diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 6d51ab0d0..8c465bde7 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.46 - 
 ================================
+  Fix PV datalignment for values starting prior to MDA area. (2.02.45)
   Add sparse devices: lvcreate -s --virtualoriginsize (hidden zero origin).
   Add lvs origin_size field.
   Fix linux configure --enable-debug to exclude -O2.
diff --git a/lib/format_text/format-text.c b/lib/format_text/format-text.c
index 5488d32be..4181335e1 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/format-text.c
+++ b/lib/format_text/format-text.c
@@ -1372,7 +1372,9 @@ static int _text_pv_write(const struct format_type *fmt, struct physical_volume
 	dm_list_iterate_items(mda, &info->mdas) {
 		mdac = (struct mda_context *) mda->metadata_locn;
 		if (pv->dev == mdac->area.dev &&
-		    (mdac->area.start <= (pv->pe_start << SECTOR_SHIFT)) &&
+		    ((mdac->area.start <= (pv->pe_start << SECTOR_SHIFT)) ||
+		    (mdac->area.start <= lvm_getpagesize() &&
+		     pv->pe_start < (lvm_getpagesize() >> SECTOR_SHIFT))) &&
 		    (mdac->area.start + mdac->area.size >
 		     (pv->pe_start << SECTOR_SHIFT))) {
 			pv->pe_start = (mdac->area.start + mdac->area.size)
diff --git a/test/t-pvcreate-usage.sh b/test/t-pvcreate-usage.sh
index dc4537e90..eabdd5d1e 100755
--- a/test/t-pvcreate-usage.sh
+++ b/test/t-pvcreate-usage.sh
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ check_pv_field_ $dev1 pe_start 512.00K
 pvcreate --metadatasize 100k --dataalignment 100k $dev1
 check_pv_field_ $dev1 pe_start 200.00K
 
+pvcreate --metadatasize 128k --dataalignment 3.5k $dev1
+check_pv_field_ $dev1 pe_start 133.00K
+
+pvcreate --metadatasize 128k --metadatacopies 2 --dataalignment 3.5k $dev1
+check_pv_field_ $dev1 pe_start 133.00K
+
 #COMM 'pv with LVM1 compatible data alignment can be convereted'
 #compatible == LVM1_PE_ALIGN == 64k
 pvcreate --dataalignment 256k $dev1