diff --git a/src/core/devicescanner.cpp b/src/core/devicescanner.cpp
index e513933..13428a5 100644
--- a/src/core/devicescanner.cpp
+++ b/src/core/devicescanner.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 #include "fs/lvm2_pv.h"
 
 #include "util/externalcommand.h"
+
 #include <QRegularExpression>
-#include <QDebug>
 
 /** Constructs a DeviceScanner
     @param ostack the OperationStack where the devices will be created
@@ -78,5 +78,10 @@ void DeviceScanner::scan()
         operationStack().physicalVolumes().append(FS::lvm2_pv::getPVinNode(d->partitionTable()));
     }
 
+    // Store list of physical volumes in LvmDevice
+    for (const auto &d : lvmList)
+        for (const auto &p : operationStack().physicalVolumes())
+            if (p.first == d->name())
+                d->physicalVolumes().append(p.second);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lvmdevice.cpp b/src/core/lvmdevice.cpp
index 4852dec..193b8c5 100644
--- a/src/core/lvmdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/core/lvmdevice.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ LvmDevice::LvmDevice(const QString& vgName, const QString& iconName)
  * shared list of PV's paths that will be added to any VGs.
  * (have been added to an operation, but not yet applied)
 */
-QStringList LvmDevice::s_DirtyPVs;
+QList<const Partition*> LvmDevice::s_DirtyPVs;
 
 LvmDevice::~LvmDevice()
 {
@@ -409,13 +409,13 @@ bool LvmDevice::movePV(Report& report, const QString& pvPath, const QStringList&
     return (cmd.run(-1) && cmd.exitCode() == 0);
 }
 
-bool LvmDevice::createVG(Report& report, const QString vgName, const QStringList pvList, const qint32 peSize)
+bool LvmDevice::createVG(Report& report, const QString vgName, const QList<const Partition*>& pvList, const qint32 peSize)
 {
     QStringList args = QStringList();
     args << QStringLiteral("vgcreate") << QStringLiteral("--physicalextentsize") << QString::number(peSize);
     args << vgName;
-    for (const auto &pvNode : pvList)
-        args << pvNode.trimmed();
+    for (const auto &p : pvList)
+        args << p->partitionPath();
 
     ExternalCommand cmd(report, QStringLiteral("lvm"), args);
 
diff --git a/src/core/lvmdevice.h b/src/core/lvmdevice.h
index fff4077..0f06a58 100644
--- a/src/core/lvmdevice.h
+++ b/src/core/lvmdevice.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
     const QStringList partitionNodes() const override;
     qint64 partitionSize(QString& partitionPath) const override;
 
-    static QStringList s_DirtyPVs;
+    static QList<const Partition*> s_DirtyPVs;
 
 public:
     static QList<LvmDevice*> scanSystemLVM();
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public:
     static bool movePV(Report& report, const QString& pvPath, const QStringList& destinations = QStringList());
 
     static bool removeVG(Report& report, LvmDevice& d);
-    static bool createVG(Report& report, const QString vgName, const QStringList pvList, const qint32 peSize = 4); // peSize in megabytes
+    static bool createVG(Report& report, const QString vgName, const QList<const Partition*>& pvList, const qint32 peSize = 4); // peSize in megabytes
     static bool deactivateVG(Report& report, const LvmDevice& d);
     static bool activateVG(Report& report, const LvmDevice& d);
 
@@ -108,12 +108,13 @@ public:
     QString UUID() const {
         return m_UUID;
     }
-
     QStringList* LVPathList() const {
         return m_LVPathList;
     }
-
-    const QList <const Partition*> physicalVolumes() const {
+    QList <const Partition*>& physicalVolumes() {
+        return m_PVs;
+    }
+    const QList <const Partition*>& physicalVolumes() const {
         return m_PVs;
     }
 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ private:
     QString m_UUID;
 
