diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index a136f5f85..91e88b4a7 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Version 2.02.03 - 
 ===================================
   Update extent size information in vgchange and vgcreate man pages.
-  Introduce origin_from_cow().
+  Introduce origin_from_cow() and lv_is_visible().
   pvremove without -f now fails if there's no PV label.
   Support lvconvert -s.
   Suppress locking library load failure message if --ignorelockingfailure.
diff --git a/lib/metadata/metadata.h b/lib/metadata/metadata.h
index b80afbbfd..20459f045 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/metadata.h
+++ b/lib/metadata/metadata.h
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ int lv_split_segment(struct logical_volume *lv, uint32_t le);
  */
 int lv_is_origin(const struct logical_volume *lv);
 int lv_is_cow(const struct logical_volume *lv);
+int lv_is_visible(const struct logical_volume *lv);
 
 int pv_is_in_vg(struct volume_group *vg, struct physical_volume *pv);
 
diff --git a/lib/metadata/snapshot_manip.c b/lib/metadata/snapshot_manip.c
index 792bc741d..cb2e6411c 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/snapshot_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/snapshot_manip.c
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ int lv_is_cow(const struct logical_volume *lv)
 	return lv->snapshot ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
+int lv_is_visible(const struct logical_volume *lv)
+{
+	if (lv_is_cow(lv))
+		return lv_is_visible(find_cow(lv)->lv);
+
+	return lv->status & VISIBLE_LV ? 1 : 0;
+}
+
 /* Given a cow LV, return the snapshot lv_segment that uses it */
 struct lv_segment *find_cow(const struct logical_volume *lv)
 {
diff --git a/lib/report/report.c b/lib/report/report.c
index 3ba1fcda2..6218d2041 100644
--- a/lib/report/report.c
+++ b/lib/report/report.c
@@ -525,8 +525,7 @@ static int _lvname_disp(struct report_handle *rh, struct field *field,
 	char *repstr;
 	size_t len;
 
-	/* FIXME Remove need for snapshot special case */
-	if (lv->status & VISIBLE_LV || lv_is_cow(lv)) {
+	if (lv_is_visible(lv)) {
 		repstr = lv->name;
 		return _string_disp(rh, field, &repstr);
 	}
diff --git a/tools/lvdisplay.c b/tools/lvdisplay.c
index 0dd2a1408..165f85151 100644
--- a/tools/lvdisplay.c
+++ b/tools/lvdisplay.c
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@
 static int _lvdisplay_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
 			     void *handle)
 {
-	if (!arg_count(cmd, all_ARG) && !(lv->status & VISIBLE_LV) &&
-	    !(lv_is_cow(lv)))
+	if (!arg_count(cmd, all_ARG) && !lv_is_visible(lv))
 		return ECMD_PROCESSED;
 
 	if (arg_count(cmd, colon_ARG))
diff --git a/tools/lvscan.c b/tools/lvscan.c
index 1bd467d32..2faeac7df 100644
--- a/tools/lvscan.c
+++ b/tools/lvscan.c
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ static int lvscan_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
 
 	const char *active_str, *snapshot_str;
 
-	/* FIXME Avoid snapshot special-case */
-	if (!arg_count(cmd, all_ARG) && !(lv->status & VISIBLE_LV) &&
-	    !(lv_is_cow(lv)))
+	if (!arg_count(cmd, all_ARG) && !lv_is_visible(lv))
 		return ECMD_PROCESSED;
 
 	inkernel = lv_info(cmd, lv, &info, 1) && info.exists;
diff --git a/tools/reporter.c b/tools/reporter.c
index 5f3775e9a..f478c06ed 100644
--- a/tools/reporter.c
+++ b/tools/reporter.c
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ static int _vgs_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *vg_name,
 static int _lvs_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
 		       void *handle)
 {
-	/* FIXME Avoid snapshot special-case */
-	if (!arg_count(cmd, all_ARG) && !(lv->status & VISIBLE_LV) &&
-	    !(lv_is_cow(lv)))
+	if (!arg_count(cmd, all_ARG) && !lv_is_visible(lv))
 		return ECMD_PROCESSED;
 
 	if (!report_object(handle, lv->vg, lv, NULL, NULL, NULL))
@@ -83,9 +81,7 @@ static int _pvsegs_sub_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct volume_group *vg,
 static int _lvsegs_single(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv,
 			  void *handle)
 {
-	/* FIXME Avoid snapshot special-case */
-	if (!arg_count(cmd, all_ARG) && !(lv->status & VISIBLE_LV) &&
-	    !(lv_is_cow(lv)))
+	if (!arg_count(cmd, all_ARG) && !lv_is_visible(lv))
 		return ECMD_PROCESSED;
 
 	return process_each_segment_in_lv(cmd, lv, handle, _segs_single);