diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 71daa539e3..2cdcd88713 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -29946,7 +29946,7 @@ virDomainDefHasManagedPR(const virDomainDef *def)
     size_t i;
 
     for (i = 0; i < def->ndisks; i++) {
-        if (virStoragePRDefIsManaged(def->disks[i]->src->pr))
+        if (virStorageSourceChainHasManagedPR(def->disks[i]->src))
             return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/libvirt_private.syms b/src/libvirt_private.syms
index b2decc12fb..059229ff70 100644
--- a/src/libvirt_private.syms
+++ b/src/libvirt_private.syms
@@ -2815,6 +2815,7 @@ virStoragePRDefIsEqual;
 virStoragePRDefIsManaged;
 virStoragePRDefParseXML;
 virStorageSourceBackingStoreClear;
+virStorageSourceChainHasManagedPR;
 virStorageSourceClear;
 virStorageSourceCopy;
 virStorageSourceFindByNodeName;
diff --git a/src/util/virstoragefile.c b/src/util/virstoragefile.c
index 10fe0f201a..62768af968 100644
--- a/src/util/virstoragefile.c
+++ b/src/util/virstoragefile.c
@@ -2025,6 +2025,20 @@ virStoragePRDefIsManaged(virStoragePRDefPtr prd)
 }
 
 
+bool
+virStorageSourceChainHasManagedPR(virStorageSourcePtr src)
+{
+    virStorageSourcePtr n;
+
+    for (n = src; virStorageSourceIsBacking(n); n = n->backingStore) {
+        if (virStoragePRDefIsManaged(src->pr))
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+
 virSecurityDeviceLabelDefPtr
 virStorageSourceGetSecurityLabelDef(virStorageSourcePtr src,
                                     const char *model)
diff --git a/src/util/virstoragefile.h b/src/util/virstoragefile.h
index 4591e6e213..33fc853fcd 100644
--- a/src/util/virstoragefile.h
+++ b/src/util/virstoragefile.h
@@ -400,6 +400,9 @@ bool virStoragePRDefIsEqual(virStoragePRDefPtr a,
                             virStoragePRDefPtr b);
 bool virStoragePRDefIsManaged(virStoragePRDefPtr prd);
 
+bool
+virStorageSourceChainHasManagedPR(virStorageSourcePtr src);
+
 virSecurityDeviceLabelDefPtr
 virStorageSourceGetSecurityLabelDef(virStorageSourcePtr src,
                                     const char *model);