diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv.c b/lib/metadata/lv.c
index e1cf5cd2b..a190ae0b4 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv.c
@@ -236,11 +236,9 @@ uint32_t lv_kernel_read_ahead(const struct logical_volume *lv)
 	return info.read_ahead;
 }
 
-static char *_do_lv_origin_dup(struct dm_pool *mem, const struct logical_volume *lv,
-			       int uuid)
+struct logical_volume *lv_origin_lv(const struct logical_volume *lv)
 {
-	struct logical_volume *origin;
-
+	struct logical_volume *origin = NULL;
 
 	if (lv_is_cow(lv))
 		origin = origin_from_cow(lv);
@@ -250,13 +248,22 @@ static char *_do_lv_origin_dup(struct dm_pool *mem, const struct logical_volume
 		origin = first_seg(lv)->origin;
 	else if (lv_is_thin_volume(lv) && first_seg(lv)->external_lv)
 		origin = first_seg(lv)->external_lv;
-	else
+
+	return origin;
+}
+
+static char *_do_lv_origin_dup(struct dm_pool *mem, const struct logical_volume *lv,
+			       int uuid)
+{
+	struct logical_volume *origin_lv = lv_origin_lv(lv);
+
+	if (!lv)
 		return NULL;
 
 	if (uuid)
-		return lv_uuid_dup(mem, origin);
+		return lv_uuid_dup(mem, origin_lv);
 	else
-		return lv_name_dup(mem, origin);
+		return lv_name_dup(mem, origin_lv);
 }
 
 char *lv_origin_dup(struct dm_pool *mem, const struct logical_volume *lv)
diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv.h b/lib/metadata/lv.h
index afecd0a18..e346059e5 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ char *lv_name_dup(struct dm_pool *mem, const struct logical_volume *lv);
 char *lv_fullname_dup(struct dm_pool *mem, const struct logical_volume *lv);
 struct logical_volume *lv_parent(const struct logical_volume *lv);
 struct logical_volume *lv_convert_lv(const struct logical_volume *lv);
+struct logical_volume *lv_origin_lv(const struct logical_volume *lv);
 char *lv_parent_dup(struct dm_pool *mem, const struct logical_volume *lv);
 char *lv_origin_dup(struct dm_pool *mem, const struct logical_volume *lv);
 char *lv_origin_uuid_dup(struct dm_pool *mem, const struct logical_volume *lv);
diff --git a/lib/report/report.c b/lib/report/report.c
index dad163bee..9ffaf7332 100644
--- a/lib/report/report.c
+++ b/lib/report/report.c
@@ -1795,24 +1795,15 @@ static int _do_origin_disp(struct dm_report *rh, struct dm_pool *mem,
 			   int uuid)
 {
 	const struct logical_volume *lv = (const struct logical_volume *) data;
-	const struct lv_segment *seg = first_seg(lv);
-	struct logical_volume *origin;
+	struct logical_volume *origin_lv = lv_origin_lv(lv);
 
-	if (lv_is_cow(lv))
-		origin = origin_from_cow(lv);
-	else if (lv_is_cache(lv) && !lv_is_pending_delete(lv))
-		origin = seg_lv(seg, 0);
-	else if (lv_is_thin_volume(lv) && first_seg(lv)->origin)
-		origin = first_seg(lv)->origin;
-	else if (lv_is_thin_volume(lv) && first_seg(lv)->external_lv)
-		origin = first_seg(lv)->external_lv;
-	else
+	if (!origin_lv)
 		return _field_set_value(field, "", NULL);
 
 	if (uuid)
-		return _uuid_disp(rh, mem, field, &origin->lvid.id[1], private);
+		return _uuid_disp(rh, mem, field, &origin_lv->lvid.id[1], private);
 	else
-		return _lvname_disp(rh, mem, field, origin, private);
+		return _lvname_disp(rh, mem, field, origin_lv, private);
 }
 
 static int _origin_disp(struct dm_report *rh, struct dm_pool *mem,