diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 03236d781..9e1797dc2 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.57 -
 ====================================
+  Fix lvcreate --readahead.
   Fix clvmd memory leak in lv_info_by_lvid.
   Do not allow creating mirrors of more than 8 images.
   Use locking_type 3 (compiled in cluster locking) in lvmconf.
diff --git a/test/t-lvcreate-usage.sh b/test/t-lvcreate-usage.sh
index 14b6ecb4d..62cf15189 100755
--- a/test/t-lvcreate-usage.sh
+++ b/test/t-lvcreate-usage.sh
@@ -125,3 +125,18 @@ lvcreate -s --virtualoriginsize 64m -L 32m -n $lv1 $vg
 lvchange -a n $vg/$lv1
 lvremove $vg/$lv1
 lvremove -ff $vg
+
+# readahead default (auto), none, #, auto
+lvcreate -L 32m -n $lv $vg
+check_lv_field_ $vg/$lv lv_read_ahead "auto"
+lvremove -ff $vg
+lvcreate -L 32m -n $lv --readahead none $vg
+check_lv_field_ $vg/$lv lv_read_ahead "0"
+lvremove -ff $vg
+lvcreate -L 32m -n $lv --readahead 8k $vg
+check_lv_field_ $vg/$lv lv_read_ahead "8.00k"
+lvremove -ff $vg
+lvcreate -L 32m -n $lv --readahead auto $vg
+check_lv_field_ $vg/$lv lv_read_ahead "auto"
+lvremove -ff $vg
+