diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
index 2b6fa2971..daef3678e 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Rules.pm
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@ EOF
 
 		    if run_it $g_restorepath restore; then
 		        echo "$g_product restored from $g_restorepath"
-		        set_state "Started"
+		        set_state "Restored from $g_restorepath"
 		    else
 		        set_state "Unknown"
 		    fi
diff --git a/Shorewall/changelog.txt b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
index dd9d07a69..9afb7d754 100644
--- a/Shorewall/changelog.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/changelog.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ Changes in Shorewall 4.4.8
 
 15) Add support for UDPLITE
 
+16) Distinguish between 'Started' and 'Restored' in ${VARDIR}/state
+
 Changes in Shorewall 4.4.7
 
 1)  Backport optimization changes from 4.5.
diff --git a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
index 3355453b0..0ba3362b6 100644
--- a/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
+++ b/Shorewall/releasenotes.txt
@@ -348,12 +348,18 @@ None.
 
 5)  Support has been added for UDPLITE (proto 136) in that DEST PORT(S)
     and SOURCE PORT(S) may now be specified for that protocol.
+
+6)  If a runtime error occurs during a 'start' or 'restart' operation
+    but a saved configuration is successfully restored, a subsequent
+    'status' command now gives the detailed status as 'Restored from
+    <filename>' rather than 'Started'; <filename> is the saved script
+    used to restore the configuration.
  
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 V I.  P R O B L E M S  C O R R E C T E D  A N D  N E W   F E A T U R E S
       I N   P R I O R  R E L E A S E S
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-        P R O B L E M S   C O R R E C T E D   I N   4 . 4 . 7
+         P R O B L E M S   C O R R E C T E D   I N   4 . 4 . 7
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 1)  The tcinterfaces and tcpri files are now installed by the