diff --git a/lib/metadata/cache_manip.c b/lib/metadata/cache_manip.c
index 184df7916..f617f4e92 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/cache_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/cache_manip.c
@@ -314,3 +314,16 @@ int get_cache_mode(const char *str, uint32_t *flags)
 
 	return 1;
 }
+
+int lv_is_cache_origin(const struct logical_volume *lv)
+{
+	struct lv_segment *seg;
+
+	/* Make sure there's exactly one segment in segs_using_this_lv! */
+	if (dm_list_empty(&lv->segs_using_this_lv) ||
+	    (dm_list_size(&lv->segs_using_this_lv) > 1))
+		return 0;
+
+	seg = get_only_segment_using_this_lv(lv);
+	return seg && lv_is_cache(seg->lv) && (seg_lv(seg, 0) == lv);
+}
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
index fa96a1a4c..497e59cd9 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata-exported.h
@@ -921,6 +921,8 @@ int lv_is_striped(const struct logical_volume *lv);
 */
 int lv_is_origin(const struct logical_volume *lv);
 int lv_is_virtual_origin(const struct logical_volume *lv);
+int lv_is_thin_origin(const struct logical_volume *lv);
+int lv_is_cache_origin(const struct logical_volume *lv);
 int lv_is_cow(const struct logical_volume *lv);
 int lv_is_merging_origin(const struct logical_volume *origin);
 int lv_is_merging_cow(const struct logical_volume *snapshot);
diff --git a/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c b/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c
index 07246f78d..7d861875e 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/thin_manip.c
@@ -499,3 +499,19 @@ const char *get_pool_discards_name(thin_discards_t discards)
 
 	return "unknown";
 }
+
+int lv_is_thin_origin(const struct logical_volume *lv)
+{
+	struct seg_list *segl;
+
+	if (!lv_is_thin_volume(lv) ||
+	    dm_list_empty(&lv->segs_using_this_lv))
+		return 0;
+
+	dm_list_iterate_items(segl, &lv->segs_using_this_lv) {
+		if (segl->seg->origin == lv)
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}