diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/fixtures/follower_index.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/fixtures/follower_index.js
index e3639d0a9d738..ef888f8929a26 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/fixtures/follower_index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/fixtures/follower_index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 const Chance = require('chance'); // eslint-disable-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
 const chance = new Chance();
 
-export const getFollowerIndexMock = (
+export const getFollowerIndexStatsMock = (
   name = chance.string(),
   shards = [{
     id: chance.string(),
@@ -100,16 +100,59 @@ export const getFollowerIndexMock = (
   };
 };
 
-export const getFollowerIndexListMock = (total = 3) => {
+export const getFollowerIndexListStatsMock = (total = 3, names) => {
   const list = {
     follow_stats: {
       indices: [],
     },
   };
 
-  let i = total;
-  while(i--) {
-    list.follow_stats.indices.push(getFollowerIndexMock());
+  for(let i = 0; i < total; i++) {
+    list.follow_stats.indices.push(getFollowerIndexStatsMock(names[i]));
+  }
+
+  return list;
+};
+
+export const getFollowerIndexInfoMock = (
+  name = chance.string(),
+  status = chance.string(),
+  parameters = {
+    maxReadRequestOperationCount: chance.string(),
+    maxOutstandingReadRequests: chance.string(),
+    maxReadRequestSize: chance.string(),
+    maxWriteRequestOperationCount: chance.string(),
+    maxWriteRequestSize: chance.string(),
+    maxOutstandingWriteRequests: chance.string(),
+    maxWriteBufferCount: chance.string(),
+    maxWriteBufferSize: chance.string(),
+    maxRetryDelay: chance.string(),
+    readPollTimeout: chance.string(),
+  }
+) => {
+  return {
+    follower_index: name,
+    status,
+    max_read_request_operation_count: parameters.maxReadRequestOperationCount,
+    max_outstanding_read_requests: parameters.maxOutstandingReadRequests,
+    max_read_request_size: parameters.maxReadRequestSize,
+    max_write_request_operation_count: parameters.maxWriteRequestOperationCount,
+    max_write_request_size: parameters.maxWriteRequestSize,
+    max_outstanding_write_requests: parameters.maxOutstandingWriteRequests,
+    max_write_buffer_count: parameters.maxWriteBufferCount,
+    max_write_buffer_size: parameters.maxWriteBufferSize,
+    max_retry_delay: parameters.maxRetryDelay,
+    read_poll_timeout: parameters.readPollTimeout,
+  };
+};
+
+export const getFollowerIndexListInfoMock = (total = 3) => {
+  const list = {
+    follower_indices: [],
+  };
+
+  for(let i = 0; i < total; i++) {
+    list.follower_indices.push(getFollowerIndexInfoMock());
   }
 
   return list;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/fixtures/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/fixtures/index.js
index fc1a2078ae5a9..9e76cf064118e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/fixtures/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/fixtures/index.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ export {
 export { esErrors } from './es_errors';
 
 export {
-  getFollowerIndexMock,
-  getFollowerIndexListMock,
+  getFollowerIndexStatsMock,
+  getFollowerIndexListStatsMock,
+  getFollowerIndexInfoMock,
+  getFollowerIndexListInfoMock,
 } from './follower_index';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_form/advanced_settings_fields.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_form/advanced_settings_fields.js
index da0dfe854ba3a..e0fc691e84e3c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_form/advanced_settings_fields.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_form/advanced_settings_fields.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { byteUnitsUrl, timeUnitsUrl } from '../../services/documentation_links';
+import { getSettingDefault } from '../../services/follower_index_default_settings';
 
 const byteUnitsHelpText = (
   <FormattedMessage
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ export const advancedSettingsFields = [
         defaultMessage: 'Max read request operation count (optional)'
       }
     ),
+    defaultValue: getSettingDefault('maxReadRequestOperationCount'),
     type: 'number',
   }, {
     field: 'maxOutstandingReadRequests',
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@ export const advancedSettingsFields = [
         defaultMessage: 'Max outstanding read requests (optional)'
       }
     ),
+    defaultValue: getSettingDefault('maxOutstandingReadRequests'),
     type: 'number',
   }, {
     field: 'maxReadRequestSize',
@@ -89,6 +92,7 @@ export const advancedSettingsFields = [
         defaultMessage: 'Max read request size (optional)'
       }
     ),
+    defaultValue: getSettingDefault('maxReadRequestSize'),
     helpText: byteUnitsHelpText,
   }, {
     field: 'maxWriteRequestOperationCount',
@@ -107,6 +111,7 @@ export const advancedSettingsFields = [
         defaultMessage: 'Max write request operation count (optional)'
       }
     ),
+    defaultValue: getSettingDefault('maxWriteRequestOperationCount'),
     type: 'number',
   }, {
     field: 'maxWriteRequestSize',
@@ -125,6 +130,7 @@ export const advancedSettingsFields = [
         defaultMessage: 'Max write request size (optional)'
       }
     ),
+    defaultValue: getSettingDefault('maxWriteRequestSize'),
     helpText: byteUnitsHelpText,
   }, {
     field: 'maxOutstandingWriteRequests',
@@ -143,6 +149,7 @@ export const advancedSettingsFields = [
         defaultMessage: 'Max outstanding write requests (optional)'
       }
     ),
+    defaultValue: getSettingDefault('maxOutstandingWriteRequests'),
     type: 'number',
   }, {
     field: 'maxWriteBufferCount',
@@ -163,6 +170,7 @@ export const advancedSettingsFields = [
         defaultMessage: 'Max write buffer count (optional)'
       }
     ),
+    defaultValue: getSettingDefault('maxWriteBufferCount'),
     type: 'number',
   }, {
     field: 'maxWriteBufferSize',
@@ -183,6 +191,7 @@ export const advancedSettingsFields = [
         defaultMessage: 'Max write buffer size (optional)'
       }
     ),
+    defaultValue: getSettingDefault('maxWriteBufferSize'),
     helpText: byteUnitsHelpText,
   }, {
     field: 'maxRetryDelay',
@@ -202,6 +211,7 @@ export const advancedSettingsFields = [
         defaultMessage: 'Max retry delay (optional)'
       }
     ),
+    defaultValue: getSettingDefault('maxRetryDelay'),
     helpText: timeUnitsHelpText,
   }, {
     field: 'readPollTimeout',
@@ -223,6 +233,7 @@ export const advancedSettingsFields = [
         defaultMessage: 'Read poll timeout (optional)'
       }
     ),
+    defaultValue: getSettingDefault('readPollTimeout'),
     helpText: timeUnitsHelpText,
   },
 ];
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_form/follower_index_form.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_form/follower_index_form.js
index 0017e30e3cb42..1d91c96d266ad 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_form/follower_index_form.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_form/follower_index_form.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   EuiButton,
   EuiButtonEmpty,
   EuiCallOut,
+  EuiCode,
   EuiDescribedFormGroup,
   EuiFlexGroup,
   EuiFlexItem,
@@ -511,7 +512,7 @@ export const FollowerIndexForm = injectI18n(
               <Fragment>
                 <EuiSpacer size="s"/>
                 {advancedSettingsFields.map((advancedSetting) => {
-                  const { field, title, description, label, helpText } = advancedSetting;
+                  const { field, title, description, label, helpText, defaultValue } = advancedSetting;
                   return (
                     <FormEntryRow
                       key={field}
@@ -523,7 +524,19 @@ export const FollowerIndexForm = injectI18n(
                           <h3>{title}</h3>
                         </EuiTitle>
                       )}
-                      description={description}
+                      description={(
+                        <Fragment>
+                          {description}
+                          <EuiSpacer size="s" />
+                          <EuiText size="xs">
+                            <FormattedMessage
+                              id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexForm.advancedSettingsDefaultLabel"
+                              defaultMessage="Default:"
+                            />{' '}
+                            <EuiCode>{defaultValue}</EuiCode>
+                          </EuiText>
+                        </Fragment>
+                      )}
                       label={label}
                       helpText={helpText}
                       areErrorsVisible={areErrorsVisible}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_pause_provider.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_pause_provider.js
index 837d77a893f5a..fdd284641c800 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_pause_provider.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_pause_provider.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import React, { PureComponent, Fragment } from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { injectI18n, FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import {
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ import { pauseFollowerIndex } from '../store/actions';
 import { arrify } from '../../../common/services/utils';
 
