diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/master/ui/MasterWebUI.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/master/ui/MasterWebUI.scala
index c8d51e44a4dff..3a30919a70584 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/master/ui/MasterWebUI.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/master/ui/MasterWebUI.scala
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class MasterWebUI(val master: Master, requestedPort: Int)
   val masterActorRef = master.self
   val timeout = AkkaUtils.askTimeout(master.conf)
 
-  /** Initialize all components of the server. Must be called before bind(). */
+  /** Initialize all components of the server. */
   def start() {
     attachPage(new ApplicationPage(this))
     attachPage(new IndexPage(this))
@@ -59,25 +59,13 @@ class MasterWebUI(val master: Master, requestedPort: Int)
   /** Attach a reconstructed UI to this Master UI. Only valid after bind(). */
   def attachUI(ui: SparkUI) {
     assert(serverInfo.isDefined, "Master UI must be bound to a server before attaching SparkUIs")
-    val rootHandler = serverInfo.get.rootHandler
-    for (handler <- ui.getHandlers) {
-      rootHandler.addHandler(handler)
-      if (!handler.isStarted) {
-        handler.start()
-      }
-    }
+    ui.getHandlers.foreach(attachHandler)
   }
 
   /** Detach a reconstructed UI from this Master UI. Only valid after bind(). */
   def detachUI(ui: SparkUI) {
     assert(serverInfo.isDefined, "Master UI must be bound to a server before detaching SparkUIs")
-    val rootHandler = serverInfo.get.rootHandler
-    for (handler <- ui.getHandlers) {
-      if (handler.isStarted) {
-        handler.stop()
-      }
-      rootHandler.removeHandler(handler)
-    }
+    ui.getHandlers.foreach(detachHandler)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/worker/ui/WorkerWebUI.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/worker/ui/WorkerWebUI.scala
index ae1b7ab014e6e..490a383be42e1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/worker/ui/WorkerWebUI.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/deploy/worker/ui/WorkerWebUI.scala
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class WorkerWebUI(val worker: Worker, val workDir: File, requestedPort: Option[I
     worker.conf.get("worker.ui.port",  WorkerWebUI.DEFAULT_PORT).toInt)
   val timeout = AkkaUtils.askTimeout(worker.conf)
 
-  /** Initialize all components of the server. Must be called before bind(). */
+  /** Initialize all components of the server. */
   def start() {
     val logPage = new LogPage(this)
     attachPage(logPage)
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/FooTab.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/FooTab.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1e30fa75a263d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/FooTab.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+ * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+ * The ASF licenses this file to You 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.
+ */
+
+package org.apache.spark.ui
+
+import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest
+
+import scala.collection.mutable
+import scala.xml.Node
+
+import org.apache.spark.{SparkConf, SparkContext}
+import org.apache.spark.SparkContext._
+import org.apache.spark.scheduler.{SparkListener, SparkListenerJobEnd}
+
+/*
+ * This is an example of how to extend the SparkUI by adding new tabs to it. It is intended
+ * only as a demonstration and should be removed before merging into master!
+ *
+ *   bin/spark-class org.apache.spark.ui.FooTab
+ */
+
+/** A tab that displays basic information about jobs seen so far. */
+private[spark] class FooTab(parent: SparkUI) extends UITab("foo") {
+  val appName = parent.appName
+  val basePath = parent.basePath
+
+  def start() {
+    listener = Some(new FooListener)
+    attachPage(new IndexPage(this))
+  }
+
+  def fooListener: FooListener = {
+    assert(listener.isDefined, "ExecutorsTab has not started yet!")
+    listener.get.asInstanceOf[FooListener]
+  }
+
+  def headerTabs: Seq[UITab] = parent.getTabs
+}
+
+/** A foo page. Enough said. */
+private[spark] class IndexPage(parent: FooTab) extends UIPage("") {
+  private val appName = parent.appName
+  private val basePath = parent.basePath
+  private val listener = parent.fooListener
+
+  override def render(request: HttpServletRequest): Seq[Node] = {
+    val results = listener.jobResultMap.toSeq.sortBy { case (k, _) => k }
+    val content =
+      <div class="row-fluid">
+        <div class="span12">
+          <strong>Foo Jobs: </strong>
+          <ul>
+            {results.map { case (k, v) => <li>Job {k}: <strong>{v}</strong></li> }}
+          </ul>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    UIUtils.headerSparkPage(content, basePath, appName, "Foo", parent.headerTabs, parent)
+  }
+}
+
+/** A listener that maintains a mapping between job IDs and job results. */
+private[spark] class FooListener extends SparkListener {
+  val jobResultMap = mutable.Map[Int, String]()
+
+  override def onJobEnd(end: SparkListenerJobEnd) {
+    jobResultMap(end.jobId) = end.jobResult.toString
+  }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Start a SparkContext and a SparkUI with a FooTab attached.
+ */
+private[spark] object FooTab {
+  def main(args: Array[String]) {
+    val sc = new SparkContext("local", "Foo Tab", new SparkConf)
+    val fooTab = new FooTab(sc.ui)
+    sc.ui.attachTab(fooTab)
+
+    // Run a few jobs
+    sc.parallelize(1 to 1000).count()
+    sc.parallelize(1 to 2000).persist().count()
+    sc.parallelize(1 to 3000).map(i => (i/2, i)).groupByKey().count()
+    sc.parallelize(1 to 4000).map(i => (i/2, i)).groupByKey().persist().count()
+    sc.parallelize(1 to 5000).map(i => (i/2, i)).groupByKey().persist().count()
+    sc.parallelize(1 to 6000).map(i => (i/2, i)).groupByKey().persist().count()
+    sc.parallelize(1 to 7000).map(i => (i/2, i)).groupByKey().persist().count()
+
+    readLine("\n> Started SparkUI with a Foo tab...")
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/SparkUI.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/SparkUI.scala
index c333dd3784bb7..ac22189f9f04f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/SparkUI.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/SparkUI.scala
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ private[spark] class SparkUI(
 
