diff --git a/daemons/clvmd/clvmd-cman.c b/daemons/clvmd/clvmd-cman.c
index 751f4ddf4..a21515e63 100644
--- a/daemons/clvmd/clvmd-cman.c
+++ b/daemons/clvmd/clvmd-cman.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static void get_members()
 		}
 		nodelist.max_members = count_nodes;
 		nodelist.nodes = nodes;
-		
+
 		num_nodes = ioctl(cluster_sock, SIOCCLUSTER_GETMEMBERS, &nodelist);
 		if (num_nodes <= 0) {
 		        perror("get node details");
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ int sync_lock(const char *resource, int mode, int flags, int *lockid)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	DEBUGLOG("sync_lock: '%s' mode:%d flags=%d\n", resource,mode,flags);
 	/* Conversions need the lockid in the LKSB */
 	if (flags & LKF_CONVERT)
 		lwait.lksb.sb_lkid = *lockid;
@@ -466,6 +467,7 @@ int sync_lock(const char *resource, int mode, int flags, int *lockid)
 	*lockid = lwait.lksb.sb_lkid;
 
 	errno = lwait.lksb.sb_status;
+	DEBUGLOG("sync_lock: returning lkid %x\n", *lockid);
 	if (lwait.lksb.sb_status)
 		return -1;
 	else
@@ -477,6 +479,8 @@ int sync_unlock(const char *resource /* UNUSED */, int lockid)
 	int status;
 	struct lock_wait lwait;
 
+	DEBUGLOG("sync_unlock: '%s' lkid:%x\n", resource, lockid);
+
 	pthread_cond_init(&lwait.cond, NULL);
 	pthread_mutex_init(&lwait.mutex, NULL);
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&lwait.mutex);
diff --git a/daemons/clvmd/clvmd-command.c b/daemons/clvmd/clvmd-command.c
index db41fe3e8..cabeaf160 100644
--- a/daemons/clvmd/clvmd-command.c
+++ b/daemons/clvmd/clvmd-command.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 
 #include "list.h"
+#include "hash.h"
 #include "locking.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "lvm-functions.h"
@@ -135,6 +136,61 @@ int do_command(struct local_client *client, struct clvm_header *msg, int msglen,
 
 }
 
+static int lock_vg(struct local_client *client)
+{
+    struct hash_table *lock_hash;
+    struct clvm_header *header =
+	(struct clvm_header *) client->bits.localsock.cmd;
+    unsigned char lock_cmd;
+    unsigned char lock_flags;
+    char *args = header->node + strlen(header->node) + 1;
+    int lkid;
+    int status = 0;
+    char *lockname;
+
+    /* Keep a track of VG locks in our own hash table. In current
+       practice there should only ever be more than two VGs locked
+       if a user tries to merge lots of them at once */
+    if (client->bits.localsock.private) {
+	lock_hash = (struct hash_table *)client->bits.localsock.private;
+    }
+    else {
+	lock_hash = hash_create(3);
+	if (!lock_hash)
+	    return ENOMEM;
+	client->bits.localsock.private = (void *)lock_hash;
+    }
+
+    lock_cmd = args[0];
+    lock_flags = args[1];
+    lockname = &args[2];
+    DEBUGLOG("doing PRE command LOCK_VG '%s' at %x (client=%p)\n", lockname, lock_cmd, client);
+
+    if (lock_cmd == LCK_UNLOCK) {
+
+	lkid = (int)(long)hash_lookup(lock_hash, lockname);
+	if (lkid == 0)
+	    return EINVAL;
+
+	status = sync_unlock(lockname, lkid);
+	if (status)
+	    status = errno;
+	else
+	    hash_remove(lock_hash, lockname);
+    }
+    else {
+
+	status = sync_lock(lockname, (int)lock_cmd, (int)lock_flags, &lkid);
+	if (status)
+	    status = errno;
+	else
+	    hash_insert(lock_hash, lockname, (void *)lkid);
+    }
+
+    return status;
+}
+
+
 /* Pre-command is a good place to get locks that are needed only for the duration
    of the commands around the cluster (don't forget to free them in post-command),
    and to sanity check the command arguments */
@@ -156,22 +212,7 @@ int do_pre_command(struct local_client *client)
 		break;
 
 	case CLVMD_CMD_LOCK_VG:
-		lock_cmd = args[0];
-		lock_flags = args[1];
-		lockname = &args[2];
-		DEBUGLOG("doing PRE command LOCK_VG %s at %x\n", lockname,
-			 lock_cmd);
-		if (lock_cmd == LCK_UNLOCK) {
-		        status = sync_unlock(lockname, (int) (long) client->bits.localsock.private);
-			if (status)
-				status = errno;
-		} else {
-			status = sync_lock(lockname, (int) lock_cmd, (int) lock_flags, &lockid);
-			if (status)
-				status = errno;
-			else
-			        client->bits.localsock.private = (void *) lockid;
-		}
+       	        status = lock_vg(client);
 		break;
 
