diff --git a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
index 0c7ac9c20..3e6037af0 100755
--- a/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
+++ b/Shorewall-lite/shorewall-lite
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	if [ -f ${VARDIR}/state ]; then
 	    state="$(cat ${VARDIR}/state)"
 	    case $state in
-		Stopped*|Clear*)
+		Stopped*|Closed*|Clear*)
 		    status=3
 		    ;;
 	    esac
diff --git a/Shorewall/shorewall b/Shorewall/shorewall
index 8ec28bd8e..650edae77 100755
--- a/Shorewall/shorewall
+++ b/Shorewall/shorewall
@@ -1679,7 +1679,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	if [ -f ${VARDIR}/state ]; then
 	    state="$(cat ${VARDIR}/state)"
 	    case $state in
-		Stopped*|Clear*)
+		Stopped*|Closed*|Clear*)
 		    status=3
 		    ;;
 	    esac
diff --git a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
index 215634ffe..4cf27d8ba 100755
--- a/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
+++ b/Shorewall6-lite/shorewall6-lite
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	if [ -f ${VARDIR}/state ]; then
 	    state="$(cat ${VARDIR}/state)"
 	    case $state in
-		Stopped*|Clear*)
+		Stopped*|Closed*|Clear*)
 		    status=3
 		    ;;
 	    esac
diff --git a/Shorewall6/shorewall6 b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
index b4a5aebd6..17bf6390f 100755
--- a/Shorewall6/shorewall6
+++ b/Shorewall6/shorewall6
@@ -1598,7 +1598,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
 	if [ -f ${VARDIR}/state ]; then
 	    state="$(cat ${VARDIR}/state)"
 	    case $state in
-		Stopped*|Clear*)
+		Stopped*|Closed*|Clear*)
 		    status=3
 		    ;;
 	    esac