diff --git a/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/_constants.py b/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/_constants.py
index 917feee015..55de55d422 100644
--- a/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/_constants.py
+++ b/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/_constants.py
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ ZFS_ERR_DISCARDING_CHECKPOINT = 1025
 ZFS_ERR_NO_CHECKPOINT = 1026
 ZFS_ERR_DEVRM_IN_PROGRESS = 1027
 ZFS_ERR_VDEV_TOO_BIG = 1028
+ZFS_ERR_WRONG_PARENT = 1033
 
 
 # vim: softtabstop=4 tabstop=4 expandtab shiftwidth=4
diff --git a/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/_error_translation.py b/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/_error_translation.py
index b5f4bebce1..b888fd7255 100644
--- a/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/_error_translation.py
+++ b/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/_error_translation.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ from ._constants import (
     ZFS_ERR_DISCARDING_CHECKPOINT,
     ZFS_ERR_NO_CHECKPOINT,
     ZFS_ERR_DEVRM_IN_PROGRESS,
-    ZFS_ERR_VDEV_TOO_BIG
+    ZFS_ERR_VDEV_TOO_BIG,
+    ZFS_ERR_WRONG_PARENT
 )
 
 
@@ -46,13 +47,14 @@ def lzc_create_translate_error(ret, name, ds_type, props):
     if ret == 0:
         return
     if ret == errno.EINVAL:
-        # XXX: should raise lzc_exc.WrongParent if parent is ZVOL
         _validate_fs_name(name)
         raise lzc_exc.PropertyInvalid(name)
     if ret == errno.EEXIST:
         raise lzc_exc.FilesystemExists(name)
     if ret == errno.ENOENT:
         raise lzc_exc.ParentNotFound(name)
+    if ret == ZFS_ERR_WRONG_PARENT:
+        raise lzc_exc.WrongParent(_fs_name(name))
     raise _generic_exception(ret, name, "Failed to create filesystem")
 
 
@@ -444,6 +446,8 @@ def lzc_receive_translate_errors(
         raise lzc_exc.SuspendedPool(_pool_name(snapname))
     if ret == errno.EBADE:  # ECKSUM
         raise lzc_exc.BadStream()
+    if ret == ZFS_ERR_WRONG_PARENT:
+        raise lzc_exc.WrongParent(_fs_name(snapname))
 
     raise lzc_exc.StreamIOError(ret)
 
@@ -596,6 +600,8 @@ def lzc_rename_translate_error(ret, source, target):
         raise lzc_exc.FilesystemExists(target)
     if ret == errno.ENOENT:
         raise lzc_exc.FilesystemNotFound(source)
+    if ret == ZFS_ERR_WRONG_PARENT:
+        raise lzc_exc.WrongParent(target)
     raise _generic_exception(ret, source, "Failed to rename dataset")
 
 
diff --git a/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/_libzfs_core.py b/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/_libzfs_core.py
index 589926ba87..5c8a1f5e69 100644
--- a/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/_libzfs_core.py
+++ b/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/_libzfs_core.py
@@ -754,6 +754,8 @@ def lzc_receive(snapname, fd, force=False, raw=False, origin=None, props=None):
         supported on this side.
     :raises NameInvalid: if the name of either snapshot is invalid.
     :raises NameTooLong: if the name of either snapshot is too long.
+    :raises WrongParent: if the parent dataset of the received destination is
+        not a filesystem (e.g. ZVOL)
 
     .. note::
         The ``origin`` is ignored if the actual stream is an incremental stream
@@ -1621,6 +1623,8 @@ def lzc_rename(source, target):
     :raises FilesystemNotFound: if the target's parent does not exist.
     :raises FilesystemExists: if the target already exists.
     :raises PoolsDiffer: if the source and target belong to different pools.
+    :raises WrongParent: if the "new" parent dataset is not a filesystem
+        (e.g. ZVOL)
     '''
     ret = _lib.lzc_rename(source, target)
     errors.lzc_rename_translate_error(ret, source, target)
diff --git a/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/exceptions.py b/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/exceptions.py
index c54459ec8b..f465cd3d93 100644
--- a/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/exceptions.py
+++ b/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/exceptions.py
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ from ._constants import (
     ZFS_ERR_DISCARDING_CHECKPOINT,
     ZFS_ERR_NO_CHECKPOINT,
     ZFS_ERR_DEVRM_IN_PROGRESS,
-    ZFS_ERR_VDEV_TOO_BIG
+    ZFS_ERR_VDEV_TOO_BIG,
+    ZFS_ERR_WRONG_PARENT
 )
 
 
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ class ParentNotFound(ZFSError):
 
 
 class WrongParent(ZFSError):
-    errno = errno.EINVAL
+    errno = ZFS_ERR_WRONG_PARENT
     message = "Parent dataset is not a filesystem"
 
     def __init__(self, name):
diff --git a/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/test/test_libzfs_core.py b/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/test/test_libzfs_core.py
index 97fd36ce72..25f20a4aee 100644
--- a/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/test/test_libzfs_core.py
+++ b/contrib/pyzfs/libzfs_core/test/test_libzfs_core.py
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@ def make_snapshots(fs, before, modified, after):
 @contextlib.contextmanager
 def streams(fs, first, second):
     (filename, snaps) = make_snapshots(fs, None, first, second)
-    with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as full:
+    with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as full:
         lzc.lzc_send(snaps[1], None, full.fileno())
         full.seek(0)
         if snaps[2] is not None:
-            with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as incremental:
+            with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as incremental:
                 lzc.lzc_send(snaps[2], snaps[1], incremental.fileno())
                 incremental.seek(0)
                 yield (filename, (full, incremental))
@@ -357,8 +357,6 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.DatasetTypeInvalid):
             lzc.lzc_create(name, ds_type='wrong')
 
