diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d64f039..420b86a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Changes Prior to 1.9.0 release
 	works.
     -   Assume '-Q' if just a device is given, rather than being silent.
 
+Changes Prior to this release
+    -   Change "dirty" status to "active" as it was confusing people.
+	
 Changes Prior to 1.8.0 release
     -   Makefile cleanup from  Luca Berra <bluca@comedia.it>
     -   --pid-file (-i) to set a pid file to use with --monitor --daemonise
diff --git a/super1.c b/super1.c
index 628284f..6330248 100644
--- a/super1.c
+++ b/super1.c
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ static void examine_super1(void *sbv)
 		printf("    Data Offset : %llu sectors\n", (unsigned long long)__le64_to_cpu(sb->data_offset));
 	if (sb->super_offset)
 		printf("   Super Offset : %llu sectors\n", (unsigned long long)__le64_to_cpu(sb->super_offset));
+	printf("          State : %s\n", (__le64_to_cpu(sb->resync_offset)+1)? "active":"clean");
 	printf("    Device UUID : ");
 	for (i=0; i<16; i++) {
 		printf("%02x", sb->set_uuid[i]);