diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
index 45a642edb93b..65f1ba112752 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
@@ -393,7 +393,15 @@ ip_vs_bind_dest(struct ip_vs_conn *cp, struct ip_vs_dest *dest)
 	atomic_inc(&dest->refcnt);
 
 	/* Bind with the destination and its corresponding transmitter */
-	cp->flags |= atomic_read(&dest->conn_flags);
+	if ((cp->flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_SYNC) &&
+	    (!(cp->flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_TEMPLATE)))
+		/* if the connection is not template and is created
+		 * by sync, preserve the activity flag.
+		 */
+		cp->flags |= atomic_read(&dest->conn_flags) &
+			     (~IP_VS_CONN_F_INACTIVE);
+	else
+		cp->flags |= atomic_read(&dest->conn_flags);
 	cp->dest = dest;
 
 	IP_VS_DBG(7, "Bind-dest %s c:%u.%u.%u.%u:%d v:%u.%u.%u.%u:%d "
@@ -412,7 +420,11 @@ ip_vs_bind_dest(struct ip_vs_conn *cp, struct ip_vs_dest *dest)
 		/* It is a normal connection, so increase the inactive
 		   connection counter because it is in TCP SYNRECV
 		   state (inactive) or other protocol inacive state */
-		atomic_inc(&dest->inactconns);
+		if ((cp->flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_SYNC) &&
+		    (!(cp->flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_INACTIVE)))
+			atomic_inc(&dest->activeconns);
+		else
+			atomic_inc(&dest->inactconns);
 	} else {
 		/* It is a persistent connection/template, so increase
 		   the peristent connection counter */
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
index 47b7f8f3ae79..948378d0a755 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
@@ -305,10 +305,11 @@ static void ip_vs_process_message(const char *buffer, const size_t buflen)
 
 	p = (char *)buffer + sizeof(struct ip_vs_sync_mesg);
 	for (i=0; i<m->nr_conns; i++) {
-		unsigned flags;
+		unsigned flags, state;
 
 		s = (struct ip_vs_sync_conn *)p;
 		flags = ntohs(s->flags) | IP_VS_CONN_F_SYNC;
+		state = ntohs(s->state);
 		if (!(flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_TEMPLATE))
 			cp = ip_vs_conn_in_get(s->protocol,
 					       s->caddr, s->cport,
@@ -326,6 +327,13 @@ static void ip_vs_process_message(const char *buffer, const size_t buflen)
 			dest = ip_vs_find_dest(s->daddr, s->dport,
 					       s->vaddr, s->vport,
 					       s->protocol);
+			/*  Set the approprite ativity flag */
+			if (s->protocol == IPPROTO_TCP) {
+				if (state != IP_VS_TCP_S_ESTABLISHED)
+					flags |= IP_VS_CONN_F_INACTIVE;
+				else
+					flags &= ~IP_VS_CONN_F_INACTIVE;
+			}
 			cp = ip_vs_conn_new(s->protocol,
 					    s->caddr, s->cport,
 					    s->vaddr, s->vport,
@@ -337,7 +345,7 @@ static void ip_vs_process_message(const char *buffer, const size_t buflen)
 				IP_VS_ERR("ip_vs_conn_new failed\n");
 				return;
 			}
-			cp->state = ntohs(s->state);
+			cp->state = state;
 		} else if (!cp->dest) {
 			dest = ip_vs_try_bind_dest(cp);
 			if (!dest) {
@@ -346,8 +354,22 @@ static void ip_vs_process_message(const char *buffer, const size_t buflen)
 				cp->flags = flags | IP_VS_CONN_F_HASHED;
 			} else
 				atomic_dec(&dest->refcnt);
-		}	/* Note that we don't touch its state and flags
-			   if it is a normal entry. */
+		} else if ((cp->dest) && (cp->protocol == IPPROTO_TCP) &&
+			   (cp->state != state)) {
+			/* update active/inactive flag for the connection */
+			dest = cp->dest;
+			if (!(cp->flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_INACTIVE) &&
+				(state != IP_VS_TCP_S_ESTABLISHED)) {
+				atomic_dec(&dest->activeconns);
+				atomic_inc(&dest->inactconns);
+				cp->flags |= IP_VS_CONN_F_INACTIVE;
+			} else if ((cp->flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_INACTIVE) &&
+				(state == IP_VS_TCP_S_ESTABLISHED)) {
+				atomic_inc(&dest->activeconns);
+				atomic_dec(&dest->inactconns);
+				cp->flags &= ~IP_VS_CONN_F_INACTIVE;
+			}
+		}
 
 		if (flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_SEQ_MASK) {
 			opt = (struct ip_vs_sync_conn_options *)&s[1];
@@ -357,7 +379,7 @@ static void ip_vs_process_message(const char *buffer, const size_t buflen)
 			p += SIMPLE_CONN_SIZE;
 
 		atomic_set(&cp->in_pkts, sysctl_ip_vs_sync_threshold[0]);
-		cp->state = ntohs(s->state);
+		cp->state = state;
 		pp = ip_vs_proto_get(s->protocol);
 		cp->timeout = pp->timeout_table[cp->state];
 		ip_vs_conn_put(cp);