Index: vinum/geom_vinum_subr.c
===================================================================
--- vinum/geom_vinum_subr.c	(revision 204884)
+++ vinum/geom_vinum_subr.c	(working copy)
@@ -536,8 +536,13 @@
 	else if (p->org == GV_PLEX_RAID5 && p->flags & GV_PLEX_NEWBORN) {
 		LIST_FOREACH(s, &p->subdisks, in_plex)
 			gv_set_sd_state(s, GV_SD_UP, GV_SETSTATE_FORCE);
-		/* If added to a volume, we want the plex to be down. */
-		state = (p->flags & GV_PLEX_ADDED) ? GV_PLEX_DOWN : GV_PLEX_UP;
+
+		if ((p->flags & GV_PLEX_INITNEW) ||
+		    (p->flags & GV_PLEX_ADDED))
+			state = GV_PLEX_DOWN;
+		else 
+			state = GV_PLEX_UP;
+
 		gv_set_plex_state(p, state, GV_SETSTATE_FORCE);
 		p->flags &= ~GV_PLEX_ADDED;
 	} else if (p->flags & GV_PLEX_ADDED) {
Index: vinum/geom_vinum_state.c
===================================================================
--- vinum/geom_vinum_state.c	(revision 204884)
+++ vinum/geom_vinum_state.c	(working copy)
@@ -436,7 +436,8 @@
 			p->state = GV_PLEX_DOWN;
 
 	/* Some of our subdisks are initializing. */
-	} else if (sdstates & GV_SD_INITSTATE) {
+	} else if ((p->flags & GV_PLEX_INITNEW) ||
+	           (sdstates & GV_SD_INITSTATE)) {
 
 		if (p->flags & GV_PLEX_SYNCING ||
 		    p->flags & GV_PLEX_REBUILDING)
Index: vinum/geom_vinum_var.h
===================================================================
--- vinum/geom_vinum_var.h	(revision 204884)
+++ vinum/geom_vinum_var.h	(working copy)
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 	int	flags;
 #define	GV_PLEX_ADDED		0x01	/* Added to an existing volume. */
 #define	GV_PLEX_SYNCING		0x02	/* Plex is syncing from another plex. */
-#define	GV_PLEX_THREAD_ACTIVE	0x04	/* Plex has an active RAID5 thread. */
+#define	GV_PLEX_INITNEW		0x04	/* Plex needs to be initialized. */
 #define	GV_PLEX_THREAD_DIE	0x08	/* Signal the RAID5 thread to die. */
 #define	GV_PLEX_THREAD_DEAD	0x10	/* The RAID5 thread has died. */
 #define	GV_PLEX_NEWBORN		0x20	/* The plex was just created. */
Index: vinum/geom_vinum_create.c
===================================================================
--- vinum/geom_vinum_create.c	(revision 204884)
+++ vinum/geom_vinum_create.c	(working copy)
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@
 	p->vinumconf = sc;
 	p->synced = 0;
 	p->flags |= GV_PLEX_NEWBORN;
+	if (p->org == GV_PLEX_RAID5)
+		p->flags |= GV_PLEX_INITNEW;
 	LIST_INSERT_HEAD(&v->plexes, p, in_volume);
 	LIST_INIT(&p->subdisks);
 	TAILQ_INIT(&p->packets);