diff --git a/src/api/reservation_info.c b/src/api/reservation_info.c
index 294faaa2965ea4b8c22e59d1ca9aba5b05226053..d82a248d3c032898180b7a160547beacbaff4bf7 100644
--- a/src/api/reservation_info.c
+++ b/src/api/reservation_info.c
@@ -105,8 +105,10 @@ char *slurm_sprint_reservation_info ( reserve_info_t * resv_ptr,
 {
 	char tmp1[32], tmp2[32], tmp3[32], *flag_str = NULL;
 	char tmp_line[MAXHOSTRANGELEN];
+	char *state="INACTIVE";
 	char *out = NULL;
 	uint32_t duration;
+	time_t now = time(NULL);
 
 	/****** Line 1 ******/
 	slurm_make_time_str(&resv_ptr->start_time, tmp1, sizeof(tmp1));
@@ -138,9 +140,11 @@ char *slurm_sprint_reservation_info ( reserve_info_t * resv_ptr,
 		xstrcat(out, "\n   ");
 
 	/****** Line 3 ******/
+	if ((resv_ptr->start_time <= now) && (resv_ptr->end_time >= now))
+		state = "ACTIVE";
 	snprintf(tmp_line, sizeof(tmp_line),
-		 "Users=%s Accounts=%s Licenses=%s",
-		 resv_ptr->users, resv_ptr->accounts, resv_ptr->licenses);
+		 "Users=%s Accounts=%s Licenses=%s State=%s",
+		 resv_ptr->users, resv_ptr->accounts, resv_ptr->licenses, state);
 	xstrcat(out, tmp_line);
 	if (one_liner)
 		xstrcat(out, "\n");