diff --git a/src/lua.rs b/src/lua.rs
index 9b8c7d5..8ce38dd 100644
--- a/src/lua.rs
+++ b/src/lua.rs
@@ -765,15 +765,14 @@ impl<'lua> Function<'lua> {
 /// Status of a Lua thread (or coroutine).
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum ThreadStatus {
-    /// The thread has finished executing.
-    Dead,
-    /// The thread was just created, is currently running or is suspended because it has called
-    /// `coroutine.yield`.
+    /// The thread was just created, or is suspended because it has called `coroutine.yield`.
     ///
     /// If a thread is in this state, it can be resumed by calling [`Thread::resume`].
     ///
     /// [`Thread::resume`]: struct.Thread.html#method.resume
-    Active,
+    Resumable,
+    /// Either the thread has finished executing, or the thread is currently running.
+    Unresumable,
     /// The thread has raised a Lua error during execution.
     Error,
 }
@@ -886,9 +885,9 @@ impl<'lua> Thread<'lua> {
                 if status != ffi::LUA_OK && status != ffi::LUA_YIELD {
                     ThreadStatus::Error
                 } else if status == ffi::LUA_YIELD || ffi::lua_gettop(thread_state) > 0 {
-                    ThreadStatus::Active
+                    ThreadStatus::Resumable
                 } else {
-                    ThreadStatus::Dead
+                    ThreadStatus::Unresumable
                 }
             })
         }
diff --git a/src/tests.rs b/src/tests.rs
index af972f4..dfee102 100644
--- a/src/tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests.rs
@@ -599,17 +599,17 @@ fn test_thread() {
         ).unwrap(),
     );
 
-    assert_eq!(thread.status(), ThreadStatus::Active);
+    assert_eq!(thread.status(), ThreadStatus::Resumable);
     assert_eq!(thread.resume::<_, i64>(0).unwrap(), 0);
-    assert_eq!(thread.status(), ThreadStatus::Active);
+    assert_eq!(thread.status(), ThreadStatus::Resumable);
     assert_eq!(thread.resume::<_, i64>(1).unwrap(), 1);
-    assert_eq!(thread.status(), ThreadStatus::Active);
+    assert_eq!(thread.status(), ThreadStatus::Resumable);
     assert_eq!(thread.resume::<_, i64>(2).unwrap(), 3);
-    assert_eq!(thread.status(), ThreadStatus::Active);
+    assert_eq!(thread.status(), ThreadStatus::Resumable);
     assert_eq!(thread.resume::<_, i64>(3).unwrap(), 6);
-    assert_eq!(thread.status(), ThreadStatus::Active);
+    assert_eq!(thread.status(), ThreadStatus::Resumable);
     assert_eq!(thread.resume::<_, i64>(4).unwrap(), 10);
-    assert_eq!(thread.status(), ThreadStatus::Dead);
+    assert_eq!(thread.status(), ThreadStatus::Unresumable);
 
     let accumulate = lua.create_thread(
         lua.eval::<Function>(
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ fn test_thread() {
         accumulate.resume::<_, ()>(i).unwrap();
     }
     assert_eq!(accumulate.resume::<_, i64>(4).unwrap(), 10);
-    assert_eq!(accumulate.status(), ThreadStatus::Active);
+    assert_eq!(accumulate.status(), ThreadStatus::Resumable);
     assert!(accumulate.resume::<_, ()>("error").is_err());
     assert_eq!(accumulate.status(), ThreadStatus::Error);
 
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ fn test_thread() {
         "#,
         None,
     ).unwrap();
-    assert_eq!(thread.status(), ThreadStatus::Active);
+    assert_eq!(thread.status(), ThreadStatus::Resumable);
     assert_eq!(thread.resume::<_, i64>(()).unwrap(), 42);
 
     let thread: Thread = lua.eval(