diff --git a/visualdl/reader/graph_reader.py b/visualdl/reader/graph_reader.py
index 4e8035bd..3c3af3de 100644
--- a/visualdl/reader/graph_reader.py
+++ b/visualdl/reader/graph_reader.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class GraphReader(object):
     """Graph reader to read vdl graph files, support for frontend api in lib.py.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, logdir=''):
+    def __init__(self, logdir='', model_name=''):
         """Instance of GraphReader
 
         Args:
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ def __init__(self, logdir=''):
         else:
             self.dir = logdir
 
+        self.model_name = model_name
         self.walks = {}
         self.displayname2runs = {}
         self.runs2displayname = {}
@@ -102,7 +103,10 @@ def graphs(self, update=False):
                 ]
                 tags_temp.sort(reverse=True)
                 if len(tags_temp) > 0:
-                    walks_temp.update({run: tags_temp[0]})
+                    if self.model_name:
+                        walks_temp.update({run: self.model_name})
+                    else:
+                        walks_temp.update({run: tags_temp[0]})
             self.walks = walks_temp
         return self.walks
 
diff --git a/visualdl/server/api.py b/visualdl/server/api.py
index eea55455..7c644025 100644
--- a/visualdl/server/api.py
+++ b/visualdl/server/api.py
@@ -77,9 +77,13 @@ def try_call(function, *args, **kwargs):
 
 
 class Api(object):
-    def __init__(self, logdir, model, cache_timeout):
+    def __init__(self, logdir, model, modelfile, cache_timeout):
+        self.model_name = ''
+        if not logdir and modelfile:
+            logdir = os.path.dirname(modelfile)
+            self.model_name = os.path.basename(modelfile)
         self._reader = LogReader(logdir)
-        self._graph_reader = GraphReader(logdir)
+        self._graph_reader = GraphReader(logdir, self.model_name)
         self._graph_reader.set_displayname(self._reader)
         if model:
             if 'vdlgraph' in model:
@@ -415,7 +419,7 @@ def get_component_tabs(*apis, vdl_args, request_args):
     all_tabs = set()
     if vdl_args.component_tabs:
         return list(vdl_args.component_tabs)
-    if vdl_args.logdir:
+    if vdl_args.logdir or vdl_args.modelfile:
         for api in apis:
             all_tabs.update(api('component_tabs', request_args))
             all_tabs.add('static_graph')
@@ -427,8 +431,8 @@ def get_component_tabs(*apis, vdl_args, request_args):
     return list(all_tabs)
 
 
-def create_api_call(logdir, model, cache_timeout):
-    api = Api(logdir, model, cache_timeout)
+def create_api_call(logdir, model, modelfile, cache_timeout):
+    api = Api(logdir, model, modelfile, cache_timeout)
     routes = {
         'components': (api.components, []),
         'runs': (api.runs, []),
diff --git a/visualdl/server/app.py b/visualdl/server/app.py
index 2f7b0f3b..a1d36812 100644
--- a/visualdl/server/app.py
+++ b/visualdl/server/app.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def get_locale():
     )  # we add this to prevent SIGINT not work in multiprocess queue waiting
     babel = Babel(app, locale_selector=get_locale)  # noqa:F841
     # Babel api from flask_babel v3.0.0
-    api_call = create_api_call(args.logdir, args.model, args.cache_timeout)
+    api_call = create_api_call(args.logdir, args.model, args.modelfile, args.cache_timeout)
     profiler_api_call = create_profiler_api_call(args.logdir)
     inference_api_call = create_model_convert_api_call()
     fastdeploy_api_call = create_fastdeploy_api_call()
diff --git a/visualdl/server/args.py b/visualdl/server/args.py
index 71f97afb..fdbefea2 100644
--- a/visualdl/server/args.py
+++ b/visualdl/server/args.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def __init__(self, args):
         self.api_only = args.get('api_only', False)
         self.open_browser = args.get('open_browser', False)
         self.model = args.get('model', '')
+        self.modelfile = args.get('modelfile', '')
         self.product = args.get('product', default_product)
         self.telemetry = args.get('telemetry', True)
         self.theme = args.get('theme', None)
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         self.api_only = args.api_only
         self.open_browser = args.open_browser
         self.model = args.model
+        self.modelfile = args.modelfile
         self.product = args.product
         self.telemetry = args.telemetry
         self.theme = args.theme
@@ -141,6 +143,13 @@ def parse_args():
         epilog="For more information: https://github.com/PaddlePaddle/VisualDL"
     )
 
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--modelfile",
+        type=str,
+        action="store",
+        default="",
+        help="json model file path")
+
     parser.add_argument(
         "--logdir", action="store", nargs="+", help="log file directory")