 class Provider extends PureComponent {
+  static propTypes = {
+    onConfirm: PropTypes.func,
+  }
+
   state = {
     isModalOpen: false,
     ids: null
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@ class Provider extends PureComponent {
   onConfirm = () => {
     this.props.pauseFollowerIndex(this.state.ids);
     this.setState({ isModalOpen: false, ids: null });
+    this.props.onConfirm && this.props.onConfirm();
   }
 
   closeConfirmModal = () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_resume_provider.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_resume_provider.js
index d6bdeaca06755..7f8ca4ca65c5a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_resume_provider.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_resume_provider.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import React, { PureComponent, Fragment } from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { injectI18n, FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import {
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ import { resumeFollowerIndex } from '../store/actions';
 import { arrify } from '../../../common/services/utils';
 
 class Provider extends PureComponent {
+  static propTypes = {
+    onConfirm: PropTypes.func,
+  }
+
   state = {
     isModalOpen: false,
     ids: null
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@ class Provider extends PureComponent {
   onConfirm = () => {
     this.props.resumeFollowerIndex(this.state.ids);
     this.setState({ isModalOpen: false, ids: null });
+    this.props.onConfirm && this.props.onConfirm();
   }
 
   closeConfirmModal = () => {
@@ -78,12 +84,21 @@ class Provider extends PureComponent {
           }
           onMouseOver={this.onMouseOverModal}
         >
-          {!isSingle && (
+          {isSingle ? (
+            <p>
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.resumeFollowerIndex.confirmModal.singleResumeDescription"
+                defaultMessage="This follower index will be resumed using default settings. To resume using
+                  different settings, edit this follower index instead."
+              />
+            </p>
+          ) : (
             <Fragment>
               <p>
                 <FormattedMessage
                   id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.resumeFollowerIndex.confirmModal.multipleResumeDescription"
-                  defaultMessage="These follower indices will be resumed:"
+                  defaultMessage="These follower indices will be resumed using default settings. To resume using
+                    different settings, edit each follower index instead:"
                 />
               </p>
               <ul>{ids.map(id => <li key={id}>{id}</li>)}</ul>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_unfollow_provider.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_unfollow_provider.js
index 86ac938582062..dc26655c74200 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_unfollow_provider.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/components/follower_index_unfollow_provider.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import React, { PureComponent, Fragment } from 'react';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import { injectI18n, FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import {
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@ import { unfollowLeaderIndex } from '../store/actions';
 import { arrify } from '../../../common/services/utils';
 
 class Provider extends PureComponent {
+  static propTypes = {
+    onConfirm: PropTypes.func,
+  }
+
   state = {
     isModalOpen: false,
     ids: null
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@ class Provider extends PureComponent {
   onConfirm = () => {
     this.props.unfollowLeaderIndex(this.state.ids);
     this.setState({ isModalOpen: false, ids: null });
+    this.props.onConfirm && this.props.onConfirm();
   }
 
   closeConfirmModal = () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/follower_index_edit/follower_index_edit.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/follower_index_edit/follower_index_edit.js
index d800634e969cd..25f12267bfa33 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/follower_index_edit/follower_index_edit.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/follower_index_edit/follower_index_edit.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export const FollowerIndexEdit = injectI18n(
     }
 
