diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
index 613b99d18..a0d45fb19 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.css
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ input.readonly {
 }
 
 #plugins .active {
-	background-color: #EAF3FA;
+	background-color: #e7f7d3;
 }
 
 #plugins .togl {
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/global.css b/wp-admin/css/global.css
index 3ed3b46fa..926aa88bd 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/global.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/global.css
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ h6 {
 }
 
 .widefat td {
-	padding: 7px 15px 6px 10px;
+	padding: 7px 15px 9px 10px;
 	vertical-align: top;
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/images/active.png b/wp-admin/images/active.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89c8129a4
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 e65d20e1a..f0b75ad50 100644
--- a/wp-admin/plugins.php
+++ b/wp-admin/plugins.php
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ if (empty($plugins)) {
 		<th><?php _e('Plugin'); ?></th>
 		<th class="num"><?php _e('Version'); ?></th>
 		<th><?php _e('Description'); ?></th>
-		<th><?php _e('Status') ?></th>
+		<th class="status"><?php _e('Status') ?></th>
 		<th class="action-links"><?php _e('Action'); ?></th>
 	</tr>
 	</thead>
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@ if (empty($plugins)) {
 		<td class='desc'><p>{$plugin_data['Description']}$author</p></td>
 		<td class='status'>";
 		if ( is_plugin_active($plugin_file) )
-			echo  __('Active');
+			echo  __('<span class="active">Active</span>');
 		else
-			_e('Inactive');
+			_e('<span class="inactive">Inactive</span>');
 		echo "</td>
 		<td class='togl action-links'>$toggle";  
 		if ( !empty($action_links) )
diff --git a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
index fd39c638e..15643e101 100644
--- a/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
+++ b/wp-admin/wp-admin.css
@@ -1459,4 +1459,18 @@ td.action-links, th.action-links {
 
 .hide-if-no-js {
 	display: none;
+}
+
+.status * {
+	line-height: 16px;
+	display: block;
+	padding-left: 18px;
+}
+
+th.status {
+	padding-left: 28px;
+}
+
+.status .active {
+	background: url(images/active.png) center left no-repeat;
 }
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