diff --git a/britney.py b/britney.py
index f602745..12096c1 100755
--- a/britney.py
+++ b/britney.py
@@ -1214,12 +1214,18 @@ class Britney(object):
         for hint in self.hints.search(package=src):
             if hint.type == 'block':
                 blocked['block'] = hint
+                excuse.add_hint(hint)
             if hint.type == 'block-udeb':
                 blocked['block-udeb'] = hint
-        for hint in self.hints.search(type='block-all', package='source'):
-            blocked.setdefault('block', hint)
-        if suite in ['pu', 'tpu']:
+                excuse.add_hint(hint)
+        if 'block' not in blocked:
+            for hint in self.hints.search(type='block-all', package='source'):
+                blocked['block'] = hint
+                excuse.add_hint(hint)
+                break
+        if suite in ('pu', 'tpu'):
             blocked['block'] = '%s-block' % (suite)
+            excuse.needs_approval = True
 
         # if the source is blocked, then look for an `unblock' hint; the unblock request
         # is processed only if the specified version is correct. If a package is blocked
@@ -1229,7 +1235,8 @@ class Britney(object):
             unblocks = self.hints.search(unblock_cmd, package=src)
 
             if unblocks and unblocks[0].version is not None and unblocks[0].version == source_u[VERSION]:
-                if suite == 'unstable' or block_cmd == 'block-udeb':
+                excuse.add_hint(unblocks[0])
+                if block_cmd == 'block-udeb' or not excuse.needs_approval:
                     excuse.addhtml("Ignoring %s request by %s, due to %s request by %s" %
                                    (block_cmd, blocked[block_cmd].user, unblock_cmd, unblocks[0].user))
                 else:
diff --git a/excuse.py b/excuse.py
index e1da7c3..0760841 100644
--- a/excuse.py
+++ b/excuse.py
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ class Excuse(object):
         self.section = None
         self._is_valid = False
         self._dontinvalidate = False
+        self.needs_approval = False
+        self.hints = []
         self.forced = False
 
         self.invalid_deps = []
@@ -147,6 +149,9 @@ class Excuse(object):
         """Denote than an old binary ("cruft") is available from a previous source version"""
         self.old_binaries[from_source_version].add(binary)
 
+    def add_hint(self, hint):
+        self.hints.append(hint)
+
     def html(self):
         """Render the excuse in HTML"""
         res = "<a id=\"%s\" name=\"%s\">%s</a> (%s to %s)\n<ul>\n" % \
@@ -236,6 +241,20 @@ class Excuse(object):
                 'on-architectures': sorted(self.missing_builds),
                 'on-unimportant-architectures': sorted(self.missing_builds_ood_arch),
             }
+        if self.needs_approval:
+            status = 'not-approved'
+            for h in self.hints:
+                if h.type == 'unblock':
+                    status = 'approved'
+                    break
+            excusedata['manual-approval-status'] = status
+        if self.hints:
+            hint_info = [{
+                             'hint-type': h.type,
+                             'hint-from': h.user,
+                         } for h in self.hints]
+
+            excusedata['hints'] = hint_info
         if self.old_binaries:
             excusedata['old-binaries'] = {x: sorted(self.old_binaries[x]) for x in self.old_binaries}
         if self.forced: