diff --git a/test/shell/lvconvert-thin-vdo.sh b/test/shell/lvconvert-thin-vdo.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
+# modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
+# of the GNU General Public License v.2.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+# testing conversion of volumes to thin-pool with VDO data LV
+
+SKIP_WITH_LVMLOCKD=1
+SKIP_WITH_LVMPOLLD=1
+
+export LVM_TEST_THIN_REPAIR_CMD=${LVM_TEST_THIN_REPAIR_CMD-/bin/false}
+
+. lib/inittest
+
+prepare_lvs() {
+	lvremove -f $vg
+	lvcreate -L10M -n $lv1 $vg
+	lvcreate -L8M -n $lv2 $vg
+}
+
+#
+# Main
+#
+aux have_thin 1 0 0 || skip
+aux have_vdo 6 2 0 || skip
+
+aux prepare_vg 4 6400
+
+
+# convert to thin-pool with VDO backend from existing VG/LV
+lvcreate -L5G --name $lv1 $vg
+lvconvert --yes --type thin-pool -c 256K --pooldatavdo y $vg/$lv1
+
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype thin-pool
+check lv_field $vg/${lv1}_tdata segtype vdo -a
+
+lvremove -f $vg
+
+
+# convert to thin-pool with VDO backend from existing VDO VG/LV
+lvcreate -L5G --vdo --name $lv1 $vg
+lvconvert --yes --type thin-pool --pooldatavdo y $vg/$lv1
+
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype thin-pool
+check lv_field $vg/${lv1}_tdata segtype vdo -a
+
+lvremove -f $vg
+
+vgremove -ff $vg
diff --git a/test/shell/lvcreate-thin-vdo.sh b/test/shell/lvcreate-thin-vdo.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# This copyrighted material is made available to anyone wishing to use,
+# modify, copy, or redistribute it subject to the terms and conditions
+# of the GNU General Public License v.2.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+# Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
+
+# testing the create of thin-pool with data volume using vdo volume
+
+SKIP_WITH_LVMPOLLD=1
+
+export LVM_TEST_THIN_REPAIR_CMD=${LVM_TEST_THIN_REPAIR_CMD-/bin/false}
+
+. lib/inittest
+
+
+#
+# Main
+#
+aux have_thin 1 0 0 || skip
+aux have_vdo 6 2 0 || skip
+which mkfs.ext4 || skip
+
+aux prepare_pvs 2 6400
+get_devs
+
+vgcreate $SHARED -s 64K "$vg" "${DEVICES[@]}"
+
+
+# convert to thin-pool with VDO backend from existing VDO VG/LV
+lvcreate --type thin-pool -L5G --pooldatavdo y --name $lv1 $vg
+
+check lv_field $vg/$lv1 segtype thin-pool
+check lv_field $vg/${lv1}_tdata segtype vdo -a
+
+lvremove -f $vg
+
+
+# cannot create thin as thin-pool tupe
+invalid lvcreate --type-pool thin -L5G --pooldatavdo y -V20 $vg/pool
+
+
+# try to create VDO _tdata without deduplication
+lvcreate --type thin -L5G --pooldatavdo y --deduplication n -V20 $vg/pool
+
+check lv_field $vg/pool_tdata vdo_deduplication "" -a
+
+vgremove -ff $vg