1px #FFFFFF;
+  text-shadow: 0px 1px #FFFFFF;
+}
+
+.vpc-network-chart .tier-placeholder:hover span {
+  color: #535353;
+}
+
+.vpc-network-chart .tier-placeholder span {
+  color: #AFAFAF;
+  font-size: 24px;
+  font-weight: 200;
+}
+
diff --git a/ui/modules/vpc/vpc.js b/ui/modules/vpc/vpc.js
index 68f14191e78..ee9e1485f1a 100644
--- a/ui/modules/vpc/vpc.js
+++ b/ui/modules/vpc/vpc.js
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
       return $tier;
     },
 
+    tierPlaceholder: function() {
+      var $placeholder = $('<div>').addClass('tier-placeholder');
+
+      $placeholder.append($('<span>').append('Create network'));
+      
+      return $placeholder;
+    },
+
     dashboard: function(args) {
       var $dashboard = $('<div>').addClass('dashboard');
 
@@ -89,6 +97,9 @@
 
               $tier.appendTo($tiers);
             });
+
+            // Add placeholder tier
+            $tiers.append(elems.tierPlaceholder());
           }
         }
       });