diff --git a/example/simple/src/volume.c b/example/simple/src/volume.c
index b51843b..9a383b0 100644
--- a/example/simple/src/volume.c
+++ b/example/simple/src/volume.c
@@ -91,9 +91,8 @@ static void volume_submit_discard(struct ocf_io *io)
 void volume_forward_io(ocf_volume_t volume, ocf_forward_token_t token,
 		int dir, uint64_t addr, uint64_t bytes, uint64_t offset)
 {
-	struct ocf_io *io = ocf_forward_get_io(token);
 	struct myvolume *myvolume = ocf_volume_get_priv(volume);
-	struct volume_data *data = ocf_io_get_data(io);
+	struct volume_data *data = ocf_forward_get_data(token);
 
 	if (dir == OCF_WRITE) {
 		memcpy(myvolume->mem + addr,
diff --git a/inc/ocf_io.h b/inc/ocf_io.h
index 95403e9..602329c 100644
--- a/inc/ocf_io.h
+++ b/inc/ocf_io.h
@@ -243,6 +243,13 @@ ocf_volume_t ocf_io_get_volume(struct ocf_io *io);
  */
 struct ocf_io *ocf_forward_get_io(ocf_forward_token_t token);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get the data to be submitted
+ *
+ * @param[in] token Forward token
+ */
+ctx_data_t *ocf_forward_get_data(ocf_forward_token_t token);
+
 /**
  * @brief Forward io to another subvolume
  *
diff --git a/src/ocf_request.c b/src/ocf_request.c
index 01dc4f5..fe72b53 100644
--- a/src/ocf_request.c
+++ b/src/ocf_request.c
@@ -559,6 +559,13 @@ struct ocf_io *ocf_forward_get_io(ocf_forward_token_t token)
 	return &req->ioi.io;
 }
 
+ctx_data_t *ocf_forward_get_data(ocf_forward_token_t token)
+{
+	struct ocf_request *req = (struct ocf_request *)(token & ~1);
+
+	return req->data;
+}
+
 static inline void _ocf_forward_get(ocf_forward_token_t token)
 {
 	struct ocf_request *req = (struct ocf_request *)(token & ~1);
diff --git a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume.py b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume.py
index 9ef3082..e537eba 100644
--- a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume.py
+++ b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume.py
@@ -519,14 +519,12 @@ class RamVolume(Volume):
 
     def do_forward_io(self, token, rw, addr, nbytes, offset):
         try:
-            io = Io.get_by_forward_token(token)
-
             if rw == IoDir.WRITE:
-                src_ptr = cast(OcfLib.getInstance().ocf_io_get_data(io), c_void_p)
+                src_ptr = cast(OcfLib.getInstance().ocf_forward_get_data(token), c_void_p)
                 src = Data.get_instance(src_ptr.value).handle.value + offset
                 dst = self.data_ptr + addr
             elif rw == IoDir.READ:
-                dst_ptr = cast(OcfLib.getInstance().ocf_io_get_data(io), c_void_p)
+                dst_ptr = cast(OcfLib.getInstance().ocf_forward_get_data(token), c_void_p)
                 dst = Data.get_instance(dst_ptr.value).handle.value + offset
                 src = self.data_ptr + addr
 
@@ -818,6 +816,8 @@ lib.ocf_io_get_volume.argtypes = [c_void_p]
 lib.ocf_io_get_volume.restype = c_void_p
 lib.ocf_io_get_data.argtypes = [c_void_p]
 lib.ocf_io_get_data.restype = c_void_p
+lib.ocf_forward_get_data.argtypes = [c_uint64]
+lib.ocf_forward_get_data.restype = c_void_p
 lib.ocf_volume_new_io.argtypes = [
     c_void_p,
     c_void_p,
diff --git a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume_exp_obj.py b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume_exp_obj.py
index e56160b..3bf0e53 100644
--- a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume_exp_obj.py
+++ b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/volume_exp_obj.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class OcfInternalVolume(Volume):
         queue = self.parent.get_default_queue()  # TODO multiple queues?
         return self.new_io(queue, addr, _bytes, _dir, _class, _flags)
 
-    def _alloc_io(self, io, rw=None, addr=None, nbytes=None, offset=0):
+    def _alloc_io(self, io, cdata=None, rw=None, addr=None, nbytes=None, offset=0):
         exp_obj_io = self.__alloc_io(
             addr or io.contents._addr,
             nbytes or io.contents._bytes,
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ class OcfInternalVolume(Volume):
             io.contents._flags,
         )
 
-        cdata = OcfLib.getInstance().ocf_io_get_data(io)
+        if not cdata:
+            cdata = OcfLib.getInstance().ocf_io_get_data(io)
         OcfLib.getInstance().ocf_io_set_data(byref(exp_obj_io), cdata, offset)
 
         def cb(error):
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ class OcfInternalVolume(Volume):
 
     def do_forward_io(self, token, rw, addr, nbytes, offset):
         orig_io = Io.get_by_forward_token(token)
-        io = self._alloc_io(orig_io, rw, addr, nbytes, offset)
+        cdata = OcfLib.getInstance().ocf_forward_get_data(token)
+        io = self._alloc_io(orig_io, cdata, rw, addr, nbytes, offset)
 
         def cb(error):
             nonlocal io
@@ -78,12 +80,14 @@ class OcfInternalVolume(Volume):
 
     def do_forward_flush(self, token):
         orig_io = Io.get_by_forward_token(token)
-        io = self._alloc_io(orig_io)
+        cdata = OcfLib.getInstance().ocf_forward_get_data(token)
+        io = self._alloc_io(orig_io, cdata)
         io.submit_flush()
 
     def do_forward_discard(self, token, addr, nbytes):
         orig_io = Io.get_by_forward_token(token)
-        io = self._alloc_io(orig_io, addr=addr, nbytes=nbytes)
+        cdata = OcfLib.getInstance().ocf_forward_get_data(token)
+        io = self._alloc_io(orig_io, cdata, addr=addr, nbytes=nbytes)
         io.submit_discard()
 
     def _read(self, offset=0, size=0):
@@ -160,3 +164,5 @@ lib.ocf_volume_get_length.argtypes = [c_void_p]
 lib.ocf_volume_get_length.restype = c_uint64
 lib.ocf_io_get_data.argtypes = [POINTER(Io)]
 lib.ocf_io_get_data.restype = c_void_p
+lib.ocf_forward_get_data.argtypes = [c_uint64]
+lib.ocf_forward_get_data.restype = c_void_p