-    # XXX: we should have a way to raise lzc_exc.WrongParent from lzc_create()
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
     def test_create_fs_below_zvol(self):
         name = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/fs/zvol")
         props = {b"volsize": 1024 * 1024}
@@ -367,6 +365,14 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.WrongParent):
             lzc.lzc_create(name + b'/fs')
 
+    def test_create_zvol_below_zvol(self):
+        name = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/fs/zvol")
+        props = {b"volsize": 1024 * 1024}
+
+        lzc.lzc_create(name, ds_type='zvol', props=props)
+        with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.WrongParent):
+            lzc.lzc_create(name + b'/zvol', ds_type='zvol', props=props)
+
     def test_create_fs_duplicate(self):
         name = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/fs/test6")
 
@@ -1590,7 +1596,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 f.flush()
                 lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap])
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as output:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as output:
             estimate = lzc.lzc_send_space(snap)
 
             fd = output.fileno()
@@ -1611,7 +1617,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 f.flush()
                 lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap2])
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as output:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as output:
             estimate = lzc.lzc_send_space(snap2, snap1)
 
             fd = output.fileno()
@@ -1640,7 +1646,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_send_same_snap(self):
         snap1 = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1@snap1")
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap1])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as output:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as output:
             fd = output.fileno()
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.SnapshotMismatch):
                 lzc.lzc_send(snap1, snap1, fd)
@@ -1652,7 +1658,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap1])
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap2])
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as output:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as output:
             fd = output.fileno()
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.SnapshotMismatch):
                 lzc.lzc_send(snap1, snap2, fd)
@@ -1664,7 +1670,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap1])
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap2])
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as output:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as output:
             fd = output.fileno()
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.SnapshotMismatch):
                 lzc.lzc_send(snap1, snap2, fd)
@@ -1676,7 +1682,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap1])
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap2])
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as output:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as output:
             fd = output.fileno()
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.PoolsDiffer):
                 lzc.lzc_send(snap1, snap2, fd)
@@ -1687,7 +1693,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap1])
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as output:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as output:
             fd = output.fileno()
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.SnapshotNotFound) as ctx:
                 lzc.lzc_send(snap1, snap2, fd)
@@ -1707,7 +1713,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap1])
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as output:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as output:
             fd = output.fileno()
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.NameInvalid) as ctx:
                 lzc.lzc_send(snap2, snap1, fd)
@@ -1729,7 +1735,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap])
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as output:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as output:
             fd = output.fileno()
             lzc.lzc_send(fs, snap, fd)
             lzc.lzc_send(fs, None, fd)
@@ -1740,7 +1746,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap])
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as output:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as output:
             fd = output.fileno()
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.NameInvalid):
                 lzc.lzc_send(snap, fs, fd)
@@ -1756,7 +1762,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         lzc.lzc_bookmark({bmark: snap2})
         lzc.lzc_destroy_snaps([snap2], defer=False)
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as output:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as output:
             fd = output.fileno()
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.NameInvalid):
                 lzc.lzc_send(bmark, snap1, fd)
@@ -1774,7 +1780,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         lzc.lzc_bookmark({bmark: snap1})
         lzc.lzc_destroy_snaps([snap1], defer=False)
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as output:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as output:
             fd = output.fileno()
             lzc.lzc_send(snap2, bmark, fd)
 
@@ -1854,7 +1860,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap])
 
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
-                suffix='.ztream', delete=False) as output:
+                suffix='.zstream', delete=False) as output:
             # tempfile always opens a temporary file in read-write mode
             # regardless of the specified mode, so we have to open it again.
             os.chmod(output.name, stat.S_IRUSR)
@@ -1871,7 +1877,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         with temp_file_in_fs(ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1")) as name:
             lzc.lzc_snapshot([src])
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(dst, stream.fileno())
@@ -1892,11 +1898,11 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         with temp_file_in_fs(ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1")) as name:
             lzc.lzc_snapshot([src2])
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(src1, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(dst1, stream.fileno())
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(src2, src1, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(dst2, stream.fileno())
@@ -1933,14 +1939,14 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         clone_dst = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/fs/recv-clone@snap")
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([orig_src])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(orig_src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(orig_dst, stream.fileno())
 
