diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9e868eb49..557772737 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ $Id$
 + patch #2984337 [interface] Convert loading of export/import to jQuery ready
   event, thanks to sutharshan.
 - [edit] CURRENT_TIMESTAMP is also valid for datetime fields.
+- patch #2985068 [engines] Fix parsing of PBXT status, thanks to Madhura Jayaratne.
 
 3.3.3.0 (not yet released)
 - patch #2982480 [navi] Do not group if there would be one table in group,
diff --git a/libraries/StorageEngine.class.php b/libraries/StorageEngine.class.php
index d03f40abb..af0da1a92 100644
--- a/libraries/StorageEngine.class.php
+++ b/libraries/StorageEngine.class.php
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class PMA_StorageEngine
                   . '    <td class="value">';
             switch ($details['type']) {
                 case PMA_ENGINE_DETAILS_TYPE_SIZE:
-                    $parsed_size = PMA_formatByteDown($details['value']);
+                    $parsed_size = $this->resolveTypeSize($details['value']);
                     $ret .= $parsed_size[0] . '&nbsp;' . $parsed_size[1];
                     unset($parsed_size);
                 break;
@@ -204,6 +204,21 @@ class PMA_StorageEngine
         return $ret;
     }
 
+	/**
+	 * returns the engine specific handling for
+	 * PMA_ENGINE_DETAILS_TYPE_SIZE type variables.
+	 *
+	 * This function should be overridden when
+	 * PMA_ENGINE_DETAILS_TYPE_SIZE type needs to be
+	 * handled differently for a particular engine.
+	 *
+	 * @return string the formatted value and its unit
+	 */
+	function resolveTypeSize($value)
+	{
+		return PMA_formatByteDown($value);
+	}
+
     /**
      * returns array with detailed info about engine specific server variables
      *
diff --git a/libraries/common.lib.php b/libraries/common.lib.php
index 97e7f8590..fea68406a 100644
--- a/libraries/common.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/common.lib.php
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ function PMA_showMessage($message, $sql_query = null, $type = 'notice', $is_view
             PMA_profilingCheckbox($sql_query);
         }
         $inline_edit = "<script type=\"text/javascript\">\n" .
-            "//<![CDATA[\n" . 
+            "//<![CDATA[\n" .
             "document.write('[<a href=\"#\" title=\"" .
             PMA_escapeJsString(__('Inline edit of this query')) .
             "\" id=\"inline_edit\">" .
@@ -1503,6 +1503,27 @@ function PMA_formatNumber($value, $length = 3, $comma = 0, $only_down = false)
     return $sign . $value . ' ' . $unit;
 } // end of the 'PMA_formatNumber' function
 
+/**
+ * Returns the number of bytes when a formatted size is given
+ *
+ * @param   double   $value     the value that should be converted to bytes
+ * @uses    PMA_pow()
+ * @return  integer  The number of bytes corresponding to the formatted size given
+ */
+function PMA_getBytes($value)
+{
+    $return_value = -1;
+
+    if (preg_match('/^[0-9]+GB$/', $value)) {
+        $return_value = substr($value, 0, -2) * PMA_pow(1024, 3);
+    } elseif (preg_match('/^[0-9]+MB$/', $value)) {
+        $return_value = substr($value, 0, -2) * PMA_pow(1024, 2);
+    } elseif (preg_match('/^[0-9]+K$/', $value)) {
+        $return_value = substr($value, 0, -1) * PMA_pow(1024, 1);
+    }
+    return $return_value;
+}// end of the 'PMA_getBytes' function
+
 /**
  * Writes localised date
  *
diff --git a/libraries/engines/pbxt.lib.php b/libraries/engines/pbxt.lib.php
index 777068a58..db407134f 100644
--- a/libraries/engines/pbxt.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/engines/pbxt.lib.php
@@ -81,6 +81,20 @@ class PMA_StorageEngine_pbxt extends PMA_StorageEngine
             ),
         );
     }
+
+    /**
+     * returns the pbxt engine specific handling for
+     * PMA_ENGINE_DETAILS_TYPE_SIZE variables.
+     *
+     * @return string the formatted value and its unit
+     */
+    function resolveTypeSize($value)
+    {
+        if (preg_match('/^[0-9]+[a-zA-Z]+$/', $value)){
+            $value = PMA_getBytes($value);
+        }
+        return PMA_formatByteDown($value);
+    }
 }
 
 ?>