diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
index af756d2ce..de447fffa 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
@@ -1040,6 +1040,7 @@ struct lvcreate_params {
 	uint64_t pool_metadata_size; /* pools */
 	uint32_t pool_data_extents; /* pools */
 	uint64_t pool_data_size; /* pools */
+	int pool_data_vdo; /* pools */
 	uint32_t virtual_extents; /* snapshots, thins */
 	struct dm_list *pvh; /* all */
 
diff --git a/tools/args.h b/tools/args.h
index 96c7210db..27759714f 100644
--- a/tools/args.h
+++ b/tools/args.h
@@ -608,6 +608,9 @@ arg(polloperation_ARG, '\0', "polloperation", polloperation_VAL, 0, 0,
 /* Not used. */
 arg(pooldatasize_ARG, '\0', "pooldatasize", sizemb_VAL, 0, 0, NULL)
 
+arg(pooldatavdo_ARG, '\0', "pooldatavdo", bool_VAL, 0, 0,
+    "Use VDO type volume for pool data volume.\n")
+
 arg(poolmetadata_ARG, '\0', "poolmetadata", lv_VAL, 0, 0,
     "The name of a an LV to use for storing pool metadata.\n")
 
diff --git a/tools/lvconvert.c b/tools/lvconvert.c
index eaf85c20b..9a7b80ae9 100644
--- a/tools/lvconvert.c
+++ b/tools/lvconvert.c
@@ -3062,6 +3062,7 @@ static int _lvconvert_to_pool(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	thin_discards_t discards;
 	thin_zero_t zero_new_blocks;
 	int error_when_full;
+	int data_vdo;
 	int is_active;
 	int ret = 1;
 
@@ -3185,7 +3186,7 @@ static int _lvconvert_to_pool(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	}
 
 	if (!get_pool_params(cmd, pool_segtype,
-			     &meta_size, &pool_metadata_spare,
+			     &data_vdo, &meta_size, &pool_metadata_spare,
 			     &chunk_size, &discards, &zero_new_blocks))
 		goto_bad;
 
diff --git a/tools/lvcreate.c b/tools/lvcreate.c
index 990764d7d..add2d6971 100644
--- a/tools/lvcreate.c
+++ b/tools/lvcreate.c
@@ -926,6 +926,7 @@ static int _lvcreate_params(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 
 #define THIN_POOL_ARGS \
 	discards_ARG,\
+	pooldatavdo_ARG,\
 	thinpool_ARG
 
 #define VDO_POOL_ARGS \
@@ -1225,7 +1226,7 @@ static int _lvcreate_params(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	    !_read_size_params(cmd, lp, lcp) ||
 	    !get_stripe_params(cmd, lp->segtype, &lp->stripes, &lp->stripe_size, &lp->stripes_supplied, &lp->stripe_size_supplied) ||
 	    (lp->create_pool &&
-	     !get_pool_params(cmd, lp->segtype,
+	     !get_pool_params(cmd, lp->segtype, &lp->pool_data_vdo,
 			      &lp->pool_metadata_size, &lp->pool_metadata_spare,
 			      &lp->chunk_size, &lp->discards, &lp->zero_new_blocks)) ||
 	    !_read_cache_params(cmd, lp) ||
diff --git a/tools/toollib.c b/tools/toollib.c
index 9b4a6cd4b..1493f17e7 100644
--- a/tools/toollib.c
+++ b/tools/toollib.c
@@ -953,13 +953,27 @@ int get_activation_monitoring_mode(struct cmd_context *cmd,
  */
 int get_pool_params(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		    const struct segment_type *segtype,
+		    int *pool_data_vdo,
 		    uint64_t *pool_metadata_size,
 		    int *pool_metadata_spare,
 		    uint32_t *chunk_size,
 		    thin_discards_t *discards,
 		    thin_zero_t *zero_new_blocks)
 {
-	if (segtype_is_thin_pool(segtype) || segtype_is_thin(segtype)) {
+	if ((*pool_data_vdo = arg_int_value(cmd, pooldatavdo_ARG, 0))) {
+		if (!(segtype = get_segtype_from_string(cmd, SEG_TYPE_NAME_VDO)))
+			return_0;
+
+		if (activation() && segtype->ops->target_present) {
+			if (!segtype->ops->target_present(cmd, NULL, NULL)) {
+				log_error("%s: Required device-mapper target(s) not detected in your kernel.",
+					  segtype->name);
+				return_0;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (segtype_is_thin_pool(segtype) || segtype_is_thin(segtype) || *pool_data_vdo) {
 		if (arg_is_set(cmd, zero_ARG)) {
 			*zero_new_blocks = arg_int_value(cmd, zero_ARG, 0) ? THIN_ZERO_YES : THIN_ZERO_NO;
 			log_very_verbose("%s pool zeroing.",
@@ -1011,7 +1025,6 @@ int get_pool_params(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	} else
 		*pool_metadata_size = 0;
 
-
 	/* TODO: default in lvm.conf and metadata profile ? */
 	*pool_metadata_spare = arg_int_value(cmd, poolmetadataspare_ARG,
 					     DEFAULT_POOL_METADATA_SPARE);
diff --git a/tools/toollib.h b/tools/toollib.h
index 2b38e4e4f..c1c7c35f1 100644
--- a/tools/toollib.h
+++ b/tools/toollib.h
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ int get_activation_monitoring_mode(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 
 int get_pool_params(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		    const struct segment_type *segtype,
+		    int *pool_data_vdo,
 		    uint64_t *pool_metadata_size,
 		    int *pool_metadata_spare,
 		    uint32_t *chunk_size,