diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index efe51b475..2f24c5ddf 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 1.02.62 - 
 ===================================
+  Set DM_UDEV_DISABLE_OTHER_RULES_FLAG for suspended DM devices in udev rules.
   Initialize pool object for each row in _output_as_rows().
 
 Version 1.02.61 - 10th January 2011
diff --git a/udev/10-dm.rules.in b/udev/10-dm.rules.in
index 4d50ed3df..606a13dbb 100644
--- a/udev/10-dm.rules.in
+++ b/udev/10-dm.rules.in
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ ENV{DM_UUID}=="mpath-?*", ENV{DM_ACTION}=="PATH_FAILED", GOTO="dm_disable"
 ENV{DM_UUID}=="CRYPT-TEMP-?*", GOTO="dm_disable"
 ENV{DM_UUID}!="?*", ENV{DM_NAME}=="temporary-cryptsetup-?*", GOTO="dm_disable"
 
+# Avoid processing and scanning a DM device in the other (foreign)
+# rules if it is in suspended state. However, we still keep 'disk'
+# and 'DM subsystem' related rules enabled in this case.
+ENV{DM_SUSPENDED}=="1", ENV{DM_UDEV_DISABLE_OTHER_RULES_FLAG}="1"
+
 GOTO="dm_end"
 
 LABEL="dm_disable"