diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index baf64d336..d0aed7b0f 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Version 2.02.27 - 
 ================================
+  Add vg_status function and clean up vg->status in tools directory.
   Add --ignoremonitoring to disable all dmeventd interaction.
+  Remove get_ prefix from get_pv_* functions.
 
 Version 2.02.26 - 15th June 2007
 ================================
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata.c b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
index 707846a99..d08752c9e 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata.c
@@ -1837,3 +1837,8 @@ uint32_t pv_pe_alloc_count(pv_t *pv)
 {
 	return pv_field(pv, pe_alloc_count);
 }
+
+uint32_t vg_status(vg_t *vg)
+{
+	return vg->status;
+}
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata.h b/lib/metadata/metadata.h
index 83659b249..f2751230a 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata.h
@@ -235,6 +235,8 @@ struct volume_group {
 	struct list tags;
 };
 
+typedef struct volume_group vg_t;
+
 /* There will be one area for each stripe */
 struct lv_segment_area {
 	area_type_t type;
@@ -650,4 +652,6 @@ uint64_t pv_pe_start(pv_t *pv);
 uint32_t pv_pe_count(pv_t *pv);
 uint32_t pv_pe_alloc_count(pv_t *pv);
 
+uint32_t vg_status(vg_t *vg);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/lvcreate.c b/tools/lvcreate.c
index c94843e7f..ec3af687e 100644
--- a/tools/lvcreate.c
+++ b/tools/lvcreate.c
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ static int _lvcreate(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct lvcreate_params *lp)
 			return 0;
 		}
 		/* FIXME Allow exclusive activation. */
-		if (vg->status & CLUSTERED) {
+		if (vg_status(vg) & CLUSTERED) {
 			log_error("Clustered snapshots are not yet supported.");
 			return 0;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/vgchange.c b/tools/vgchange.c
index 9be5af2a6..cde1fbb94 100644
--- a/tools/vgchange.c
+++ b/tools/vgchange.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static int _vgchange_available(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg)
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
 	}
 
-	if (activate && lockingfailed() && (vg->status & CLUSTERED)) {
+	if (activate && lockingfailed() && (vg_status(vg) & CLUSTERED)) {
 		log_error("Locking inactive: ignoring clustered "
 			  "volume group %s", vg->name);
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
@@ -207,13 +207,13 @@ static int _vgchange_resizeable(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 {
 	int resizeable = !strcmp(arg_str_value(cmd, resizeable_ARG, "n"), "y");
 
-	if (resizeable && (vg->status & RESIZEABLE_VG)) {
+	if (resizeable && (vg_status(vg) & RESIZEABLE_VG)) {
 		log_error("Volume group \"%s\" is already resizeable",
 			  vg->name);
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
 	}
 
-	if (!resizeable && !(vg->status & RESIZEABLE_VG)) {
+	if (!resizeable && !(vg_status(vg) & RESIZEABLE_VG)) {
 		log_error("Volume group \"%s\" is already not resizeable",
 			  vg->name);
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
@@ -243,13 +243,13 @@ static int _vgchange_clustered(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	int clustered = !strcmp(arg_str_value(cmd, clustered_ARG, "n"), "y");
 	struct lv_list *lvl;
 
-	if (clustered && (vg->status & CLUSTERED)) {
+	if (clustered && (vg_status(vg) & CLUSTERED)) {
 		log_error("Volume group \"%s\" is already clustered",
 			  vg->name);
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
 	}
 
-	if (!clustered && !(vg->status & CLUSTERED)) {
+	if (!clustered && !(vg_status(vg) & CLUSTERED)) {
 		log_error("Volume group \"%s\" is already not clustered",
 			  vg->name);
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static int _vgchange_logicalvolume(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 {
 	uint32_t max_lv = arg_uint_value(cmd, logicalvolume_ARG, 0);
 
-	if (!(vg->status & RESIZEABLE_VG)) {
+	if (!(vg_status(vg) & RESIZEABLE_VG)) {
 		log_error("Volume group \"%s\" must be resizeable "
 			  "to change MaxLogicalVolume", vg->name);
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ static int _vgchange_physicalvolumes(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 {
 	uint32_t max_pv = arg_uint_value(cmd, maxphysicalvolumes_ARG, 0);
 
-	if (!(vg->status & RESIZEABLE_VG)) {
+	if (!(vg_status(vg) & RESIZEABLE_VG)) {
 		log_error("Volume group \"%s\" must be resizeable "
 			  "to change MaxPhysicalVolumes", vg->name);
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static int _vgchange_pesize(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg)
 {
 	uint32_t extent_size;
 
-	if (!(vg->status & RESIZEABLE_VG)) {
+	if (!(vg_status(vg) & RESIZEABLE_VG)) {
 		log_error("Volume group \"%s\" must be resizeable "
 			  "to change PE size", vg->name);
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
@@ -525,12 +525,12 @@ static int vgchange_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *vg_name,
 			return ECMD_FAILED;
 	}
 
-	if (!(vg->status & LVM_WRITE) && !arg_count(cmd, available_ARG)) {
+	if (!(vg_status(vg) & LVM_WRITE) && !arg_count(cmd, available_ARG)) {
 		log_error("Volume group \"%s\" is read-only", vg->name);
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
 	}
 
-	if (vg->status & EXPORTED_VG) {
+	if (vg_status(vg) & EXPORTED_VG) {
 		log_error("Volume group \"%s\" is exported", vg_name);
 		return ECMD_FAILED;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/vgimport.c b/tools/vgimport.c
index 64a19b775..da37a6abf 100644
--- a/tools/vgimport.c
+++ b/tools/vgimport.c
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ static int vgimport_single(struct cmd_context *cmd __attribute((unused)),
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if (!(vg->status & EXPORTED_VG)) {
+	if (!(vg_status(vg) & EXPORTED_VG)) {
 		log_error("Volume group \"%s\" is not exported", vg_name);
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if (vg->status & PARTIAL_VG) {
+	if (vg_status(vg) & PARTIAL_VG) {
 		log_error("Volume group \"%s\" is partially missing", vg_name);
 		goto error;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/vgscan.c b/tools/vgscan.c
index de2c106b3..80c98bd6b 100644
--- a/tools/vgscan.c
+++ b/tools/vgscan.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static int vgscan_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *vg_name,
 	}
 
 	log_print("Found %svolume group \"%s\" using metadata type %s",
-		  (vg->status & EXPORTED_VG) ? "exported " : "", vg_name,
+		  (vg_status(vg) & EXPORTED_VG) ? "exported " : "", vg_name,
 		  vg->fid->fmt->name);
 
 	check_current_backup(vg);