diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index e55f7a7a7..5e9e8ae92 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.74 - 
 ==================================
+  Add random suffix to archive file names to prevent races when being created.
   Reinitialize archive and backup handling on toolcontext refresh.
   Fix opprobriously slow I/O to cluster mirrors created with --nosync.
   Make poll_mirror_progress report PROGRESS_CHECK_FAILED if LV is not a mirror.
diff --git a/lib/format_text/archive.c b/lib/format_text/archive.c
index 95ac49d64..bf16da573 100644
--- a/lib/format_text/archive.c
+++ b/lib/format_text/archive.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ int archive_vg(struct volume_group *vg,
 	       const char *dir, const char *desc,
 	       uint32_t retain_days, uint32_t min_archive)
 {
-	int i, fd, renamed = 0;
+	int i, fd, rnum, renamed = 0;
 	uint32_t ix = 0;
 	struct archive_file *last;
 	FILE *fp = NULL;
@@ -271,9 +271,12 @@ int archive_vg(struct volume_group *vg,
 		ix = last->index + 1;
 	}
 
+	rnum = rand_r(&vg->cmd->rand_seed);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
 		if (dm_snprintf(archive_name, sizeof(archive_name),
-				 "%s/%s_%05u.vg", dir, vg->name, ix) < 0) {
+				 "%s/%s_%05u-%d.vg",
+				 dir, vg->name, ix, rnum) < 0) {
 			log_error("Archive file name too long.");
 			return 0;
 		}