diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
index 803f76052..81346bd1a 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
@@ -5456,15 +5456,27 @@ static int _lvresize_adjust_extents(struct logical_volume *lv,
 
 	seg_last = last_seg(lv);
 
-	/* FIXME Support LVs with mixed segment types */
-	if (lp->segtype && (lp->segtype != seg_last->segtype)) {
-		log_error("VolumeType does not match (%s).", lp->segtype->name);
-		return 0;
+	if (!lp->segtype)
+		/* Use segment type of last segment */
+		lp->segtype = seg_last->segtype;
+	else if (lp->segtype != seg_last->segtype) {
+		/* Support newseg error or zero with lastseg striped
+		 * and newseg striped with lastseg error or zero */
+		if ((segtype_is_error(lp->segtype) || segtype_is_zero(lp->segtype) ||
+		     segtype_is_striped(lp->segtype)) &&
+		    (segtype_is_striped(seg_last->segtype) ||
+		     segtype_is_error(seg_last->segtype) || segtype_is_zero(seg_last->segtype))) {
+			if (!lp->stripes)
+				lp->stripes = 1;
+		} else {
+			log_error("VolumeType does not match (%s).", lp->segtype->name);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		/* FIXME Support more LVs with mixed segment types */
+		log_print_unless_silent("Logical volume %s is using mixing segment types %s and %s.",
+					display_lvname(lv), seg_last->segtype->name, lp->segtype->name);
 	}
 
-	/* Use segment type of last segment */
-	lp->segtype = seg_last->segtype;
-
 	/* For virtual devices, just pretend the physical size matches. */
 	existing_physical_extents = saved_existing_physical_extents = _lv_pe_count(lv);
 	if (!existing_physical_extents) {
diff --git a/tools/lvresize.c b/tools/lvresize.c
index a3c17a744..f39f03a40 100644
--- a/tools/lvresize.c
+++ b/tools/lvresize.c
@@ -20,9 +20,17 @@ static int _lvresize_params(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv,
 {
 	const char *cmd_name = command_name(cmd);
 	const char *type_str = arg_str_value(cmd, type_ARG, NULL);
+	int only_linear = 0;
 
-	if (type_str && !(lp->segtype = get_segtype_from_string(cmd, type_str)))
-		return_0;
+	if (type_str) {
+		if (!strcmp(type_str, "linear")) {
+			type_str = "striped";
+			only_linear = 1; /* User requested linear only target */
+		}
+
+		if (!(lp->segtype = get_segtype_from_string(cmd, type_str)))
+			return_0;
+	}
 
 	if (!strcmp(cmd_name, "lvreduce"))
 		lp->resize = LV_REDUCE;
@@ -137,6 +145,11 @@ static int _lvresize_params(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
+	if (only_linear && lp->stripes > 1) {
+		log_error("Cannot use stripes with linear type.");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if ((lp->stripe_size = arg_uint64_value(cmd, stripesize_ARG, 0)) &&
 	    (arg_sign_value(cmd, stripesize_ARG, SIGN_NONE) == SIGN_MINUS)) {
 		log_error("Stripesize may not be negative.");