diff --git a/src/PVE/HA/LRM.pm b/src/PVE/HA/LRM.pm
index 97aa1e0..b3074d5 100644
--- a/src/PVE/HA/LRM.pm
+++ b/src/PVE/HA/LRM.pm
@@ -242,13 +242,11 @@ sub active_service_count {
     my ($self) = @_;
 
     my $haenv = $self->{haenv};
-
     my $nodename = $haenv->nodename();
 
     my $ss = $self->{service_status};
 
     my $count = 0;
-
     foreach my $sid (keys %$ss) {
 	my $sd = $ss->{$sid};
 	next if !$sd->{node};
@@ -256,6 +254,7 @@ sub active_service_count {
 	my $req_state = $sd->{state};
 	next if !defined($req_state);
 	next if $req_state eq 'stopped';
+	# NOTE: 'ignored' ones are already dropped by the manager from service_status
 	next if $req_state eq 'freeze';
 	# erroneous services are not managed by HA, don't count them as active
 	next if $req_state eq 'error';
diff --git a/src/test/test-service-ignore3/README b/src/test/test-service-ignore3/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..489b1ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test-service-ignore3/README
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+A ignored service should not count towards active node services, so the LRM
+should stay in the wait_for_agent_lock state.
diff --git a/src/test/test-service-ignore3/cmdlist b/src/test/test-service-ignore3/cmdlist
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bfad44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test-service-ignore3/cmdlist
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[
+    [ "power node1 on", "power node2 on", "power node3 on"]
+]
diff --git a/src/test/test-service-ignore3/hardware_status b/src/test/test-service-ignore3/hardware_status
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..451beb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test-service-ignore3/hardware_status
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "node1": { "power": "off", "network": "off" },
+  "node2": { "power": "off", "network": "off" },
+  "node3": { "power": "off", "network": "off" }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/test-service-ignore3/log.expect b/src/test/test-service-ignore3/log.expect
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..586ea14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test-service-ignore3/log.expect
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+info      0     hardware: starting simulation
+info     20      cmdlist: execute power node1 on
+info     20    node1/crm: status change startup => wait_for_quorum
+info     20    node1/lrm: status change startup => wait_for_agent_lock
+info     20      cmdlist: execute power node2 on
+info     20    node2/crm: status change startup => wait_for_quorum
+info     20    node2/lrm: status change startup => wait_for_agent_lock
+info     20      cmdlist: execute power node3 on
+info     20    node3/crm: status change startup => wait_for_quorum
+info     20    node3/lrm: status change startup => wait_for_agent_lock
+info     20    node1/crm: got lock 'ha_manager_lock'
+info     20    node1/crm: status change wait_for_quorum => master
+info     20    node1/crm: node 'node1': state changed from 'unknown' => 'online'
+info     20    node1/crm: node 'node2': state changed from 'unknown' => 'online'
+info     20    node1/crm: node 'node3': state changed from 'unknown' => 'online'
+info     22    node2/crm: status change wait_for_quorum => slave
+info     24    node3/crm: status change wait_for_quorum => slave
+info    620     hardware: exit simulation - done
diff --git a/src/test/test-service-ignore3/manager_status b/src/test/test-service-ignore3/manager_status
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0967ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test-service-ignore3/manager_status
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{}
diff --git a/src/test/test-service-ignore3/service_config b/src/test/test-service-ignore3/service_config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8066aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/test-service-ignore3/service_config
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "vm:103": { "node": "node3", "state": "ignored" }
+}