diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index 434b621f76a9..ffe3a97fef9b 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -1952,9 +1952,17 @@ static int drbd_nl_resume_sync(struct drbd_conf *mdev, struct drbd_nl_cfg_req *n
 			       struct drbd_nl_cfg_reply *reply)
 {
 	int retcode = NO_ERROR;
+	union drbd_state s;
 
-	if (drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(user_isp, 0)) == SS_NOTHING_TO_DO)
-		retcode = ERR_PAUSE_IS_CLEAR;
+	if (drbd_request_state(mdev, NS(user_isp, 0)) == SS_NOTHING_TO_DO) {
+		s = mdev->state;
+		if (s.conn == C_PAUSED_SYNC_S || s.conn == C_PAUSED_SYNC_T) {
+			retcode = s.aftr_isp ? ERR_PIC_AFTER_DEP :
+				  s.peer_isp ? ERR_PIC_PEER_DEP : ERR_PAUSE_IS_CLEAR;
+		} else {
+			retcode = ERR_PAUSE_IS_CLEAR;
+		}
+	}
 
 	reply->ret_code = retcode;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/drbd.h b/include/linux/drbd.h
index d10431fab004..ba5c785d3f7d 100644
--- a/include/linux/drbd.h
+++ b/include/linux/drbd.h
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ enum drbd_ret_code {
 	ERR_NEED_APV_93		= 153,
 	ERR_STONITH_AND_PROT_A  = 154,
 	ERR_CONG_NOT_PROTO_A	= 155,
+	ERR_PIC_AFTER_DEP	= 156,
+	ERR_PIC_PEER_DEP	= 157,
 
 	/* insert new ones above this line */
 	AFTER_LAST_ERR_CODE