diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index c0ae3df..5887ec7 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Version 2.02.99 - 
+===================================
+  Hardcode use_lvmetad=0 if cluster locking used and issue a warning msg.
+
 Version 2.02.98 - 15th October 2012
 ===================================
   Switch from DEBUG() to DEBUGLOG() in lvmetad as -DDEBUG is already used.
diff --git a/lib/commands/toolcontext.c b/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
index d7f8ece..eb1a90b 100644
--- a/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
+++ b/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
@@ -413,7 +413,15 @@ static int _process_config(struct cmd_context *cmd)
 	lvmetad_set_socket(lvmetad_socket);
 	cn = find_config_tree_node(cmd, "devices/global_filter");
 	lvmetad_set_token(cn ? cn->v : NULL);
-	lvmetad_set_active(find_config_tree_int(cmd, "global/use_lvmetad", 1));
+
+	if (find_config_tree_int(cmd, "global/locking_type", 1) == 3 &&
+	    find_config_tree_int(cmd, "global/use_lvmetad", 1)) {
+		log_warn("WARNING: configuration setting use_lvmetad overriden to 0 due to locking_type 3. "
+			 "Clustered environment not supported by lvmetad yet.");
+		lvmetad_set_active(0);
+	} else
+		lvmetad_set_active(find_config_tree_int(cmd, "global/use_lvmetad", 1));
+
 	lvmetad_init(cmd);
 
 	return 1;
diff --git a/test/shell/lvmetad-no-cluster.sh b/test/shell/lvmetad-no-cluster.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db68e77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/shell/lvmetad-no-cluster.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# Copyright (C) 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# 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
+
+. lib/test
+
+test -e LOCAL_CLVMD || skip
+aux prepare_vg 2
+aux prepare_lvmetad
+vgs -vv 2> errs
+cat errs
+grep 'use_lvmetad' errs