diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 481e8e3e3..ec554bf4e 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.97 - 
 ===============================
+  Add --activate ay to lvchange.
   Add --activate ay to pvscan.
   Add --activate ay to vgchange.
   Add support for volume autoactivation using lvmetad.
diff --git a/tools/commands.h b/tools/commands.h
index 21791f77b..b863c66cc 100644
--- a/tools/commands.h
+++ b/tools/commands.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ xx(lvchange,
    CACHE_VGMETADATA | PERMITTED_READ_ONLY,
    "lvchange\n"
    "\t[-A|--autobackup y|n]\n"
-   "\t[-a|--activate [e|l]y|n]\n"
+   "\t[-a|--activate [a|e|l]{y|n}]\n"
    "\t[--addtag Tag]\n"
    "\t[--alloc AllocationPolicy]\n"
    "\t[-C|--contiguous y|n]\n"
diff --git a/tools/lvchange.c b/tools/lvchange.c
index 4d040be50..9876847bb 100644
--- a/tools/lvchange.c
+++ b/tools/lvchange.c
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ static int _lvchange_activate(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct logical_volume *lv
 	if (lv_is_cow(lv) && !lv_is_virtual_origin(origin_from_cow(lv)))
 		lv = origin_from_cow(lv);
 
+	if (activate == CHANGE_AAY) {
+		if (!lv_passes_auto_activation_filter(cmd, lv))
+			return 1;
+		activate = CHANGE_ALY;
+	}
+
 	if (activate == CHANGE_ALN) {
 		log_verbose("Deactivating logical volume \"%s\" locally",
 			    lv->name);