diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
index bffd6b74a8..3a8f1380cc 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.css
@@ -406,10 +406,14 @@ input.readonly {
 	border-color: #319f52;
 }
 
-#plugins .active, .checkbox, .side-info, #your-profile #rich_editing {
+.checkbox, .side-info, #your-profile #rich_editing {
 	background-color: #fff;
 }
 
+#plugins .active {
+	background-color: #BBEEBB;
+}
+
 #plugins .togl {
 	border-right-color: #ccc;
 }
@@ -419,7 +423,7 @@ input.readonly {
 }
 
 #plugins tr {
-	background-color: #f0f0f0;
+	background-color: #fff;
 }
 
 #poststuff #editor-toolbar .active {
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
index c3b20ec919..c4321b0ce8 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
@@ -375,10 +375,14 @@ input.readonly {
 	border-color: #319f52;
 }
 
-#plugins .active, .checkbox, .side-info, #your-profile #rich_editing {
+.checkbox, .side-info, #your-profile #rich_editing {
 	background-color: #fff;
 }
 
+#plugins .active {
+	background-color: #BBEEBB;
+}
+
 #plugins .togl {
 	border-right-color: #ccc;
 }
@@ -388,7 +392,7 @@ input.readonly {
 }
 
 #plugins tr {
-	background-color: #f0f0f0;
+	background-color: #fff;
 }
 
 #poststuff #editor-toolbar .active {
diff --git a/wp-admin/images/active.png b/wp-admin/images/active.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89c8129a49
Binary files /dev/null and b/wp-admin/images/active.png differ
diff --git a/wp-admin/plugins.php b/wp-admin/plugins.php
index 9b12ca7871..5a54a35375 100644
--- a/wp-admin/plugins.php
+++ b/wp-admin/plugins.php
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ if (empty($plugins)) {
 		<th><?php _e('Plugin'); ?></th>
 		<th class="num"><?php _e('Version'); ?></th>
 		<th><?php _e('Description'); ?></th>
+		<th><?php _e('Status') ?></th>
 		<th class="action-links"><?php _e('Action'); ?></th>
 	</tr>
 	</thead>
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ if (empty($plugins)) {
 		
 		$style = '';
 
-		if( is_plugin_active($plugin_file) ) {
+		if ( is_plugin_active($plugin_file) ) {
 			$action_links[] = "<a href='" . wp_nonce_url("plugins.php?action=deactivate&amp;plugin=$plugin_file", 'deactivate-plugin_' . $plugin_file) . "' title='".__('Deactivate this plugin')."' class='delete'>".__('Deactivate')."</a>";
 			$style = 'active';
 		} else {
@@ -144,6 +145,12 @@ if (empty($plugins)) {
 		<td class='name'>{$plugin_data['Title']}</td>
 		<td class='vers'>{$plugin_data['Version']}</td>
 		<td class='desc'><p>{$plugin_data['Description']}$author</p></td>
+		<td class='status'>";
+		if ( is_plugin_active($plugin_file) )
+			echo "<img alt='" . __('Active Plugin') . "' src='images/active.png' />" . __('Active');
+		else
+			_e('Inactive');
+		echo "</td>
 		<td class='togl action-links'>$toggle";  
 		if ( !empty($action_links) )
 			echo implode(' | ', $action_links);