diff --git a/qubes/storage/file.py b/qubes/storage/file.py
index ec4648917..7fc9903ba 100644
--- a/qubes/storage/file.py
+++ b/qubes/storage/file.py
@@ -362,14 +362,6 @@ def resize(self, size):  # pylint: disable=invalid-overridden-method
             )
             raise qubes.exc.StoragePoolException(msg)
 
-        if size < self.size:
-            raise qubes.exc.StoragePoolException(
-                "For your own safety, shrinking of %s is"
-                " disabled. If you really know what you"
-                " are doing, use `truncate` on %s manually."
-                % (self.name, self.vid)
-            )
-
         with open(self.path, "a+b") as fd:
             fd.truncate(size)
 
diff --git a/qubes/storage/lvm.py b/qubes/storage/lvm.py
index bed1def06..c9977f9b4 100644
--- a/qubes/storage/lvm.py
+++ b/qubes/storage/lvm.py
@@ -719,27 +719,19 @@ async def resize(self, size):
             msg = "Can not resize readonly volume {!s}".format(self)
             raise qubes.exc.StoragePoolException(msg)
 
-        if size < self.size:
-            raise qubes.exc.StoragePoolException(
-                "For your own safety, shrinking of %s is"
-                " disabled (%d < %d). If you really know what you"
-                " are doing, use `lvresize` on %s manually."
-                % (self.name, size, self.size, self.vid)
-            )
-
         if size == self.size:
             return
 
         if self.is_dirty() or self.snap_on_start:
-            cmd = ["extend", self._vid_snap, str(size)]
+            cmd = ["resize", self._vid_snap, str(size)]
             await qubes_lvm_coro(cmd, self.log)
         elif hasattr(self, "_vid_import") and os.path.exists(
             "/dev/" + self._vid_import
         ):
-            cmd = ["extend", self._vid_import, str(size)]
+            cmd = ["resize", self._vid_import, str(size)]
             await qubes_lvm_coro(cmd, self.log)
         elif self.save_on_stop and not self.snap_on_start:
-            cmd = ["extend", self._vid_current, str(size)]
+            cmd = ["resize", self._vid_current, str(size)]
             await qubes_lvm_coro(cmd, self.log)
 
         self._size = size
@@ -909,9 +901,9 @@ def _get_lvm_cmdline(cmd):
             "--",
             cmd[1],
         ]
-    elif action == "extend":
-        assert len(cmd) == 3, "wrong number of arguments for extend"
-        lvm_cmd = ["lvextend", "--size=" + cmd[2] + "B", "--", cmd[1]]
+    elif action == "resize":
+        assert len(cmd) == 3, "wrong number of arguments for resize"
+        lvm_cmd = ["lvresize", "--size=" + cmd[2] + "B", "--", cmd[1]]
     elif action == "activate":
         assert len(cmd) == 2, "wrong number of arguments for activate"
         lvm_cmd = ["lvchange", "--activate=y", "--", cmd[1]]
diff --git a/qubes/storage/zfs.py b/qubes/storage/zfs.py
index 1862e62ca..9784f0138 100644
--- a/qubes/storage/zfs.py
+++ b/qubes/storage/zfs.py
@@ -1412,11 +1412,9 @@ async def resize_volume_async(
         log: logging.Logger,
     ) -> None:
         """
-        Enlarge a volume to the specified size.
+        Resize a volume to the specified size.
 
         The volume must exist.
-
-        An error will be raised if size is < current size.
         """
         assert dataset_in_root(volume, self.root)
         async with self._cache.locked():
@@ -2681,33 +2679,12 @@ def is_dirty(self) -> bool:
     @qubes.storage.Volume.locked  # type: ignore
     async def resize(self, size: int) -> None:
         """
-        Expands volume.
-
-        Throws
-        :py:class:`qubst.storage.qubes.storage.StoragePoolException` if
-        given size is less than current_size.
-        """
-        # FIXME: there does not seem to be a pathway to, but there
-        # should be a pathway to, reducing the storage size of a
-        # volume, whether it be by having to stop the VM first and
-        # then making a non-atomic clone / partial copy / rename
-        # of a zvol.  It is annoying that ZFS prevents volumes from
-        # being reduced in size.  It is further annoying that
-        # reduction of a volume requires the file system in it to
-        # be reduced first, which can only be done while the qube
-        # is running, but a Towers-of-Hanoi operation with datasets
-        # can only be performed with the qube off.  Perhaps in the
-        # future we can have a qvm feature exposed that allows dom0
-        # to coordinate shrinking the file system and defers the
-        # Towers-of-Hanoi operation to after the qube has powered off.
+        Resizes volume.
+        """
         self.log.debug("Resizing %s to %s", self.volume, size)
         mysize = self.size
         if size == mysize:
             return
-        if size < mysize:
-            raise qubes.exc.StoragePoolException(
-                "Shrinking of ZFS volume %s is not possible" % (self.volume,)
-            )
         if await self.pool.accessor.volume_exists_async(
             self.volume,
             log=self.log,
diff --git a/qubes/tests/storage_zfs.py b/qubes/tests/storage_zfs.py
index 764a70174..a531ac3fc 100644
--- a/qubes/tests/storage_zfs.py
+++ b/qubes/tests/storage_zfs.py
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ def test_012_export_import(self) -> None:
         self.rc(volume.export_end(exported))
 
     def test_013_resize_saveonstop(self) -> None:
-        """Test that a volume can be enlarged, but cannot be shrunk."""
+        """Test that a volume can be enlarged and shrunk."""
         volume = self.get_vol(ONEMEG_SAVE_ON_STOP)
         self.rc(volume.create())
 
@@ -431,10 +431,13 @@ def test_013_resize_saveonstop(self) -> None:
             f"volume.size {volume.size} != newsize {newsize}",
         )
 
-        # Fail at shrinking.
-        self.assertRaises(
-            qubes.exc.StoragePoolException,
-            lambda: self.rc(volume.resize(1024 * 1024)),
+        # Shrink!
+        newsize = 1 * 1024 * 1024
+        self.rc(volume.resize(newsize))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            volume.size,
+            newsize,
+            f"volume.size {volume.size} != newsize {newsize}",
         )
 
     def test_014_snaponstart_forgets_data(self) -> None: