diff --git a/daemon/remote.c b/daemon/remote.c
index 5f6142162..6cd52e0ba 100644
--- a/daemon/remote.c
+++ b/daemon/remote.c
@@ -1219,6 +1219,28 @@ do_flush_name(SSL* ssl, struct worker* worker, char* arg)
 	send_ok(ssl);
 }
 
+/** print root forwards */
+static int
+print_root_fwds(SSL* ssl, struct config_file* cfg)
+{
+	struct config_stub* s;
+	if(!ssl_printf(ssl, "root-forward:"))
+		return 0;
+	for(s = cfg->forwards; s; s = s->next) {
+		if(s->name && strcmp(s->name, ".") == 0) {
+			struct config_strlist* p;
+			for(p = s->hosts; p; p = p->next)
+				if(!ssl_printf(ssl, " %s", p->str))
+					return 0;
+			for(p = s->addrs; p; p = p->next)
+				if(!ssl_printf(ssl, " %s", p->str))
+					return 0;
+			return ssl_printf(ssl, "\n");
+		}
+	}
+	return ssl_printf(ssl, " no (using root hints)\n");
+}
+
 /** do the status command */
 static void
 do_status(SSL* ssl, struct worker* worker)
@@ -1239,6 +1261,8 @@ do_status(SSL* ssl, struct worker* worker)
 	}
 	if(!ssl_printf(ssl, " ]\n"))
 		return;
+	if(!print_root_fwds(ssl, worker->env.cfg))
+		return;
 	uptime = (time_t)time(NULL) - (time_t)worker->daemon->time_boot.tv_sec;
 	if(!ssl_printf(ssl, "uptime: %u seconds\n", (unsigned)uptime))
 		return;
diff --git a/doc/Changelog b/doc/Changelog
index 0a7767116..ba9280153 100644
--- a/doc/Changelog
+++ b/doc/Changelog
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 	- stats_noreset feature for unbound-control.
 	- flush_requestlist feature for unbound-control.
 	- libunbound version upped API (was changed 5 feb).
+	- unbound-control status shows if root forwarding is in use.
+	- slightly nicer memory management in iter-fwd code.
 
 10 February 2009: Wouter
 	- keys with rfc5011 REVOKE flag are skipped and not considered when
diff --git a/iterator/iter_fwd.c b/iterator/iter_fwd.c
index 7f378834c..d7485f624 100644
--- a/iterator/iter_fwd.c
+++ b/iterator/iter_fwd.c
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ int
 forwards_apply_cfg(struct iter_forwards* fwd, struct config_file* cfg)
 {
 	free(fwd->tree);
+	regional_free_all(fwd->region);
 	fwd->tree = rbtree_create(fwd_cmp);
 	if(!fwd->tree)
 		return 0;
@@ -288,5 +289,6 @@ forwards_get_mem(struct iter_forwards* fwd)
 {
 	if(!fwd)
 		return 0;
-	return sizeof(*fwd) + regional_get_mem(fwd->region);
+	return sizeof(*fwd) + sizeof(*fwd->tree) + 
+		regional_get_mem(fwd->region);
 }