diff --git a/internal/server/storage/drivers/driver_lvm.go b/internal/server/storage/drivers/driver_lvm.go
index e0708073733..4133ffe78bd 100644
--- a/internal/server/storage/drivers/driver_lvm.go
+++ b/internal/server/storage/drivers/driver_lvm.go
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ func (d *lvm) Info() Info {
 		MountedRoot:                  false,
 		Buckets:                      !d.isRemote(),
 		Deactivate:                   d.isRemote(),
+		ZeroUnpack:                   !d.usesThinpool(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/server/storage/drivers/driver_types.go b/internal/server/storage/drivers/driver_types.go
index c1d1a377fcc..8a5830ecb84 100644
--- a/internal/server/storage/drivers/driver_types.go
+++ b/internal/server/storage/drivers/driver_types.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type Info struct {
 	IOUring                      bool         // Whether the driver supports io_uring.
 	MountedRoot                  bool         // Whether the pool directory itself is a mount.
 	Deactivate                   bool         // Whether an unmount action is required prior to removing the pool.
+	ZeroUnpack                   bool         // Whether to write zeroes (no discard) during unpacking.
 }
 
 // VolumeFiller provides a struct for filling a volume.
diff --git a/internal/server/storage/drivers/generic_vfs.go b/internal/server/storage/drivers/generic_vfs.go
index 4c8cf6aa6f5..4d8b1e053eb 100644
--- a/internal/server/storage/drivers/generic_vfs.go
+++ b/internal/server/storage/drivers/generic_vfs.go
@@ -350,7 +350,12 @@ func genericVFSCreateVolumeFromMigration(d Driver, initVolume func(vol Volume) (
 		d.Logger().Debug("Receiving block volume started", logger.Ctx{"volName": volName, "path": path})
 		defer d.Logger().Debug("Receiving block volume stopped", logger.Ctx{"volName": volName, "path": path})
 
-		_, err = io.Copy(NewSparseFileWrapper(to), fromPipe)
+		toPipe := io.Writer(to)
+		if !d.Info().ZeroUnpack {
+			toPipe = NewSparseFileWrapper(to)
+		}
+
+		_, err = io.Copy(toPipe, fromPipe)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error copying from migration connection to %q: %w", path, err)
 		}
@@ -816,8 +821,13 @@ func genericVFSBackupUnpack(d Driver, sysOS *sys.OS, vol Volume, snapshots []str
 					}
 
 					// Copy the data.
+					toPipe := io.Writer(to)
+					if !d.Info().ZeroUnpack {
+						toPipe = NewSparseFileWrapper(to)
+					}
+
 					d.Logger().Debug(logMsg, logger.Ctx{"source": srcFile, "target": targetPath})
-					_, err = io.Copy(NewSparseFileWrapper(to), tr)
+					_, err = io.Copy(toPipe, tr)
 					if err != nil {
 						return err
 					}