diff --git a/src/engine/strat_engine/serde_structs.rs b/src/engine/strat_engine/serde_structs.rs
index f77693509ab..085945bc45d 100644
--- a/src/engine/strat_engine/serde_structs.rs
+++ b/src/engine/strat_engine/serde_structs.rs
@@ -119,4 +119,6 @@ pub struct FilesystemSave {
     pub created: u64, // Unix timestamp
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub fs_size_limit: Option<Sectors>,
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    pub origin: Option<FilesystemUuid>,
 }
diff --git a/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/filesystem.rs b/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/filesystem.rs
index a93fd9dab5f..63f804eb91e 100644
--- a/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/filesystem.rs
+++ b/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/filesystem.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ pub struct StratFilesystem {
     created: DateTime<Utc>,
     used: Option<Bytes>,
     size_limit: Option<Sectors>,
+    origin: Option<FilesystemUuid>,
 }
 
 fn init_used(thin_dev: &ThinDev) -> Option<Bytes> {
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ impl StratFilesystem {
                 thin_dev,
                 created: Utc::now(),
                 size_limit,
+                origin: None,
             },
         ))
     }
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ impl StratFilesystem {
             thin_dev,
             created,
             size_limit: fssave.fs_size_limit,
+            origin: fssave.origin,
         })
     }
 
@@ -200,6 +203,7 @@ impl StratFilesystem {
         snapshot_fs_name: &Name,
         snapshot_fs_uuid: FilesystemUuid,
         snapshot_thin_id: ThinDevId,
+        origin_uuid: FilesystemUuid,
     ) -> StratisResult<StratFilesystem> {
         match self.thin_dev.snapshot(
             get_dm(),
@@ -245,6 +249,7 @@ impl StratFilesystem {
                     thin_dev,
                     created: Utc::now(),
                     size_limit: self.size_limit,
+                    origin: Some(origin_uuid),
                 })
             }
             Err(e) => Err(StratisError::Msg(format!(
@@ -366,6 +371,7 @@ impl StratFilesystem {
             size: self.thin_dev.size(),
             created: self.created.timestamp() as u64,
             fs_size_limit: self.size_limit,
+            origin: self.origin,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/thinpool.rs b/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/thinpool.rs
index d79d3baaee4..835ba6b0e40 100644
--- a/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/thinpool.rs
+++ b/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/thinpool.rs
@@ -1253,6 +1253,7 @@ impl ThinPool {
                 &fs_name,
                 snapshot_fs_uuid,
                 snapshot_id,
+                origin_uuid,
             )?,
             None => {
                 return Err(StratisError::Msg(