diff --git a/cdrskin/cdrskin.c b/cdrskin/cdrskin.c
index 4edf910..3c73caa 100644
--- a/cdrskin/cdrskin.c
+++ b/cdrskin/cdrskin.c
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ or
 #define Cdrskin_libburn_has_get_profilE 1
 #define Cdrskin_libburn_has_set_start_bytE 1
 #define Cdrskin_libburn_has_wrote_welL 1
+#define Cdrskin_libburn_has_bd_formattinG 1
 #endif /* Cdrskin_libburn_0_2_7 */
 
 #ifndef Cdrskin_libburn_versioN
@@ -3981,7 +3982,7 @@ int Cdrskin_burn_pacifier(struct CdrskiN *skin,
  double elapsed_time,elapsed_total_time,current_time;
  double estim_time,estim_minutes,estim_seconds,percent;
  int ret,fifo_percent,fill,space,advance_interval=0,new_mb,old_mb,time_to_tell;
- int fs,bs,old_track_idx,buffer_fill;
+ int fs,bs,old_track_idx,buffer_fill,formatting= 0;
  char fifo_text[80],mb_text[40];
  char *debug_mark= ""; /* use this to prepend a marker text for experiments */
 
@@ -3993,6 +3994,11 @@ int Cdrskin_burn_pacifier(struct CdrskiN *skin,
  elapsed_time= current_time-*last_time;
  time_to_tell= (elapsed_time>=1.0)&&(elapsed_total_time>=1.0);
 
+#ifdef Cdrskin_libburn_has_bd_formattinG
+ if(drive_status==BURN_DRIVE_FORMATTING)
+   formatting= 1;
+#endif
+
  if(drive_status==BURN_DRIVE_WRITING) {
    ;
  } else if(drive_status==BURN_DRIVE_WRITING_LEADIN
@@ -4000,15 +4006,14 @@ int Cdrskin_burn_pacifier(struct CdrskiN *skin,
 #ifdef Cdrskin_allow_libburn_taO
            || drive_status==BURN_DRIVE_WRITING_PREGAP
 #endif
-
-           ) {
+           || formatting) {
    if(time_to_tell || skin->is_writing) {
      if(skin->verbosity>=Cdrskin_verbose_progresS) {
        if(skin->is_writing)
          fprintf(stderr,"\n");
        fprintf(stderr,
-           "\rcdrskin: working pre-track (burning since %.f seconds)         ",
-           elapsed_total_time);
+           "\rcdrskin: %s (burning since %.f seconds)         ",
+           (formatting?"formatting":"working pre-track"), elapsed_total_time);
      }
      skin->is_writing= 0;
      advance_interval= 1;
diff --git a/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h b/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
index ea5c593..8b5c2e8 100644
--- a/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
+++ b/cdrskin/cdrskin_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Cdrskin_timestamP "2006.12.23.141315"
+#define Cdrskin_timestamP "2006.12.23.184353"
diff --git a/libburn/libburn.h b/libburn/libburn.h
index 261f38e..460d20f 100644
--- a/libburn/libburn.h
+++ b/libburn/libburn.h
@@ -229,7 +229,11 @@ enum burn_drive_status
 	/** The drive is told to close a track (TAO only) */
 	BURN_DRIVE_CLOSING_TRACK,
 	/** The drive is told to close a session (TAO only) */
-	BURN_DRIVE_CLOSING_SESSION
+	BURN_DRIVE_CLOSING_SESSION,
+
+	/* ts A61223 */
+	/** The drive is formatting media */
+	BURN_DRIVE_FORMATTING
 
 };
 
diff --git a/libburn/write.c b/libburn/write.c
index 3dd66d7..cb24d28 100644
--- a/libburn/write.c
+++ b/libburn/write.c
@@ -870,6 +870,7 @@ int burn_disc_close_session_dvd_plus_rw(struct burn_write_opts *o,
 {
 	struct burn_drive *d = o->drive;
 
+	d->busy = BURN_DRIVE_CLOSING_SESSION;
 	/* This seems to be a quick end : "if (!dvd_compat)" */
 	/* >>> Stop de-icing (ongoing background format) quickly
 	       by mmc_close() i(but with opcode[2]=0).
@@ -878,6 +879,7 @@ int burn_disc_close_session_dvd_plus_rw(struct burn_write_opts *o,
 	*/
 	/* Else: end eventual background format in a "DVD-RO" compatible way */
 	d->close_track_session(d, 1, 0); /* same as CLOSE SESSION for CD */
+	d->busy = BURN_DRIVE_WRITING;
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -912,10 +914,12 @@ int burn_disc_setup_dvd_plus_rw(struct burn_write_opts *o,
 	char msg[160];
 
 	if (d->bg_format_status==0 || d->bg_format_status==1) {
+		d->busy = BURN_DRIVE_FORMATTING;
 		/* start or re-start dvd_plus_rw formatting */
 		ret = d->format_unit(d);
 		if (ret <= 0)
 			return 0;
+		d->busy = BURN_DRIVE_WRITING;
 	}
 	d->nwa = 0;
 	if (o->start_byte >= 0)