diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 07f22c675..018e81264 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ifeq ("@INTL@", "yes")
   SUBDIRS += po
 endif
 
-SUBDIRS += lib tools daemons libdm
+SUBDIRS += lib tools daemons libdm liblvm
 
 ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),distclean)
   SUBDIRS += daemons/clvmd \
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ include make.tmpl
 
 libdm: include
 lib: libdm
+liblvm: lib
 daemons: lib tools
-tools: lib device-mapper
+tools: lib device-mapper liblvm
 po: tools daemons
 
 libdm.device-mapper: include.device-mapper
diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index e039108f8..0b966510b 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.46 - 
 ================================
+  Rename liblvm.a to liblvm-internal.a and build new application library.
   Flush memory pool and fix locking in clvmd refresh and backup command.
   Fix unlocks in clvmd-corosync. Broken in 2.02.45.
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 64afd3c47..dbc92630b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12659,7 +12659,7 @@ LVM_PATCHLEVEL=`echo "$VER" | $AWK -F '.' '{print $3}'`
 
 
 ################################################################################
-ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile make.tmpl daemons/Makefile daemons/clvmd/Makefile daemons/dmeventd/Makefile daemons/dmeventd/libdevmapper-event.pc daemons/dmeventd/plugins/Makefile daemons/dmeventd/plugins/mirror/Makefile daemons/dmeventd/plugins/snapshot/Makefile doc/Makefile include/Makefile lib/Makefile lib/format1/Makefile lib/format_pool/Makefile lib/locking/Makefile lib/mirror/Makefile lib/misc/lvm-version.h lib/snapshot/Makefile libdm/Makefile libdm/libdevmapper.pc man/Makefile po/Makefile scripts/clvmd_init_red_hat scripts/Makefile test/Makefile test/api/Makefile tools/Makefile"
+ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile make.tmpl daemons/Makefile daemons/clvmd/Makefile daemons/dmeventd/Makefile daemons/dmeventd/libdevmapper-event.pc daemons/dmeventd/plugins/Makefile daemons/dmeventd/plugins/mirror/Makefile daemons/dmeventd/plugins/snapshot/Makefile doc/Makefile include/Makefile lib/Makefile lib/format1/Makefile lib/format_pool/Makefile lib/locking/Makefile lib/mirror/Makefile lib/misc/lvm-version.h lib/snapshot/Makefile libdm/Makefile libdm/libdevmapper.pc liblvm/Makefile man/Makefile po/Makefile scripts/clvmd_init_red_hat scripts/Makefile test/Makefile test/api/Makefile tools/Makefile"
 
 cat >confcache <<\_ACEOF
 # This file is a shell script that caches the results of configure
@@ -13278,6 +13278,7 @@ do
     "lib/snapshot/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES lib/snapshot/Makefile" ;;
     "libdm/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES libdm/Makefile" ;;
     "libdm/libdevmapper.pc") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES libdm/libdevmapper.pc" ;;
+    "liblvm/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES liblvm/Makefile" ;;
     "man/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES man/Makefile" ;;
     "po/Makefile") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES po/Makefile" ;;
     "scripts/clvmd_init_red_hat") CONFIG_FILES="$CONFIG_FILES scripts/clvmd_init_red_hat" ;;
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1eaa2a072..f84d58918 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -835,6 +835,7 @@ lib/misc/lvm-version.h
 lib/snapshot/Makefile
 libdm/Makefile
 libdm/libdevmapper.pc
+liblvm/Makefile
 man/Makefile
 po/Makefile
 scripts/clvmd_init_red_hat
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.in b/lib/Makefile.in
index 0d5ee94ac..ee1f8ff93 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib/Makefile.in
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ SOURCES =\
 	report/report.c \
 	striped/striped.c \
 	uuid/uuid.c \
-	zero/zero.c \
-	lvm_base.c
+	zero/zero.c
 
 ifeq ("@LVM1@", "internal")
   SOURCES +=\
diff --git a/liblvm/Makefile.in b/liblvm/Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f90f6a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/liblvm/Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Sistina Software, Inc. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (C) 2004-2009 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# This file is part of LVM2.
+#
+# 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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+
+srcdir = @srcdir@
+top_srcdir = @top_srcdir@
+VPATH = @srcdir@
+
+SOURCES =\
+	lvm_base.c
+
+LIB_STATIC = liblvm.a
+
+$(SUBDIRS): $(LIB_STATIC)
+
+CLEAN_TARGETS += liblvm.cflow
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/make.tmpl
+
+liblvm.cflow: $(SOURCES)
+	set -e; (echo -n "SOURCES += "; \
+		 echo $(SOURCES) | \
+		 sed "s/^/ /;s/ / $(top_srcdir)\/lib\//g;s/$$//"; \
+		 ) > $@
+
+cflow: liblvm.cflow
diff --git a/lib/lvm_base.c b/liblvm/lvm_base.c
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/lvm_base.c
rename to liblvm/lvm_base.c