         lzc.lzc_clone(clone, orig_src)
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([clone_snap])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(clone_snap, orig_src, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(clone_dst, stream.fileno(), origin=orig_dst)
@@ -1953,7 +1959,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         with temp_file_in_fs(ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1")):
             lzc.lzc_snapshot([src])
         lzc.lzc_create(dstfs)
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             with self.assertRaises((
@@ -1992,7 +1998,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
             lzc.lzc_snapshot([src])
         lzc.lzc_create(dstfs)
         with temp_file_in_fs(dstfs):
-            with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+            with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
                 lzc.lzc_send(src, None, stream.fileno())
                 stream.seek(0)
                 with self.assertRaises((
@@ -2008,7 +2014,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
             lzc.lzc_snapshot([src])
         lzc.lzc_create(dstfs)
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([dstfs + b"@snap1"])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             with self.assertRaises((
@@ -2024,7 +2030,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
             lzc.lzc_snapshot([src])
         lzc.lzc_create(dstfs)
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([dst])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.DatasetExists):
@@ -2036,7 +2042,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         with temp_file_in_fs(ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1")):
             lzc.lzc_snapshot([src])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.DatasetNotFound):
@@ -2251,14 +2257,14 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         clone_dst = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/fs/recv-clone-2@snap")
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([orig_src])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(orig_src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(orig_dst, stream.fileno())
 
         lzc.lzc_clone(clone, orig_src)
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([clone_snap])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(clone_snap, orig_src, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.BadStream):
@@ -2272,14 +2278,14 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         clone_dst = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/fs/recv-clone-3@snap")
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([orig_src])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(orig_src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(orig_dst, stream.fileno())
 
         lzc.lzc_clone(clone, orig_src)
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([clone_snap])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(clone_snap, orig_src, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.NameInvalid):
@@ -2296,7 +2302,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         wrong_origin = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/fs@snap")
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([orig_src])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(orig_src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(orig_dst, stream.fileno())
@@ -2304,7 +2310,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         lzc.lzc_clone(clone, orig_src)
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([clone_snap])
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([wrong_origin])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(clone_snap, orig_src, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.StreamMismatch):
@@ -2320,14 +2326,14 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         wrong_origin = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/fs@snap")
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([orig_src])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(orig_src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(orig_dst, stream.fileno())
 
         lzc.lzc_clone(clone, orig_src)
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([clone_snap])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(clone_snap, orig_src, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.DatasetNotFound):
@@ -2346,7 +2352,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         with temp_file_in_fs(dstfs):
             pass  # enough to taint the fs
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(dst, stream.fileno(), force=True)
@@ -2361,7 +2367,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         lzc.lzc_create(dstfs)
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             with zfs_mount(dstfs) as mntdir:
@@ -2391,7 +2397,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
             pass  # enough to taint the fs
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([dstfs + b"@snap1"])
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(dst, stream.fileno(), force=True)
@@ -2409,7 +2415,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
             pass  # enough to taint the fs
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([dst])
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.DatasetExists):
@@ -2421,7 +2427,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         with temp_file_in_fs(ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1")):
             lzc.lzc_snapshot([src])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.DatasetNotFound):
@@ -2569,7 +2575,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         with temp_file_in_fs(ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1")) as name:
             lzc.lzc_snapshot([src])
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
 
@@ -2585,6 +2591,50 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 filecmp.cmp(
                     os.path.join(mnt1, name), os.path.join(mnt2, name), False))
 
+    def test_recv_fs_below_zvol(self):
+        send = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1@snap")
+        zvol = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/zvol")
+        dest = zvol + b"/fs@snap"
+        props = {b"volsize": 1024 * 1024}
+
+        lzc.lzc_snapshot([send])
+        lzc.lzc_create(zvol, ds_type='zvol', props=props)
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
+            lzc.lzc_send(send, None, stream.fileno())
+            stream.seek(0)
+            with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.WrongParent):
+                lzc.lzc_receive(dest, stream.fileno())
+
+    def test_recv_zvol_over_fs_with_children(self):
+        parent = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1")
+        child = parent + b"subfs"
+        zvol = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/zvol")
+        send = zvol + b"@snap"
+        props = {b"volsize": 1024 * 1024}
+
+        lzc.lzc_create(child)
+        lzc.lzc_create(zvol, ds_type='zvol', props=props)
+        lzc.lzc_snapshot([send])
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
+            lzc.lzc_send(send, None, stream.fileno())
+            stream.seek(0)
+            with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.WrongParent):
+                lzc.lzc_receive(parent + b"@snap", stream.fileno(), force=True)
+
+    def test_recv_zvol_overwrite_rootds(self):
+        zvol = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/zvol")
+        snap = zvol + b"@snap"
+        rootds = ZFSTest.pool.getRoot().getName()
+        props = {b"volsize": 1024 * 1024}
+
+        lzc.lzc_create(zvol, ds_type='zvol', props=props)
+        lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap])
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
+            lzc.lzc_send(snap, None, stream.fileno())
+            stream.seek(0)
+            with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.WrongParent):
+                lzc.lzc_receive(rootds + b"@snap", stream.fileno(), force=True)
+
     def test_send_full_across_clone_branch_point(self):
         origfs = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs2")
 
@@ -2596,7 +2646,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         (_, (_, tosnap, _)) = make_snapshots(clonefs, None, b"snap", None)
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(tosnap, None, stream.fileno())
 
     def test_send_incr_across_clone_branch_point(self):
@@ -2610,7 +2660,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         (_, (_, tosnap, _)) = make_snapshots(clonefs, None, b"snap", None)
 