     renderConfirmModal = () => {
-      const { followerIndexId, intl } = this.props;
+      const { followerIndexId, intl, followerIndex: { isPaused } } = this.props;
       const title = intl.formatMessage({
         id: 'xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexEditForm.confirmModal.title',
         defaultMessage: 'Update follower index \'{id}\'?',
@@ -166,19 +166,31 @@ export const FollowerIndexEdit = injectI18n(
                 defaultMessage: 'Cancel',
               })
             }
-            confirmButtonText={
-              intl.formatMessage({
-                id: 'xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexEditForm.confirmModal.confirmButtonText',
-                defaultMessage: 'Update',
-              })
-            }
+            confirmButtonText={isPaused ? (
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexEditForm.confirmModal.confirmAndResumeButtonText"
+                defaultMessage="Update and resume"
+              />
+            ) : (
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexEditForm.confirmModal.confirmButtonText"
+                defaultMessage="Update"
+              />
+            )}
           >
             <p>
-              <FormattedMessage
-                id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexEditForm.confirmModal.description"
-                defaultMessage="To update the follower index, it will first be paused and then resumed.
+              {isPaused ? (
+                <FormattedMessage
+                  id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexEditForm.confirmModal.resumeDescription"
+                  defaultMessage="This follower index will also be resumed."
+                />
+              ) : (
+                <FormattedMessage
+                  id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexEditForm.confirmModal.description"
+                  defaultMessage="To update the follower index, it will first be paused and then resumed.
                   If the update fails, you may need to manually resume the follower index."
-              />
+                />
+              )}
             </p>
           </EuiConfirmModal>
         </EuiOverlayMask>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/home/follower_indices_list/components/context_menu/context_menu.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/home/follower_indices_list/components/context_menu/context_menu.js
index fb58a451da5ff..fc1c55cb11261 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/home/follower_indices_list/components/context_menu/context_menu.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/home/follower_indices_list/components/context_menu/context_menu.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import React, { PureComponent } from 'react';
+import React, { PureComponent, Fragment } from 'react';
 import { injectI18n, FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {
@@ -83,10 +83,8 @@ export class ContextMenuUi extends PureComponent {
       </EuiButton>
     );
 
-    // TODO: Fix with correct logic when paused status info is available from ES, currently all
-    // follower indices are assumed to be active: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/37127
-    const pausedFollowerIndexNames = followerIndices.filter(({ shards }) => !shards || !shards.length).map((index) => index.name);
-    const activeFollowerIndexNames = followerIndices.filter(({ shards }) => shards && shards.length).map((index) => index.name);
+    const pausedFollowerIndexNames = followerIndices.filter(({ isPaused }) => isPaused).map((index) => index.name);
+    const activeFollowerIndexNames = followerIndices.filter(({ isPaused }) => !isPaused).map((index) => index.name);
 
     return (
       <EuiPopover
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ export class ContextMenuUi extends PureComponent {
 
           {
             activeFollowerIndexNames.length ? (
-              <FollowerIndexPauseProvider>
+              <FollowerIndexPauseProvider onConfirm={this.closePopover}>
                 {(pauseFollowerIndex) => (
                   <EuiContextMenuItem
                     icon="pause"
@@ -128,7 +126,7 @@ export class ContextMenuUi extends PureComponent {
 
           {
             pausedFollowerIndexNames.length ? (
-              <FollowerIndexResumeProvider>
+              <FollowerIndexResumeProvider onConfirm={this.closePopover}>
                 {(resumeFollowerIndex) => (
                   <EuiContextMenuItem
                     icon="play"
@@ -146,18 +144,20 @@ export class ContextMenuUi extends PureComponent {
           }
 
           { followerIndexNames.length === 1 && (
-            <EuiContextMenuItem
-              icon="pencil"
-              onClick={() => this.editFollowerIndex(followerIndexNames[0])}
-            >
-              <FormattedMessage
-                id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndex.contextMenu.editLabel"
-                defaultMessage="Edit follower index"
-              />
-            </EuiContextMenuItem>
+            <Fragment>
+              <EuiContextMenuItem
+                icon="pencil"
+                onClick={() => this.editFollowerIndex(followerIndexNames[0])}
+              >
+                <FormattedMessage
+                  id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndex.contextMenu.editLabel"
+                  defaultMessage="Edit follower index"
+                />
+              </EuiContextMenuItem>
+            </Fragment>
           ) }
 
-          <FollowerIndexUnfollowProvider>
+          <FollowerIndexUnfollowProvider onConfirm={this.closePopover}>
             {(unfollowLeaderIndex) => (
               <EuiContextMenuItem
                 icon="indexFlush"
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/home/follower_indices_list/components/detail_panel/detail_panel.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/home/follower_indices_list/components/detail_panel/detail_panel.js
index bf311f271ef22..7f8cc8131e49a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/home/follower_indices_list/components/detail_panel/detail_panel.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/home/follower_indices_list/components/detail_panel/detail_panel.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   EuiFlyoutBody,
   EuiFlyoutFooter,
   EuiFlyoutHeader,
+  EuiHealth,
   EuiIcon,
   EuiLink,
   EuiLoadingSpinner,
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ import 'brace/theme/textmate';
 import { ContextMenu } from '../context_menu';
 
 import { API_STATUS } from '../../../../../constants';
-// import routing from '../../../../../services/routing';
+import { isSettingDefault } from '../../../../../services/follower_index_default_settings';
+
 
 export class DetailPanelUi extends Component {
   static propTypes = {
@@ -45,13 +47,41 @@ export class DetailPanelUi extends Component {
     closeDetailPanel: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   }
 
+  renderSetting(name, value) {
+    if(isSettingDefault(name, value)) {
+      return (
+        <Fragment>
+          {value}{' '}
+          <em>
+            <FormattedMessage
+              id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexDetailPanel.defaultSettingLabel"
+              defaultMessage="(Default)"
+            />
+          </em>
+        </Fragment>
+      );
+    }
+    return value;
+  }
+
   renderFollowerIndex() {
     const {
       followerIndex: {
         name,
         remoteCluster,
         leaderIndex,
+        isPaused,
         shards,
+        maxReadRequestOperationCount,
+        maxOutstandingReadRequests,
+        maxReadRequestSize,
+        maxWriteRequestOperationCount,
+        maxWriteRequestSize,
+        maxOutstandingWriteRequests,
+        maxWriteBufferCount,
+        maxWriteBufferSize,
+        maxRetryDelay,
+        readPollTimeout,
       },
     } = this.props;
 
@@ -63,7 +93,7 @@ export class DetailPanelUi extends Component {
           <EuiTitle size="s">
             <h3>
               <FormattedMessage
-                id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexDetailPanel.statusTitle"
+                id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexDetailPanel.settingsTitle"
                 defaultMessage="Settings"
               />
             </h3>
@@ -72,6 +102,39 @@ export class DetailPanelUi extends Component {
           <EuiSpacer size="s" />
 
           <EuiDescriptionList>
+            <EuiFlexGroup>
+              <EuiFlexItem>
+                <EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+                  <EuiTitle size="xs">
+                    <FormattedMessage
+                      id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexDetailPanel.statusLabel"
+                      defaultMessage="Status"
+                    />
+                  </EuiTitle>
+                </EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+
+                <EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                  {isPaused ? (
+                    <EuiHealth color="subdued">
+                      <FormattedMessage
+                        id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexDetailPanel.pausedStatus"
+                        defaultMessage="Paused"
+                      />
+                    </EuiHealth>
+                  ) : (
+                    <EuiHealth color="success">
+                      <FormattedMessage
+                        id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexDetailPanel.activeStatus"
+                        defaultMessage="Active"
+                      />
+                    </EuiHealth>
+                  )}
+                </EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+              </EuiFlexItem>
+            </EuiFlexGroup>
+
+            <EuiSpacer size="s" />
+
             <EuiFlexGroup>
               <EuiFlexItem>
                 <EuiDescriptionListTitle>
@@ -104,6 +167,180 @@ export class DetailPanelUi extends Component {
               </EuiFlexItem>
             </EuiFlexGroup>
 
+            {isPaused ? null : (
+              <Fragment>
+                <EuiSpacer size="s" />
+
+                <EuiFlexGroup>
+                  <EuiFlexItem>
+                    <EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+                      <EuiTitle size="xs">
+                        <FormattedMessage
+                          id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexForm.advancedSettings.maxReadRequestOperationCountTitle"
+                          defaultMessage="Max read request operation count"
+                        />
+                      </EuiTitle>
+                    </EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+
+                    <EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                      {this.renderSetting('maxReadRequestOperationCount', maxReadRequestOperationCount)}
+                    </EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                  </EuiFlexItem>
+
+                  <EuiFlexItem>
+                    <EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+                      <EuiTitle size="xs">
+                        <FormattedMessage
+                          id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexForm.advancedSettings.maxOutstandingReadRequestsTitle"
+                          defaultMessage="Max outstanding read requests"
+                        />
+                      </EuiTitle>
+                    </EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+
+                    <EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                      {this.renderSetting('maxOutstandingReadRequests', maxOutstandingReadRequests)}
+                    </EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                  </EuiFlexItem>
+                </EuiFlexGroup>
+
+                <EuiSpacer size="s" />
+
+                <EuiFlexGroup>
+                  <EuiFlexItem>
+                    <EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+                      <EuiTitle size="xs">
+                        <FormattedMessage
+                          id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexForm.advancedSettings.maxReadRequestSizeTitle"
+                          defaultMessage="Max read request size"
+                        />
+                      </EuiTitle>
+                    </EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+
+                    <EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                      {this.renderSetting('maxReadRequestSize', maxReadRequestSize)}
+                    </EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                  </EuiFlexItem>
+
+                  <EuiFlexItem>
+                    <EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+                      <EuiTitle size="xs">
+                        <FormattedMessage
+                          id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexForm.advancedSettings.maxWriteRequestOperationCountTitle"
+                          defaultMessage="Max write request operation count"
+                        />
+                      </EuiTitle>
+                    </EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+
+                    <EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                      {this.renderSetting('maxWriteRequestOperationCount', maxWriteRequestOperationCount)}
+                    </EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                  </EuiFlexItem>
+                </EuiFlexGroup>
+
+                <EuiSpacer size="s" />
+
+                <EuiFlexGroup>
+                  <EuiFlexItem>
+                    <EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+                      <EuiTitle size="xs">
+                        <FormattedMessage
+                          id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexForm.advancedSettings.maxWriteRequestSizeTitle"
+                          defaultMessage="Max write request size"
+                        />
+                      </EuiTitle>
+                    </EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+
+                    <EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                      {this.renderSetting('maxWriteRequestSize', maxWriteRequestSize)}
+                    </EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                  </EuiFlexItem>
+
+                  <EuiFlexItem>
+                    <EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+                      <EuiTitle size="xs">
+                        <FormattedMessage
+                          id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexForm.advancedSettings.maxOutstandingWriteRequestsTitle"
+                          defaultMessage="Max outstanding write requests"
+                        />
+                      </EuiTitle>
+                    </EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+
+                    <EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                      {this.renderSetting('maxOutstandingWriteRequests', maxOutstandingWriteRequests)}
+                    </EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                  </EuiFlexItem>
+                </EuiFlexGroup>
+
+                <EuiSpacer size="s" />
+
+                <EuiFlexGroup>
+                  <EuiFlexItem>
+                    <EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+                      <EuiTitle size="xs">
+                        <FormattedMessage
+                          id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexForm.advancedSettings.maxWriteBufferCountTitle"
+                          defaultMessage="Max write buffer count"
+                        />
+                      </EuiTitle>
+                    </EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+
+                    <EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                      {this.renderSetting('maxWriteBufferCount', maxWriteBufferCount)}
+                    </EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                  </EuiFlexItem>
+
+                  <EuiFlexItem>
+                    <EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+                      <EuiTitle size="xs">
+                        <FormattedMessage
+                          id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexForm.advancedSettings.maxWriteBufferSizeTitle"
+                          defaultMessage="Max write buffer size"
+                        />
+                      </EuiTitle>
+                    </EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+
+                    <EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                      {this.renderSetting('maxWriteBufferSize', maxWriteBufferSize)}
+                    </EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                  </EuiFlexItem>
+                </EuiFlexGroup>
+
+                <EuiSpacer size="s" />
+
+                <EuiFlexGroup>
+                  <EuiFlexItem>
+                    <EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+                      <EuiTitle size="xs">
+                        <FormattedMessage
+                          id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexForm.advancedSettings.maxRetryDelayTitle"
+                          defaultMessage="Max retry delay"
+                        />
+                      </EuiTitle>
+                    </EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+
+                    <EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                      {this.renderSetting('maxRetryDelay', maxRetryDelay)}
+                    </EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                  </EuiFlexItem>
+
+                  <EuiFlexItem>
+                    <EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+                      <EuiTitle size="xs">
+                        <FormattedMessage
+                          id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexForm.advancedSettings.readPollTimeoutTitle"
+                          defaultMessage="Read poll timeout"
+                        />
+                      </EuiTitle>
+                    </EuiDescriptionListTitle>
+
+                    <EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                      {this.renderSetting('readPollTimeout', readPollTimeout)}
+                    </EuiDescriptionListDescription>
+                  </EuiFlexItem>
+                </EuiFlexGroup>
+              </Fragment>
+            )}
+
             <EuiSpacer size="l" />
 
