diff --git a/docs/swagger.yaml b/docs/swagger.yaml
index 42202f4a5..48a3cb0fb 100644
--- a/docs/swagger.yaml
+++ b/docs/swagger.yaml
@@ -2150,6 +2150,9 @@ definitions:
       with_notary:
         type: boolean
         description: If the Harbor instance is deployed with nested notary.
+      with_clair:
+        type: boolean
+        description: If the Harbor instance is deployed with nested clair.
       with_admiral:
         type: boolean
         description: If the Harbor instance is deployed with Admiral.
diff --git a/make/common/templates/adminserver/env b/make/common/templates/adminserver/env
index 190acac5a..c74e30056 100644
--- a/make/common/templates/adminserver/env
+++ b/make/common/templates/adminserver/env
@@ -36,4 +36,5 @@ CFG_EXPIRATION=5
 GODEBUG=netdns=cgo
 ADMIRAL_URL=$admiral_url
 WITH_NOTARY=$with_notary
+WITH_CLAIR=$with_clair
 RESET=false
diff --git a/make/prepare b/make/prepare
index ce75eba5d..55144b897 100755
--- a/make/prepare
+++ b/make/prepare
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ render(os.path.join(templates_dir, "adminserver", "env"),
         token_expiration=token_expiration,
         admiral_url=admiral_url,
         with_notary=args.notary_mode,
-        scanner=args.clair_mode and "clair" or "none"
+        with_clair=args.clair_mode
 	)
 
 render(os.path.join(templates_dir, "ui", "env"), 
diff --git a/src/adminserver/systemcfg/systemcfg.go b/src/adminserver/systemcfg/systemcfg.go
index ca63d5848..07f3d0bdb 100644
--- a/src/adminserver/systemcfg/systemcfg.go
+++ b/src/adminserver/systemcfg/systemcfg.go
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ var (
 			env:   "WITH_NOTARY",
 			parse: parseStringToBool,
 		},
+		common.WithClair: &parser{
+			env:   "WITH_CLAIR",
+			parse: parseStringToBool,
+		},
 	}
 
 	// configurations need read from environment variables
@@ -136,6 +140,10 @@ var (
 			env:   "WITH_NOTARY",
 			parse: parseStringToBool,
 		},
+		common.WithClair: &parser{
+			env:   "WITH_CLAIR",
+			parse: parseStringToBool,
+		},
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/src/common/const.go b/src/common/const.go
index 1c4282946..ca3bf1a26 100644
--- a/src/common/const.go
+++ b/src/common/const.go
@@ -64,4 +64,5 @@ const (
 	AdminInitialPassword       = "admin_initial_password"
 	AdmiralEndpoint            = "admiral_url"
 	WithNotary                 = "with_notary"
+	WithClair                  = "with_clair"
 )
diff --git a/src/common/utils/test/adminserver.go b/src/common/utils/test/adminserver.go
index 39db32de5..862fdd653 100644
--- a/src/common/utils/test/adminserver.go
+++ b/src/common/utils/test/adminserver.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ var adminServerDefaultConfig = map[string]interface{}{
 	common.AdminInitialPassword:       "password",
 	common.AdmiralEndpoint:            "http://www.vmware.com",
 	common.WithNotary:                 false,
+	common.WithClair:                  false,
 }
 
 // NewAdminserver returns a mock admin server
diff --git a/src/ui/api/systeminfo.go b/src/ui/api/systeminfo.go
index 149759f67..0d161ffcb 100644
--- a/src/ui/api/systeminfo.go
+++ b/src/ui/api/systeminfo.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type Storage struct {
 //GeneralInfo wraps common systeminfo for anonymous request
 type GeneralInfo struct {
 	WithNotary              bool   `json:"with_notary"`
+	WithClair               bool   `json:"with_clair"`
 	WithAdmiral             bool   `json:"with_admiral"`
 	AdmiralEndpoint         string `json:"admiral_endpoint"`
 	AuthMode                string `json:"auth_mode"`
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ func (sia *SystemInfoAPI) GetGeneralInfo() {
 		AdmiralEndpoint:         cfg[common.AdmiralEndpoint].(string),
 		WithAdmiral:             config.WithAdmiral(),
 		WithNotary:              config.WithNotary(),
+		WithClair:               config.WithClair(),
 		AuthMode:                cfg[common.AUTHMode].(string),
 		ProjectCreationRestrict: cfg[common.ProjectCreationRestriction].(string),
 		SelfRegistration:        cfg[common.SelfRegistration].(bool),
diff --git a/src/ui/config/config.go b/src/ui/config/config.go
index 206e3fcc6..b8ebce6c7 100644
--- a/src/ui/config/config.go
+++ b/src/ui/config/config.go
@@ -313,6 +313,16 @@ func WithNotary() bool {
 	return cfg[common.WithNotary].(bool)
 }
 
+// WithClair returns a bool value to indicate if Harbor's deployed with Clair
+func WithClair() bool {
+	cfg, err := mg.Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Failed to get configuration, will return WithClair == false")
+		return false
+	}
+	return cfg[common.WithClair].(bool)
+}
+
 // AdmiralEndpoint returns the URL of admiral, if Harbor is not deployed with admiral it should return an empty string.
 func AdmiralEndpoint() string {
 	cfg, err := mg.Get()
diff --git a/src/ui/config/config_test.go b/src/ui/config/config_test.go
index a702c0f33..c7655a75e 100644
--- a/src/ui/config/config_test.go
+++ b/src/ui/config/config_test.go
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ func TestConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	if WithNotary() {
 		t.Errorf("Withnotary should be false")
 	}
+	if WithClair() {
+		t.Errorf("WithClair should be false")
+	}
 	if !WithAdmiral() {
 		t.Errorf("WithAdmiral should be true")
 	}