diff --git a/hgext/inotify/__init__.py b/hgext/inotify/__init__.py
--- a/hgext/inotify/__init__.py
+++ b/hgext/inotify/__init__.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def reposetup(ui, repo):
             files = match.files()
             if '.' in files:
                 files = []
-            if self._inotifyon and not ignored:
+            if self._inotifyon and not ignored and not self._dirty:
                 cli = client(ui, repo)
                 try:
                     result = cli.statusquery(files, match, False,
diff --git a/tests/test-inotify-dirty-dirstate b/tests/test-inotify-dirty-dirstate
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-inotify-dirty-dirstate
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# issues when status queries are issued when dirstate is dirty
+
+"$TESTDIR/hghave" inotify || exit 80
+
+echo "[extensions]" >> $HGRCPATH
+echo "inotify=" >> $HGRCPATH
+echo "fetch=" >> $HGRCPATH
+
+echo % issue1810: inotify and fetch
+mkdir test; cd test
+hg init
+
+echo foo > foo
+hg add
+hg ci -m foo
+
+cd ..
+
+hg clone test test2
+cd test2
+echo bar > bar
+hg add
+hg ci -m bar
+cd ../test
+echo spam > spam
+hg add
+hg ci -m spam
+cd ../test2
+hg st
+
+# abort, outstanding changes
+hg fetch -q
+hg st
+cd ..
+
+
+echo % issue1719: inotify and mq
+
+echo "mq=" >> $HGRCPATH
+
+hg init test-1719
+cd test-1719
+
+echo % inserve
+hg inserve -d --pid-file=hg.pid
+cat hg.pid >> "$DAEMON_PIDS"
+
+echo content > file
+hg add file
+
+hg qnew -f test.patch
+
+hg status
+hg qpop
+
+echo % st should not output anything
+hg status
+
+hg qpush
+
+echo % st should not output anything
+hg status
+
+hg qrefresh
+hg status
diff --git a/tests/test-inotify-dirty-dirstate.out b/tests/test-inotify-dirty-dirstate.out
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-inotify-dirty-dirstate.out
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+% issue1810: inotify and fetch
+adding foo
+updating working directory
+1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
+adding bar
+adding spam
+% issue1719: inotify and mq
+% inserve
+? hg.pid
+popping test.patch
+patch queue now empty
+% st should not output anything
+? hg.pid
+applying test.patch
+now at: test.patch
+% st should not output anything
+? hg.pid
+? hg.pid