diff --git a/lib/activate/activate.h b/lib/activate/activate.h
index b95c1e099..119211dfc 100644
--- a/lib/activate/activate.h
+++ b/lib/activate/activate.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct lv_activate_opts {
 	int exclusive;
 	int origin_only;
 	int no_merging;
+	int real_pool;
 	unsigned revert;
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/activate/dev_manager.c b/lib/activate/dev_manager.c
index 9fcdde892..1e404e4a2 100644
--- a/lib/activate/dev_manager.c
+++ b/lib/activate/dev_manager.c
@@ -1100,13 +1100,16 @@ static int _add_lv_to_dtree(struct dev_manager *dm, struct dm_tree *dtree,
 		return_0;
 
 	if (lv_is_thin_pool(lv)) {
-		    if (!_add_lv_to_dtree(dm, dtree, first_seg(lv)->pool_metadata_lv, origin_only))
-			    return_0;
-		    if (!_add_lv_to_dtree(dm, dtree, seg_lv(first_seg(lv), 0), origin_only))
-			    return_0;
+		if (!_add_dev_to_dtree(dm, dtree, lv, "tpool"))
+			return_0;
+		if (!_add_lv_to_dtree(dm, dtree, first_seg(lv)->pool_metadata_lv, origin_only))
+			return_0;
+		/* FIXME code from _create_partial_dtree() should be moved here */
+		if (!_add_lv_to_dtree(dm, dtree, seg_lv(first_seg(lv), 0), origin_only))
+			return_0;
 	} else if (lv_is_thin_volume(lv)) {
-		    if (!_add_lv_to_dtree(dm, dtree, first_seg(lv)->pool_lv, origin_only))
-			    return_0;
+		if (!_add_lv_to_dtree(dm, dtree, first_seg(lv)->pool_lv, origin_only))
+			return_0;
 	}
 
 	return 1;
@@ -1451,6 +1454,7 @@ static int _add_segment_to_dtree(struct dev_manager *dm,
 	struct dm_list *snh;
 	struct lv_segment *seg_present;
 	const char *target_name;
+	struct lv_activate_opts lva;
 
 	/* Ensure required device-mapper targets are loaded */
 	seg_present = find_cow(seg->lv) ? : seg;
@@ -1495,13 +1499,18 @@ static int _add_segment_to_dtree(struct dev_manager *dm,
 	} else if (lv_is_cow(seg->lv) && !layer) {
 		if (!_add_new_lv_to_dtree(dm, dtree, seg->lv, laopts, "cow"))
 			return_0;
-	} else if (lv_is_thin_volume(seg->lv)) {
-		if (!_add_new_lv_to_dtree(dm, dtree, seg->pool_lv, laopts, NULL))
+	} else if (!layer && (lv_is_thin_pool(seg->lv) ||
+			      lv_is_thin_volume(seg->lv))) {
+		lva = *laopts;
+		lva.real_pool = 1;
+		if (!_add_new_lv_to_dtree(dm, dtree, lv_is_thin_pool(seg->lv) ?
+					  seg->lv : seg->pool_lv, &lva, "tpool"))
 			return_0;
 	} else {
 		if (lv_is_thin_pool(seg->lv) &&
 		    !_add_new_lv_to_dtree(dm, dtree, seg->pool_metadata_lv, laopts, NULL))
 			return_0;
+
 		/* Add any LVs used by this segment */
 		for (s = 0; s < seg->area_count; s++) {
 			if ((seg_type(seg, s) == AREA_LV) &&
diff --git a/lib/thin/thin.c b/lib/thin/thin.c
index 0a90e78aa..ead082c21 100644
--- a/lib/thin/thin.c
+++ b/lib/thin/thin.c
@@ -223,6 +223,21 @@ static int _thin_pool_add_target_line(struct dev_manager *dm,
 	char *metadata_dlid, *pool_dlid;
 	const struct lv_thin_message *lmsg;
 
+	if (!laopts->real_pool) {
+		if (!(pool_dlid = build_dm_uuid(mem, seg->lv->lvid.s, "tpool"))) {
+			log_error("Failed to build uuid for thin pool LV %s.", seg->pool_lv->name);
+			return 0;
+		}
+
+		//if (!dm_tree_node_add_thin_target(node, len, pool_dlid,
+		//				    DM_THIN_ERROR_DEVICE_ID))
+		if (!dm_tree_node_add_linear_target(node, len) ||
+		    !dm_tree_node_add_target_area(node, NULL, pool_dlid, 0))
+			return_0;
+
+		return 1;
+	}
+
 	if (!(metadata_dlid = build_dm_uuid(mem, seg->pool_metadata_lv->lvid.s, NULL))) {
 		log_error("Failed to build uuid for metadata LV %s.",
 			  seg->pool_metadata_lv->name);
@@ -356,14 +371,29 @@ static int _thin_add_target_line(struct dev_manager *dm,
 				 struct dm_tree_node *node, uint64_t len,
 				 uint32_t *pvmove_mirror_count __attribute__((unused)))
 {
-	char *thin_pool_dlid;
+	char *pool_dlid;
+	uint32_t device_id = seg->device_id;
 
-	if (!(thin_pool_dlid = build_dm_uuid(mem, seg->pool_lv->lvid.s, NULL))) {
-		log_error("Failed to build uuid for thin pool LV %s.", seg->pool_lv->name);
+	if (!(pool_dlid = build_dm_uuid(mem, seg->pool_lv->lvid.s, "tpool"))) {
+		log_error("Failed to build uuid for pool LV %s.",
+			  seg->pool_lv->name);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (!dm_tree_node_add_thin_target(node, len, thin_pool_dlid, seg->device_id))
+#if 0
+{
+	/* If we would need to activate 'to be deleted' thin LVs */
+	struct lv_thin_message *tmsg;
+	dm_list_iterate_items(tmsg, &first_seg(seg->pool_lv)->thin_messages)
+		/* If this node is going to be deleted - use the error target */
+		if ((tmsg->type == DM_THIN_MESSAGE_DELETE) &&
+		    (tmsg->u.delete_id == seg->device_id)) {
+			device_id = DM_THIN_ERROR_DEVICE_ID;
+			break;
+		}
+}
+#endif
+	if (!dm_tree_node_add_thin_target(node, len, pool_dlid, device_id))
 		return_0;
 
 	return 1;