diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 9d6f091a3..f20f4fb26 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.97 - 
 ===============================
+  Count percentage of completeness upwards when merging a snapshot volume.
   Skip activation when using vg/lvchange --sysinit -a ay and lvmetad is active.
   Fix extending RAID 4/5/6 logical volumes
   Fix test for PV with unknown VG in process_each_pv to ignore ignored mdas.
diff --git a/tools/lvconvert.c b/tools/lvconvert.c
index 074821d0d..76cc9b362 100644
--- a/tools/lvconvert.c
+++ b/tools/lvconvert.c
@@ -580,10 +580,10 @@ static progress_t _poll_merge_progress(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 
 	if (parms->progress_display)
 		log_print("%s: %s: %.1f%%", lv->name, parms->progress_title,
-			  percent_to_float(percent));
+			  100.0 - percent_to_float(percent));
 	else
 		log_verbose("%s: %s: %.1f%%", lv->name, parms->progress_title,
-			    percent_to_float(percent));
+			    100.0 - percent_to_float(percent));
 
 	if (percent == PERCENT_0)
 		return PROGRESS_FINISHED_ALL;