             <EuiLink
@@ -115,7 +352,7 @@ export class DetailPanelUi extends Component {
               />
             </EuiLink>
 
-            {shards.map((shard, i) => (
+            {shards && shards.map((shard, i) => (
               <Fragment key={i}>
                 <EuiSpacer size="m" />
                 <EuiTitle size="xs">
@@ -264,7 +501,7 @@ export class DetailPanelUi extends Component {
         onClose={closeDetailPanel}
         aria-labelledby="followerIndexDetailsFlyoutTitle"
         size="m"
-        maxWidth={400}
+        maxWidth={600}
       >
 
         <EuiFlyoutHeader>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/home/follower_indices_list/components/follower_indices_table/follower_indices_table.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/home/follower_indices_list/components/follower_indices_table/follower_indices_table.js
index 7455866a07087..e15b665898416 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/home/follower_indices_list/components/follower_indices_table/follower_indices_table.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/sections/home/follower_indices_list/components/follower_indices_table/follower_indices_table.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import React, { PureComponent, Fragment } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { injectI18n, FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import {
+  EuiHealth,
   EuiIcon,
   EuiInMemoryTable,
   EuiLink,
@@ -72,8 +73,7 @@ export const FollowerIndicesTable = injectI18n(
       const actions = [
         /* Pause or resume follower index */
         {
-          render: ({ name, shards }) => {
-            const isPaused = !shards || !shards.length;
+          render: ({ name, isPaused }) => {
             const label = isPaused
               ? intl.formatMessage({
                 id: 'xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexList.table.actionResumeDescription',
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ export const FollowerIndicesTable = injectI18n(
                     <EuiIcon
                       aria-label={label}
                       type="play"
-                      color="primary"
                       className="euiContextMenu__icon"
                     />
                     <span>{label}</span>
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ export const FollowerIndicesTable = injectI18n(
                     <EuiIcon
                       aria-label={label}
                       type="pause"
-                      color="primary"
                       className="euiContextMenu__icon"
                     />
                     <span>{label}</span>
@@ -128,7 +126,6 @@ export const FollowerIndicesTable = injectI18n(
                 <EuiIcon
                   aria-label={label}
                   type="pencil"
-                  color="primary"
                   className="euiContextMenu__icon"
                 />
                 <span>{label}</span>
@@ -151,7 +148,6 @@ export const FollowerIndicesTable = injectI18n(
                     <EuiIcon
                       aria-label={label}
                       type="indexFlush"
-                      color="danger"
                       className="euiContextMenu__icon"
                     />
                     <span>{label}</span>
@@ -179,24 +175,28 @@ export const FollowerIndicesTable = injectI18n(
           );
         }
       }, {
-        field: 'shards',
+        field: 'isPaused',
         name: intl.formatMessage({
           id: 'xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexList.table.statusColumnTitle',
           defaultMessage: 'Status',
         }),
         truncateText: true,
         sortable: true,
-        render: (shards) => {
-          return shards && shards.length ? (
-            <FormattedMessage
-              id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexList.table.activeStatus"
-              defaultMessage="Active"
-            />
+        render: (isPaused) => {
+          return isPaused ? (
+            <EuiHealth color="subdued">
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexList.table.pausedStatus"
+                defaultMessage="Paused"
+              />
+            </EuiHealth>
           ) : (
-            <FormattedMessage
-              id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexList.table.pausedStatus"
-              defaultMessage="Paused"
-            />
+            <EuiHealth color="success">
+              <FormattedMessage
+                id="xpack.crossClusterReplication.followerIndexList.table.activeStatus"
+                defaultMessage="Active"
+              />
+            </EuiHealth>
           );
         }
       }, {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/services/follower_index_default_settings.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/services/follower_index_default_settings.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..094f7d6e957dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/services/follower_index_default_settings.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+const defaultSettings = {
+  maxReadRequestOperationCount: 5120,
+  maxOutstandingReadRequests: 12,
+  maxReadRequestSize: '32mb',
+  maxWriteRequestOperationCount: 5120,
+  maxWriteRequestSize: '9223372036854775807b',
+  maxOutstandingWriteRequests: 9,
+  maxWriteBufferCount: 2147483647,
+  maxWriteBufferSize: '512mb',
+  maxRetryDelay: '500ms',
+  readPollTimeout: '1m',
+};
+
+export const getSettingDefault = (name) => {
+  if(!defaultSettings[name]) {
+    throw new Error(`Unknown setting ${name}`);
+  }
+
+  return defaultSettings[name];
+};
+
+export const isSettingDefault = (name, value) => {
+  return getSettingDefault(name) === value;
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/store/actions/follower_index.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/store/actions/follower_index.js
index 78233e9305e4f..1e3ea1c8805d2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/store/actions/follower_index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/store/actions/follower_index.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export const pauseFollowerIndex = (id) => (
     handler: async () => (
       pauseFollowerIndexRequest(id)
     ),
-    onSuccess(response, dispatch, getState) {
+    onSuccess(response, dispatch) {
       /**
        * We can have 1 or more follower index pause operation
        * that can fail or succeed. We will show 1 toast notification for each.
@@ -124,14 +124,6 @@ export const pauseFollowerIndex = (id) => (
 
         toastNotifications.addSuccess(successMessage);
 