 	case CLVMD_CMD_LOCK_LV:
@@ -204,6 +245,7 @@ int do_post_command(struct local_client *client)
 	case CLVMD_CMD_TEST:
 		status =
 		    sync_unlock("CLVMD_TEST", (int) (long) client->bits.localsock.private);
+		client->bits.localsock.private = 0;
 		break;
 
 	case CLVMD_CMD_LOCK_VG:
@@ -219,3 +261,25 @@ int do_post_command(struct local_client *client)
 	}
 	return status;
 }
+
+
+/* Called when the client is about to be deleted */
+void cmd_client_cleanup(struct local_client *client)
+{
+    if (client->bits.localsock.private) {
+
+	struct hash_node *v;
+	struct hash_table *lock_hash =
+	    (struct hash_table *)client->bits.localsock.private;
+
+	hash_iterate(v, lock_hash) {
+		int lkid = (int)(long)hash_get_data(lock_hash, v);
+
+		DEBUGLOG("cleanup: Unlocking lkid %x\n", lkid);
+		sync_unlock("DUMMY", lkid);
+	}
+
+	hash_destroy(lock_hash);
+	client->bits.localsock.private = 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/daemons/clvmd/clvmd.c b/daemons/clvmd/clvmd.c
index 8b5e5c833..cb936426c 100644
--- a/daemons/clvmd/clvmd.c
+++ b/daemons/clvmd/clvmd.c
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ static int local_rendezvous_callback(struct local_client *thisfd, char *buf,
 		newfd->bits.localsock.threadid = 0;
 		newfd->bits.localsock.finished = 0;
 		newfd->bits.localsock.pipe_client = NULL;
+		newfd->bits.localsock.private = NULL;
 		newfd->bits.localsock.all_success = 1;
 		DEBUGLOG("Got new connection on fd %d\n", newfd->fd);
 		*new_client = newfd;
@@ -496,6 +497,7 @@ static void main_loop(int local_sock, int cmd_timeout)
 						lastfd->next = thisfd->next;
 						free_fd = thisfd;
 						thisfd = lastfd;
+						cmd_client_cleanup(free_fd);
 						free(free_fd);
 						break;
 					}
@@ -717,6 +719,7 @@ static int read_from_local_sock(struct local_client *thisfd)
 		struct local_client *newfd;
 		char csid[MAX_CSID_LEN];
 		struct clvm_header *inheader;
+		int status;
 
 		inheader = (struct clvm_header *) buffer;
 
@@ -863,8 +866,10 @@ static int read_from_local_sock(struct local_client *thisfd)
 		/* Run the pre routine */
 		thisfd->bits.localsock.in_progress = TRUE;
 		thisfd->bits.localsock.state = PRE_COMMAND;
-		pthread_create(&thisfd->bits.localsock.threadid, NULL,
+		DEBUGLOG("Creating pre&post thread\n");
+		status = pthread_create(&thisfd->bits.localsock.threadid, NULL,
 			       pre_and_post_thread, thisfd);
+		DEBUGLOG("Created pre&post thread, state = %d\n", status);
 	}
 	return len;
 }
diff --git a/daemons/clvmd/clvmd.h b/daemons/clvmd/clvmd.h
index 46e53c4b0..50be3b588 100644
--- a/daemons/clvmd/clvmd.h
+++ b/daemons/clvmd/clvmd.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ extern int do_command(struct local_client *client, struct clvm_header *msg,
 /* Pre and post command routines are called only on the local node */
 extern int do_pre_command(struct local_client *client);
 extern int do_post_command(struct local_client *client);
-
+extern void cmd_client_cleanup(struct local_client *client);
 extern int add_client(struct local_client *new_client);
 
 extern void clvmd_cluster_init_completed(void);
diff --git a/daemons/clvmd/cnxman-socket.h b/daemons/clvmd/cnxman-socket.h
index 08740280e..1aaa0bc1b 100644
--- a/daemons/clvmd/cnxman-socket.h
+++ b/daemons/clvmd/cnxman-socket.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
 #define MSG_MULTICAST 0x080000	/* Message was sent to all nodes in the cluster
 				 */
 #define MSG_ALLINT    0x100000	/* Send out of all interfaces */
+#define MSG_REPLYEXP  0x200000	/* Reply is expected */
 
 typedef enum { NODESTATE_REMOTEMEMBER, NODESTATE_JOINING, NODESTATE_MEMBER,
 	       NODESTATE_DEAD } nodestate_t;