diff --git a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
index 07e16b9f..f372355c 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
+++ b/lib/libalpm/alpm.h
@@ -600,16 +600,10 @@ typedef struct _alpm_depmissing_t {
 
 /** A conflict that has occurred between two packages. */
 typedef struct _alpm_conflict_t {
-	/** Hash of the first package name
-	 * (used internally to speed up conflict checks) */
-	unsigned long package1_hash;
-	/** Hash of the second package name
-	 * (used internally to speed up conflict checks) */
-	unsigned long package2_hash;
-	/** Name of the first package */
-	char *package1;
-	/** Name of the second package */
-	char *package2;
+	/** The first package */
+	alpm_pkg_t *package1;
+	/** The second package */
+	alpm_pkg_t *package2;
 	/** The conflict */
 	alpm_depend_t *reason;
 } alpm_conflict_t;
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/conflict.c b/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
index d6e98ecb..d1e64e75 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/conflict.c
@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@ static alpm_conflict_t *conflict_new(alpm_pkg_t *pkg1, alpm_pkg_t *pkg2,
 
 	CALLOC(conflict, 1, sizeof(alpm_conflict_t), return NULL);
 
-	conflict->package1_hash = pkg1->name_hash;
-	conflict->package2_hash = pkg2->name_hash;
-	STRDUP(conflict->package1, pkg1->name, goto error);
-	STRDUP(conflict->package2, pkg2->name, goto error);
+	ASSERT(_alpm_pkg_dup(pkg1, &conflict->package1) == 0, goto error);
+	ASSERT(_alpm_pkg_dup(pkg2, &conflict->package2) == 0, goto error);
 	conflict->reason = reason;
 
 	return conflict;
@@ -66,8 +64,9 @@ error:
 void SYMEXPORT alpm_conflict_free(alpm_conflict_t *conflict)
 {
 	ASSERT(conflict != NULL, return);
-	FREE(conflict->package2);
-	FREE(conflict->package1);
+	_alpm_pkg_free(conflict->package1);
+	_alpm_pkg_free(conflict->package2);
+
 	FREE(conflict);
 }
 
@@ -79,10 +78,8 @@ alpm_conflict_t *_alpm_conflict_dup(const alpm_conflict_t *conflict)
 	alpm_conflict_t *newconflict;
 	CALLOC(newconflict, 1, sizeof(alpm_conflict_t), return NULL);
 
-	newconflict->package1_hash = conflict->package1_hash;
-	newconflict->package2_hash = conflict->package2_hash;
-	STRDUP(newconflict->package1, conflict->package1, goto error);
-	STRDUP(newconflict->package2, conflict->package2, goto error);
+	ASSERT(_alpm_pkg_dup(conflict->package1, &newconflict->package1) == 0, goto error);
+	ASSERT(_alpm_pkg_dup(conflict->package2, &newconflict->package2) == 0, goto error);
 	newconflict->reason = conflict->reason;
 
 	return newconflict;
@@ -105,10 +102,10 @@ static int conflict_isin(alpm_conflict_t *needle, alpm_list_t *haystack)
 	alpm_list_t *i;
 	for(i = haystack; i; i = i->next) {
 		alpm_conflict_t *conflict = i->data;
-		if(needle->package1_hash == conflict->package1_hash
-				&& needle->package2_hash == conflict->package2_hash
-				&& strcmp(needle->package1, conflict->package1) == 0
-				&& strcmp(needle->package2, conflict->package2) == 0) {
+		if(needle->package1->name_hash == conflict->package1->name_hash
+				&& needle->package2->name_hash == conflict->package2->name_hash
+				&& strcmp(needle->package1->name, conflict->package1->name) == 0
+				&& strcmp(needle->package2->name, conflict->package2->name) == 0) {
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/lib/libalpm/sync.c b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
index e22c790e..46d6fab8 100644
--- a/lib/libalpm/sync.c
+++ b/lib/libalpm/sync.c
@@ -517,21 +517,23 @@ int _alpm_sync_prepare(alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_list_t **data)
 
 		for(i = deps; i; i = i->next) {
 			alpm_conflict_t *conflict = i->data;
+			const char *name1 = conflict->package1->name;
+			const char *name2 = conflict->package2->name;
 			alpm_pkg_t *rsync, *sync, *sync1, *sync2;
 
