diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
index 1a83f725..a08e2247 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ alpm_list_t *alpm_checkconflicts(alpm_list_t *pkglist);
 
 const char *alpm_conflict_get_package1(pmconflict_t *conflict);
 const char *alpm_conflict_get_package2(pmconflict_t *conflict);
+const char *alpm_conflict_get_reason(pmconflict_t *conflict);
 
 pmdepmod_t alpm_dep_get_mod(const pmdepend_t *dep);
 const char *alpm_dep_get_name(const pmdepend_t *dep);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/conflict.c b/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
index 07ef73cf..be97f004 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include "cache.h"
 #include "deps.h"
 
-pmconflict_t *_alpm_conflict_new(const char *package1, const char *package2)
+pmconflict_t *_alpm_conflict_new(const char *package1, const char *package2, const char *reason)
 {
 	pmconflict_t *conflict;
 
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ pmconflict_t *_alpm_conflict_new(const char *package1, const char *package2)
 
 	STRDUP(conflict->package1, package1, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_MEMORY, NULL));
 	STRDUP(conflict->package2, package2, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_MEMORY, NULL));
+	STRDUP(conflict->reason, reason, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_MEMORY, NULL));
 
 	return(conflict);
 }
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ void _alpm_conflict_free(pmconflict_t *conflict)
 {
 	FREE(conflict->package2);
 	FREE(conflict->package1);
+	FREE(conflict->reason);
 	FREE(conflict);
 }
 
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ pmconflict_t *_alpm_conflict_dup(const pmconflict_t *conflict)
 
 	STRDUP(newconflict->package1, conflict->package1, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_MEMORY, NULL));
 	STRDUP(newconflict->package2, conflict->package2, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_MEMORY, NULL));
+	STRDUP(newconflict->reason, conflict->reason, RET_ERR(PM_ERR_MEMORY, NULL));
 
 	return(newconflict);
 }
@@ -122,9 +125,9 @@ static int does_conflict(pmpkg_t *pkg1, const char *conflict, pmpkg_t *pkg2)
  * @param pkg2 package causing conflict
  */
 static void add_conflict(alpm_list_t **baddeps, const char *pkg1,
-		const char *pkg2)
+		const char *pkg2, const char *reason)
 {
-	pmconflict_t *conflict = _alpm_conflict_new(pkg1, pkg2);
+	pmconflict_t *conflict = _alpm_conflict_new(pkg1, pkg2, reason);
 	if(conflict && !_alpm_conflict_isin(conflict, *baddeps)) {
 		*baddeps = alpm_list_add(*baddeps, conflict);
 	} else {
@@ -168,9 +171,9 @@ static void check_conflict(alpm_list_t *list1, alpm_list_t *list2,
 
 				if(does_conflict(pkg1, conflict, pkg2)) {
 					if(order >= 0) {
-						add_conflict(baddeps, pkg1name, pkg2name);
+						add_conflict(baddeps, pkg1name, pkg2name, conflict);
 					} else {
-						add_conflict(baddeps, pkg2name, pkg1name);
+						add_conflict(baddeps, pkg2name, pkg1name, conflict);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -578,6 +581,17 @@ const char SYMEXPORT *alpm_conflict_get_package2(pmconflict_t *conflict)
 	return conflict->package2;
 }
 
+const char SYMEXPORT *alpm_conflict_get_reason(pmconflict_t *conflict)
+{
+	ALPM_LOG_FUNC;
+
+	/* Sanity checks */
+	ASSERT(handle != NULL, return(NULL));
+	ASSERT(conflict != NULL, return(NULL));
+
+	return conflict->reason;
+}
+
 const char SYMEXPORT *alpm_fileconflict_get_target(pmfileconflict_t *conflict)
 {
 	ALPM_LOG_FUNC;
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/conflict.h b/lib/libalpm/conflict.h
index 149c728e..73a6e959 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/conflict.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/conflict.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 struct __pmconflict_t {
 	char *package1;
 	char *package2;
+	char *reason;
 };
 
 struct __pmfileconflict_t {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ struct __pmfileconflict_t {
 	char *ctarget;
 };
 
