diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 3b3e414e5..19f1d2af3 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.113 - 
 =====================================
+  Validate converted volume and specified pool volume differ.
   Fix regression in vgscan --mknodes usage (2.02.112).
   Respect --prefix when setting CLMVD_PATH configure (2.02.89).
   Default to configure --enable-udev-systemd-background-jobs for systemd>=205.
diff --git a/test/shell/lvconvert-thin.sh b/test/shell/lvconvert-thin.sh
index e61e4709c..74484b1ed 100644
--- a/test/shell/lvconvert-thin.sh
+++ b/test/shell/lvconvert-thin.sh
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ invalid lvconvert -c -256 --thinpool $vg/$lv1 --poolmetadata $vg/$lv2
 # non multiple of 64KiB fails
 invalid lvconvert -c 88 --thinpool $vg/$lv1 --poolmetadata $vg/$lv2
 
+# cannot use same LV for pool and convertion
+fail lvconvert --yes --thinpool $vg/$lv3 -T $vg/$lv3
+
 # Warning about smaller then suggested
 lvconvert --yes -c 256 --thinpool $vg/$lv1 --poolmetadata $vg/$lv2 |& tee err
 grep "WARNING: Chunk size is smaller" err
diff --git a/tools/lvconvert.c b/tools/lvconvert.c
index d4f3db1ce..8436c24fd 100644
--- a/tools/lvconvert.c
+++ b/tools/lvconvert.c
@@ -2784,10 +2784,17 @@ static int _lvconvert_pool(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	char metadata_name[NAME_LEN], data_name[NAME_LEN];
 	int activate_pool;
 
-	if (lp->pool_data_name &&
-	    !(pool_lv = find_lv(vg, lp->pool_data_name))) {
-		log_error("Unknown pool data LV %s.", lp->pool_data_name);
-		return 0;
+	if (lp->pool_data_name) {
+		if ((lp->thin || lp->cache) &&
+		    !strcmp(lp->pool_data_name, pool_lv->name)) {
+			log_error("Converted volume %s and pool volume must differ.",
+				  display_lvname(pool_lv));
+			return 0;
+		}
+		if (!(pool_lv = find_lv(vg, lp->pool_data_name))) {
+			log_error("Unknown pool data LV %s.", lp->pool_data_name);
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!lv_is_visible(pool_lv)) {