diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/cluster/get_index_patterns.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/cluster/get_index_patterns.js
index 823495298e1e6f..6e8eb3e3c71d3d 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/cluster/get_index_patterns.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/cluster/get_index_patterns.js
@@ -13,9 +13,7 @@ import {
   INDEX_ALERTS,
 } from '../../../common/constants';
 
-export function getIndexPatterns(server, additionalPatterns = {}) {
-  // wildcard means to search _all_ clusters
-  const ccs = '*';
+export function getIndexPatterns(server, additionalPatterns = {}, ccs = '*') {
   const config = server.config();
   const esIndexPattern = prefixIndexPattern(config, INDEX_PATTERN_ELASTICSEARCH, ccs);
   const kbnIndexPattern = prefixIndexPattern(config, INDEX_PATTERN_KIBANA, ccs);
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/routes/api/v1/setup/cluster_setup_status.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/routes/api/v1/setup/cluster_setup_status.js
index 334fcc4ccc26fd..2b6f3b6e71d0fa 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/routes/api/v1/setup/cluster_setup_status.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/routes/api/v1/setup/cluster_setup_status.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export function clusterSetupStatusRoute(server) {
           skipLiveData: Joi.boolean().default(false),
         }),
         payload: Joi.object({
+          ccs: Joi.string().optional(),
           timeRange: Joi.object({
             min: Joi.date().required(),
             max: Joi.date().required(),
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ export function clusterSetupStatusRoute(server) {
       // the monitoring data. `try/catch` makes it a little more explicit.
       try {
         await verifyMonitoringAuth(req);
-        const indexPatterns = getIndexPatterns(server);
+        const indexPatterns = getIndexPatterns(server, {}, req.payload.ccs);
         status = await getCollectionStatus(
           req,
           indexPatterns,
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/routes/api/v1/setup/node_setup_status.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/routes/api/v1/setup/node_setup_status.js
index 01715497cbec4b..2a615b887500d8 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/routes/api/v1/setup/node_setup_status.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/monitoring/server/routes/api/v1/setup/node_setup_status.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export function nodeSetupStatusRoute(server) {
           skipLiveData: Joi.boolean().default(false),
         }),
         payload: Joi.object({
+          ccs: Joi.string().optional(),
           timeRange: Joi.object({
             min: Joi.date().required(),
             max: Joi.date().required(),
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ export function nodeSetupStatusRoute(server) {
       // the monitoring data. `try/catch` makes it a little more explicit.
       try {
         await verifyMonitoringAuth(req);
-        const indexPatterns = getIndexPatterns(server);
+        const indexPatterns = getIndexPatterns(server, {}, req.payload.ccs);
         status = await getCollectionStatus(
           req,
           indexPatterns,
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/setup/collection/ccs.js b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/setup/collection/ccs.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..4c32e311c6cf36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/setup/collection/ccs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+export default function({ getService }) {
+  const supertest = getService('supertest');
+  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+
+  describe('ccs', () => {
+    const archive = 'monitoring/setup/collection/detect_apm';
+    const timeRange = {
+      min: '2019-04-16T00:00:00.741Z',
+      max: '2019-04-16T23:59:59.741Z',
+    };
+
+    before('load archive', () => {
+      return esArchiver.load(archive);
+    });
+
+    after('unload archive', () => {
+      return esArchiver.unload(archive);
+    });
+
+    it('should not fail with a ccs parameter for cluster', async () => {
+      await supertest
+        .post('/api/monitoring/v1/setup/collection/cluster?skipLiveData=true')
+        .set('kbn-xsrf', 'xxx')
+        .send({ timeRange, ccs: '*' })
+        .expect(200);
+    });
+
+    it('should not fail with a ccs parameter for node', async () => {
+      await supertest
+        .post('/api/monitoring/v1/setup/collection/node/123?skipLiveData=true')
+        .set('kbn-xsrf', 'xxx')
+        .send({ timeRange, ccs: '*' })
+        .expect(200);
+    });
+  });
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/setup/collection/index.js b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/setup/collection/index.js
index 48d8b15ecbcad0..01594babbc2f42 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/setup/collection/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/setup/collection/index.js
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ export default function({ loadTestFile }) {
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./detect_logstash_management'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./detect_apm'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./security'));
+    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./ccs'));
   });
 }