diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
index 7f058cb4e..c28667ac4 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
@@ -732,6 +732,7 @@ sub initialize( $;$$) {
 		    RPFILTER_LOG_TAG        => '',
 		    INVALID_LOG_TAG         => '',
 		    UNTRACKED_LOG_TAG       => '',
+		    TRACK_RULES             => '',
 		  );
     #
     # From shorewall.conf file
@@ -1194,13 +1195,15 @@ sub currentlineinfo() {
 }
 
 sub shortlineinfo1( $ ) {
-    if ( $currentfile ) {
-	join( ':', $currentfilename, $currentlinenumber );
-    } else {
-	#
-	# Alternate lineinfo may have been passed
-	#
-	$_[0] || ''
+    if ( $globals{TRACK_RULES} ) {
+	if ( $currentfile ) {
+	    join( ':', $currentfilename, $currentlinenumber );
+	} else {
+	    #
+	    # Alternate lineinfo may have been passed
+	    #
+	    $_[0] || ''
+	}
     }
 }
 
@@ -5823,7 +5826,18 @@ sub get_configuration( $$$$ ) {
     default_yes_no 'MULTICAST'                  , '';
     default_yes_no 'MARK_IN_FORWARD_CHAIN'      , '';
     default_yes_no 'CHAIN_SCRIPTS'              , 'Yes';
-    default_yes_no 'TRACK_RULES'                , '';
+
+    if ( supplied ( $val = $config{TRACK_RULES} ) ) {
+	if ( lc( $val ) eq 'internal' ) {
+	    $globals{TRACK_RULES} = 'Yes';
+	    $config{TRACK_RULES}  = '';
+	} else {
+	    default_yes_no 'TRACK_RULES'        , '';
+	}
+    } else {
+	default_yes_no 'TRACK_RULES'            , '';
+    }
+	    
     default_yes_no 'INLINE_MATCHES'             , '';
     default_yes_no 'BASIC_FILTERS'              , '';
     default_yes_no 'WORKAROUNDS'                , 'Yes';
diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
index 47fea3bdc..44fa74b43 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Zones.pm
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ sub process_interface( $$ ) {
 						       physical   => $physical ,
 						       base       => var_base( $physical ),
 						       zones      => {},
-						       origin     => shortlineinfo1(''),
+						       origin     => shortlineinfo1('') || shortlineinfo( '' ),
 						       wildcard   => $wildcard,
 						     };
 
diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
index 54282e7f6..dfc20002e 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
@@ -1629,7 +1629,7 @@ LOG:info:,bar                        net                    fw</programlisting>
           "/lib/modules/$uname/kernel/net/ipv${g_family}/netfilter:/lib/modules/$uname/kernel/net/netfilter:/lib/modules/$uname/kernel/net/sched:/lib/modules/$uname/extra:/lib/modules/$uname/extra/ipset"
           where <emphasis role="bold">uname</emphasis> holds the output of
           '<command>uname -r</command>' and <emphasis
-          role="bold">g_family</emphasis> holds '4'. </para>
+          role="bold">g_family</emphasis> holds '4'.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -2620,7 +2620,8 @@ INLINE          -       -       -       ; -j REJECT
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term><emphasis role="bold">TRACK_RULES=</emphasis>{<emphasis
-        role="bold">Yes</emphasis>|<emphasis role="bold">No</emphasis>}</term>
+        role="bold">Yes</emphasis>|<emphasis
+        role="bold">No</emphasis>|Internal}</term>
 
         <listitem>
           <para>Added in Shorewall 4.5.20. If set to <emphasis
@@ -2633,6 +2634,12 @@ INLINE          -       -       -       ; -j REJECT
           <para>Setting this option to <emphasis role="bold">Yes</emphasis>
           requires the <firstterm>Comments</firstterm> capability in iptables
           and kernel.</para>
+
+          <para>Beginning with Shorewall 5.0.5, the option may also be set to
+          <emphasis role="bold">Internal</emphasis>. That setting causes
+          similar comments to be added to the
+          <filename>.iptables-restore-input</filename> file, which is normally
+          created in <filename>/var/lib/shorewall</filename>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
index 3629014ea..73bae2f43 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
@@ -2295,7 +2295,8 @@ INLINE          -       -       -       ; -j REJECT
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term><emphasis role="bold">TRACK_RULES=</emphasis>{<emphasis
-        role="bold">Yes</emphasis>|<emphasis role="bold">No</emphasis>}</term>
+        role="bold">Yes</emphasis>|<emphasis
+        role="bold">No</emphasis>|Internal}</term>
 
         <listitem>
           <para>Added in Shorewall 4.5.20. If set to <emphasis
@@ -2306,8 +2307,14 @@ INLINE          -       -       -       ; -j REJECT
           added.</para>
 
           <para>Setting this option to <emphasis role="bold">Yes</emphasis>
-          requires the <firstterm>Comments</firstterm> capability in ip6tables
+          requires the <firstterm>Comments</firstterm> capability in iptables
           and kernel.</para>
+
+          <para>Beginning with Shorewall 5.0.5, the option may also be set to
+          <emphasis role="bold">Internal</emphasis>. That setting causes
+          similar comments to be added to the
+          <filename>.ip6tables-restore-input</filename> file, which is
+          normally created in <filename>/var/lib/shorewall</filename>6.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>