diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 666c51ed6..1424fab29 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.116 - 
 ====================================
+  Fix tree preload to handle splitting raid images.
   Do not support unpartitioned DASD devices.
   Improve config validation to check if setting with string value can be empty.
 
diff --git a/lib/activate/activate.c b/lib/activate/activate.c
index 424786c9f..151e7143f 100644
--- a/lib/activate/activate.c
+++ b/lib/activate/activate.c
@@ -1760,6 +1760,22 @@ static int _preload_detached_lv(struct logical_volume *lv, void *data)
 	struct detached_lv_data *detached = data;
 	struct lv_list *lvl_pre;
 
+        /* Check and preload removed raid image leg */
+	if (lv_is_raid_image(lv)) {
+		if ((lvl_pre = find_lv_in_vg_by_lvid(detached->lv_pre->vg, &lv->lvid)) &&
+		    !lv_is_raid_image(lvl_pre->lv) &&
+		    !_lv_preload(lvl_pre->lv, detached->laopts, detached->flush_required))
+			return_0;
+	}
+
+        /* Check and preload removed of raid metadata */
+	if (lv_is_raid_metadata(lv)) {
+		if ((lvl_pre = find_lv_in_vg_by_lvid(detached->lv_pre->vg, &lv->lvid)) &&
+		    !lv_is_raid_metadata(lvl_pre->lv) &&
+		    !_lv_preload(lvl_pre->lv, detached->laopts, detached->flush_required))
+			return_0;
+	}
+
 	if ((lvl_pre = find_lv_in_vg(detached->lv_pre->vg, lv->name))) {
 		if (lv_is_visible(lvl_pre->lv) && lv_is_active(lv) &&
 		    (!lv_is_cow(lv) || !lv_is_cow(lvl_pre->lv)) &&