diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsfix.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsfix.c
index a0220e6f..c6ec628a 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsfix.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsfix.c
@@ -264,7 +264,14 @@ static int set_dirty_flag(ntfs_volume *vol)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	vol->flags = flags;
-	NVolSetWasDirty(vol);
+
+	/* Porting note: libntfs-3g does not have the 'WasDirty' flag/property,
+	 * and never touches the 'dirty' bit except when explicitly told to do
+	 * so. Since we just wrote the VOLUME_IS_DIRTY bit to disk, and
+	 * vol->flags is up-to-date, we can just ignore the NVolSetWasDirty
+	 * statement. */
+	/* NVolSetWasDirty(vol); */
+
 	ntfs_log_info(OK);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -515,7 +522,20 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 	/* So the unmount does not clear it again. */
-	NVolSetWasDirty(vol);
+
+	/* Porting note: The WasDirty flag was set here to prevent ntfs_unmount
+	 * from clearing the dirty bit (which might have been set in
+	 * fix_mount()). So the intention is to leave the dirty bit set.
+	 *
+	 * libntfs-3g does not automatically set or clear dirty flags on
+	 * mount/unmount, this means that the assumption that the dirty flag is
+	 * now set does not hold. So we need to set it if not already set. */
+	if(!(vol->flags & VOLUME_IS_DIRTY) && ntfs_volume_write_flags(vol,
+			vol->flags | VOLUME_IS_DIRTY)) {
+		ntfs_log_error("Error: Failed to set volume dirty flag (%d "
+			"(%s))!\n", errno, strerror(errno));
+	}
+
 	/* Check NTFS version is ok for us (in $Volume) */
 	ntfs_log_info("NTFS volume version is %i.%i.\n", vol->major_ver,
 			vol->minor_ver);
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsmove.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsmove.c
index 13092701..6cfff46f 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsmove.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsmove.c
@@ -893,7 +893,19 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	count = move_file(vol, inode, opts.location, 0);
 	if ((count > 0) && (!opts.nodirty)) {
-		NVolSetWasDirty(vol);
+
+		/* Porting note: libntfs-3g does not automatically set or clear
+		 * dirty flags on mount/unmount. It always preserves them until
+		 * they are explicitly changed with ntfs_volume_write_flags.
+		 * This means that the dirty flag is possibly not set, but
+		 * should be set. So we explicitly set it with a call to
+		 * ntfs_volume_write_flags. */
+		if(!(vol->flags & VOLUME_IS_DIRTY) && ntfs_volume_write_flags(
+			vol, vol->flags | VOLUME_IS_DIRTY)) {
+			ntfs_log_error("Error: Failed to set volume dirty "
+				"flag (%d (%s))!\n", errno, strerror(errno));
+		}
+
 		ntfs_log_info("Relocated %lld bytes\n", count);
 	}
 	if (count >= 0)
diff --git a/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.c b/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.c
index 8f0d4e26..18dd6a45 100644
--- a/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.c
+++ b/ntfsprogs/ntfsresize.c
@@ -2297,7 +2297,12 @@ static void prepare_volume_fixup(ntfs_volume *vol)
 	vol->flags |= VOLUME_IS_DIRTY;
 	if (ntfs_volume_write_flags(vol, vol->flags))
 		perr_exit("Failed to set the volume dirty");
-	NVolSetWasDirty(vol);
+
+	/* Porting note: This flag does not exist in libntfs-3g. The dirty flag
+	 * is never modified by libntfs-3g on unmount and we set it above. We
+	 * can safely comment out this statement. */
+	/* NVolSetWasDirty(vol); */
+
 	if (vol->dev->d_ops->sync(vol->dev) == -1)
 		perr_exit("Failed to sync device");
 	printf("Resetting $LogFile ... (this might take a while)\n");