diff --git a/WHATS_NEW_DM b/WHATS_NEW_DM
index 941590c5b..ea314b56b 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW_DM
+++ b/WHATS_NEW_DM
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 Version 1.02.68 -
 ==================================
+  Add dm_device_has_mounted_fs fn to check mounted filesystem on a device.
+  Add dm_device_has_holders fn to to check use of the device by another device.
   Add dm_sysfs_dir to libdevmapper to retrieve sysfs location thas is set.
   Add dm_set_sysfs_dir to libdevmapper to set sysfs location.
   Add --retry option for dmsetup remove to retry removal if not successful.
diff --git a/libdm/libdevmapper.h b/libdm/libdevmapper.h
index 4a031d59e..2ef4759b6 100644
--- a/libdm/libdevmapper.h
+++ b/libdm/libdevmapper.h
@@ -266,6 +266,19 @@ const char *dm_sysfs_dir(void);
  */
 int dm_is_dm_major(uint32_t major);
 
+/*
+ * Determine whether a device has any holders (devices
+ * using this device). If sysfs is not used (or configured
+ * incorrectly), returns 0.
+ */
+int dm_device_has_holders(uint32_t major, uint32_t minor);
+
+/*
+ * Determine whether a device contains mounted filesystem.
+ * If sysfs is not used (or configured incorrectly), returns 0.
+ */
+int dm_device_has_mounted_fs(uint32_t major, uint32_t minor);
+
 /*
  * Release library resources
  */
@@ -1069,6 +1082,8 @@ void dm_unescape_colons_and_at_signs(char *src,
  */
 int dm_create_dir(const char *dir);
 
+int dm_is_empty_dir(const char *dir);
+
 /*
  * Close a stream, with nicer error checking than fclose's.
  * Derived from gnulib's close-stream.c.
diff --git a/libdm/libdm-common.c b/libdm/libdm-common.c
index cbdbc22c8..b62b712fe 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-common.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-common.c
@@ -1056,6 +1056,106 @@ const char *dm_sysfs_dir(void)
 	return _sysfs_dir;
 }
 
+int dm_device_has_holders(uint32_t major, uint32_t minor)
+{
+	char sysfs_path[PATH_MAX];
+	struct stat st;
+
+	if (!*_sysfs_dir)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (dm_snprintf(sysfs_path, PATH_MAX, "%sdev/block/%" PRIu32
+			":%" PRIu32 "/holders", _sysfs_dir, major, minor) < 0) {
+		log_error("sysfs_path dm_snprintf failed");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (stat(sysfs_path, &st)) {
+		log_sys_error("stat", sysfs_path);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return !dm_is_empty_dir(sysfs_path);
+}
+
+static int _mounted_fs_on_device(const char *kernel_dev_name)
+{
+	char sysfs_path[PATH_MAX];
+	struct dirent *dirent;
+	DIR *d;
+	struct stat st;
+	int r = 0;
+
+	if (dm_snprintf(sysfs_path, PATH_MAX, "%sfs", _sysfs_dir) < 0) {
+		log_error("sysfs_path dm_snprintf failed");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!(d = opendir(sysfs_path))) {
+		if (errno != ENOENT)
+			log_sys_error("opendir", sysfs_path);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	while ((dirent = readdir(d))) {
+		if (!strcmp(dirent->d_name, ".") || !strcmp(dirent->d_name, ".."))
+			continue;
+
+		if (dm_snprintf(sysfs_path, PATH_MAX, "%sfs/%s/%s",
+				_sysfs_dir, dirent->d_name, kernel_dev_name) < 0) {
+			log_error("sysfs_path dm_snprintf failed");
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (!stat(sysfs_path, &st)) {
+			/* found! */
+			r = 1;
+			break;
+		}
+		else if (errno != ENOENT) {
+			log_sys_error("stat", sysfs_path);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (closedir(d))
+		log_error("_fs_present_on_device: %s: closedir failed", kernel_dev_name);
+
+	return r;
+}
+
+int dm_device_has_mounted_fs(uint32_t major, uint32_t minor)
+{
+	char sysfs_path[PATH_MAX];
+	char temp_path[PATH_MAX];
+	char *kernel_dev_name;
+	ssize_t size;
+
+	if (!*_sysfs_dir)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Get kernel device name first */
+	if (dm_snprintf(sysfs_path, PATH_MAX, "%sdev/block/%" PRIu32 ":%" PRIu32,
+			_sysfs_dir, major, minor) < 0) {
+		log_error("sysfs_path dm_snprintf failed");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if ((size = readlink(sysfs_path, temp_path, PATH_MAX)) < 0) {
+		log_sys_error("readlink", sysfs_path);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (!(kernel_dev_name = strrchr(temp_path, '/'))) {
+		log_error("Could not locate device kernel name in sysfs path %s", temp_path);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	kernel_dev_name += 1;
+
+	/* Check /sys/fs/<fs_name>/<kernel_dev_name> presence */
+	return _mounted_fs_on_device(kernel_dev_name);
+}
+
 int dm_mknodes(const char *name)
 {
 	struct dm_task *dmt;
diff --git a/libdm/libdm-file.c b/libdm/libdm-file.c
index 91fdce02b..700008bc0 100644
--- a/libdm/libdm-file.c
+++ b/libdm/libdm-file.c
@@ -76,6 +76,26 @@ int dm_create_dir(const char *dir)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int dm_is_empty_dir(const char *dir)
+{
+	struct dirent *dirent;
+	DIR *d;
+
+	if (!(d = opendir(dir))) {
+		log_sys_error("opendir", dir);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	while ((dirent = readdir(d)))
+		if (strcmp(dirent->d_name, ".") && strcmp(dirent->d_name, ".."))
+			break;
+
+	if (closedir(d))
+		log_sys_error("closedir", dir);
+
+	return dirent ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
 int dm_fclose(FILE *stream)
 {
 	int prev_fail = ferror(stream);