diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index f9f8a0feb..80fc3d45f 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.67 -
 ===============================
+  Added dm_tree_node_set_presuspend_node() to presuspend child in deactivate.
   Initial libdm support for Replicator target (API is not stable yet).
   Extend process_each_lv_in_vg() with support for list of failed lvnames.
   Return ECMD_FAILED for break in process_each_lv() and process_each_segment_in_lv().
diff --git a/libdm/.exported_symbols b/libdm/.exported_symbols
index 090e6332d..4eb3bd09a 100644
--- a/libdm/.exported_symbols
+++ b/libdm/.exported_symbols
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ dm_tree_node_add_mirror_target_log
 dm_tree_node_add_target_area
 dm_tree_node_add_replicator_target
 dm_tree_node_add_replicator_dev_target
+dm_tree_node_set_presuspend_node
 dm_tree_node_set_read_ahead
 dm_tree_skip_lockfs
 dm_tree_use_no_flush_suspend
diff --git a/libdm/libdevmapper.h b/libdm/libdevmapper.h
index e0b773922..0b67a0f15 100644
--- a/libdm/libdevmapper.h
+++ b/libdm/libdevmapper.h
@@ -474,6 +474,9 @@ int dm_tree_node_add_replicator_dev_target(struct dm_tree_node *node,
 					   uint32_t slog_region_size);
 /* End of Replicator API */
 
+void dm_tree_node_set_presuspend_node(struct dm_tree_node *node,
+				      struct dm_tree_node *presuspend_node);
+
 int dm_tree_node_add_target_area(struct dm_tree_node *node,
 				    const char *dev_name,
 				    const char *dlid,
diff --git a/libdm/libdm-deptree.c b/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
index 6cbb80628..3cf68b9bf 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-deptree.c
@@ -168,6 +168,12 @@ struct dm_tree_node {
 	void *context;			/* External supplied context */
 
 	struct load_properties props;	/* For creation/table (re)load */
+
+	/*
+	 * If presuspend of child node is needed
+	 * Note: only direct child is allowed
+	 */
+	struct dm_tree_node *presuspend_node;
 };
 
 struct dm_tree {
@@ -684,6 +690,12 @@ void dm_tree_node_set_read_ahead(struct dm_tree_node *dnode,
 	dnode->props.read_ahead_flags = read_ahead_flags;
 }
 
+void dm_tree_node_set_presuspend_node(struct dm_tree_node *node,
+				      struct dm_tree_node *presuspend_node)
+{
+	node->presuspend_node = presuspend_node;
+}
+
 int dm_tree_add_dev(struct dm_tree *dtree, uint32_t major, uint32_t minor)
 {
 	return _add_dev(dtree, &dtree->root, major, minor, 0) ? 1 : 0;
@@ -794,6 +806,10 @@ static int _children_suspended(struct dm_tree_node *node,
 		if (!_uuid_prefix_matches(uuid, uuid_prefix, uuid_prefix_len))
 			continue;
 
+		/* Ignore if parent node wants to presuspend this node */
+		if (dlink->node->presuspend_node == node)
+			continue;
+
 		if (!(dinfo = dm_tree_node_get_info(dlink->node))) {
 			stack;	/* FIXME Is this normal? */
 			return 0;
@@ -1095,6 +1111,11 @@ static int _dm_tree_deactivate_children(struct dm_tree_node *dnode,
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		/* Suspend child node first if requested */
+		if (child->presuspend_node &&
+		    !dm_tree_suspend_children(child, uuid_prefix, uuid_prefix_len))
+			continue;
+
 		if (!_deactivate_node(name, info.major, info.minor,
 				      &child->dtree->cookie, child->udev_flags)) {
 			log_error("Unable to deactivate %s (%" PRIu32