 			/* have we already removed one of the conflicting targets? */
-			sync1 = alpm_pkg_find(trans->add, conflict->package1);
-			sync2 = alpm_pkg_find(trans->add, conflict->package2);
+			sync1 = alpm_pkg_find(trans->add, name1);
+			sync2 = alpm_pkg_find(trans->add, name2);
 			if(!sync1 || !sync2) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
 			_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "conflicting packages in the sync list: '%s' <-> '%s'\n",
-					conflict->package1, conflict->package2);
+					name1, name2);
 
 			/* if sync1 provides sync2, we remove sync2 from the targets, and vice versa */
-			alpm_depend_t *dep1 = alpm_dep_from_string(conflict->package1);
-			alpm_depend_t *dep2 = alpm_dep_from_string(conflict->package2);
+			alpm_depend_t *dep1 = alpm_dep_from_string(name1);
+			alpm_depend_t *dep2 = alpm_dep_from_string(name2);
 			if(_alpm_depcmp(sync1, dep2)) {
 				rsync = sync2;
 				sync = sync1;
@@ -559,8 +561,8 @@ int _alpm_sync_prepare(alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_list_t **data)
 
 			/* Prints warning */
 			_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_WARNING,
-					_("removing '%s' from target list because it conflicts with '%s'\n"),
-					rsync->name, sync->name);
+					_("removing '%s-%s' from target list because it conflicts with '%s-%s'\n"),
+					rsync->name, rsync->version, sync->name, sync->version);
 			trans->add = alpm_list_remove(trans->add, rsync, _alpm_pkg_cmp, NULL);
 			/* rsync is not a transaction target anymore */
 			trans->unresolvable = alpm_list_add(trans->unresolvable, rsync);
@@ -581,16 +583,18 @@ int _alpm_sync_prepare(alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_list_t **data)
 				.conflict = i->data
 			};
 			alpm_conflict_t *conflict = i->data;
+			const char *name1 = conflict->package1->name;
+			const char *name2 = conflict->package2->name;
 			int found = 0;
 
-			/* if conflict->package2 (the local package) is not elected for removal,
+			/* if name2 (the local package) is not elected for removal,
 			   we ask the user */
-			if(alpm_pkg_find(trans->remove, conflict->package2)) {
+			if(alpm_pkg_find(trans->remove, name2)) {
 				found = 1;
 			}
 			for(j = trans->add; j && !found; j = j->next) {
 				alpm_pkg_t *spkg = j->data;
-				if(alpm_pkg_find(spkg->removes, conflict->package2)) {
+				if(alpm_pkg_find(spkg->removes, name2)) {
 					found = 1;
 				}
 			}
@@ -598,15 +602,15 @@ int _alpm_sync_prepare(alpm_handle_t *handle, alpm_list_t **data)
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "package '%s' conflicts with '%s'\n",
-					conflict->package1, conflict->package2);
+			_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "package '%s-%s' conflicts with '%s-%s'\n",
+					name1, conflict->package1->version, name2,conflict->package2->version);
 
