diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 293c034af..e29ec7066 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.03.17 - 
 ===============================
+  Fix lv_active field type to binary so --select and --binary applies properly.
   Switch to use mallinfo2 and use it only with glibc.
   Error out in lvm shell if using a cmd argument not supported in the shell.
   Fix lvm shell's lastlog command to report previous pre-command failures.
diff --git a/lib/report/columns.h b/lib/report/columns.h
index d702635d2..8719a7e7d 100644
--- a/lib/report/columns.h
+++ b/lib/report/columns.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ FIELD(LVS, lv, BIN, "FixMin", lvid, 10, lvfixedminor, lv_fixed_minor, "Set if LV
 FIELD(LVS, lv, BIN, "SkipAct", lvid, 15, lvskipactivation, lv_skip_activation, "Set if LV is skipped on activation.", 0)
 FIELD(LVS, lv, BIN, "AutoAct", lvid, 0, lvautoactivation, lv_autoactivation, "Set if LV autoactivation is enabled.", 0)
 FIELD(LVS, lv, STR, "WhenFull", lvid, 15, lvwhenfull, lv_when_full, "For thin pools, behavior when full.", 0)
-FIELD(LVS, lv, STR, "Active", lvid, 0, lvactive, lv_active, "Active state of the LV.", 0)
+FIELD(LVS, lv, BIN, "Active", lvid, 0, lvactive, lv_active, "Active state of the LV.", 0)
 FIELD(LVS, lv, BIN, "ActLocal", lvid, 10, lvactivelocally, lv_active_locally, "Set if the LV is active locally.", 0)
 FIELD(LVS, lv, BIN, "ActRemote", lvid, 10, lvactiveremotely, lv_active_remotely, "Set if the LV is active remotely.", 0)
 FIELD(LVS, lv, BIN, "ActExcl", lvid, 10, lvactiveexclusively, lv_active_exclusively, "Set if the LV is active exclusively.", 0)
diff --git a/lib/report/report.c b/lib/report/report.c
index f666ca842..9172c1f0e 100644
--- a/lib/report/report.c
+++ b/lib/report/report.c
@@ -3808,14 +3808,15 @@ static int _lvactive_disp(struct dm_report *rh, struct dm_pool *mem,
 			     struct dm_report_field *field,
 			     const void *data, void *private)
 {
-	char *repstr;
+	const struct logical_volume *lv = (const struct logical_volume *) data;
+	int active;
 
-	if (!(repstr = lv_active_dup(mem, (const struct logical_volume *) data))) {
-		log_error("Failed to allocate buffer for active.");
-		return 0;
-	}
+	if (!activation())
+		return _binary_undef_disp(rh, mem, field, private);
 
-	return _field_set_value(field, repstr, NULL);
+	active = lv_is_active(lv);
+
+	return _binary_disp(rh, mem, field, active, GET_FIRST_RESERVED_NAME(lv_active_y), private);
 }
 
 static int _lvactivelocally_disp(struct dm_report *rh, struct dm_pool *mem,
diff --git a/lib/report/values.h b/lib/report/values.h
index 71175fa6e..3efe2b83f 100644
--- a/lib/report/values.h
+++ b/lib/report/values.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ FIELD_RESERVED_BINARY_VALUE(lv_merging, lv_merging, "", "merging")
 FIELD_RESERVED_BINARY_VALUE(lv_converting, lv_converting, "", "converting")
 FIELD_RESERVED_BINARY_VALUE(lv_allocation_locked, lv_allocation_locked, "", "allocation locked", "locked")
 FIELD_RESERVED_BINARY_VALUE(lv_fixed_minor, lv_fixed_minor, "", "fixed minor", "fixed")
+FIELD_RESERVED_BINARY_VALUE(lv_active, lv_active, "", "active")
 FIELD_RESERVED_BINARY_VALUE(lv_active_locally, lv_active_locally, "", "active locally", "active", "locally")
 FIELD_RESERVED_BINARY_VALUE(lv_active_remotely, lv_active_remotely, "", "active remotely", "active", "remotely")
 FIELD_RESERVED_BINARY_VALUE(lv_active_exclusively, lv_active_exclusively, "", "active exclusively", "active", "exclusively")