diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index c77c4ac5a..dde93b7db 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.67 -
 ===============================
-  Document 'clear' in dmsetup man page.
+  Add --type parameter description to the lvcreate man page.
   Replace strncmp kernel version number checks with proper ones.
   Avoid selecting names under /dev/block if there is an alternative.
   Update clustered log kernel module name to log-userspace for 2.6.31 onwards.
diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index 0ec5d1b7f..1f8c36a82 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 1.02.49 - 
 ================================
+  Document 'clear' in dmsetup man page.
   Use expected union semun for arguments in selected semaphore operations.
 
 Version 1.02.48 - 17th May 2010
diff --git a/man/lvcreate.8.in b/man/lvcreate.8.in
index 3c36b9721..0d0976ff6 100644
--- a/man/lvcreate.8.in
+++ b/man/lvcreate.8.in
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ lvcreate \- create a logical volume in an existing volume group
 [\-n|\-\-name LogicalVolumeName]
 [\-p|\-\-permission r|rw] [\-r|\-\-readahead ReadAheadSectors|auto|none]
 [\-t|\-\-test]
+[\-\-type SegmentType]
 [\-v|\-\-verbose] [\-Z|\-\-zero y|n]
 VolumeGroupName [PhysicalVolumePath[:PE[-PE]]...]
 .br
@@ -183,6 +184,14 @@ allocate slightly more space than you actually need and monitor the
 rate at which the snapshot data is growing so you can avoid running out
 of space.
 .TP
+.I \-\-type SegmentType
+Create a logical volume that uses the specified segment type
+(e.g. "mirror", "snapshot", "striped").  Especially useful when no
+existing commandline switch alias enables the use of the desired type
+(e.g. "error" or "zero" types).  Many segment types already have a
+commandline switch alias that will enable their use (-s is an alias for
+--type snapshot).
+.TP
 .I \-\-virtualsize VirtualSize
 Create a sparse device of the given size (in MB by default) using a snapshot.  
 Anything written to the device will be returned when reading from it.