diff --git a/init/edit_systemd.cgi b/init/edit_systemd.cgi
index 39fd130cd..87001729c 100755
--- a/init/edit_systemd.cgi
+++ b/init/edit_systemd.cgi
@@ -59,11 +59,13 @@ else {
 			    &ui_yesno_radio("boot", $u->{'boot'}));
 		}
 	print &ui_table_row($text{'systemd_status'},
-		$u->{'status'} && $u->{'pid'} ?
+		$u->{'status'} == 1 && $u->{'pid'} ?
 			&text('systemd_status1', $u->{'pid'}) :
-		$u->{'status'} ?
+		$u->{'status'} == 1 ?
 			$text{'systemd_status2'} :
-			$text{'systemd_status0'});
+		$u->{'status'} == 0 ?
+			$text{'systemd_status0'} :
+			$text{'systemd_status3'});
 	}
 
 print &ui_table_end();
diff --git a/init/index.cgi b/init/index.cgi
index 5d1656b4c..23e9cc342 100755
--- a/init/index.cgi
+++ b/init/index.cgi
@@ -361,8 +361,10 @@ elsif ($init_mode eq "systemd" && $access{'bootup'}) {
 			$u->{'boot'} == 1 ? $text{'yes'} :
 			  $u->{'boot'} == 2 ? $text{'index_always'} :
 			  "<font color=#ff0000>$text{'no'}</font>",
-			$u->{'status'} ? $text{'yes'} :
-			  "<font color=#ff0000>$text{'no'}</font>",
+			$u->{'status'} == 1 ? $text{'yes'} :
+			  $u->{'status'} == 0 ?
+			  "<font color=#ff0000>$text{'no'}</font>" :
+			  "<i>$text{'index_unknown'}</i>",
 			]);
 		}
 	print &ui_columns_end();
diff --git a/init/init-lib.pl b/init/init-lib.pl
index e2c3b834f..384c8c86f 100755
--- a/init/init-lib.pl
+++ b/init/init-lib.pl
@@ -2088,7 +2088,7 @@ foreach my $name (keys %info) {
 		    'legacy' => 0,
 		    'boot' => $i->{'UnitFileState'} eq 'enabled' ? 1 :
 			      $i->{'UnitFileState'} eq 'static' ? 2 : 0,
-		    'status' => $i->{'ActiveState'} eq 'active',
+		    'status' => $i->{'ActiveState'} eq 'active' ? 1 : 0,
 		    'start' => $i->{'ExecStart'},
 		    'stop' => $i->{'ExecStop'},
 		    'reload' => $i->{'ExecReload'},
@@ -2113,7 +2113,7 @@ foreach my $a (&list_actions()) {
 	my $hasarg = &get_action_args($f);
 	if ($hasarg->{'status'}) {
 		my $r = &action_running($f);
-		$s->{'status'} = $r == 1 ? 1 : 0;
+		$s->{'status'} = $r;
 		}
 	push(@rv, $s);
 	}
diff --git a/init/lang/en b/init/lang/en
index b9d4ae6b0..7fa60f363 100644
--- a/init/lang/en
+++ b/init/lang/en
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ systemd_status=Current status
 systemd_status0=Not running
 systemd_status1=Running with PID $1
 systemd_status2=Running
+systemd_status3=Unknown!
 systemd_err=Failed to save systemd service
 systemd_ename=Missing or invalid-lookup systemd service name
 systemd_eclash=A service with the same name already exists