diff --git a/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c b/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c
index b134306c..5381c9e8 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-install/state_cb.c
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ state_cb(struct xbps_state_cb_data *xscd, void *cbdata)
 	case XBPS_STATE_XBPS_UPDATE:
 	case XBPS_STATE_REGISTER:
 	case XBPS_STATE_UNREGISTER:
+	case XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE_DONE:
 		/* empty */
 		break;
 	case XBPS_STATE_UNPACK:
diff --git a/bin/xbps-reconfigure/main.c b/bin/xbps-reconfigure/main.c
index 3de8317c..f5969fdb 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-reconfigure/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-reconfigure/main.c
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ state_cb(struct xbps_state_cb_data *xscd, void *cbd)
 		if (syslog_enabled)
 			syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "%s: configuring ...", xscd->arg);
 		break;
+	case XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE_DONE:
+		printf("%s: configured successfully.\n", xscd->arg);
+		if (syslog_enabled)
+			syslog(LOG_NOTICE,
+			    "%s: configured successfully.", xscd->arg);
+		break;
 	/* errors */
 	case XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE_FAIL:
 		xbps_error_printf("%s\n", xscd->desc);
diff --git a/include/xbps_api.h.in b/include/xbps_api.h.in
index e0b6fded..4614abbe 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api.h.in
+++ b/include/xbps_api.h.in
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
  */
 #define XBPS_PKGINDEX_VERSION	"1.7"
 
-#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20130305"
+#define XBPS_API_VERSION	"20130307"
 
 #ifndef XBPS_VERSION
  #define XBPS_VERSION		"UNSET"
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ extern "C" {
  * - XBPS_STATE_UPDATE_DONE: a package has been updated successfully.
  * - XBPS_STATE_UNPACK: a package is being unpacked.
  * - XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE: a package is being configured.
+ * - XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE_DONE: a package has been configured successfully.
  * - XBPS_STATE_CONFIG_FILE: a package configuration file is being processed.
  * - XBPS_STATE_REGISTER: a package is being registered.
  * - XBPS_STATE_UNREGISTER: a package is being unregistered.
@@ -292,7 +293,8 @@ typedef enum xbps_state {
 	XBPS_STATE_REGISTER_FAIL,
 	XBPS_STATE_UNREGISTER_FAIL,
 	XBPS_STATE_REPOSYNC_FAIL,
-	XBPS_STATE_XBPS_UPDATE
+	XBPS_STATE_XBPS_UPDATE,
+	XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE_DONE
 } xbps_state_t;
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/package_configure.c b/lib/package_configure.c
index e842dc67..d0320618 100644
--- a/lib/package_configure.c
+++ b/lib/package_configure.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ xbps_configure_packages(struct xbps_handle *xhp, bool flush)
 	}
 	prop_object_iterator_release(iter);
 
-	if (flush)
+	if ((rv == 0) && flush)
 		rv = xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, true);
 
 	return rv;
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ xbps_configure_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 		xbps_set_cb_state(xhp, XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE_FAIL, rv,
 		    pkgver, "%s: [configure] failed to set state to installed: %s",
 		    pkgver, strerror(rv));
+		return rv;
 	}
 	if (flush) {
 		if ((rv = xbps_pkgdb_update(xhp, true)) != 0) {
@@ -162,5 +163,8 @@ xbps_configure_pkg(struct xbps_handle *xhp,
 	}
 	prop_object_release(pkgmetad);
 
+	if (rv == 0)
+		xbps_set_cb_state(xhp, XBPS_STATE_CONFIGURE_DONE, 0, pkgver, NULL);
+
 	return rv;
 }