diff --git a/poupdate b/poupdate
index b244694..177b6ef 100755
--- a/poupdate
+++ b/poupdate
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ if [ ! $MSGMERGE ]; then
 	exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ ! $DIFF ]; then
+	echo -e $RED"This program suggests the diff utility."$ENDCOLOR
+fi
+
 ## Declaring Functions
 function usage() {
 	echo "Usage `basename $0` [options] <updated-file-dir> <translations-file-tree> <translations-template-tree>"
@@ -162,12 +166,22 @@ fi
 
 # delete the Rosetta/Launchpad headers, only needed if the file was imported from Rosetta
 cat $tra_tree/${trafile}.new | sed '/X-Rosetta-Export-Date/d' > $tra_tree/$trafile
+
+if [ $DIFF ]; then
+if [ "`$DIFF $tra_tree/${trafile}.old $tra_tree/${trafile}.new`" ]; then
+	changed_files=$(($changed_files+1))
+fi
+fi
+
 rm $tra_tree/${trafile}.new
 rm $tra_tree/${trafile}.old
 
 merged_files=$(($merged_files+1))
 if [ ! "$option_verbose" = "Y" ]; then
 	echo -ne "\r$merged_files/$total_files merged"
+	if [ $DIFF ] && [ ! $changed_files -eq 0 ]; then
+		echo -ne ", $changed_files changed"
+	fi
 	if [ ! $skipped_files -eq 0 ]; then
 		echo -ne ", $skipped_files skipped"
 	fi
@@ -176,6 +190,10 @@ fi
 done
 
 echo -ne $BLUE"\r$merged_files/$total_files merged"$ENDCOLOR
+if [ $DIFF ] && [ ! $changed_files -eq 0 ]; then
+	echo -ne $BLUE", $changed_files changed"$ENDCOLOR
+fi
+
 if [ ! $skipped_files -eq 0 ]; then
 	echo -ne $BLUE", $skipped_files skipped"$ENDCOLOR
 fi