diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index a0504fcea..0904940b2 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.99 - 
 ===================================
+  When no '-i' argument is given for RAID10, default to 2 stripes.
   Do not allow --splitmirrors on RAID10 logical volumes.
   Skip mlocking [vectors] on arm architecture.
   Support allocation of pool metadata with lvconvert command.
diff --git a/tools/lvcreate.c b/tools/lvcreate.c
index 801ff6491..0d76bbe9d 100644
--- a/tools/lvcreate.c
+++ b/tools/lvcreate.c
@@ -493,13 +493,24 @@ static int _read_raid_params(struct lvcreate_params *lp,
 	 *   lp->stripes
 	 *   lp->stripe_size
 	 *
-	 * For RAID 4/5/6, these values must be set.
+	 * For RAID 4/5/6/10, these values must be set.
 	 */
 	if (!segtype_is_mirrored(lp->segtype) &&
 	    (lp->stripes <= lp->segtype->parity_devs)) {
 		log_error("Number of stripes must be at least %d for %s",
 			  lp->segtype->parity_devs + 1, lp->segtype->name);
 		return 0;
+	} else if (!strcmp(lp->segtype->name, "raid10") && (lp->stripes < 2)) {
+		if (arg_count(cmd, stripes_ARG)) {
+			/* User supplied the bad argument */
+			log_error("Segment type 'raid10' requires 2 or more stripes.");
+			return 0;
+		}
+		/* No stripe argument was given - default to 2 */
+		lp->stripes = 2;
+		lp->stripe_size = find_config_tree_int(cmd,
+						       "metadata/stripesize",
+						       DEFAULT_STRIPESIZE) * 2;
 	}
 
 	/*