diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 8a304dc5c..8d2a1d127 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.89 - 
 ==================================
+  Fix vgchange activation of snapshot with virtual origin.
   Activate virtual snapshot origin exclusively (only on local node in cluster).
   Fix lv_mirror_count to handle mirrored stripes properly.
   Fix failure to down-convert a mirror to linear due to udev "dev open" conflict
diff --git a/tools/vgchange.c b/tools/vgchange.c
index f36f27d4f..7b4eb7417 100644
--- a/tools/vgchange.c
+++ b/tools/vgchange.c
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ static int _activate_lvs_in_vg(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 		if (!lv_is_visible(lv))
 			continue;
 
+		/* If LV is sparse, activate origin instead */
+		if (lv_is_cow(lv) && lv_is_virtual_origin(origin_from_cow(lv)))
+			lv = origin_from_cow(lv);
+
 		/* Only request activation of snapshot origin devices */
 		if ((lv->status & SNAPSHOT) || lv_is_cow(lv))
 			continue;