LR2: Edit in Photoshop and Stack

Hi
Just updated to LR2. One annoyance: when I edit in Photoshop CS3 and save, the image goes back into the lightroom catalog without the pick/reject flag.
Normally, I filter by 'pick' - and the new version doesn't appear. To get it I have to go back into the Library, find it in the stack, move it to the top and pick it. Seems a very slow process. LR1.0 did not do this! Any ideas??
Thanks
Peter

I see the same issue and it is an annoyance. The PSD should adopt the same flag status as the mother RAW -- so that we can see them without changing our filters.
Did it work this way in earlier versions?

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