diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index e3a375f949..51d2fa646b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Fri Aug  1 15:15:00 BST 2008 Daniel P. Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/domain_conf.c: Ensure new VM state is initialized to
+	be SHUTOFF, rather than NOSTATE.
+
 Fri Aug  1 15:51:04 CEST 2008 Jim Meyering  <meyering@redhat.com>
 
 	* virsh.c: more const-correctness fixes
diff --git a/src/domain_conf.c b/src/domain_conf.c
index a844c82444..4998a7d3bb 100644
--- a/src/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/domain_conf.c
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ virDomainObjPtr virDomainAssignDef(virConnectPtr conn,
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    domain->state = VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF;
     domain->def = def;
     domain->next = *doms;