diff --git a/0001-daemon-copy-entire-lvm-directory.patch b/0001-daemon-copy-entire-lvm-directory.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f9cf68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-daemon-copy-entire-lvm-directory.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+From 8e911927825bcb326359d21ff38f0563a7346a10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de>
+Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2013 15:27:39 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] daemon: copy entire lvm directory
+
+cp will fail if /etc/lvm is an empty directory. Copy the entire
+directory and adjust environment variable.
+
+Signed-off-by: Olaf Hering <olaf@aepfle.de>
+---
+ daemon/lvm-filter.c | 9 +++++----
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/daemon/lvm-filter.c b/daemon/lvm-filter.c
+index 52d6b3d..204e238 100644
+--- a/daemon/lvm-filter.c
++++ b/daemon/lvm-filter.c
+@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void
+ copy_lvm (void)
+ {
+   struct stat statbuf;
+-  char cmd[64];
++  char cmd[64], env[64];
+   int r;
+ 
+   /* If /etc/lvm directory doesn't exist (or isn't a directory) assume
+@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ copy_lvm (void)
+     exit (EXIT_FAILURE);
+   }
+ 
+-  /* Hopefully no dotfiles in there ... XXX */
+-  snprintf (cmd, sizeof cmd, "%s -a /etc/lvm/* %s", str_cp, lvm_system_dir);
++  /* Copy the entire directory */
++  snprintf (cmd, sizeof cmd, "%s -a /etc/lvm/ %s", str_cp, lvm_system_dir);
+   r = system (cmd);
+   if (r == -1) {
+     perror (cmd);
+@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ copy_lvm (void)
+   }
+ 
+   /* Set environment variable so we use the copy. */
+-  setenv ("LVM_SYSTEM_DIR", lvm_system_dir, 1);
++  snprintf(env, sizeof(env), "%s/lvm", lvm_system_dir);
++  setenv ("LVM_SYSTEM_DIR", env, 1);
+ 
+   /* Set a handler to remove the temporary directory at exit. */
+   atexit (rm_lvm_system_dir);
+-- 
+1.8.0.1
+
diff --git a/libguestfs.changes b/libguestfs.changes
index e5081ae..592c2ac 100644
--- a/libguestfs.changes
+++ b/libguestfs.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Wed Jan  2 16:00:13 CET 2013 - ohering@suse.de
+
+- copy entire /etc/lvm directory in guestfsd (bnc#795503)
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Mon Dec 17 23:48:22 CET 2012 - ohering@suse.de
 
diff --git a/libguestfs.spec b/libguestfs.spec
index fc886b9..3e162f6 100644
--- a/libguestfs.spec
+++ b/libguestfs.spec
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ License:        GPL-2
 Group:          System/Filesystems
 Version:        1.20.0
 Release:        0
+Patch795503:    0001-daemon-copy-entire-lvm-directory.patch
 Patch5:         libguestfs-1.13.14-ruby.patch
 Patch1000:      1000-force-virtio_blk-in-old-guest-kernel.patch
 Source0:        %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
@@ -384,6 +385,7 @@ virtual machines.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q -a 789653
+%patch795503 -p1
 %patch5 -p1
 %patch1000 -p1