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(tosnap, fromsnap, stream.fileno())
 
     def test_send_resume_token_full(self):
@@ -2625,7 +2675,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
                     f.flush()
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([src])
 
-        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(src, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             stream.truncate(1024 * 3)
@@ -2656,7 +2706,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
             resume_values = packed_nvlist_out(payload, packed_size)
             resumeobj = resume_values.get(b'object')
             resumeoff = resume_values.get(b'offset')
-            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as rstream:
+            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as rstream:
                 lzc.lzc_send_resume(
                     src, None, rstream.fileno(), None, resumeobj, resumeoff)
                 rstream.seek(0)
@@ -2670,7 +2720,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         dst2 = dstfs.getSnap()
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap1])
-        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(snap1, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(dst1, stream.fileno())
@@ -2682,7 +2732,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
                     f.flush()
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([snap2])
 
-        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(snap2, snap1, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             stream.truncate(1024 * 3)
@@ -2712,7 +2762,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
             resume_values = packed_nvlist_out(payload, packed_size)
             resumeobj = resume_values.get(b'object')
             resumeoff = resume_values.get(b'offset')
-            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as rstream:
+            with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as rstream:
                 lzc.lzc_send_resume(
                     snap2, snap1, rstream.fileno(), None, resumeobj, resumeoff)
                 rstream.seek(0)
@@ -2731,7 +2781,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         recvfs = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/recv-clone-30")
         recvsnap = recvfs + b"@snap"
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(tosnap, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(recvsnap, stream.fileno())
@@ -2741,7 +2791,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         tosnap = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"recv@snap1")
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([fromsnap])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(fromsnap, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             (header, c_header) = lzc.receive_header(stream.fileno())
@@ -2752,7 +2802,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         tosnap = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"recv@snap1")
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([fromsnap])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(fromsnap, None, stream.fileno())
             size = os.fstat(stream.fileno()).st_size
             stream.seek(0)
@@ -2770,7 +2820,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         }
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([fromsnap])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(fromsnap, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             (header, c_header) = lzc.receive_header(stream.fileno())
@@ -2789,7 +2839,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         }
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([fromsnap])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(fromsnap, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             (header, c_header) = lzc.receive_header(stream.fileno())
@@ -2813,7 +2863,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         }
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([fromsnap])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(fromsnap, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             (header, c_header) = lzc.receive_header(stream.fileno())
@@ -2840,7 +2890,7 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         }
 
         lzc.lzc_snapshot([fromsnap])
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(fromsnap, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             (header, c_header) = lzc.receive_header(stream.fileno())
@@ -2869,11 +2919,11 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         recvfs = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/recv-clone-32")
         recvsnap1 = recvfs + b"@snap1"
         recvsnap2 = recvfs + b"@snap2"
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(fromsnap, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(recvsnap1, stream.fileno())
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(tosnap, fromsnap, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.BadStream):
@@ -2893,11 +2943,11 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         recvfs = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/recv-clone-31")
         recvsnap1 = recvfs + b"@snap1"
         recvsnap2 = recvfs + b"@snap2"
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(fromsnap, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(recvsnap1, stream.fileno())
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(tosnap, fromsnap, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.BadStream):
@@ -2918,11 +2968,11 @@ class ZFSTest(unittest.TestCase):
         recvsnap1 = recvfs1 + b"@snap"
         recvfs2 = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"fs1/recv-clone-33_2")
         recvsnap2 = recvfs2 + b"@snap"
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(fromsnap, None, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(recvsnap1, stream.fileno())
-        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.ztream') as stream:
+        with tempfile.TemporaryFile(suffix='.zstream') as stream:
             lzc.lzc_send(tosnap, fromsnap, stream.fileno())
             stream.seek(0)
             lzc.lzc_receive(recvsnap2, stream.fileno(), origin=recvsnap1)
@@ -3856,6 +3906,18 @@ zfs.sync.snapshot('""" + pool + b"""@zcp')
         with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.FilesystemNotFound):
             lzc.lzc_rename(src, tgt)
 
+    @needs_support(lzc.lzc_rename)
+    def test_rename_parent_is_zvol(self):
+        src = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"source")
+        zvol = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"parent")
+        tgt = zvol + b"/target"
+        props = {b"volsize": 1024 * 1024}
+
+        lzc.lzc_create(src)
+        lzc.lzc_create(zvol, ds_type='zvol', props=props)
+        with self.assertRaises(lzc_exc.WrongParent):
+            lzc.lzc_rename(src, tgt)
+
     @needs_support(lzc.lzc_destroy)
     def test_destroy(self):
         fs = ZFSTest.pool.makeName(b"test-fs")
diff --git a/include/libzfs.h b/include/libzfs.h
index 85b0bc0ddb..72d956b41f 100644
--- a/include/libzfs.h
+++ b/include/libzfs.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ typedef enum zfs_error {
 	EZFS_TOOMANY,		/* argument list too long */
 	EZFS_INITIALIZING,	/* currently initializing */
 	EZFS_NO_INITIALIZE,	/* no active initialize */
+	EZFS_WRONG_PARENT,	/* invalid parent dataset (e.g ZVOL) */
 	EZFS_UNKNOWN
 } zfs_error_t;
 
