diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 02ac14afc..9d6f091a3 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.97 - 
 ===============================
+  Skip activation when using vg/lvchange --sysinit -a ay and lvmetad is active.
   Fix extending RAID 4/5/6 logical volumes
   Fix test for PV with unknown VG in process_each_pv to ignore ignored mdas.
   Update man pages with --activate ay option and auto_activation_volume_list.
diff --git a/man/lvchange.8.in b/man/lvchange.8.in
index c7507d473..bf9ef480a 100644
--- a/man/lvchange.8.in
+++ b/man/lvchange.8.in
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ this is equivalent to using  \fB\-\-ignorelockingfailure\fP,
 \fB\-\-ignoremonitoring\fP, \fB\-\-poll n\fP and setting
 \fBLVM_SUPPRESS_LOCKING_FAILURE_MESSAGES\fP
 environment variable.
+
+If \fB\-\-sysinit\fP is used in conjunction with lvmetad(8) enabled and running,
+autoactivation is preferred over manual activation via direct lvchange call.
+Logical volumes are autoactivated according to auto_activation_volume_list
+set in lvm.conf(5).
 .TP
 .B \-\-noudevsync
 Disable udev synchronisation. The
diff --git a/man/vgchange.8.in b/man/vgchange.8.in
index 28e262361..0f5fc588c 100644
--- a/man/vgchange.8.in
+++ b/man/vgchange.8.in
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ this is equivalent to using
 .B \-\-poll n
 and setting \fBLVM_SUPPRESS_LOCKING_FAILURE_MESSAGES\fP
 environment variable.
+
+If \fB\-\-sysinit\fP is used in conjunction with lvmetad(8) enabled and running,
+autoactivation is preferred over manual activation via direct vgchange call.
+Logical volumes are autoactivated according to auto_activation_volume_list
+set in lvm.conf(5).
 .TP
 .BR \-\-noudevsync
 Disable udev synchronisation. The
diff --git a/tools/lvchange.c b/tools/lvchange.c
index 9876847bb..9054ac785 100644
--- a/tools/lvchange.c
+++ b/tools/lvchange.c
@@ -798,6 +798,13 @@ int lvchange(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 		return EINVALID_CMD_LINE;
 	}
 
+	if (arg_count(cmd, sysinit_ARG) && lvmetad_active() &&
+	    arg_uint_value(cmd, activate_ARG, 0) == CHANGE_AAY) {
+		log_warn("lvmetad is active while using --sysinit -a ay, "
+			 "skipping manual activation");
+		return ECMD_PROCESSED;
+	}
+
 	return process_each_lv(cmd, argc, argv,
 			       update ? READ_FOR_UPDATE : 0, NULL,
 			       &lvchange_single);
diff --git a/tools/vgchange.c b/tools/vgchange.c
index ebabb0885..2013447b0 100644
--- a/tools/vgchange.c
+++ b/tools/vgchange.c
@@ -608,6 +608,13 @@ int vgchange(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv)
 		return EINVALID_CMD_LINE;
 	}
 
+	if (arg_count(cmd, sysinit_ARG) && lvmetad_active() &&
+	    arg_uint_value(cmd, activate_ARG, 0) == CHANGE_AAY) {
+		log_warn("lvmetad is active while using --sysinit -a ay, "
+			 "skipping manual activation");
+		return ECMD_PROCESSED;
+	}
+
 	return process_each_vg(cmd, argc, argv, update ? READ_FOR_UPDATE : 0,
 			       NULL, &vgchange_single);
 }