diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 142c01f5c..c28eb9369 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.14 - 
 ===================================
+  Fix high-level free space check for partial allocations.
 
 Version 2.02.13 - 27th October 2006
 ===================================
diff --git a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
index 3c9efbd9f..aa47ded58 100644
--- a/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
+++ b/lib/metadata/lv_manip.c
@@ -894,10 +894,10 @@ static int _find_parallel_space(struct alloc_handle *ah, alloc_policy_t alloc,
 
 	/* Is there enough total space? */
 	free_pes = pv_maps_size(pvms);
-	if (needed > free_pes) {
+	if (needed - *allocated > free_pes) {
 		log_error("Insufficient free space: %" PRIu32 " extents needed,"
-			  " but only %" PRIu32 " available", needed,
-			  free_pes);
+			  " but only %" PRIu32 " available",
+			  needed - *allocated, free_pes);
 		return 0;
 	}