diff --git a/src/lash_proxy.cpp b/src/lash_proxy.cpp
index c9600a00..1c9bd640 100644
--- a/src/lash_proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/lash_proxy.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "common.hpp"
 #include "lash_proxy.hpp"
 #include "session.hpp"
+#include "project.hpp"
 
 #define LASH_SERVICE       "org.nongnu.LASH"
 #define LASH_OBJECT        "/"
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ lash_proxy::lash_proxy(
 	dbus_bus_add_match(_app->_dbus_connection, "type='signal',interface='" LASH_IFACE_CONTROL "',member=ProjectAdded", NULL);
 	dbus_bus_add_match(_app->_dbus_connection, "type='signal',interface='" LASH_IFACE_CONTROL "',member=ProjectClosed", NULL);
 	dbus_bus_add_match(_app->_dbus_connection, "type='signal',interface='" LASH_IFACE_CONTROL "',member=ProjectNameChanged", NULL);
+	dbus_bus_add_match(_app->_dbus_connection, "type='signal',interface='" LASH_IFACE_CONTROL "',member=ProjectModifiedStatusChanged", NULL);
 
 	dbus_connection_add_filter(_app->_dbus_connection, dbus_message_hook, this, NULL);
 
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ lash_proxy::dbus_message_hook(
 	const char * object_name;
 	const char * old_owner;
 	const char * new_owner;
+	dbus_bool_t modified_status;
+	shared_ptr<project> project_ptr;
 
 	assert(proxy);
 	lash_proxy * me = reinterpret_cast<lash_proxy *>(proxy);
@@ -178,6 +182,30 @@ lash_proxy::dbus_message_hook(
 		return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_HANDLED;
 	}
 
+	if (dbus_message_is_signal(message, LASH_IFACE_CONTROL, "ProjectModifiedStatusChanged"))
+	{
+		if (!dbus_message_get_args(
+			    message, &me->_app->_dbus_error,
+			    DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &project_name,
+			    DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN, &modified_status,
+			    DBUS_TYPE_INVALID))
+		{
+			me->error_msg(str(boost::format("dbus_message_get_args() failed to extract ProjectNameChanged signal arguments (%s)") % me->_app->_dbus_error.message));
+			dbus_error_free(&me->_app->_dbus_error);
+			return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_HANDLED;
+		}
+
+		me->info_msg((string)"Project '" + project_name + "' modified status changed to '" + (modified_status ? "true" : "false") + "'.");
+
+		project_ptr = me->_session_ptr->find_project_by_name(project_name);
+		if (project_ptr)
+		{
+			project_ptr->set_modified_status(modified_status);
+		}
+
+		return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_HANDLED;
+	}
+
 	return DBUS_HANDLER_RESULT_NOT_YET_HANDLED;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/project.cpp b/src/project.cpp
index 6567f2d3..2b8bef50 100644
--- a/src/project.cpp
+++ b/src/project.cpp
@@ -77,3 +77,11 @@ project::get_modified_status()
 {
 	return _impl_ptr->modified_status;
 }
+
+bool
+project::set_modified_status(
+	bool modified_status)
+{
+	_impl_ptr->modified_status = modified_status;
+	_signal_modified_status_changed.emit();
+}
diff --git a/src/project.hpp b/src/project.hpp
index 14843259..149ddbd5 100644
--- a/src/project.hpp
+++ b/src/project.hpp
@@ -51,7 +51,12 @@ public:
 	bool
 	get_modified_status();
 
+	bool
+	set_modified_status(
+		bool modified_status);
+
 	signal<void> _signal_renamed;
+	signal<void> _signal_modified_status_changed;
 
 private:
 	project_impl * _impl_ptr;
diff --git a/src/project_list.cpp b/src/project_list.cpp
index b2df793a..b328ae90 100644
--- a/src/project_list.cpp
+++ b/src/project_list.cpp
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ project_list_impl::project_added(
 	row[_columns.project_ptr] = project_ptr;
 
 	project_ptr->_signal_renamed.connect(bind(mem_fun(this, &project_list_impl::project_renamed), iter));
+	project_ptr->_signal_modified_status_changed.connect(bind(mem_fun(this, &project_list_impl::project_renamed), iter));
 }
 
 void
@@ -245,6 +246,12 @@ project_list_impl::project_renamed(
 
 	project_ptr = row[_columns.project_ptr];
 	project_ptr->get_name(project_name);
+
+	if (project_ptr->get_modified_status())
+	{
+		project_name += " *";
+	}
+
 	row[_columns.name] = project_name;
 }