diff --git a/lib/commands/toolcontext.h b/lib/commands/toolcontext.h
index 5fda9a9b5..b5328e803 100644
--- a/lib/commands/toolcontext.h
+++ b/lib/commands/toolcontext.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ struct cmd_context {
 	unsigned threaded:1;			/* set if running within a thread e.g. clvmd */
 	unsigned independent_metadata_areas:1;	/* active formats have MDAs outside PVs */
 	unsigned unknown_system_id:1;
+	unsigned include_historical_lvs:1;	/* also process/report/display historical LVs */
 	unsigned include_foreign_vgs:1;		/* report/display cmds can reveal foreign VGs */
 	unsigned include_shared_vgs:1;		/* report/display cmds can reveal lockd VGs */
 	unsigned include_active_foreign_vgs:1;	/* cmd should process foreign VGs with active LVs */
diff --git a/tools/args.h b/tools/args.h
index 68de52467..8dfe7440c 100644
--- a/tools/args.h
+++ b/tools/args.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ arg(force_ARG, 'f', "force", NULL, ARG_COUNTABLE)
 arg(full_ARG, 'f', "full", NULL, 0)
 arg(help_ARG, 'h', "help", NULL, 0)
 arg(cache_ARG, 'H', "cache", NULL, 0)
+arg(history_ARG, 'H', "history", NULL, 0)
 arg(help2_ARG, '?', "", NULL, 0)
 arg(interval_ARG, 'i', "interval", int_arg, 0)
 arg(iop_version_ARG, 'i', "iop_version", NULL, 0)
diff --git a/tools/lvmcmdline.c b/tools/lvmcmdline.c
index 29c1c7eac..4a5cd2355 100644
--- a/tools/lvmcmdline.c
+++ b/tools/lvmcmdline.c
@@ -1101,6 +1101,7 @@ static int _get_settings(struct cmd_context *cmd)
 	cmd->ignore_clustered_vgs = arg_is_set(cmd, ignoreskippedcluster_ARG);
 	cmd->include_foreign_vgs = arg_is_set(cmd, foreign_ARG) ? 1 : 0;
 	cmd->include_shared_vgs = arg_is_set(cmd, shared_ARG) ? 1 : 0;
+	cmd->include_historical_lvs = arg_is_set(cmd, history_ARG) ? 1 : 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * This is set to zero by process_each which wants to print errors
diff --git a/tools/reporter.c b/tools/reporter.c
index 0c73a0955..1a708c40a 100644
--- a/tools/reporter.c
+++ b/tools/reporter.c
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ static int _do_info_and_status(struct cmd_context *cmd,
 	unsigned use_layer = lv_is_thin_pool(lv) ? 1 : 0;
 
 	status->lv = lv;
+
+	if (lv_is_historical(lv))
+		return 1;
+
 	if (do_status) {
 		if (!(status->seg_status.mem = dm_pool_create("reporter_pool", 1024)))
 			return_0;
@@ -866,6 +870,7 @@ static int _report(struct cmd_context *cmd, int argc, char **argv,
 	}
 
 	handle.internal_report_for_select = 0;
+	handle.include_historical_lvs = cmd->include_historical_lvs;
 	handle.custom_handle = report_handle;
 
 	switch (report_type) {
diff --git a/tools/toollib.c b/tools/toollib.c
index dba5023a4..38335819a 100644
--- a/tools/toollib.c
+++ b/tools/toollib.c
@@ -1692,6 +1692,7 @@ struct processing_handle *init_processing_handle(struct cmd_context *cmd)
 	 * *The internal report for select is only needed for non-reporting tools!*
 	 */
 	handle->internal_report_for_select = arg_is_set(cmd, select_ARG);
+	handle->include_historical_lvs = cmd->include_historical_lvs;
 
 	return handle;
 }
diff --git a/tools/toollib.h b/tools/toollib.h
index a67b3e662..19f4dd009 100644
--- a/tools/toollib.h
+++ b/tools/toollib.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ int become_daemon(struct cmd_context *cmd, int skip_lvm);
  */
 struct processing_handle {
 	int internal_report_for_select;
+	int include_historical_lvs;
 	struct selection_handle *selection_handle;
 	void *custom_handle;
 };