diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 96478e6b1..c94c9e1b9 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.99 - 
 ===================================
+  Report lvs volume type 'o' also for external origin volumes.
   Report lvs target type 't' only for thin pools and thin volumes.
   Fix test for active snapshot in cluster before resizing it.
   Report backtrace from dump filter error path.
diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv.c b/lib/metadata/lv.c
index e53fdf321..9cfc2fee1 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv.c
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ char *lv_attr_dup(struct dm_pool *mem, const struct logical_volume *lv)
 	else if (lv->status & CONVERTING)
 		repstr[0] = 'c';
 	/* Origin takes precedence over mirror and thin volume */
-	else if (lv_is_origin(lv))
+	else if (lv_is_origin(lv) || lv_is_external_origin(lv))
 		repstr[0] = (lv_is_merging_origin(lv)) ? 'O' : 'o';
 	else if (lv->status & RAID)
 		repstr[0] = (lv->status & LV_NOTSYNCED) ? 'R' : 'r';