   // Maintain executor storage status through Spark events
   val storageStatusListener = new StorageStatusListener
+  listenerBus.addListener(storageStatusListener)
 
-  /** Initialize all components of the server. Must be called before bind(). */
+  /** Initialize all components of the server. */
   def start() {
     attachTab(new JobProgressTab(this))
     attachTab(new BlockManagerTab(this))
@@ -64,14 +65,10 @@ private[spark] class SparkUI(
     if (live) {
       sc.env.metricsSystem.getServletHandlers.foreach(attachHandler)
     }
-    // Storage status listener must receive events first, as other listeners depend on its state
-    listenerBus.addListener(storageStatusListener)
-    getListeners.foreach(listenerBus.addListener)
   }
 
   /** Bind to the HTTP server behind this web interface. */
   def bind() {
-    assert(!handlers.isEmpty, "SparkUI has not started yet!")
     try {
       serverInfo = Some(startJettyServer(bindHost, port, handlers, sc.conf))
       logInfo("Started Spark web UI at http://%s:%d".format(publicHost, boundPort))
@@ -82,6 +79,12 @@ private[spark] class SparkUI(
     }
   }
 
+  /** Attach a tab to this UI, along with its corresponding listener if it exists. */
+  override def attachTab(tab: UITab) {
+    super.attachTab(tab)
+    tab.listener.foreach(listenerBus.addListener)
+  }
+
   /** Stop the server behind this web interface. Only valid after bind(). */
   override def stop() {
     super.stop()
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/WebUI.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/WebUI.scala
index 0b847a9a471f0..4392814fd1b39 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/WebUI.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ui/WebUI.scala
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import org.apache.spark.util.Utils
  *
  * Each WebUI represents a collection of tabs, each of which in turn represents a collection of
  * pages. The use of tabs is optional, however; a WebUI may choose to include pages directly.
- * All tabs and pages must be attached before bind()'ing the server.
  */
 private[spark] abstract class WebUI(securityManager: SecurityManager, basePath: String = "") {
   protected val tabs = ArrayBuffer[UITab]()
@@ -46,14 +45,14 @@ private[spark] abstract class WebUI(securityManager: SecurityManager, basePath:
   def getHandlers: Seq[ServletContextHandler] = handlers.toSeq
   def getListeners: Seq[SparkListener] = tabs.flatMap(_.listener)
 
-  /** Attach a tab to this UI, along with all of its attached pages. Only valid before bind(). */
+  /** Attach a tab to this UI, along with all of its attached pages. */
   def attachTab(tab: UITab) {
     tab.start()
     tab.pages.foreach(attachPage)
     tabs += tab
   }
 
-  /** Attach a page to this UI. Only valid before bind(). */
+  /** Attach a page to this UI. */
   def attachPage(page: UIPage) {
     val pagePath = "/" + page.prefix
     attachHandler(createServletHandler(pagePath,
@@ -64,9 +63,26 @@ private[spark] abstract class WebUI(securityManager: SecurityManager, basePath:
     }
   }
 
-  /** Attach a handler to this UI. Only valid before bind(). */
+  /** Attach a handler to this UI. */
   def attachHandler(handler: ServletContextHandler) {
     handlers += handler
+    serverInfo.foreach { info =>
+      info.rootHandler.addHandler(handler)
+      if (!handler.isStarted) {
+        handler.start()
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Detach a handler from this UI. */
+  def detachHandler(handler: ServletContextHandler) {
+    handlers -= handler
+    serverInfo.foreach { info =>
+      info.rootHandler.removeHandler(handler)
+      if (handler.isStarted) {
+        handler.stop()
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   /** Initialize all components of the server. Must be called before bind(). */
@@ -89,6 +105,7 @@ private[spark] abstract class WebUI(securityManager: SecurityManager, basePath:
   }
 }
 
+
 /**
  * A tab that represents a collection of pages and a unit of listening for Spark events.
  * Associating each tab with a listener is arbitrary and need not be the case.
@@ -108,6 +125,7 @@ private[spark] abstract class UITab(val prefix: String) {
   def start()
 }
 
+
 /**
  * A page that represents the leaf node in the UI hierarchy.
  *