     mutable QStringList* m_LVPathList;
-    mutable QList <const Partition*> m_PVs;
+    QList <const Partition*> m_PVs;
     mutable QMap<QString, qint64>* m_LVSizeMap;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/jobs/createvolumegroupjob.cpp b/src/jobs/createvolumegroupjob.cpp
index 247659f..cf442be 100644
--- a/src/jobs/createvolumegroupjob.cpp
+++ b/src/jobs/createvolumegroupjob.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  * @param pvList List of LVM Physical Volumes used to create Volume Group
  * @param peSize LVM Physical Extent size in MiB
 */
-CreateVolumeGroupJob::CreateVolumeGroupJob(const QString& vgName, const QStringList& pvList, const qint32 peSize) :
+CreateVolumeGroupJob::CreateVolumeGroupJob(const QString& vgName, const QList<const Partition*>& pvList, const qint32 peSize) :
     Job(),
     m_vgName(vgName),
     m_pvList(pvList),
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ bool CreateVolumeGroupJob::run(Report& parent)
 QString CreateVolumeGroupJob::description() const
 {
     QString tmp = QString();
-    for (const auto &name : pvList()) {
-        tmp += QStringLiteral("\n") + name;
+    for (const auto &p : pvList()) {
+        tmp += QStringLiteral(", ") + p->deviceNode();
     }
+    tmp.chop(2);
     return xi18nc("@info/plain", "Create a new Volume Group: <filename>%1</filename> with PV: %2", vgName(), tmp);
 }
diff --git a/src/jobs/createvolumegroupjob.h b/src/jobs/createvolumegroupjob.h
index 02b13cb..19e3df9 100644
--- a/src/jobs/createvolumegroupjob.h
+++ b/src/jobs/createvolumegroupjob.h
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@
 
 #define CREATEVOLUMEGROUPJOB_H
 
+#include "core/partition.h"
+
 #include "jobs/job.h"
 
 class LvmDevice;
-class Partition;
 class Report;
 
 class QString;
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class QString;
 class CreateVolumeGroupJob : public Job
 {
 public:
-    CreateVolumeGroupJob(const QString& vgName, const QStringList& pvList, const qint32 peSize);
+    CreateVolumeGroupJob(const QString& vgName, const QList<const Partition*>& pvList, const qint32 peSize);
 
 public:
     bool run(Report& parent) override;
@@ -43,10 +44,10 @@ protected:
     const QString vgName() const {
         return m_vgName;
     }
-    QStringList pvList() {
+    QList<const Partition*>& pvList() {
         return m_pvList;
     }
-    const QStringList pvList() const {
+    const QList<const Partition*>& pvList() const {
         return m_pvList;
     }
 
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     QString m_vgName;
-    QStringList m_pvList;
+    QList<const Partition*> m_pvList;
     qint32 m_PESize;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/jobs/movephysicalvolumejob.cpp b/src/jobs/movephysicalvolumejob.cpp
index c22fec0..3e03a14 100644
--- a/src/jobs/movephysicalvolumejob.cpp
+++ b/src/jobs/movephysicalvolumejob.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 /** Creates a new MovePhysicalVolumeJob
  * @param d Device representing LVM Volume Group
 */
-MovePhysicalVolumeJob::MovePhysicalVolumeJob(LvmDevice& d, const QStringList partList) :
+MovePhysicalVolumeJob::MovePhysicalVolumeJob(LvmDevice& d, const QList <const Partition*>& partList) :
     Job(),
     m_Device(d),
     m_PartList(partList)
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ bool MovePhysicalVolumeJob::run(Report& parent)
     Report* report = jobStarted(parent);
 
     QStringList destinations = device().deviceNodes();
-    for (const auto &partPath : partList()) {
-        if (destinations.contains(partPath)) {
-            destinations.removeAll(partPath);
+    for (const auto &p : partList()) {
+        if (destinations.contains(p->partitionPath())) {
+            destinations.removeAll(p->partitionPath());
         }
     }
 
-    for (const auto &partPath : partList()) {
-        rval = LvmDevice::movePV(*report, partPath, destinations);
+    for (const auto &p : partList()) {
+        rval = LvmDevice::movePV(*report, p->partitionPath(), destinations);
         if (rval == false) {
             break;
         }
@@ -60,5 +60,9 @@ bool MovePhysicalVolumeJob::run(Report& parent)
 
 QString MovePhysicalVolumeJob::description() const
 {
-    return xi18nc("@info/plain", "Move used PE in %1 on %2 to other available Physical Volumes", partList().join(QStringLiteral(", ")), device().name());
+    QString movedPartitions = QString();
+    for (const auto &p : partList())
+        movedPartitions += QStringLiteral(", ") + p->deviceNode();
+    movedPartitions.chop(2);
+    return xi18nc("@info/plain", "Move used PE in %1 on %2 to other available Physical Volumes", movedPartitions, device().name());
 }
diff --git a/src/jobs/movephysicalvolumejob.h b/src/jobs/movephysicalvolumejob.h
index 2293c90..08baa31 100644
--- a/src/jobs/movephysicalvolumejob.h
+++ b/src/jobs/movephysicalvolumejob.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #define MOVEPHYSICALVOLUMEJOB_H
 
