diff --git a/lib/format_text/flags.c b/lib/format_text/flags.c
index d86ceb755..a9548e0b4 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/flags.c
+++ b/lib/format_text/flags.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ static const struct flag _lv_flags[] = {
 	{LOCKED, "LOCKED", STATUS_FLAG},
 	{LV_NOTSYNCED, "NOTSYNCED", STATUS_FLAG},
 	{LV_REBUILD, "REBUILD", STATUS_FLAG},
+	{LV_RESHAPE, "RESHAPE", SEGTYPE_FLAG},
 	{LV_RESHAPE_DELTA_DISKS_PLUS, "RESHAPE_DELTA_DISKS_PLUS", STATUS_FLAG},
 	{LV_RESHAPE_DELTA_DISKS_MINUS, "RESHAPE_DELTA_DISKS_MINUS", STATUS_FLAG},
 	{LV_REMOVE_AFTER_RESHAPE, "REMOVE_AFTER_RESHAPE", STATUS_FLAG},
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
index 8b4310b9c..c4bebd0f5 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@
 
 #define LV_REMOVE_AFTER_RESHAPE	UINT64_C(0x0400000000000000)	/* LV needs to be removed after a shrinking reshape */
 #define LV_METADATA_FORMAT	UINT64_C(0x0800000000000000)    /* LV has segments with metadata format */
-/* Next unused flag:		UINT64_C(0x1000000000000000)    */
+
+#define LV_RESHAPE		UINT64_C(0x1000000000000000)    /* Ongoing reshape (number of stripes, stripesize or raid algorithm change):
+								   used as SEGTYPE_FLAG to prevent activation on old runtime */
+/* Next unused flag:		UINT64_C(0x2000000000000000)    */
 
 /* Format features flags */
 #define FMT_SEGMENTS		0x00000001U	/* Arbitrary segment params? */
diff --git a/lib/metadata/raid_manip.c b/lib/metadata/raid_manip.c
index 5db4a8e75..fd51964eb 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/raid_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/raid_manip.c
@@ -1637,6 +1637,8 @@ static int _lv_free_reshape_space_with_status(struct logical_volume *lv, enum al
 	} else if (where_it_was)
 		*where_it_was = alloc_none;
 
+	lv->status &= ~LV_RESHAPE;
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1844,6 +1846,9 @@ static int _raid_reshape_add_images(struct logical_volume *lv,
 
 	seg->stripe_size = new_stripe_size;
 
+	/* Define image adding reshape (used as SEGTYPE_FLAG to avoid incompatible activations on old runtime) */
+	lv->status |= LV_RESHAPE;
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1943,6 +1948,8 @@ static int _raid_reshape_remove_images(struct logical_volume *lv,
 		if (seg_is_any_raid5(seg) && new_image_count == 2)
 			seg->data_copies = 2;
 
+		/* Define image removing reshape (used as SEGTYPE_FLAG to avoid incompatible activations on old runtime) */
+		lv ->status |= LV_RESHAPE;
 		break;
 
 	case 1:
@@ -1981,7 +1988,6 @@ static int _raid_reshape_remove_images(struct logical_volume *lv,
 			return 0;
 
 		seg->area_count = new_image_count;
-
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -2054,6 +2060,9 @@ static int _raid_reshape_keep_images(struct logical_volume *lv,
 
 	seg->segtype = new_segtype;
 
+	/* Define stripesize/raid algorithm reshape (used as SEGTYPE_FLAG to avoid incompatible activations on old runtime) */
+	lv->status |= LV_RESHAPE;
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -2237,6 +2246,8 @@ static int _raid_reshape(struct logical_volume *lv,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	lv->status &= ~LV_RESHAPE; /* Reset any reshaping segtype flag */
+
 	dm_list_init(&removal_lvs);
 
 	/* No change in layout requested ? */
@@ -6040,6 +6051,8 @@ static int _region_size_change_requested(struct logical_volume *lv, int yes, con
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	lv->status &= ~LV_RESHAPE;
+
 	if (!lv_update_and_reload_origin(lv))
 		return_0;
 
@@ -6291,6 +6304,8 @@ int lv_raid_convert(struct logical_volume *lv,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	lv->status &= ~LV_RESHAPE;
+
 	return takeover_fn(lv, new_segtype, yes, force, new_image_count, 0, new_stripes, stripe_size,
 			   region_size, allocate_pvs);
 }