diff --git a/qubes/storage/__init__.py b/qubes/storage/__init__.py
index 96697792..2d818114 100644
--- a/qubes/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/qubes/storage/__init__.py
@@ -544,6 +544,15 @@ class Storage(object):
 
         return self.pools[volume].export(self.vm.volumes[volume])
 
+    def import_data(self, volume):
+        ''' Helper function to import volume data (pool.import_data(volume))'''
+        assert isinstance(volume, (Volume, str)), \
+            "You need to pass a Volume or pool name as str"
+        if isinstance(volume, Volume):
+            return self.pools[volume.name].import_data(volume)
+
+        return self.pools[volume].import_data(self.vm.volumes[volume])
+
 
 class Pool(object):
     ''' A Pool is used to manage different kind of volumes (File
@@ -614,6 +623,15 @@ class Pool(object):
         ''' Returns an object that can be `open()`. '''
         raise self._not_implemented("export")
 
+    def import_data(self, volume):
+        ''' Returns an object that can be `open()`.
+
+        Storage implementation may register for
+        `domain-volume-import-end` event to cleanup after this. The
+        event will have also success=True|False information.
+        '''
+        raise self._not_implemented("import")
+
     def import_volume(self, dst_pool, dst_volume, src_pool, src_volume):
         ''' Imports data to a volume in this pool '''
         raise self._not_implemented("import_volume")
diff --git a/qubes/storage/file.py b/qubes/storage/file.py
index 6ab47283..98f4ce12 100644
--- a/qubes/storage/file.py
+++ b/qubes/storage/file.py
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ class FilePool(qubes.storage.Pool):
     def export(self, volume):
         return volume.path
 
+    def import_data(self, volume):
+        return volume.path
+
     def reset(self, volume):
         ''' Remove and recreate a volatile volume '''
         assert volume._is_volatile, "Not a volatile volume"
diff --git a/qubes/storage/lvm.py b/qubes/storage/lvm.py
index 77d9995d..0edf321a 100644
--- a/qubes/storage/lvm.py
+++ b/qubes/storage/lvm.py
@@ -114,10 +114,11 @@ class ThinPool(qubes.storage.Pool):
     def export(self, volume):
         ''' Returns an object that can be `open()`. '''
         devpath = '/dev/' + volume.vid
-        if not os.access(devpath, os.R_OK):
-            # FIXME: convert to udev rules, and drop after introducing qubesd
-            subprocess.check_call(['sudo', 'chgrp', 'qubes', devpath])
-            subprocess.check_call(['sudo', 'chmod', 'g+rw', devpath])
+        return devpath
+
+    def import_data(self, volume):
+        ''' Returns an object that can be `open()`. '''
+        devpath = '/dev/' + volume.vid
         return devpath
 
     def init_volume(self, vm, volume_config):