+#include "core/partition.h"
 #include "jobs/job.h"
 
 class LvmDevice;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ class QString;
 class MovePhysicalVolumeJob : public Job
 {
 public:
-    MovePhysicalVolumeJob(LvmDevice& dev, const QStringList partlist);
+    MovePhysicalVolumeJob(LvmDevice& dev, const QList <const Partition*>& partlist);
 
 public:
     bool run(Report& parent) override;
@@ -43,13 +44,13 @@ protected:
     const LvmDevice& device() const {
         return m_Device;
     }
-    const QStringList partList() const {
+    const QList <const Partition*>& partList() const {
         return m_PartList;
     }
 
 private:
     LvmDevice& m_Device;
-    const QStringList m_PartList;
+    const QList <const Partition*> m_PartList;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/jobs/resizevolumegroupjob.cpp b/src/jobs/resizevolumegroupjob.cpp
index fde4bae..21cebb1 100644
--- a/src/jobs/resizevolumegroupjob.cpp
+++ b/src/jobs/resizevolumegroupjob.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 /** Creates a new ResizeVolumeGroupJob
 */
-ResizeVolumeGroupJob::ResizeVolumeGroupJob(LvmDevice& dev, const QStringList partlist, const Type type) :
+ResizeVolumeGroupJob::ResizeVolumeGroupJob(LvmDevice& dev, const QList <const Partition*>& partlist, const Type type) :
     Job(),
     m_Device(dev),
     m_PartList(partlist),
@@ -39,15 +39,14 @@ bool ResizeVolumeGroupJob::run(Report& parent)
 
     Report* report = jobStarted(parent);
 
-    for (const auto &pvpath : partList()) {
-        if (type() == ResizeVolumeGroupJob::Grow) {
-            rval = LvmDevice::insertPV(*report, device(), pvpath);
-        } else if (type() == ResizeVolumeGroupJob::Shrink) {
-            rval = LvmDevice::removePV(*report, device(), pvpath);
-        }
-        if (rval == false) {
+    for (const auto &p : partList()) {
+        if (type() == ResizeVolumeGroupJob::Grow)
+            rval = LvmDevice::insertPV(*report, device(), p->partitionPath());
+        else if (type() == ResizeVolumeGroupJob::Shrink)
+            rval = LvmDevice::removePV(*report, device(), p->partitionPath());
+
+        if (rval == false)
             break;
-        }
     }
 
     jobFinished(*report, rval);
@@ -57,7 +56,11 @@ bool ResizeVolumeGroupJob::run(Report& parent)
 
 QString ResizeVolumeGroupJob::description() const
 {
-    const QString partitionList = partList().join(QStringLiteral(", "));
+    QString partitionList = QString();
+    for (const auto &p : partList()) {
+        partitionList += QStringLiteral(", ") + p->deviceNode();
+    }
+    partitionList.chop(2);
     const qint32 count = partList().count();
 
     if (type() == ResizeVolumeGroupJob::Grow) {
diff --git a/src/jobs/resizevolumegroupjob.h b/src/jobs/resizevolumegroupjob.h
index 2b5420e..757cb99 100644
--- a/src/jobs/resizevolumegroupjob.h
+++ b/src/jobs/resizevolumegroupjob.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #define RESIZEVOLUMEGROUPJOB_H
 
+#include "core/partition.h"
 #include "jobs/job.h"
 
 class LvmDevice;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ public:
     };
 
 public:
-    ResizeVolumeGroupJob(LvmDevice& dev, const QStringList partlist, const Type type);
+    ResizeVolumeGroupJob(LvmDevice& dev, const QList <const Partition*>& partlist, const Type type);
 
 public:
     bool run(Report& parent) override;
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ protected:
         return m_Device;
     }
 
