diff --git a/salt/states/file.py b/salt/states/file.py
index b7a202b7a130..8f5463703928 100644
--- a/salt/states/file.py
+++ b/salt/states/file.py
@@ -2736,7 +2736,7 @@ def managed(name,
     try:
         if __opts__['test']:
             if 'file.check_managed_changes' in __salt__:
-                ret['pchanges'] = __salt__['file.check_managed_changes'](
+                ret['changes'] = __salt__['file.check_managed_changes'](
                     name,
                     source,
                     source_hash,
@@ -2767,15 +2767,17 @@ def managed(name,
                             reset=win_perms_reset)
                     except CommandExecutionError as exc:
                         if exc.strerror.startswith('Path not found'):
-                            ret['pchanges'] = '{0} will be created'.format(name)
+                            ret['changes'] = {name: 'will be created'}
 
-            if isinstance(ret['pchanges'], tuple):
-                ret['result'], ret['comment'] = ret['pchanges']
-            elif ret['pchanges']:
+            if isinstance(ret['changes'], tuple):
+                ret['result'], ret['comment'] = ret['changes']
+            elif ret['changes']:
                 ret['result'] = None
                 ret['comment'] = 'The file {0} is set to be changed'.format(name)
-                if 'diff' in ret['pchanges'] and not show_changes:
-                    ret['pchanges']['diff'] = '<show_changes=False>'
+                ret['comment'] += ('\nNote: No changes made, actual changes may\n'
+                                   'be different due to other states.')
+                if 'diff' in ret['changes'] and not show_changes:
+                    ret['changes']['diff'] = '<show_changes=False>'
             else:
                 ret['result'] = True
                 ret['comment'] = 'The file {0} is in the correct state'.format(name)
diff --git a/tests/integration/states/test_file.py b/tests/integration/states/test_file.py
index 69bed94c5ca9..fa75d14b6c0b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/states/test_file.py
+++ b/tests/integration/states/test_file.py
@@ -459,6 +459,21 @@ def test_managed_show_changes_false(self):
         changes = next(six.itervalues(ret))['changes']
         self.assertEqual('<show_changes=False>', changes['diff'])
 
+    def test_managed_show_changes_true(self):
+        '''
+        file.managed test interface
+        '''
+        name = os.path.join(TMP, 'grail_not_scene33')
+        with salt.utils.files.fopen(name, 'wb') as fp_:
+            fp_.write(b'test_managed_show_changes_false\n')
+
+        ret = self.run_state(
+            'file.managed', name=name, source='salt://grail/scene33',
+        )
+
+        changes = next(six.itervalues(ret))['changes']
+        self.assertIn('diff', changes)
+
     @skipIf(IS_WINDOWS, 'Don\'t know how to fix for Windows')
     def test_managed_escaped_file_path(self):
         '''