The recent availability of potent and effective anti-viral therapy has revolutionized the management of patients with hepatitis C infection. With a >90% cure rate, many patients with compensated cirrhosis, once treated, will not progress further to develop decompensation. With the passage of time, the liver cirrhosis may even regress to a non-cirrhotic state. Published data on treatment of decompensated cirrhosis with hepatitis C infection is still scanty. However, patients with decompensated cirrhosis due to hepatitis B infection who received effective anti-viral therapy not only improved their overall clinical status, many of these patients reverted from a decompensated to a compensated state, associated with improved survival. Likewise, patients with alcoholic cirrhosis who abstain from alcohol will also have improvement in liver function and reduction in complications of cirrhosis. Therefore, treatment of decompensated cirrhotic patients with hepatitis C is expected to show the same beneficial effects, because the underlying cause of cirrhosis is coming under control.