-    const QStringList partList() const {
+    const QList <const Partition*>& partList() const {
         return m_PartList;
     }
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     LvmDevice& m_Device;
-    const QStringList m_PartList;
+    const QList <const Partition*> m_PartList;
     ResizeVolumeGroupJob::Type m_Type;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ops/createvolumegroupoperation.cpp b/src/ops/createvolumegroupoperation.cpp
index 063e909..6ed2686 100644
--- a/src/ops/createvolumegroupoperation.cpp
+++ b/src/ops/createvolumegroupoperation.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  * @param pvList List of LVM Physical Volumes used to create Volume Group
  * @param peSize LVM Physical Extent size in MiB
 */
-CreateVolumeGroupOperation::CreateVolumeGroupOperation(const QString& vgName, const QStringList& pvList, const qint32 peSize) :
+CreateVolumeGroupOperation::CreateVolumeGroupOperation(const QString& vgName, const QList<const Partition*>& pvList, const qint32 peSize) :
     Operation(),
     m_CreateVolumeGroupJob(new CreateVolumeGroupJob(vgName, pvList, peSize)),
     m_PVList(pvList)
diff --git a/src/ops/createvolumegroupoperation.h b/src/ops/createvolumegroupoperation.h
index 2919e36..d01829f 100644
--- a/src/ops/createvolumegroupoperation.h
+++ b/src/ops/createvolumegroupoperation.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class LIBKPMCORE_EXPORT CreateVolumeGroupOperation : public Operation
     friend class OperationStack;
 
 public:
-    CreateVolumeGroupOperation(const QString& vgName, const QStringList& pvList, const qint32 peSize = 4);
+    CreateVolumeGroupOperation(const QString& vgName, const QList<const Partition*>& pvList, const qint32 peSize = 4);
 
 public:
     QString iconName() const override {
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ protected:
         return m_CreateVolumeGroupJob;
     }
 
-    const QStringList PVList() {
+    const QList<const Partition*>& PVList() {
         return m_PVList;
     }
 
 private:
     CreateVolumeGroupJob* m_CreateVolumeGroupJob;
-    QStringList m_PVList;
+    const QList<const Partition*> m_PVList;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ops/resizevolumegroupoperation.cpp b/src/ops/resizevolumegroupoperation.cpp
index da50205..4e41b56 100644
--- a/src/ops/resizevolumegroupoperation.cpp
+++ b/src/ops/resizevolumegroupoperation.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "core/lvmdevice.h"
 #include "fs/lvm2_pv.h"
+#include "fs/luks.h"
 #include "core/partition.h"
 
 #include "jobs/resizevolumegroupjob.h"
@@ -30,38 +31,55 @@
 
 /** Creates a new ResizeVolumeGroupOperation.
     @param d the Device to create the new PartitionTable on
-    @param partlist list of LVM Physical Volumes that should be in LVM Volume Group
+    @param partList list of LVM Physical Volumes that should be in LVM Volume Group
 */
-ResizeVolumeGroupOperation::ResizeVolumeGroupOperation(LvmDevice& d, const QStringList partlist)
+ResizeVolumeGroupOperation::ResizeVolumeGroupOperation(LvmDevice& d, const QList<const Partition*>& partList)
     : Operation()
     , m_Device(d)
-    , m_TargetList(partlist)
-    , m_CurrentList(d.deviceNodes())
+    , m_TargetList(partList)
+    , m_CurrentList(d.physicalVolumes())
+    , m_TargetSize(0)
+    , m_CurrentSize(0)
     , m_GrowVolumeGroupJob(nullptr)
     , m_ShrinkVolumeGroupJob(nullptr)
     , m_MovePhysicalVolumeJob(nullptr)
 {
-    const QStringList curList = currentList();
-    m_TargetSize = FS::lvm2_pv::getPVSize(targetList());
-    m_CurrentSize = FS::lvm2_pv::getPVSize(currentList());
+    for (const auto &p : targetList())
+        m_TargetSize += p->capacity();
+    for (const auto &p : currentList())
+        m_CurrentSize += p->capacity();
 
-    QStringList toRemoveList = curList;
-    for (const QString &path : partlist)
-        if (toRemoveList.contains(path))
-            toRemoveList.removeAll(path);
+    QList<const Partition*> toRemoveList;
+    for (const auto &p : currentList())
+        if (!targetList().contains(p))
+            toRemoveList.append(p);
 
-    QStringList toInsertList = partlist;
-    for (const QString &path : curList)
-        if (toInsertList.contains(path))
-            toInsertList.removeAll(path);
+    QList<const Partition*> toInsertList;
+    for (const auto &p : targetList())
+        if (!currentList().contains(p))
+            toInsertList.append(p);
 
