diff --git a/src/ocf_request.c b/src/ocf_request.c
index f66ad85..01dc4f5 100644
--- a/src/ocf_request.c
+++ b/src/ocf_request.c
@@ -432,6 +432,32 @@ void ocf_req_hash(struct ocf_request *req)
 	}
 }
 
+void ocf_req_forward_volume_io(struct ocf_request *req, ocf_volume_t volume,
+		int dir, uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes, uint64_t offset)
+{
+	ocf_forward_token_t token = ocf_req_to_cache_forward_token(req);
+
+	ocf_req_forward_cache_get(req);
+	ocf_volume_forward_io(volume, token, dir, addr, bytes, offset);
+}
+
+void ocf_req_forward_volume_flush(struct ocf_request *req, ocf_volume_t volume)
+{
+	ocf_forward_token_t token = ocf_req_to_cache_forward_token(req);
+
+	ocf_req_forward_cache_get(req);
+	ocf_volume_forward_flush(volume, token);
+}
+
+void ocf_req_forward_volume_discard(struct ocf_request *req,
+		ocf_volume_t volume, uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes)
+{
+	ocf_forward_token_t token = ocf_req_to_cache_forward_token(req);
+
+	ocf_req_forward_cache_get(req);
+	ocf_volume_forward_discard(volume, token, addr, 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_request.h b/src/ocf_request.h
index 96c6908..97e6672 100644
--- a/src/ocf_request.h
+++ b/src/ocf_request.h
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ struct ocf_request {
 	struct ocf_io_internal ioi;
 	/*!< OCF IO associated with request */
 
-	ocf_req_end_t cache_forward_end;
+	union {
+		ocf_req_end_t cache_forward_end;
+		ocf_req_end_t volume_forward_end;
+	};
 	ocf_req_end_t core_forward_end;
 	env_atomic cache_remaining;
 	env_atomic core_remaining;
@@ -553,6 +556,14 @@ static inline struct ocf_request *ocf_req_forward_token_to_req(ocf_forward_token
 	return (struct ocf_request *)(token & ~1);
 }
 
+void ocf_req_forward_volume_io(struct ocf_request *req, ocf_volume_t volume,
+		int dir, uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes, uint64_t offset);
+
+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_cache_io(struct ocf_request *req, int dir, uint64_t addr,
 		uint64_t bytes, uint64_t offset);