diff --git a/include/sys/fs/zfs.h b/include/sys/fs/zfs.h
index 945853739b..395d2e27f2 100644
--- a/include/sys/fs/zfs.h
+++ b/include/sys/fs/zfs.h
@@ -1256,6 +1256,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	ZFS_ERR_IOC_ARG_UNAVAIL,
 	ZFS_ERR_IOC_ARG_REQUIRED,
 	ZFS_ERR_IOC_ARG_BADTYPE,
+	ZFS_ERR_WRONG_PARENT,
 } zfs_errno_t;
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c
index 6445c9d7ac..be86e5692b 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_dataset.c
@@ -3809,11 +3809,6 @@ zfs_create(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, const char *path, zfs_type_t type,
 			    "no such parent '%s'"), parent);
 			return (zfs_error(hdl, EZFS_NOENT, errbuf));
 
-		case EINVAL:
-			zfs_error_aux(hdl, dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN,
-			    "parent '%s' is not a filesystem"), parent);
-			return (zfs_error(hdl, EZFS_BADTYPE, errbuf));
-
 		case ENOTSUP:
 			zfs_error_aux(hdl, dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN,
 			    "pool must be upgraded to set this "
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_sendrecv.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_sendrecv.c
index ae24454d7c..1d8292101d 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_sendrecv.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_sendrecv.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2013 Steven Hartland. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright 2015, OmniTI Computer Consulting, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright 2016 Igor Kozhukhov <ikozhukhov@gmail.com>
- * Copyright (c) 2017, loli10K <ezomori.nozomu@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, loli10K <ezomori.nozomu@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -3912,6 +3912,7 @@ zfs_receive_one(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, int infd, const char *tosnap,
 		 *  - we are resuming a failed receive.
 		 */
 		if (stream_wantsnewfs) {
+			boolean_t is_volume = drrb->drr_type == DMU_OST_ZVOL;
 			if (!flags->force) {
 				zfs_error_aux(hdl, dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN,
 				    "destination '%s' exists\n"
@@ -3928,6 +3929,24 @@ zfs_receive_one(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, int infd, const char *tosnap,
 				err = zfs_error(hdl, EZFS_EXISTS, errbuf);
 				goto out;
 			}
+			if (is_volume && strrchr(name, '/') == NULL) {
+				zfs_error_aux(hdl, dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN,
+				    "destination %s is the root dataset\n"
+				    "cannot overwrite with a ZVOL"),
+				    name);
+				err = zfs_error(hdl, EZFS_EXISTS, errbuf);
+				goto out;
+			}
+			if (is_volume &&
+			    ioctl(hdl->libzfs_fd, ZFS_IOC_DATASET_LIST_NEXT,
+			    &zc) == 0) {
+				zfs_error_aux(hdl, dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN,
+				    "destination has children (eg. %s)\n"
+				    "cannot overwrite with a ZVOL"),
+				    zc.zc_name);
+				err = zfs_error(hdl, EZFS_WRONG_PARENT, errbuf);
+				goto out;
+			}
 		}
 
 		if ((zhp = zfs_open(hdl, name,
@@ -4051,6 +4070,20 @@ zfs_receive_one(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, int infd, const char *tosnap,
 			goto out;
 		}
 
+		/* validate parent */
+		zhp = zfs_open(hdl, name, ZFS_TYPE_DATASET);
+		if (zhp == NULL) {
+			err = zfs_error(hdl, EZFS_BADRESTORE, errbuf);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		if (zfs_get_type(zhp) != ZFS_TYPE_FILESYSTEM) {
+			zfs_error_aux(hdl, dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN,
+			    "parent '%s' is not a filesystem"), name);
+			err = zfs_error(hdl, EZFS_WRONG_PARENT, errbuf);
+			zfs_close(zhp);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * It is invalid to receive a properties stream that was
 		 * unencrypted on the send side as a child of an encrypted
@@ -4068,23 +4101,18 @@ zfs_receive_one(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, int infd, const char *tosnap,
 		    zfs_prop_to_name(ZFS_PROP_ENCRYPTION))) {
 			uint64_t crypt;
 
-			zhp = zfs_open(hdl, name, ZFS_TYPE_DATASET);
-			if (zhp == NULL) {
-				err = zfs_error(hdl, EZFS_BADRESTORE, errbuf);
-				goto out;
-			}
-
 			crypt = zfs_prop_get_int(zhp, ZFS_PROP_ENCRYPTION);
-			zfs_close(zhp);
 
 			if (crypt != ZIO_CRYPT_OFF) {
 				zfs_error_aux(hdl, dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN,
 				    "parent '%s' must not be encrypted to "
 				    "receive unenecrypted property"), name);
 				err = zfs_error(hdl, EZFS_BADPROP, errbuf);
+				zfs_close(zhp);
 				goto out;
 			}
 		}
+		zfs_close(zhp);
 
 		newfs = B_TRUE;
 		*cp = '/';
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_util.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_util.c
index d7401cdf40..4ed8858809 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_util.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_util.c
@@ -290,6 +290,8 @@ libzfs_error_description(libzfs_handle_t *hdl)
 	case EZFS_NO_INITIALIZE:
 		return (dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN, "there is no active "
 		    "initialization"));
+	case EZFS_WRONG_PARENT:
+		return (dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN, "invalid parent dataset"));
 	case EZFS_UNKNOWN:
 		return (dgettext(TEXT_DOMAIN, "unknown error"));
 	default:
@@ -471,6 +473,9 @@ zfs_standard_error_fmt(libzfs_handle_t *hdl, int error, const char *fmt, ...)
 	case ZFS_ERR_IOC_ARG_BADTYPE:
 		zfs_verror(hdl, EZFS_IOC_NOTSUPPORTED, fmt, ap);
 		break;
+	case ZFS_ERR_WRONG_PARENT:
+		zfs_verror(hdl, EZFS_WRONG_PARENT, fmt, ap);
+		break;
 	default:
 		zfs_error_aux(hdl, strerror(error));
 		zfs_verror(hdl, EZFS_UNKNOWN, fmt, ap);
diff --git a/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c b/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
index a8304c18df..fa80e3a618 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dmu_objset.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2016 Actifio, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright 2017 Nexenta Systems, Inc.
  * Copyright (c) 2017 Open-E, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, loli10K <ezomori.nozomu@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 /* Portions Copyright 2010 Robert Milkowski */
@@ -1118,6 +1119,8 @@ dmu_objset_create_check(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	dmu_objset_create_arg_t *doca = arg;
 	dsl_pool_t *dp = dmu_tx_pool(tx);
 	dsl_dir_t *pdd;
+	dsl_dataset_t *parentds;
+	objset_t *parentos;
 	const char *tail;
 	int error;
 
@@ -1146,7 +1149,30 @@ dmu_objset_create_check(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 
 	error = dsl_fs_ss_limit_check(pdd, 1, ZFS_PROP_FILESYSTEM_LIMIT, NULL,
 	    doca->doca_cred);
+	if (error != 0) {
+		dsl_dir_rele(pdd, FTAG);
+		return (error);
+	}
 
+	/* can't create below anything but filesystems (eg. no ZVOLs) */
+	error = dsl_dataset_hold_obj(pdd->dd_pool,
+	    dsl_dir_phys(pdd)->dd_head_dataset_obj, FTAG, &parentds);
+	if (error != 0) {
+		dsl_dir_rele(pdd, FTAG);
+		return (error);
+	}
+	error = dmu_objset_from_ds(parentds, &parentos);
+	if (error != 0) {
+		dsl_dataset_rele(parentds, FTAG);
+		dsl_dir_rele(pdd, FTAG);
+		return (error);
+	}
+	if (dmu_objset_type(parentos) != DMU_OST_ZFS) {
+		dsl_dataset_rele(parentds, FTAG);
+		dsl_dir_rele(pdd, FTAG);
+		return (SET_ERROR(ZFS_ERR_WRONG_PARENT));
+	}
+	dsl_dataset_rele(parentds, FTAG);
 	dsl_dir_rele(pdd, FTAG);
 
 	return (error);
diff --git a/module/zfs/dmu_recv.c b/module/zfs/dmu_recv.c
index 4ac6f2f17f..e05b5ad821 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dmu_recv.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dmu_recv.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  * Copyright 2014 HybridCluster. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright 2016 RackTop Systems.
  * Copyright (c) 2016 Actifio, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, loli10K <ezomori.nozomu@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <sys/dmu.h>
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ recv_begin_check_existing_impl(dmu_recv_begin_arg_t *drba, dsl_dataset_t *ds,
     uint64_t fromguid, uint64_t featureflags)
 {
 	uint64_t val;
+	uint64_t children;
 	int error;
 	dsl_pool_t *dp = ds->ds_dir->dd_pool;
 	boolean_t encrypted = ds->ds_dir->dd_crypto_obj != 0;
@@ -99,6 +101,15 @@ recv_begin_check_existing_impl(dmu_recv_begin_arg_t *drba, dsl_dataset_t *ds,
 	if (error != ENOENT)
 		return (error == 0 ? EEXIST : error);
 
+	/* must not have children if receiving a ZVOL */
+	error = zap_count(dp->dp_meta_objset,
+	    dsl_dir_phys(ds->ds_dir)->dd_child_dir_zapobj, &children);
+	if (error != 0)
+		return (error);
+	if (drba->drba_cookie->drc_drrb->drr_type != DMU_OST_ZFS &&
+	    children > 0)
+		return (SET_ERROR(ZFS_ERR_WRONG_PARENT));
+
 	/*
 	 * Check snapshot limit before receiving. We'll recheck again at the
 	 * end, but might as well abort before receiving if we're already over
@@ -283,6 +294,7 @@ dmu_recv_begin_check(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	} else if (error == ENOENT) {
 		/* target fs does not exist; must be a full backup or clone */
 		char buf[ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN];
+		objset_t *os;
 
 		/*
 		 * If it's a non-clone incremental, we are missing the
@@ -352,6 +364,17 @@ dmu_recv_begin_check(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 			return (error);
 		}
 
+		/* can't recv below anything but filesystems (eg. no ZVOLs) */
+		error = dmu_objset_from_ds(ds, &os);
+		if (error != 0) {
+			dsl_dataset_rele_flags(ds, dsflags, FTAG);
+			return (error);
+		}
+		if (dmu_objset_type(os) != DMU_OST_ZFS) {
+			dsl_dataset_rele_flags(ds, dsflags, FTAG);
+			return (SET_ERROR(ZFS_ERR_WRONG_PARENT));
+		}
+
 		if (drba->drba_origin != NULL) {
 			dsl_dataset_t *origin;
 
@@ -381,6 +404,7 @@ dmu_recv_begin_check(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 			dsl_dataset_rele_flags(origin,
 			    dsflags, FTAG);
 		}
+
 		dsl_dataset_rele_flags(ds, dsflags, FTAG);
 		error = 0;
 	}
diff --git a/module/zfs/dsl_dir.c b/module/zfs/dsl_dir.c
index 5b6ce0420d..b3b677fb85 100644
--- a/module/zfs/dsl_dir.c
+++ b/module/zfs/dsl_dir.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2014 Joyent, Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2014 Spectra Logic Corporation, All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2016 Actifio, Inc. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, loli10K <ezomori.nozomu@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <sys/dmu.h>
@@ -1888,6 +1889,8 @@ dsl_dir_rename_check(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 	dsl_pool_t *dp = dmu_tx_pool(tx);
 	dsl_dir_t *dd, *newparent;
 	dsl_valid_rename_arg_t dvra;
+	dsl_dataset_t *parentds;
+	objset_t *parentos;
 	const char *mynewname;
 	int error;
 
@@ -1918,6 +1921,29 @@ dsl_dir_rename_check(void *arg, dmu_tx_t *tx)
 		return (SET_ERROR(EEXIST));
 	}
 
+	/* can't rename below anything but filesystems (eg. no ZVOLs) */
+	error = dsl_dataset_hold_obj(newparent->dd_pool,
+	    dsl_dir_phys(newparent)->dd_head_dataset_obj, FTAG, &parentds);
+	if (error != 0) {
+		dsl_dir_rele(newparent, FTAG);
+		dsl_dir_rele(dd, FTAG);
+		return (error);
+	}
+	error = dmu_objset_from_ds(parentds, &parentos);
+	if (error != 0) {
+		dsl_dataset_rele(parentds, FTAG);
+		dsl_dir_rele(newparent, FTAG);
+		dsl_dir_rele(dd, FTAG);
+		return (error);
+	}
+	if (dmu_objset_type(parentos) != DMU_OST_ZFS) {
+		dsl_dataset_rele(parentds, FTAG);
+		dsl_dir_rele(newparent, FTAG);
+		dsl_dir_rele(dd, FTAG);
+		return (SET_ERROR(ZFS_ERR_WRONG_PARENT));
+	}
+	dsl_dataset_rele(parentds, FTAG);
+
 	ASSERT3U(strnlen(ddra->ddra_newname, ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN),
 	    <, ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN);
 	ASSERT3U(strnlen(ddra->ddra_oldname, ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN),
diff --git a/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c b/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
index 0dfa016845..f4aea57d44 100644
--- a/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
+++ b/module/zfs/zfs_ioctl.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2014 Integros [integros.com]
  * Copyright 2016 Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com>
  * Copyright (c) 2016 Actifio, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2017, loli10K <ezomori.nozomu@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018, loli10K <ezomori.nozomu@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright (c) 2017 Datto Inc. All rights reserved.
  * Copyright 2017 RackTop Systems.
  * Copyright (c) 2017 Open-E, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
@@ -3082,8 +3082,9 @@ zfs_fill_zplprops_impl(objset_t *os, uint64_t zplver,
 
 	ASSERT(zplprops != NULL);
 
+	/* parent dataset must be a filesystem */
 	if (os != NULL && os->os_phys->os_type != DMU_OST_ZFS)
-		return (SET_ERROR(EINVAL));
+		return (SET_ERROR(ZFS_ERR_WRONG_PARENT));
 
 	/*
 	 * Pull out creator prop choices, if any.
@@ -3162,15 +3163,11 @@ zfs_fill_zplprops(const char *dataset, nvlist_t *createprops,
 	uint64_t zplver = ZPL_VERSION;
 	objset_t *os = NULL;
 	char parentname[ZFS_MAX_DATASET_NAME_LEN];
-	char *cp;
 	spa_t *spa;
 	uint64_t spa_vers;
 	int error;
 
-	(void) strlcpy(parentname, dataset, sizeof (parentname));
-	cp = strrchr(parentname, '/');
-	ASSERT(cp != NULL);
-	cp[0] = '\0';
+	zfs_get_parent(dataset, parentname, sizeof (parentname));
 
 	if ((error = spa_open(dataset, &spa, FTAG)) != 0)
 		return (error);
diff --git a/tests/runfiles/linux.run b/tests/runfiles/linux.run
index d3ecf62747..8ab5e70337 100644
--- a/tests/runfiles/linux.run
+++ b/tests/runfiles/linux.run
@@ -887,7 +887,8 @@ tags = ['functional', 'zvol', 'zvol_cli']
 [tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc]
 tests = ['zvol_misc_001_neg', 'zvol_misc_002_pos', 'zvol_misc_003_neg',
     'zvol_misc_004_pos', 'zvol_misc_005_neg', 'zvol_misc_006_pos',
-    'zvol_misc_snapdev', 'zvol_misc_volmode', 'zvol_misc_zil']
+    'zvol_misc_hierarchy', 'zvol_misc_snapdev', 'zvol_misc_volmode',
+    'zvol_misc_zil']
 tags = ['functional', 'zvol', 'zvol_misc']
 
 [tests/functional/zvol/zvol_swap]
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/Makefile.am b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/Makefile.am
index a2c95a3ebb..57ffbd565e 100644
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ dist_pkgdata_SCRIPTS = \
 	zvol_misc_004_pos.ksh \
 	zvol_misc_005_neg.ksh \
 	zvol_misc_006_pos.ksh \
+	zvol_misc_hierarchy.ksh \
 	zvol_misc_snapdev.ksh \
 	zvol_misc_volmode.ksh \
 	zvol_misc_zil.ksh
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/zvol_misc_hierarchy.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/zvol_misc_hierarchy.ksh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1431f0b1f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/zvol/zvol_misc/zvol_misc_hierarchy.ksh
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/bin/ksh -p
+#
+# CDDL HEADER START
+#
+# This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the
+# Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0.
+# You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version
+# 1.0 of the CDDL.
+#
+# A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this
+# source.  A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at
+# http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL.
+#
+# CDDL HEADER END
+#
+
+#
+# Copyright 2018, loli10K <ezomori.nozomu@gmail.com>. All rights reserved.
+#
+
+. $STF_SUITE/include/libtest.shlib
+
+#
+# DESCRIPTION:
+# ZVOLs cannot have children datasets: verify zfs commands respect this
+# hierarchy rule.
+#
+# STRATEGY:
+# 1. Create a filesystem and a ZVOL
+# 2. Verify 'zfs recv' will not (force-)receive a ZVOL over the root dataset
+# 3. Verify 'zfs recv' cannot receive a ZVOL overwriting datasets with children
+# 4. Verify 'zfs recv' cannot receive datasets below a ZVOL
+# 5. Verify 'zfs create' cannot create datasets under a ZVOL
+# 6. Verify 'zfs rename' cannot move datasets under a ZVOL
+#
+
+verify_runnable "both"
+
+function cleanup
+{
+	destroy_pool "$poolname"
+	log_must rm -f "$vdevfile" "$streamfile_fs" "$streamfile_zvol"
+}
+
+log_assert "ZVOLs cannot have children datasets: verify zfs commands respect "\
+	"this hierarchy rule"
+log_onexit cleanup
+
+poolname="$TESTPOOL-zvol_hierarchy"
+vdevfile="$TEST_BASE_DIR/vdevfile.$$"
+streamfile_fs="$TEST_BASE_DIR/streamfile_fs.$$"
+streamfile_zvol="$TEST_BASE_DIR/streamfile_zvol.$$"
+
+# 1. Create filesystems and ZVOLs
+# NOTE: set "mountpoint=none" just to speed up the test process
+log_must truncate -s $MINVDEVSIZE "$vdevfile"
+log_must zpool create -O mountpoint=none "$poolname" "$vdevfile"
+log_must zfs create "$poolname/sendfs"
+log_must zfs create -V 1M -s "$poolname/sendvol"
+log_must zfs snapshot "$poolname/sendfs@snap"
+log_must zfs snapshot "$poolname/sendvol@snap"
+log_must eval "zfs send $poolname/sendfs@snap > $streamfile_fs"
+log_must eval "zfs send $poolname/sendvol@snap > $streamfile_zvol"
+
+# 2. Verify 'zfs recv' will not (force-)receive a ZVOL over the root dataset
+log_mustnot eval "zfs receive -F $poolname < $streamfile_zvol"
+
+# 3. Verify 'zfs recv' cannot receive a ZVOL overwriting datasets with children
+log_must zfs create "$poolname/fs"
+log_must zfs create "$poolname/fs/subfs"
+log_mustnot eval "zfs receive -F $poolname/fs < $streamfile_zvol"
+log_must zfs destroy "$poolname/fs/subfs"
+log_must eval "zfs receive -F $poolname/fs < $streamfile_zvol"
+
+# 4. Verify 'zfs recv' cannot receive datasets below a ZVOL
+log_must zfs create -V 1M -s "$poolname/volume"
+log_mustnot eval "zfs receive $poolname/volume/subfs < $streamfile_fs"
+log_mustnot eval "zfs receive $poolname/volume/subvol < $streamfile_zvol"
+
+# 5. Verify 'zfs create' cannot create datasets under a ZVOL
+log_must zfs create -V 1M -s "$poolname/createvol"
+log_mustnot zfs create "$poolname/createvol/fs"
+log_mustnot zfs create -V 1M -s "$poolname/createvol/vol"
+
+# 6. Verify 'zfs rename' cannot move datasets under a ZVOL
+log_must zfs create "$poolname/movefs"
+log_must zfs create -V 1M -s "$poolname/movevol"
+log_must zfs create -V 1M -s "$poolname/renamevol"
+log_mustnot zfs rename "$poolname/fs" "$poolname/renamevol/fs"
+log_mustnot zfs rename "$poolname/vol" "$poolname/renamevol/vol"
+
+log_pass "ZVOLs cannot have children datasets and zfs commands enforce this "\
+	"rule"