diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 6df377862..c1060822a 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.46 - 
 ================================
+  Fix lv_is_visible to handle virtual origin.
   Introduce link_lv_to_vg and unlink_lv_from_vg functions.
   Remove lv_count from VG and use counter function instead.
   Fix snapshot segment import to not use duplicate segments & replace.
diff --git a/lib/metadata/snapshot_manip.c b/lib/metadata/snapshot_manip.c
index e186dffb9..0509fe0a0 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/snapshot_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/snapshot_manip.c
@@ -30,8 +30,15 @@ int lv_is_cow(const struct logical_volume *lv)
 
 int lv_is_visible(const struct logical_volume *lv)
 {
-	if (lv_is_cow(lv))
-		return lv_is_visible(find_cow(lv)->lv);
+	if (lv->status & SNAPSHOT)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (lv_is_cow(lv)) {
+		if (lv_is_virtual_origin(origin_from_cow(lv)))
+			return 1;
+
+		return lv_is_visible(origin_from_cow(lv));
+	}
 
 	return lv->status & VISIBLE_LV ? 1 : 0;
 }