diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 4e63dafa1..beffa2bf6 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.06 -
 =================================
+  Propagate nosync flag around cluster.
   Allow vgreduce to handle mirror log failures.
   Add --corelog to lvcreate and lvconvert.
   Create a log header for replacement in-sync mirror log.
diff --git a/daemons/clvmd/lvm-functions.c b/daemons/clvmd/lvm-functions.c
index c8207a489..4d387f929 100644
--- a/daemons/clvmd/lvm-functions.c
+++ b/daemons/clvmd/lvm-functions.c
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ int do_lock_lv(unsigned char command, unsigned char lock_flags, char *resource)
 	if (lock_flags & LCK_PARTIAL_MODE)
 		init_partial(1);
 
+	if (lock_flags & LCK_MIRROR_NOSYNC_MODE)
+		init_mirror_in_sync(1);
+
 	switch (command) {
 	case LCK_LV_EXCLUSIVE:
 		status = do_activate_lv(resource, lock_flags, LKM_EXMODE);
diff --git a/lib/locking/cluster_locking.c b/lib/locking/cluster_locking.c
index 6781c9f9a..50da5bf54 100644
--- a/lib/locking/cluster_locking.c
+++ b/lib/locking/cluster_locking.c
@@ -333,6 +333,9 @@ static int _lock_for_cluster(unsigned char cmd, unsigned int flags, char *name)
 	if (partial_mode())
 		args[1] |= LCK_PARTIAL_MODE;
 
+	if (mirror_sync())
+		args[1] |= LCK_MIRROR_NOSYNC_MODE;
+
 	/*
 	 * VG locks are just that: locks, and have no side effects
 	 * so we only need to do them on the local node because all
diff --git a/lib/locking/locking.h b/lib/locking/locking.h
index 6281b36cd..9153595f3 100644
--- a/lib/locking/locking.h
+++ b/lib/locking/locking.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ int check_lvm1_vg_inactive(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *vgname);
  * Additional lock bits for cluster communication
  */
 #define LCK_PARTIAL_MODE	0x00000001	/* Running in partial mode */
+#define LCK_MIRROR_NOSYNC_MODE	0x00000002	/* Mirrors don't require sync */
 
 /*
  * Common combinations
diff --git a/lib/metadata/mirror.c b/lib/metadata/mirror.c
index 04bb9fa9a..17a3344ca 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/mirror.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/mirror.c
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ int reconfigure_mirror_images(struct lv_segment *mirrored_seg, uint32_t num_mirr
 {
 	int r;
 	int insync = 0;
-	int mirror_dev_failed = (mirrored_seg->area_count != num_mirrors);
+	// int mirror_dev_failed = (mirrored_seg->area_count != num_mirrors);
 	float sync_percent = 0;
 
 	/* was the mirror in-sync before problems? */