-        // If we've just paused a follower index we were looking at, we need to close the panel.
-        // TODO: This is temporary because ES currently removes paused followers from the list.
-        // Remove once issue is fixed: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/37127
-        const followerIndexId = getSelectedFollowerIndexId('detail')(getState());
-        if (response.itemsPaused.includes(followerIndexId)) {
-          dispatch(selectDetailFollowerIndex(null));
-        }
-
         // Refresh list
         dispatch(loadFollowerIndices(true));
       }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/store/reducers/follower_index.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/store/reducers/follower_index.js
index a7a9fea1e8eb5..6256a16316ad3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/store/reducers/follower_index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/public/app/store/reducers/follower_index.js
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ const initialState = {
 const success = action => `${action}_SUCCESS`;
 
 const parseFollowerIndex = (followerIndex) => {
-  // Extract remote cluster and leader index from follower index shard information
-  const { remoteCluster, leaderIndex } = followerIndex.shards[0];
-
-  return { ...followerIndex, remoteCluster, leaderIndex };
+  // Extract status into boolean
+  return { ...followerIndex, isPaused: followerIndex.status === 'paused' };
 };
 export const reducer = (state = initialState, action) => {
   switch (action.type) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/client/elasticsearch_ccr.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/client/elasticsearch_ccr.js
index 716e4954c69b1..51d176f2cfce7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/client/elasticsearch_ccr.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/client/elasticsearch_ccr.js
@@ -63,6 +63,20 @@ export const elasticsearchJsPlugin = (Client, config, components) => {
     method: 'DELETE'
   });
 
+  ccr.info = ca({
+    urls: [
+      {
+        fmt: '/<%=id%>/_ccr/info',
+        req: {
+          id: {
+            type: 'string'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    method: 'GET'
+  });
+
   ccr.stats = ca({
     urls: [
       {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/lib/__snapshots__/follower_index_serialization.test.js.snap b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/lib/__snapshots__/follower_index_serialization.test.js.snap
index a41a67089d758..d001459e8234d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/lib/__snapshots__/follower_index_serialization.test.js.snap
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/lib/__snapshots__/follower_index_serialization.test.js.snap
@@ -2,7 +2,19 @@
 
 exports[`[CCR] follower index serialization deserializeFollowerIndex() deserializes Elasticsearch follower index object 1`] = `
 Object {
-  "name": "follower index name",
+  "leaderIndex": undefined,
+  "maxOutstandingReadRequests": undefined,
+  "maxOutstandingWriteRequests": undefined,
+  "maxReadRequestOperationCount": undefined,
+  "maxReadRequestSize": undefined,
+  "maxRetryDelay": undefined,
+  "maxWriteBufferCount": undefined,
+  "maxWriteBufferSize": undefined,
+  "maxWriteRequestOperationCount": undefined,
+  "maxWriteRequestSize": undefined,
+  "name": undefined,
+  "readPollTimeout": undefined,
+  "remoteCluster": undefined,
   "shards": Array [
     Object {
       "bytesReadCount": undefined,
@@ -61,6 +73,7 @@ Object {
       "writeBufferSizeBytes": undefined,
     },
   ],
+  "status": "active",
 }
 `;
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/lib/follower_index_serialization.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/lib/follower_index_serialization.js
index 6d1da8aa6ff3e..d4605996b471d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/lib/follower_index_serialization.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/lib/follower_index_serialization.js
@@ -63,10 +63,43 @@ export const deserializeShard = ({
 });
 /* eslint-enable camelcase */
 
-export const deserializeFollowerIndex = ({ index, shards }) => ({
-  name: index,
-  shards: shards.map(deserializeShard),
+/* eslint-disable camelcase */
+export const deserializeFollowerIndex = ({
+  follower_index,
+  remote_cluster,
+  leader_index,
+  status,
+  parameters: {
+    max_read_request_operation_count,
+    max_outstanding_read_requests,
+    max_read_request_size,
+    max_write_request_operation_count,
+    max_write_request_size,
+    max_outstanding_write_requests,
+    max_write_buffer_count,
+    max_write_buffer_size,
+    max_retry_delay,
+    read_poll_timeout,
+  } = {},
+  shards,
+}) => ({
+  name: follower_index,
+  remoteCluster: remote_cluster,
+  leaderIndex: leader_index,
+  status,
+  maxReadRequestOperationCount: max_read_request_operation_count,
+  maxOutstandingReadRequests: max_outstanding_read_requests,
+  maxReadRequestSize: max_read_request_size,
+  maxWriteRequestOperationCount: max_write_request_operation_count,
+  maxWriteRequestSize: max_write_request_size,
+  maxOutstandingWriteRequests: max_outstanding_write_requests,
+  maxWriteBufferCount: max_write_buffer_count,
+  maxWriteBufferSize: max_write_buffer_size,
+  maxRetryDelay: max_retry_delay,
+  readPollTimeout: read_poll_timeout,
+  shards: shards && shards.map(deserializeShard),
 });
+/* eslint-enable camelcase */
 
