Index: src/test/regression.c
===================================================================
--- src/test/regression.c	(revision 1031)
+++ src/test/regression.c	(working copy)
@@ -1345,11 +1345,9 @@
 
     p = icalproperty_new_from_string("REQUEST-STATUS:2.1;Success but fallback taken  on one or more property  values.;booga");
 
-#if ADD_TESTS_REQUIRING_INVESTIGATION
     is("icalproperty_new_from_string()",
        icalproperty_as_ical_string(p),
-       "REQUEST-STATUS:2.1;Success but fallback taken  on one or more property  \n values.;booga\n");
-#endif
+       "REQUEST-STATUS:2.1;Success but fallback taken  on one or more property  \r\n values.;booga\r\n");
 
     icalerror_set_error_state(ICAL_MALFORMEDDATA_ERROR,ICAL_ERROR_NONFATAL);
     st2 = icalreqstattype_from_string("16.4");
Index: src/libical/icalvalue.c
===================================================================
--- src/libical/icalvalue.c	(revision 1027)
+++ src/libical/icalvalue.c	(working copy)
@@ -726,6 +726,14 @@
 	    }
 	    break;
 	}
+	case ICAL_REQUESTSTATUS_VALUE:
+	{
+	    if (v->data.v_requeststatus.debug != 0) { 
+		free((void*)v->data.v_requeststatus.debug);
+		v->data.v_requeststatus.debug = 0;
+	    }
+	    break;
+	}
 
 	default:
 	{
Index: src/libical/icaltypes.c
===================================================================
--- src/libical/icaltypes.c	(revision 1027)
+++ src/libical/icaltypes.c	(working copy)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 
   stat.code = ICAL_UNKNOWN_STATUS;
   stat.debug = 0; 
-   stat.desc = 0;
+  stat.desc = 0;
 
   /* Get the status numbers */
 
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@
     icalerror_set_errno(ICAL_MALFORMEDDATA_ERROR);
     return stat;
   }
-  
 
   p1 = strchr(str,';');
 
@@ -160,11 +159,9 @@
   /* Just ignore the second clause; it will be taken from inside the library 
    */
 
-
-
   p2 = strchr(p1+1,';');
   if (p2 != 0 && *p2 != 0){
-    stat.debug = p2+1;
+    stat.debug = icalmemory_strdup(p2+1);
   } 
 
   return stat;
Index: src/libical/icaltypes.h
===================================================================
--- src/libical/icaltypes.h	(revision 1027)
+++ src/libical/icaltypes.h	(working copy)
@@ -58,19 +58,18 @@
 int icaltriggertype_is_null_trigger(struct icaltriggertype tr);
 int icaltriggertype_is_bad_trigger(struct icaltriggertype tr);
 
-/* struct icalreqstattype. This struct contains two string pointers,
-but don't try to free either of them. The "desc" string is a pointer
-to a static table inside the library.  Don't try to free it. The
-"debug" string is a pointer into the string that the called passed
-into to icalreqstattype_from_string. Don't try to free it either, and
-don't use it after the original string has been freed.
+/*
+struct icalreqstattype. This struct contains two string pointers. 
+The "desc" string is a pointer to a static table inside the library.
+Don't try to free it. The "debug" string is a pointer to an icalmemory
+string, which the user must deallocate using icalmemory_free_buffer, if
+its not a NULL pointer.
 
 BTW, you would get that original string from
 *icalproperty_get_requeststatus() or icalvalue_get_text(), when
 operating on a the value of a request_status property. */
 
 struct icalreqstattype {
-
 	icalrequeststatus code;
 	const char* desc;
 	const char* debug;