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 "
                /* 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 */
 
 
        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,
                        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,
                                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) {
                                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];
                        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);