diff --git a/src/engine/sim_engine/filesystem.rs b/src/engine/sim_engine/filesystem.rs
index 61c77f5d41..291cd74f2d 100644
--- a/src/engine/sim_engine/filesystem.rs
+++ b/src/engine/sim_engine/filesystem.rs
@@ -106,8 +106,11 @@ impl SimFilesystem {
     pub fn set_merge_scheduled(&mut self, scheduled: bool) -> StratisResult<bool> {
         if self.merge_scheduled == scheduled {
             Ok(false)
+        } else if scheduled && self.origin.is_none() {
+            Err(StratisError::Msg(
+                "Filesystem has no origin filesystem; can not schedule a merge".into(),
+            ))
         } else {
-            // TODO: reject if conflict or no origin
             self.merge_scheduled = scheduled;
             Ok(true)
         }
diff --git a/src/engine/sim_engine/pool.rs b/src/engine/sim_engine/pool.rs
index 33b8b2b7fc..6075c743f8 100644
--- a/src/engine/sim_engine/pool.rs
+++ b/src/engine/sim_engine/pool.rs
@@ -798,17 +798,51 @@ impl Pool for SimPool {
     fn set_fs_merge_scheduled(
         &mut self,
         fs_uuid: FilesystemUuid,
-        schedule: bool,
+        scheduled: bool,
     ) -> StratisResult<PropChangeAction<bool>> {
-        let (_, fs) = self.filesystems.get_mut_by_uuid(fs_uuid).ok_or_else(|| {
-            StratisError::Msg(format!("Filesystem with UUID {fs_uuid} not found"))
+        let (_, fs) = self
+            .filesystems
+            .get_by_uuid(fs_uuid)
+            .ok_or_else(|| StratisError::Msg(format!("No filesystem with UUID {fs_uuid} found")))?;
+
+        let origin = fs.origin().ok_or_else(|| {
+            StratisError::Msg(format!(
+                "Filesystem {fs_uuid} has no origin, revert cannot be scheduled"
+            ))
         })?;
-        let changed = fs.set_merge_scheduled(schedule)?;
-        if changed {
-            Ok(PropChangeAction::NewValue(schedule))
-        } else {
-            Ok(PropChangeAction::Identity)
+
+        if fs.merge_scheduled() == scheduled {
+            return Ok(PropChangeAction::Identity);
         }
+
+        if scheduled {
+            let others_scheduled = self
+                .filesystems
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|(_, _, f)| {
+                    f.origin().map(|o| o == origin).unwrap_or(false) && f.merge_scheduled()
+                })
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+            assert!(others_scheduled.len() < 2);
+
+            if let Some((n, u, _)) = others_scheduled.first() {
+                return Err(StratisError::Msg(format!(
+                    "Filesystem {:} with UUID {:} is already scheduled to be reverted into origin filesystem {:}",
+                    n, u, origin,
+                )));
+            }
+        }
+
+        assert!(self
+            .filesystems
+            .get_mut_by_uuid(fs_uuid)
+            .expect("Looked up above")
+            .1
+            .set_merge_scheduled(scheduled)
+            .expect("fs.origin() is not None"));
+
+        Ok(PropChangeAction::NewValue(scheduled))
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/filesystem.rs b/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/filesystem.rs
index 78ebf97164..280f6cccc4 100644
--- a/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/filesystem.rs
+++ b/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/filesystem.rs
@@ -460,8 +460,11 @@ impl StratFilesystem {
     pub fn set_merge_scheduled(&mut self, scheduled: bool) -> StratisResult<bool> {
         if self.merge_scheduled == scheduled {
             Ok(false)
+        } else if scheduled && self.origin.is_none() {
+            Err(StratisError::Msg(
+                "Filesystem has no origin filesystem; can not schedule a merge".into(),
+            ))
         } else {
-            // TODO: reject if conflict or no origin
             self.merge_scheduled = scheduled;
             Ok(true)
         }
diff --git a/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/thinpool.rs b/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/thinpool.rs
index d7471ebbb8..e357a89760 100644
--- a/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/thinpool.rs
+++ b/src/engine/strat_engine/thinpool/thinpool.rs
@@ -1811,24 +1811,59 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Set the filesystem merge scheduled value for filesystem with given UUID.
+    /// Returns true if the value was changed from the filesystem's, previous
+    /// value, otherwise false.
     pub fn set_fs_merge_scheduled(
         &mut self,
         fs_uuid: FilesystemUuid,
         scheduled: bool,
     ) -> StratisResult<bool> {
-        let changed = {
-            let (_, fs) = self.get_mut_filesystem_by_uuid(fs_uuid).ok_or_else(|| {
-                StratisError::Msg(format!("No filesystem with UUID {fs_uuid} found"))
-            })?;
-            fs.set_merge_scheduled(scheduled)?
-        };
+        let (_, fs) = self
+            .get_filesystem_by_uuid(fs_uuid)
+            .ok_or_else(|| StratisError::Msg(format!("No filesystem with UUID {fs_uuid} found")))?;
+
+        let origin = fs.origin().ok_or_else(|| {
+            StratisError::Msg(format!(
+                "Filesystem {fs_uuid} has no origin, revert cannot be scheduled or unscheduled"
+            ))
+        })?;
+
+        if fs.merge_scheduled() == scheduled {
+            return Ok(false);
+        }
+
+        if scheduled {
+            let others_scheduled = self
+                .filesystems
+                .iter()
+                .filter(|(_, _, f)| {
+                    f.origin().map(|o| o == origin).unwrap_or(false) && f.merge_scheduled()
+                })
+                .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
+            assert!(others_scheduled.len() < 2);
+
+            if let Some((n, u, _)) = others_scheduled.first() {
+                return Err(StratisError::Msg(format!(
+                    "Filesystem {:} with UUID {:} is already scheduled to be reverted into origin filesystem {:}",
+                    n, u, origin,
+                )));
+            }
+        }
+
+        assert!(self
+            .get_mut_filesystem_by_uuid(fs_uuid)
+            .expect("Looked up above")
+            .1
+            .set_merge_scheduled(scheduled)
+            .expect("fs.origin() is not None"));
+
         let (name, fs) = self
             .get_filesystem_by_uuid(fs_uuid)
             .expect("Looked up above");
-        if changed {
-            self.mdv.save_fs(&name, fs_uuid, fs)?;
-        }
-        Ok(changed)
+
+        self.mdv.save_fs(&name, fs_uuid, fs)?;
+        Ok(true)
     }
 }