diff --git a/lib/format_text/import_vsn1.c b/lib/format_text/import_vsn1.c
index e6218d65f..df393caa2 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/import_vsn1.c
+++ b/lib/format_text/import_vsn1.c
@@ -547,6 +547,96 @@ int text_import_areas(struct lv_segment *seg, const struct dm_config_node *sn,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/* Ensure config_value has matching type before copy */
+static int _copy_config_value(const struct dm_config_node *cn,
+			      const struct config_value *cv)
+{
+	const char *err = "list";
+
+	if (cn->v) {
+		switch (cv->type) {
+		case CONFIG_VALUE_STRING:
+			if (cn->v->type != DM_CFG_STRING) {
+				err = "string";
+				break;
+			}
+			*(const char**)(cv->result) = cn->v->v.str;
+			return 1;
+		case CONFIG_VALUE_UINT64:
+			if (cn->v->type != DM_CFG_INT) {
+				err = "number";
+				break;
+			}
+			*(uint64_t*)(cv->result) = (uint64_t)cn->v->v.i;
+			return 1;
+		case CONFIG_VALUE_UINT32:
+			if (cn->v->type != DM_CFG_INT) {
+				err = "number";
+				break;
+			}
+			*(uint32_t*)(cv->result) = (uint32_t)cn->v->v.i;
+			return 1;
+		case CONFIG_VALUE_LIST:
+			*(struct dm_config_value**)(cv->result) = cn->v;
+			return 1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (cv->mandatory) {
+		/* For mandatory value mismatching type fails parsing. */
+		log_error("Value for %s is not a %s.", cv->name, err);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* For non-mandatory value warn user and continue with parsing. */
+	log_warn("WARNING: Ignoring non %s value for %s.", err, cv->name);
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int _compare_config_values_s(const void *a, const void *b)
+{
+	return strcmp(((const struct config_value*)a)->name,
+		      ((const struct config_value*)b)->name);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Read set of values out of config tree nodes
+ *
+ * config_values are expected to be in Alphabetic order for use with bsearch!!
+ */
+int text_import_values(const struct dm_config_node *cn,
+		       struct config_value *values, size_t values_count)
+{
+	struct config_value *found;
+	struct config_value findme;
+	unsigned i;
+	int ret = 1;
+
+	while (cn) {
+		findme.name = cn->key;
+
+		if ((found = bsearch(&findme, values, values_count,
+				     sizeof(*found),
+				     _compare_config_values_s))) {
+			if (!_copy_config_value(cn, found))
+				return_0;
+
+			--(found->mandatory);
+		}
+
+		cn = cn->sib;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0 ; i < values_count; ++i)
+		if (values[i].mandatory > 0) {
+			log_error("Required option %s is missing!", values[i].name);
+			ret = 0;
+		}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int _read_segments(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 			  struct format_type *fmt,
 			  struct format_instance *fid,
diff --git a/lib/format_text/text_import.h b/lib/format_text/text_import.h
index 643751b65..7697c6260 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/text_import.h
+++ b/lib/format_text/text_import.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2003-2004 Sistina Software, Inc. All rights reserved.  
- * Copyright (C) 2004-2005 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2004-2024 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This file is part of LVM2.
  *
@@ -25,4 +25,29 @@ struct dm_config_node;
 int text_import_areas(struct lv_segment *seg, const struct dm_config_node *sn,
 		      const struct dm_config_value *cv, uint64_t status);
 
+typedef enum {
+	CONFIG_VALUE_STRING,    /* const char * */
+	CONFIG_VALUE_UINT64,    /* uint64_t * */
+	CONFIG_VALUE_UINT32,    /* uint32_t * */
+	CONFIG_VALUE_LIST,      /* struct dm_config_value * */
+} config_value_t;
+
+struct config_value {
+	const char *name;	/* config value name/path to look for */
+	void *result;		/* where to store resulting value of expected type */
+	config_value_t type;	/* expected value type */
+	int mandatory;		/* fail import if this value is missing in config node */
+};
+
+/*
+ * Parses config values out of config node out of sorted array like this
+ *
+ * struct config_value values[] = {
+ *	{ "value1", &uint_value1, CONFIG_VALUE_UINT32, 1 },
+ *	{ "value2", &list_value2, CONFIG_VALUE_LIST,     },
+ * };
+ */
+int text_import_values(const struct dm_config_node *cn,
+		       struct config_value *values, size_t values_count);
+
 #endif