 export const deserializeListFollowerIndices = followerIndices =>
   followerIndices.map(deserializeFollowerIndex);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/lib/follower_index_serialization.test.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/lib/follower_index_serialization.test.js
index 3f08450884dd2..c6a09d635b711 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/lib/follower_index_serialization.test.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/lib/follower_index_serialization.test.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ describe('[CCR] follower index serialization', () => {
     it('deserializes Elasticsearch follower index object', () => {
       const serializedFollowerIndex = {
         index: 'follower index name',
+        status: 'active',
         shards: [{
           shard_id: 'shard 1',
         }, {
@@ -65,18 +66,74 @@ describe('[CCR] follower index serialization', () => {
   describe('deserializeListFollowerIndices()', () => {
     it('deserializes list of Elasticsearch follower index objects', () => {
       const serializedFollowerIndexList = [{
-        index: 'follower index 1',
+        follower_index: 'follower index 1',
+        remote_cluster: 'cluster 1',
+        leader_index: 'leader 1',
+        status: 'active',
+        parameters: {
+          max_read_request_operation_count: 1,
+          max_outstanding_read_requests: 1,
+          max_read_request_size: 1,
+          max_write_request_operation_count: 1,
+          max_write_request_size: 1,
+          max_outstanding_write_requests: 1,
+          max_write_buffer_count: 1,
+          max_write_buffer_size: 1,
+          max_retry_delay: 1,
+          read_poll_timeout: 1,
+        },
         shards: [],
       }, {
-        index: 'follower index 2',
+        follower_index: 'follower index 2',
+        remote_cluster: 'cluster 2',
+        leader_index: 'leader 2',
+        status: 'paused',
+        parameters: {
+          max_read_request_operation_count: 2,
+          max_outstanding_read_requests: 2,
+          max_read_request_size: 2,
+          max_write_request_operation_count: 2,
+          max_write_request_size: 2,
+          max_outstanding_write_requests: 2,
+          max_write_buffer_count: 2,
+          max_write_buffer_size: 2,
+          max_retry_delay: 2,
+          read_poll_timeout: 2,
+        },
         shards: [],
       }];
 
       const deserializedFollowerIndexList = [{
         name: 'follower index 1',
+        remoteCluster: 'cluster 1',
+        leaderIndex: 'leader 1',
+        status: 'active',
+        maxReadRequestOperationCount: 1,
+        maxOutstandingReadRequests: 1,
+        maxReadRequestSize: 1,
+        maxWriteRequestOperationCount: 1,
+        maxWriteRequestSize: 1,
+        maxOutstandingWriteRequests: 1,
+        maxWriteBufferCount: 1,
+        maxWriteBufferSize: 1,
+        maxRetryDelay: 1,
+        readPollTimeout: 1,
         shards: [],
       }, {
         name: 'follower index 2',
+        remoteCluster: 'cluster 2',
+        leaderIndex: 'leader 2',
+        status: 'paused',
+        maxReadRequestOperationCount: 2,
+        maxOutstandingReadRequests: 2,
+        maxReadRequestSize: 2,
+        maxWriteRequestOperationCount: 2,
+        maxWriteRequestSize: 2,
+        maxOutstandingWriteRequests: 2,
+        maxWriteBufferCount: 2,
+        maxWriteBufferSize: 2,
+        maxRetryDelay: 2,
+        readPollTimeout: 2,
         shards: [],
       }];
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/routes/api/ccr.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/routes/api/ccr.js
index 781f4d6ec6cd5..b7f04b29d2f16 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/routes/api/ccr.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/routes/api/ccr.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { callWithRequestFactory } from '../../lib/call_with_request_factory';
 import { isEsErrorFactory } from '../../lib/is_es_error_factory';
 import { wrapEsError, wrapUnknownError } from '../../lib/error_wrappers';
 import { deserializeAutoFollowStats } from '../../lib/ccr_stats_serialization';
-import { deserializeListFollowerIndices } from '../../lib/follower_index_serialization';
 import { licensePreRoutingFactory } from'../../lib/license_pre_routing_factory';
 import { API_BASE_PATH } from '../../../common/constants';
 
@@ -15,37 +14,6 @@ export const registerCcrRoutes = (server) => {
   const isEsError = isEsErrorFactory(server);
   const licensePreRouting = licensePreRoutingFactory(server);
 
-  const getStatsHandler = async (request) => {
-    const callWithRequest = callWithRequestFactory(server, request);
-
-    try {
-      const response = await callWithRequest('ccr.stats');
-      return {
-        autoFollow: deserializeAutoFollowStats(response.auto_follow_stats),
-        follow: {
-          indices: deserializeListFollowerIndices(response.follow_stats.indices)
-        }
-      };
-    } catch(err) {
-      if (isEsError(err)) {
-        throw wrapEsError(err);
-      }
-      throw wrapUnknownError(err);
-    }
-  };
-
-  /**
-   * Returns CCR stats
-   */
-  server.route({
-    path: `${API_BASE_PATH}/stats`,
-    method: 'GET',
-    config: {
-      pre: [ licensePreRouting ]
-    },
-    handler: getStatsHandler,
-  });
-
   /**
    * Returns Auto-follow stats
    */
@@ -56,8 +24,20 @@ export const registerCcrRoutes = (server) => {
       pre: [ licensePreRouting ]
     },
     handler: async (request) => {
-      const { autoFollow } = await getStatsHandler(request);
-      return autoFollow;
+      const callWithRequest = callWithRequestFactory(server, request);
+
+      try {
+        const {
+          auto_follow_stats: autoFollowStats,
+        } = await callWithRequest('ccr.stats');
+
+        return deserializeAutoFollowStats(autoFollowStats);
+      } catch(err) {
+        if (isEsError(err)) {
+          throw wrapEsError(err);
+        }
+        throw wrapUnknownError(err);
+      }
     },
   });
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/routes/api/follower_index.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/routes/api/follower_index.js
index 6cd70dddbc6ee..c9213eecf8531 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/routes/api/follower_index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/routes/api/follower_index.js
@@ -35,9 +35,30 @@ export const registerFollowerIndexRoutes = (server) => {
       const callWithRequest = callWithRequestFactory(server, request);
 
       try {
-        const response = await callWithRequest('ccr.stats');
+        const {
+          follower_indices: followerIndices
+        }  = await callWithRequest('ccr.info', { id: '_all' });
+
+        const {
+          follow_stats: {
+            indices: followerIndicesStats
+          }
+        } = await callWithRequest('ccr.stats');
+
+        const followerIndicesStatsMap = followerIndicesStats.reduce((map, stats) => {
+          map[stats.index] = stats;
+          return map;
+        }, {});
+
+        const collatedFollowerIndices = followerIndices.map(followerIndex => {
+          return {
+            ...followerIndex,
+            ...followerIndicesStatsMap[followerIndex.follower_index]
+          };
+        });
+
         return ({
-          indices: deserializeListFollowerIndices(response.follow_stats.indices)
+          indices: deserializeListFollowerIndices(collatedFollowerIndices)
         });
       } catch(err) {
         if (isEsError(err)) {
@@ -62,15 +83,25 @@ export const registerFollowerIndexRoutes = (server) => {
       const { id } = request.params;
 
       try {
-        const response = await callWithRequest('ccr.followerIndexStats', { id });
-        const followerIndex = response.indices[0];
+        const {
+          follower_indices: followerIndices
+        }  = await callWithRequest('ccr.info', { id });
+
+        const followerIndexInfo = followerIndices && followerIndices[0];
 
