diff --git a/inc/ocf_io.h b/inc/ocf_io.h
index c663645..e87ec06 100644
--- a/inc/ocf_io.h
+++ b/inc/ocf_io.h
@@ -337,6 +337,22 @@ void ocf_forward_write_zeros(ocf_volume_t volume, ocf_forward_token_t token,
 void ocf_forward_metadata(ocf_volume_t volume, ocf_forward_token_t token,
 		int dir, uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes, uint64_t offset);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Forward io simple to another subvolume
+ *
+ * Forwarding automatically increases forwarded io refcount, so at some
+ * point additional ocf_forward_end() needs to be called to balance it.
+ *
+ * @param[in] token Forward token
+ * @param[in] volume Volume to which IO is being submitted
+ * @param[in] token Token representing IO to be forwarded
+ * @param[in] dir Direction OCF_READ/OCF_WRITE
+ * @param[in] addr Address to which IO is being submitted
+ * @param[in] bytes Length of the IO
+ */
+void ocf_forward_io_simple(ocf_volume_t volume, ocf_forward_token_t token,
+		int dir, uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes);
+
 /**
  * @brief Increment forwarded io refcount
  *
diff --git a/inc/ocf_volume.h b/inc/ocf_volume.h
index d3491e2..157e31d 100644
--- a/inc/ocf_volume.h
+++ b/inc/ocf_volume.h
@@ -143,6 +143,20 @@ struct ocf_volume_ops {
 			int dir, uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes,
 			uint64_t offset);
 
+	/**
+	 * @brief Forward the io directly to the volume in context
+	 *	  where cache is not initialized yet
+	 *
+	 * @param[in] volume Volume to which IO is being submitted
+	 * @param[in] token Token representing IO to be forwarded
+	 * @param[in] dir Direction OCF_READ/OCF_WRITE
+	 * @param[in] addr Address to which IO is being submitted
+	 * @param[in] bytes Length of the IO
+	 */
+	void (*forward_io_simple)(ocf_volume_t volume,
+			ocf_forward_token_t token, int dir,
+			uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes);
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief Volume initialization callback, called when volume object
 	 *        is being initialized
diff --git a/src/ocf_request.c b/src/ocf_request.c
index 8cac726..8902675 100644
--- a/src/ocf_request.c
+++ b/src/ocf_request.c
@@ -458,6 +458,17 @@ void ocf_req_forward_volume_discard(struct ocf_request *req,
 	ocf_volume_forward_discard(volume, token, addr, bytes);
 }
 
+void ocf_req_forward_volume_io_simple(struct ocf_request *req,
+		ocf_volume_t volume, int dir, uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes)
+{
+	ocf_forward_token_t token = ocf_req_to_cache_forward_token(req);
+
+	req->cache_error = 0;
+
+	ocf_req_forward_cache_get(req);
+	ocf_volume_forward_io_simple(volume, token, dir, addr, bytes);
+}
+
 void ocf_req_forward_cache_io(struct ocf_request *req, int dir, uint64_t addr,
 		uint64_t bytes, uint64_t offset)
 {
@@ -629,6 +640,13 @@ void ocf_forward_metadata(ocf_volume_t volume, ocf_forward_token_t token,
 	ocf_volume_forward_metadata(volume, token, dir, addr, bytes, offset);
 }
 
+void ocf_forward_io_simple(ocf_volume_t volume, ocf_forward_token_t token,
+		int dir, uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes)
+{
+	_ocf_forward_get(token);
+	ocf_volume_forward_io_simple(volume, token, dir, addr, bytes);
+}
+
 void ocf_forward_end(ocf_forward_token_t token, int error)
 {
 	struct ocf_request *req = ocf_req_forward_token_to_req(token);
diff --git a/src/ocf_request.h b/src/ocf_request.h
index 97e6672..206718d 100644
--- a/src/ocf_request.h
+++ b/src/ocf_request.h
@@ -564,6 +564,9 @@ void ocf_req_forward_volume_flush(struct ocf_request *req, ocf_volume_t volume);
 void ocf_req_forward_volume_discard(struct ocf_request *req,
 		ocf_volume_t volume, uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes);
 
+void ocf_req_forward_volume_io_simple(struct ocf_request *req,
+		ocf_volume_t volume, int dir, uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes);
+
 void ocf_req_forward_cache_io(struct ocf_request *req, int dir, uint64_t addr,
 		uint64_t bytes, uint64_t offset);
 
diff --git a/src/ocf_volume.c b/src/ocf_volume.c
index 6833a49..244f6a4 100644
--- a/src/ocf_volume.c
+++ b/src/ocf_volume.c
@@ -398,6 +398,25 @@ void ocf_volume_forward_metadata(ocf_volume_t volume, ocf_forward_token_t token,
 			dir, addr, bytes, offset);
 }
 
+void ocf_volume_forward_io_simple(ocf_volume_t volume,
+		ocf_forward_token_t token, int dir,
+		uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes)
+{
+
+	if (!volume->type->properties->ops.forward_io_simple) {
+		ocf_volume_forward_io(volume, token, dir, addr, bytes, 0);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (!volume->opened) {
+		ocf_forward_end(token, -OCF_ERR_IO);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	volume->type->properties->ops.forward_io_simple(volume, token,
+			dir, addr, bytes);
+}
+
 int ocf_volume_open(ocf_volume_t volume, void *volume_params)
 {
 	int ret;
diff --git a/src/ocf_volume_priv.h b/src/ocf_volume_priv.h
index 3b31f39..1800518 100644
--- a/src/ocf_volume_priv.h
+++ b/src/ocf_volume_priv.h
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ void ocf_volume_forward_write_zeros(ocf_volume_t volume,
 void ocf_volume_forward_metadata(ocf_volume_t volume, ocf_forward_token_t token,
 		int dir, uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes, uint64_t offset);
 
+void ocf_volume_forward_io_simple(ocf_volume_t volume,
+		ocf_forward_token_t token, int dir,
+		uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes);
+
 static inline void ocf_volume_submit_metadata(struct ocf_io *io)
 {
 	ocf_volume_t volume = ocf_io_get_volume(io);
diff --git a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume.py b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume.py
index a10e98a..86a888f 100644
--- a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume.py
+++ b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class VolumeOps(Structure):
     FORWARD_DISCARD = CFUNCTYPE(None, c_void_p, c_uint64, c_uint64, c_uint64)
     FORWARD_WRITE_ZEROS = CFUNCTYPE(None, c_void_p, c_uint64, c_uint64, c_uint64)
     FORWARD_METADATA = CFUNCTYPE(None, c_void_p, c_uint64, c_int, c_uint64, c_uint64, c_uint64)
+    FORWARD_IO_SIMPLE = CFUNCTYPE(None, c_void_p, c_uint64, c_int, c_uint64, c_uint64)
     ON_INIT = CFUNCTYPE(c_int, c_void_p)
     ON_DEINIT = CFUNCTYPE(None, c_void_p)
     OPEN = CFUNCTYPE(c_int, c_void_p, c_void_p)
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ class VolumeOps(Structure):
         ("_forward_discard", FORWARD_DISCARD),
         ("_forward_write_zeros", FORWARD_WRITE_ZEROS),
         ("_forward_metadata", FORWARD_METADATA),
+        ("_forward_io_simple", FORWARD_IO_SIMPLE),
         ("_on_init", ON_INIT),
         ("_on_deinit", ON_DEINIT),
         ("_open", OPEN),