diff --git a/components/playground/main.go b/components/playground/main.go
index f2cece89d3..4ed1533c75 100644
--- a/components/playground/main.go
+++ b/components/playground/main.go
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ var (
 
 const (
 	mode        = "mode"
-	withoutMonitor = "no-monitor"
+	withMonitor = "monitor"
+	withoutMonitor = "without-monitor"
 
 	// instance numbers
 	db      = "db"
@@ -297,6 +298,9 @@ If you'd like to use a TiDB version other than %s, cancel and retry with the fol
 
 	rootCmd.Flags().String(mode, defaultMode, "TiUP playground mode: 'tidb', 'tikv-slim'")
 	rootCmd.Flags().Bool(withoutMonitor, false, "Don't start prometheus and grafana component")
+	rootCmd.Flags().Bool(withMonitor, true, "Start prometheus and grafana component")
+	_ = rootCmd.Flags().MarkHidden(withMonitor)
+	_ = rootCmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated(withMonitor, "Please use --without-monitor to control whether to disable monitor.")
 
 	rootCmd.Flags().Int(db, defaultOptions.TiDB.Num, "TiDB instance number")
 	rootCmd.Flags().Int(kv, defaultOptions.TiKV.Num, "TiKV instance number")
@@ -364,6 +368,11 @@ func populateOpt(flagSet *pflag.FlagSet) (err error) {
 
 	flagSet.Visit(func(flag *pflag.Flag) {
 		switch flag.Name {
+		case withMonitor:
+			options.Monitor, err = strconv.ParseBool(flag.Value.String())
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
 		case withoutMonitor:
 			options.Monitor, err = strconv.ParseBool(flag.Value.String())
 			if err != nil {