-        if (!followerIndex) {
+        if(!followerIndexInfo) {
           const error = Boom.notFound(`The follower index "${id}" does not exist.`);
           throw(error);
         }
 
-        return deserializeFollowerIndex(followerIndex);
+        const {
+          indices: followerIndicesStats
+        } = await callWithRequest('ccr.followerIndexStats', { id });
+
+        return deserializeFollowerIndex({
+          ...followerIndexInfo,
+          ...(followerIndicesStats ? followerIndicesStats[0] : {})
+        });
       } catch(err) {
         if (isEsError(err)) {
           throw wrapEsError(err);
@@ -117,12 +148,15 @@ export const registerFollowerIndexRoutes = (server) => {
     handler: async (request) => {
       const callWithRequest = callWithRequestFactory(server, request);
       const { id: _id } = request.params;
+      const { isPaused = false } = request.payload;
       const body = removeEmptyFields(serializeAdvancedSettings(request.payload));
 
       // We need to first pause the follower and then resume it passing the advanced settings
       try {
-        // Pause follower
-        await callWithRequest('ccr.pauseFollowerIndex', { id: _id });
+        // Pause follower if not already paused
+        if(!isPaused) {
+          await callWithRequest('ccr.pauseFollowerIndex', { id: _id });
+        }
 
         // Resume follower
         return await callWithRequest('ccr.resumeFollowerIndex', { id: _id, body });
@@ -227,8 +261,12 @@ export const registerFollowerIndexRoutes = (server) => {
 
       await Promise.all(ids.map(async (_id) => {
         try {
-          // Pause follower
-          await callWithRequest('ccr.pauseFollowerIndex', { id: _id });
+          // Try to pause follower, let it fail silently since it may already be paused
+          try {
+            await callWithRequest('ccr.pauseFollowerIndex', { id: _id });
+          } catch (e) {
+            // Swallow errors
+          }
 
           // Close index
           await callWithRequest('indices.close', { index: _id });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/routes/api/follower_index.test.js b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/routes/api/follower_index.test.js
index f4b34c6c30637..9729c42391787 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/routes/api/follower_index.test.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/routes/api/follower_index.test.js
@@ -7,14 +7,22 @@
 import { callWithRequestFactory } from '../../lib/call_with_request_factory';
 import { isEsErrorFactory } from '../../lib/is_es_error_factory';
 import { registerFollowerIndexRoutes } from './follower_index';
-import { getFollowerIndexMock, getFollowerIndexListMock } from '../../../fixtures';
+import {
+  getFollowerIndexStatsMock,
+  getFollowerIndexListStatsMock,
+  getFollowerIndexInfoMock,
+  getFollowerIndexListInfoMock,
+} from '../../../fixtures';
 import { deserializeFollowerIndex } from '../../lib/follower_index_serialization';
 
 jest.mock('../../lib/call_with_request_factory');
 jest.mock('../../lib/is_es_error_factory');
 jest.mock('../../lib/license_pre_routing_factory');
 
-const DESERIALIZED_KEYS = Object.keys(deserializeFollowerIndex(getFollowerIndexMock()));
+const DESERIALIZED_KEYS = Object.keys(deserializeFollowerIndex({
+  ...getFollowerIndexInfoMock(),
+  ...getFollowerIndexStatsMock()
+}));
 
 /**
  * Hashtable to save the route handlers
@@ -99,13 +107,16 @@ describe('[CCR API Routes] Follower Index', () => {
 
     it('deserializes the response from Elasticsearch', async () => {
       const totalResult = 2;
-      setHttpRequestResponse(null, getFollowerIndexListMock(totalResult));
+      const infoResult = getFollowerIndexListInfoMock(totalResult);
+      const statsResult = getFollowerIndexListStatsMock(totalResult, infoResult.follower_indices.map(index => index.follower_index));
+      setHttpRequestResponse(null, infoResult);
+      setHttpRequestResponse(null, statsResult);
 
       const response = await routeHandler();
-      const autoFollowPattern = response.indices[0];
+      const followerIndex = response.indices[0];
 
       expect(response.indices.length).toEqual(totalResult);
-      expect(Object.keys(autoFollowPattern)).toEqual(DESERIALIZED_KEYS);
+      expect(Object.keys(followerIndex)).toEqual(DESERIALIZED_KEYS);
     });
   });
 
@@ -115,12 +126,14 @@ describe('[CCR API Routes] Follower Index', () => {
     });
 
     it('should return a single resource even though ES return an array with 1 item', async () => {
-      const followerIndex = getFollowerIndexMock();
-      const esResponse = { indices: [followerIndex] };
+      const mockId = 'test1';
+      const followerIndexInfo = getFollowerIndexInfoMock(mockId);
+      const followerIndexStats = getFollowerIndexStatsMock(mockId);
 
-      setHttpRequestResponse(null, esResponse);
+      setHttpRequestResponse(null, { follower_indices: [followerIndexInfo] });
+      setHttpRequestResponse(null, { indices: [followerIndexStats] });
 
-      const response = await routeHandler({ params: { id: 1 } });
+      const response = await routeHandler({ params: { id: mockId } });
       expect(Object.keys(response)).toEqual(DESERIALIZED_KEYS);
     });
   });