-    qint64 freePE = FS::lvm2_pv::getFreePE(curList) - FS::lvm2_pv::getFreePE(toRemoveList);
-    qint64 movePE = FS::lvm2_pv::getAllocatedPE(toRemoveList);
-    qint64 growPE = FS::lvm2_pv::getPVSize(toInsertList) / LvmDevice::getPeSize(d.name());
+    qint64 currentFreePE = 0;
+    for (const auto &p : currentList())
+        currentFreePE += FS::lvm2_pv::getFreePE(p->partitionPath());
+    qint64 removedFreePE = 0;
+    for (const auto &p : toRemoveList) // FIXME: qAsConst
+        removedFreePE += FS::lvm2_pv::getFreePE(p->partitionPath());
+    qint64 freePE = currentFreePE - removedFreePE;
+    qint64 movePE = 0;
+    for (const auto &p : toRemoveList) { // FIXME: qAsConst
+        const FS::lvm2_pv* lvm2PVFs = p->roles().has(PartitionRole::Luks) ?
+                    static_cast<const FS::lvm2_pv*>(static_cast<const FS::luks*>(&p->fileSystem())->innerFS()) : // LVM inside LUKS partition
+                    static_cast<const FS::lvm2_pv*>(&p->fileSystem()); // simple LVM
+        movePE += lvm2PVFs->allocatedPE();
+    }
+    qint64 growPE = 0;
+    for (const auto &p : toInsertList) // FIXME: qAsConst
+        growPE += FS::lvm2_pv::getPVSize(p->partitionPath()) / LvmDevice::getPeSize(d.name());
 
     if ( movePE > (freePE + growPE)) {
         // *ABORT* can't move
-    } else if (partlist == curList) {
+    } else if (partList == currentList()) {
         // *DO NOTHING*
     } else {
         if (!toInsertList.isEmpty()) {
@@ -79,8 +97,16 @@ ResizeVolumeGroupOperation::ResizeVolumeGroupOperation(LvmDevice& d, const QStri
 
 QString ResizeVolumeGroupOperation::description() const
 {
-    QString tList = targetList().join(QStringLiteral(", "));
-    QString curList = currentList().join(QStringLiteral(", "));
+    QString tList = QString();
+    for (const auto &p : targetList()) {
+        tList += p->deviceNode() + QStringLiteral(", ");
+    }
+    tList.chop(2);
+    QString curList = QString();
+    for (const auto &p : currentList()) {
+        curList += p->deviceNode() + QStringLiteral(", ");
+    }
+    curList.chop(2);
 
     return xi18nc("@info/plain", "Resize volume %1 from %2 to %3", device().name(), curList, tList);
 }
@@ -92,8 +118,8 @@ bool ResizeVolumeGroupOperation::targets(const Device& d) const
 
 bool ResizeVolumeGroupOperation::targets(const Partition& p) const
 {
-    for (const QString &partPath : targetList()) {
-        if (partPath == p.partitionPath()) {
+    for (const auto &partition : targetList()) {
+        if (partition->partitionPath() == p.partitionPath()) {
             return true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/ops/resizevolumegroupoperation.h b/src/ops/resizevolumegroupoperation.h
index 6b84382..dc3596f 100644
--- a/src/ops/resizevolumegroupoperation.h
+++ b/src/ops/resizevolumegroupoperation.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class LIBKPMCORE_EXPORT ResizeVolumeGroupOperation : public Operation
     friend class OperationStack;
 
 public:
-    ResizeVolumeGroupOperation(LvmDevice& dev, const QStringList partlist);
+    ResizeVolumeGroupOperation(LvmDevice& dev, const QList<const Partition*>& partlist);
 
 public:
     QString iconName() const override {
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ protected:
     const LvmDevice& device() const {
         return m_Device;
     }
-    const QStringList targetList() const {
+    const QList<const Partition*>& targetList() const {
         return m_TargetList;
     }
 
-    const QStringList currentList() const {
+    const QList<const Partition*>& currentList() const {
         return m_CurrentList;
     }
 
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ protected:
 private:
     LvmDevice& m_Device;
 
-    const QStringList m_TargetList;
-    const QStringList m_CurrentList;
+    QList<const Partition*> m_TargetList;
+    QList<const Partition*> m_CurrentList;
     qint64 m_TargetSize;
     qint64 m_CurrentSize;