diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index 3fb69cb66..183ef1526 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 1.02.94 - 
 ===================================
+  Add dm_report_object_is_selected for generalized interface for report/select.
 
 Version 1.02.93 - 21st January 2015
 ===================================
diff --git a/libdm/libdevmapper.h b/libdm/libdevmapper.h
index b164b5162..309e63fd1 100644
--- a/libdm/libdevmapper.h
+++ b/libdm/libdevmapper.h
@@ -1761,7 +1761,17 @@ struct dm_report *dm_report_init_with_selection(uint32_t *report_types,
 						const char *selection,
 						const struct dm_report_reserved_value reserved_values[],
 						void *private_data);
+/*
+ * Report an object, pass it through the selection criteria if they
+ * are present and display the result on output if it passes the criteria.
+ */
 int dm_report_object(struct dm_report *rh, void *object);
+/*
+ * The same as dm_report_object, but display the result on output only if
+ * 'do_output' arg is set. Also, save the result of selection in 'selected'
+ * arg if it's not NULL (either 1 if the object passes, otherwise 0).
+ */
+int dm_report_object_is_selected(struct dm_report *rh, void *object, int do_output, int *selected);
 
 /*
  * Compact report output so that if field value is empty for all rows in
diff --git a/libdm/libdm-report.c b/libdm/libdm-report.c
index 2612f74d0..6f528f1a4 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-report.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-report.c
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ static int _check_report_selection(struct dm_report *rh, struct dm_list *fields)
 	return _check_selection(rh, rh->selection->selection_root, fields);
 }
 
-int dm_report_object(struct dm_report *rh, void *object)
+static int _do_report_object(struct dm_report *rh, void *object, int do_output, int *selected)
 {
 	const struct dm_report_field_type *fields;
 	struct field_properties *fp;
@@ -1586,7 +1586,13 @@ int dm_report_object(struct dm_report *rh, void *object)
 	int r = 0;
 
 	if (!rh) {
-		log_error(INTERNAL_ERROR "dm_report handler is NULL.");
+		log_error(INTERNAL_ERROR "_do_report_object: dm_report handler is NULL.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!do_output && !selected) {
+		log_error(INTERNAL_ERROR "_do_report_object: output not requested and "
+					 "selected output variable is NULL too.");
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1594,7 +1600,7 @@ int dm_report_object(struct dm_report *rh, void *object)
 		return 1;
 
 	if (!(row = dm_pool_zalloc(rh->mem, sizeof(*row)))) {
-		log_error("dm_report_object: struct row allocation failed");
+		log_error("_do_report_object: struct row allocation failed");
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -1604,7 +1610,7 @@ int dm_report_object(struct dm_report *rh, void *object)
 	    !(row->sort_fields =
 		dm_pool_zalloc(rh->mem, sizeof(struct dm_report_field *) *
 			       rh->keys_count))) {
-		log_error("dm_report_object: "
+		log_error("_do_report_object: "
 			  "row sort value structure allocation failed");
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -1615,7 +1621,7 @@ int dm_report_object(struct dm_report *rh, void *object)
 	/* For each field to be displayed, call its report_fn */
 	dm_list_iterate_items(fp, &rh->field_props) {
 		if (!(field = dm_pool_zalloc(rh->mem, sizeof(*field)))) {
-			log_error("dm_report_object: "
+			log_error("_do_report_object: "
 				  "struct dm_report_field allocation failed");
 			goto out;
 		}
@@ -1632,7 +1638,7 @@ int dm_report_object(struct dm_report *rh, void *object)
 		data = fp->implicit ? _report_get_implicit_field_data(rh, fp, row)
 				    : _report_get_field_data(rh, fp, object);
 		if (!data) {
-			log_error("dm_report_object: "
+			log_error("_do_report_object: "
 				  "no data assigned to field %s",
 				  fields[fp->field_num].id);
 			goto out;
@@ -1641,7 +1647,7 @@ int dm_report_object(struct dm_report *rh, void *object)
 		if (!fields[fp->field_num].report_fn(rh, rh->mem,
 							 field, data,
 							 rh->private)) {
-			log_error("dm_report_object: "
+			log_error("_do_report_object: "
 				  "report function failed for field %s",
 				  fields[fp->field_num].id);
 			goto out;
@@ -1650,11 +1656,14 @@ int dm_report_object(struct dm_report *rh, void *object)
 		dm_list_add(&row->fields, &field->list);
 	}
 
+	r = 1;
+
 	if (!_check_report_selection(rh, &row->fields)) {
-		if (!field_sel_status) {
-			r = 1;
+		row->selected = 0;
+
+		if (!field_sel_status)
 			goto out;
-		}
+
 		/*
 		 * If field with id "selected" is reported,
 		 * report the row although it does not pass
@@ -1662,7 +1671,6 @@ int dm_report_object(struct dm_report *rh, void *object)
 		 * The "selected" field reports the result
 		 * of the selection.
 		 */
-		row->selected = 0;
 		_implicit_report_fields[field_sel_status->props->field_num].report_fn(rh,
 						rh->mem, field_sel_status, row, rh->private);
 		/*
@@ -1670,12 +1678,13 @@ int dm_report_object(struct dm_report *rh, void *object)
 		 * because it is part of the sort field list,
 		 * skip the display of the row as usual.
 		 */
-		if (field_sel_status->props->flags & FLD_HIDDEN) {
-			r = 1;
+		if (field_sel_status->props->flags & FLD_HIDDEN)
 			goto out;
-		}
 	}
 
+	if (!do_output)
+		goto out;
+
 	dm_list_add(&rh->rows, &row->list);
 
 	dm_list_iterate_items(field, &row->fields) {
@@ -1691,10 +1700,10 @@ int dm_report_object(struct dm_report *rh, void *object)
 
 	if (!(rh->flags & DM_REPORT_OUTPUT_BUFFERED))
 		return dm_report_output(rh);
-
-	r = 1;
 out:
-	if (!r)
+	if (selected)
+		*selected = row->selected;
+	if (!do_output || !r)
 		dm_pool_free(rh->mem, row);
 	return r;
 }
@@ -1751,6 +1760,16 @@ int dm_report_compact_fields(struct dm_report *rh)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+int dm_report_object(struct dm_report *rh, void *object)
+{
+	return _do_report_object(rh, object, 1, NULL);
+}
+
+int dm_report_object_is_selected(struct dm_report *rh, void *object, int do_output, int *selected)
+{
+	return _do_report_object(rh, object, do_output, selected);
+}
+
 /*
  * Selection parsing
  */