-pmconflict_t *_alpm_conflict_new(const char *package1, const char *package2);
+pmconflict_t *_alpm_conflict_new(const char *package1, const char *package2, const char *reason);
 pmconflict_t *_alpm_conflict_dup(const pmconflict_t *conflict);
 void _alpm_conflict_free(pmconflict_t *conflict);
 int _alpm_conflict_isin(pmconflict_t *needle, alpm_list_t *haystack);
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/sync.c b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
index 47639248..dda4953d 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/sync.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ int _alpm_sync_prepare(pmtrans_t *trans, pmdb_t *db_local, alpm_list_t *dbs_sync
 			pmpkg_t *local = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(db_local, conflict->package2);
 			int doremove = 0;
 			QUESTION(trans, PM_TRANS_CONV_CONFLICT_PKG, conflict->package1,
-								conflict->package2, NULL, &doremove);
+							conflict->package2, conflict->reason, &doremove);
 			if(doremove) {
 				/* append to the removes list */
 				_alpm_log(PM_LOG_DEBUG, "electing '%s' for removal\n", conflict->package2);
diff --git a/src/pacman/callback.c b/src/pacman/callback.c
index 8b611f1a..9376ab6c 100644
--- a/src/pacman/callback.c
+++ b/src/pacman/callback.c
@@ -259,10 +259,20 @@ void cb_trans_conv(pmtransconv_t event, void *data1, void *data2,
 					alpm_pkg_get_name(data2));
 			break;
 		case PM_TRANS_CONV_CONFLICT_PKG:
-			*response = yesno(_(":: %s conflicts with %s. Remove %s?"),
-					(char *)data1,
-					(char *)data2,
-					(char *)data2);
+			/* data parameters: target package, local package, conflict (strings) */
+			/* print conflict only if it contains new information */
+			if(!strcmp(data1, data3) || !strcmp(data2, data3)) {
+				*response = yesno(_(":: %s and %s are in conflict. Remove %s?"),
+						(char *)data1,
+						(char *)data2,
+						(char *)data2);
+			} else {
+				*response = yesno(_(":: %s and %s are in conflict (%s). Remove %s?"),
+						(char *)data1,
+						(char *)data2,
+						(char *)data3,
+						(char *)data2);
+			}
 			break;
 		case PM_TRANS_CONV_REMOVE_PKGS:
 			{
diff --git a/src/pacman/sync.c b/src/pacman/sync.c
index 58f60476..a1d407c0 100644
--- a/src/pacman/sync.c
+++ b/src/pacman/sync.c
@@ -663,10 +663,17 @@ static int sync_trans(alpm_list_t *targets)
 				}
 				break;
 			case PM_ERR_CONFLICTING_DEPS:
-			  for(i = data; i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
+				for(i = data; i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
 					pmconflict_t *conflict = alpm_list_getdata(i);
-					printf(_(":: %s: conflicts with %s\n"),
-							alpm_conflict_get_package1(conflict), alpm_conflict_get_package2(conflict));
+					const char *package1 = alpm_conflict_get_package1(conflict);
+					const char *package2 = alpm_conflict_get_package2(conflict);
+					const char *reason = alpm_conflict_get_reason(conflict);
+					/* only print reason if it contains new information */
+					if(!strcmp(package1, reason) || !strcmp(package2, reason)) {
+						printf(_(":: %s and %s are in conflict\n"), package1, package2);
+					} else {
+						printf(_(":: %s and %s are in conflict (%s)\n"), package1, package2, reason);
+					}
 				}
 				break;
 			default:
diff --git a/src/pacman/upgrade.c b/src/pacman/upgrade.c
index e7691185..91888fec 100644
--- a/src/pacman/upgrade.c
+++ b/src/pacman/upgrade.c
@@ -110,8 +110,15 @@ int pacman_upgrade(alpm_list_t *targets)
 			case PM_ERR_CONFLICTING_DEPS:
 				for(i = data; i; i = alpm_list_next(i)) {
 					pmconflict_t *conflict = alpm_list_getdata(i);
-					printf(_(":: %s: conflicts with %s\n"),
-						alpm_conflict_get_package1(conflict), alpm_conflict_get_package2(conflict));
+					const char *package1 = alpm_conflict_get_package1(conflict);
+					const char *package2 = alpm_conflict_get_package2(conflict);
+					const char *reason = alpm_conflict_get_reason(conflict);
+					/* only print reason if it contains new information */
+					if(!strcmp(package1, reason) || !strcmp(package2, reason)) {
+						printf(_(":: %s and %s are in conflict\n"), package1, package2);
+					} else {
+						printf(_(":: %s and %s are in conflict (%s)\n"), package1, package2, reason);
+					}
 				}
 				break;
 			case PM_ERR_FILE_CONFLICTS: