diff --git a/js/misc/extensionUtils.js b/js/misc/extensionUtils.js
index a05a88418..f3437fe93 100644
--- a/js/misc/extensionUtils.js
+++ b/js/misc/extensionUtils.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ var ExtensionState = {
     UNINSTALLED: 99
 };
 
-const SERIALIZED_PROPERTIES = ['type', 'state', 'path', 'error', 'hasPrefs', 'canChange'];
+const SERIALIZED_PROPERTIES = ['type', 'state', 'path', 'error', 'hasPrefs', 'canChange', 'isRequested'];
 
 /**
  * getCurrentExtension:
diff --git a/js/ui/extensionSystem.js b/js/ui/extensionSystem.js
index fd7196972..e9934cc5c 100644
--- a/js/ui/extensionSystem.js
+++ b/js/ui/extensionSystem.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ var ExtensionManager = class {
 
         this._extensions = new Map();
         this._enabledExtensions = [];
+        this._requestedExtensions = [];
         this._extensionOrder = [];
 
         Main.sessionMode.connect('updated', this._sessionUpdated.bind(this));
@@ -250,6 +251,9 @@ var ExtensionManager = class {
         // Default to error, we set success as the last step
         extension.state = ExtensionState.ERROR;
 
+        let requested = this._requestedExtensions.includes(extension.uuid);
+        extension.isRequested = requested;
+
         let checkVersion = !global.settings.get_boolean(EXTENSION_DISABLE_VERSION_CHECK_KEY);
 
         if (checkVersion && ExtensionUtils.isOutOfDate(extension)) {
@@ -380,6 +384,14 @@ var ExtensionManager = class {
         return extensions.filter(item => !disabledExtensions.includes(item));
     }
 
+    _getRequestedExtensions() {
+        let extensions = global.settings.get_strv(ENABLED_EXTENSIONS_KEY);
+
+        // filter out 'disabled-extensions' which takes precedence
+        let disabledExtensions = global.settings.get_strv(DISABLED_EXTENSIONS_KEY);
+        return extensions.filter(item => !disabledExtensions.includes(item));
+    }
+
     _onUserExtensionsEnabledChanged() {
         this._onEnabledExtensionsChanged();
         this._onSettingsWritableChanged();
@@ -391,6 +403,16 @@ var ExtensionManager = class {
         if (!this._enabled)
             return;
 
+        // Updated requested state and emit change notifications
+        this._requestedExtensions = this._getRequestedExtensions();
+        for (let extension of this._extensions.values()) {
+            let requested = this._requestedExtensions.includes(extension.uuid);
+            if (extension.isRequested == requested)
+                continue;
+            extension.isRequested = requested;
+            this.emit('extension-state-changed', extension);
+        }
+
         // Find and enable all the newly enabled extensions: UUIDs found in the
         // new setting, but not in the old one.
         newEnabledExtensions.filter(
@@ -451,6 +473,7 @@ var ExtensionManager = class {
             this._onSettingsWritableChanged.bind(this));
 
         this._enabledExtensions = this._getEnabledExtensions();
+        this._requestedExtensions = this._getRequestedExtensions();
 
         let perUserDir = Gio.File.new_for_path(global.userdatadir);
         FileUtils.collectFromDatadirs('extensions', true, (dir, info) => {
@@ -512,8 +535,9 @@ var ExtensionManager = class {
         // property; it might make sense to make enabledExtensions independent
         // from allowExtensions in the future
         if (Main.sessionMode.allowExtensions) {
-            if (this._initted)
+            if (this._initted) {
                 this._enabledExtensions = this._getEnabledExtensions();
+            }
             this._enableAllExtensions();
         } else {
             this._disableAllExtensions();