diff --git a/configure b/configure
index cced7bd3d..ff3a59b6b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@ CLDNOWHOLEARCHIVE
 CLDFLAGS
 CACHE
 BUILD_DMFILEMAPD
+BUILD_LOCKDDLM_CONTROL
 BUILD_LOCKDDLM
 BUILD_LOCKDSANLOCK
 BUILD_LVMLOCKD
@@ -771,6 +772,8 @@ BLKID_LIBS
 BLKID_CFLAGS
 NOTIFY_DBUS_LIBS
 NOTIFY_DBUS_CFLAGS
+LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_LIBS
+LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_CFLAGS
 LOCKD_DLM_LIBS
 LOCKD_DLM_CFLAGS
 LOCKD_SANLOCK_LIBS
@@ -932,6 +935,7 @@ enable_devmapper
 enable_lvmpolld
 enable_lvmlockd_sanlock
 enable_lvmlockd_dlm
+enable_lvmlockd_dlmcontrol
 enable_use_lvmlockd
 with_lvmlockd_pidfile
 enable_use_lvmpolld
@@ -1000,6 +1004,8 @@ LOCKD_SANLOCK_CFLAGS
 LOCKD_SANLOCK_LIBS
 LOCKD_DLM_CFLAGS
 LOCKD_DLM_LIBS
+LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_CFLAGS
+LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_LIBS
 NOTIFY_DBUS_CFLAGS
 NOTIFY_DBUS_LIBS
 BLKID_CFLAGS
@@ -1643,6 +1649,8 @@ Optional Features:
   --enable-lvmlockd-sanlock
                           enable the LVM lock daemon using sanlock
   --enable-lvmlockd-dlm   enable the LVM lock daemon using dlm
+  --enable-lvmlockd-dlmcontrol
+                          enable lvmlockd remote refresh using libdlmcontrol
   --disable-use-lvmlockd  disable usage of LVM lock daemon
   --disable-use-lvmpolld  disable usage of LVM Poll Daemon
   --enable-dmfilemapd     enable the dmstats filemap daemon
@@ -1788,6 +1796,10 @@ Some influential environment variables:
               C compiler flags for LOCKD_DLM, overriding pkg-config
   LOCKD_DLM_LIBS
               linker flags for LOCKD_DLM, overriding pkg-config
+  LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_CFLAGS
+              C compiler flags for LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL, overriding pkg-config
+  LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_LIBS
+              linker flags for LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL, overriding pkg-config
   NOTIFY_DBUS_CFLAGS
               C compiler flags for NOTIFY_DBUS, overriding pkg-config
   NOTIFY_DBUS_LIBS
@@ -3077,6 +3089,7 @@ case "$host_os" in
 		BUILD_LVMPOLLD=no
 		LOCKDSANLOCK=no
 		LOCKDDLM=no
+		LOCKDDLM_CONTROL=no
 		ODIRECT=yes
 		DM_IOCTLS=yes
 		SELINUX=yes
@@ -10958,6 +10971,97 @@ $as_echo "#define LOCKDDLM_SUPPORT 1" >>confdefs.h
 	BUILD_LVMLOCKD=yes
 fi
 
+################################################################################
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether to build lvmlockddlmcontrol" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether to build lvmlockddlmcontrol... " >&6; }
+# Check whether --enable-lvmlockd-dlmcontrol was given.
+if test "${enable_lvmlockd_dlmcontrol+set}" = set; then :
+  enableval=$enable_lvmlockd_dlmcontrol; LOCKDDLM_CONTROL=$enableval
+fi
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $LOCKDDLM_CONTROL" >&5
+$as_echo "$LOCKDDLM_CONTROL" >&6; }
+
+BUILD_LOCKDDLM_CONTROL=$LOCKDDLM_CONTROL
+
+if test "$BUILD_LOCKDDLM_CONTROL" = yes; then
+
+pkg_failed=no
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL... " >&6; }
+
+if test -n "$LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_CFLAGS"; then
+    pkg_cv_LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_CFLAGS="$LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_CFLAGS"
+ elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
+    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libdlmcontrol >= 3.2\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libdlmcontrol >= 3.2") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
+  pkg_cv_LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_CFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG --cflags "libdlmcontrol >= 3.2" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
+else
+  pkg_failed=yes
+fi
+ else
+    pkg_failed=untried
+fi
+if test -n "$LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_LIBS"; then
+    pkg_cv_LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_LIBS="$LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_LIBS"
+ elif test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+    if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG" && \
+    { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors \"libdlmcontrol >= 3.2\""; } >&5
+  ($PKG_CONFIG --exists --print-errors "libdlmcontrol >= 3.2") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  test $ac_status = 0; }; then
+  pkg_cv_LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG --libs "libdlmcontrol >= 3.2" 2>/dev/null`
+		      test "x$?" != "x0" && pkg_failed=yes
+else
+  pkg_failed=yes
+fi
+ else
+    pkg_failed=untried
+fi
+
+
+
+if test $pkg_failed = yes; then
+   	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+
+if $PKG_CONFIG --atleast-pkgconfig-version 0.20; then
+        _pkg_short_errors_supported=yes
+else
+        _pkg_short_errors_supported=no
+fi
+        if test $_pkg_short_errors_supported = yes; then
+	        LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --short-errors --print-errors --cflags --libs "libdlmcontrol >= 3.2" 2>&1`
+        else
+	        LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_PKG_ERRORS=`$PKG_CONFIG --print-errors --cflags --libs "libdlmcontrol >= 3.2" 2>&1`
+        fi
+	# Put the nasty error message in config.log where it belongs
+	echo "$LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_PKG_ERRORS" >&5
+
+	$bailout
+elif test $pkg_failed = untried; then
+     	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+	$bailout
+else
+	LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_CFLAGS=$pkg_cv_LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_CFLAGS
+	LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_LIBS=$pkg_cv_LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL_LIBS
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+	HAVE_LOCKD_DLM_CONTROL=yes
+fi
+
+$as_echo "#define LOCKDDLM_CONTROL_SUPPORT 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+	BUILD_LVMLOCKD=yes
+fi
+
 ################################################################################
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether to build lvmlockd" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking whether to build lvmlockd... " >&6; }
@@ -13784,6 +13888,7 @@ _ACEOF
 
 
 
+
 
 
 ################################################################################
diff --git a/include/configure.h.in b/include/configure.h.in
index ce4c326b9..a43053a58 100644
--- a/include/configure.h.in
+++ b/include/configure.h.in
@@ -295,9 +295,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `pselect' function. */
 #undef HAVE_PSELECT
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the <pthread.h> header file. */
-#undef HAVE_PTHREAD_H
-
 /* Define to 1 if the system has the type `ptrdiff_t'. */
 #undef HAVE_PTRDIFF_T
 
@@ -537,6 +534,9 @@
 /* Locale-dependent data */
 #undef LOCALEDIR
 
+/* Define to 1 to include code that uses lvmlockd dlm control option. */
+#undef LOCKDDLM_CONTROL_SUPPORT
+
 /* Define to 1 to include code that uses lvmlockd dlm option. */
 #undef LOCKDDLM_SUPPORT