diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
index 8a0bbcd2d..7a3d9b950 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
@@ -7088,16 +7088,23 @@ static struct logical_volume *_lv_create_an_lv(struct volume_group *vg,
 		}
 
 		if (seg_is_thin_volume(lp)) {
+			thin_pool_was_active = lv_is_active(pool_lv);
 			if (lv_is_new_thin_pool(pool_lv)) {
-				thin_pool_was_active = lv_is_active(pool_lv);
 				if (!check_new_thin_pool(pool_lv))
 					return_NULL;
 				/* New pool is now inactive */
-			} else if (!pool_below_threshold(first_seg(pool_lv))) {
-				log_error("Cannot create new thin volume, free space in "
-					  "thin pool %s reached threshold.",
-					  display_lvname(pool_lv));
-				return NULL;
+			} else {
+				if (!activate_lv_excl_local(cmd, pool_lv)) {
+					log_error("Aborting. Failed to locally activate thin pool %s.",
+						  display_lvname(pool_lv));
+					return 0;
+				}
+				if (!pool_below_threshold(first_seg(pool_lv))) {
+					log_error("Cannot create new thin volume, free space in "
+						  "thin pool %s reached threshold.",
+						  display_lvname(pool_lv));
+					return NULL;
+				}
 			}
 		}