 			QUESTION(handle, &question);
 			if(question.remove) {
 				/* append to the removes list */
-				alpm_pkg_t *sync = alpm_pkg_find(trans->add, conflict->package1);
-				alpm_pkg_t *local = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(handle->db_local, conflict->package2);
-				_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "electing '%s' for removal\n", conflict->package2);
+				alpm_pkg_t *sync = alpm_pkg_find(trans->add, name1);
+				alpm_pkg_t *local = _alpm_db_get_pkgfromcache(handle->db_local, name2);
+				_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_DEBUG, "electing '%s' for removal\n", name2);
 				sync->removes = alpm_list_add(sync->removes, local);
 			} else { /* abort */
 				_alpm_log(handle, ALPM_LOG_ERROR, _("unresolvable package conflicts detected\n"));
diff --git a/src/pacman/callback.c b/src/pacman/callback.c
index 5c3557c7..84a587aa 100644
--- a/src/pacman/callback.c
+++ b/src/pacman/callback.c
@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ void cb_event(void *ctx, alpm_event_t *event)
 void cb_question(void *ctx, alpm_question_t *question)
 {
 	(void)ctx;
+	const colstr_t *colstr = &config->colstr;
+
 	if(config->print) {
 		switch(question->type) {
 			case ALPM_QUESTION_INSTALL_IGNOREPKG:
@@ -460,18 +462,30 @@ void cb_question(void *ctx, alpm_question_t *question)
 			{
 				alpm_question_conflict_t *q = &question->conflict;
 				/* print conflict only if it contains new information */
-				if(strcmp(q->conflict->package1, q->conflict->reason->name) == 0
-						|| strcmp(q->conflict->package2, q->conflict->reason->name) == 0) {
-					q->remove = noyes(_("%s and %s are in conflict. Remove %s?"),
-							q->conflict->package1,
-							q->conflict->package2,
-							q->conflict->package2);
+				if(strcmp(alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package1), q->conflict->reason->name) == 0
+						|| strcmp(alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package2), q->conflict->reason->name) == 0) {
+					q->remove = noyes(_("%s-%s%s%s and %s-%s%s%s are in conflict. Remove %s?"),
+							alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package1),
+							colstr->faint,
+							alpm_pkg_get_version(q->conflict->package1),
+							colstr->nocolor,
+							alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package2),
+							colstr->faint,
+							alpm_pkg_get_version(q->conflict->package2),
+							colstr->nocolor,
+							alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package2));
 				} else {
-					q->remove = noyes(_("%s and %s are in conflict (%s). Remove %s?"),
-							q->conflict->package1,
-							q->conflict->package2,
+					q->remove = noyes(_("%s-%s%s%s and %s-%s%s%s are in conflict (%s). Remove %s?"),
+							alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package1),
+							colstr->faint,
+							alpm_pkg_get_version(q->conflict->package1),
+							colstr->nocolor,
+							alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package2),
+							colstr->faint,
+							alpm_pkg_get_version(q->conflict->package2),
+							colstr->nocolor,
 							q->conflict->reason->name,
-							q->conflict->package2);
+							alpm_pkg_get_name(q->conflict->package2));
 				}
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/src/pacman/database.c b/src/pacman/database.c
index 832459b3..5f1c213c 100644
--- a/src/pacman/database.c
+++ b/src/pacman/database.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int check_db_local_package_conflicts(alpm_list_t *pkglist)
 	for(i = data; i; i = i->next) {
 		alpm_conflict_t *conflict = i->data;
 		pm_printf(ALPM_LOG_ERROR, "'%s' conflicts with '%s'\n",
-				conflict->package1, conflict->package2);
+				alpm_pkg_get_name(conflict->package1), alpm_pkg_get_name(conflict->package2));
 		ret++;
 	}
 	alpm_list_free_inner(data, (alpm_list_fn_free)alpm_conflict_free);
diff --git a/src/pacman/sync.c b/src/pacman/sync.c
index 1f2c8cba..4a01d402 100644
--- a/src/pacman/sync.c
+++ b/src/pacman/sync.c
@@ -778,12 +778,19 @@ int sync_prepare_execute(void)
 					alpm_conflict_t *conflict = i->data;
 					/* only print reason if it contains new information */
 					if(conflict->reason->mod == ALPM_DEP_MOD_ANY) {
-						colon_printf(_("%s and %s are in conflict\n"),
-								conflict->package1, conflict->package2);
+						colon_printf(_("%s-%s and %s-%s are in conflict\n"),
+								alpm_pkg_get_name(conflict->package1),
+								alpm_pkg_get_version(conflict->package1),
+								alpm_pkg_get_name(conflict->package2),
+								alpm_pkg_get_version(conflict->package2));
 					} else {
 						char *reason = alpm_dep_compute_string(conflict->reason);
-						colon_printf(_("%s and %s are in conflict (%s)\n"),
-								conflict->package1, conflict->package2, reason);
+						colon_printf(_("%s-%s and %s-%s are in conflict (%s)\n"),
+								alpm_pkg_get_name(conflict->package1),
+								alpm_pkg_get_version(conflict->package1),
+								alpm_pkg_get_name(conflict->package2),
+								alpm_pkg_get_version(conflict->package2),
+								reason);
 						free(reason);
 					}
 					alpm_conflict_free(conflict);