diff --git a/cmd/zpool/zpool_iter.c b/cmd/zpool/zpool_iter.c
index 5f3153bca2c2..d70d266699cf 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/zpool_iter.c
+++ b/cmd/zpool/zpool_iter.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ typedef struct zpool_node {
 
 struct zpool_list {
 	boolean_t	zl_findall;
+	boolean_t	zl_literal;
 	uu_avl_t	*zl_avl;
 	uu_avl_pool_t	*zl_pool;
 	zprop_list_t	**zl_proplist;
@@ -88,7 +89,9 @@ add_pool(zpool_handle_t *zhp, void *data)
 	uu_avl_node_init(node, &node->zn_avlnode, zlp->zl_pool);
 	if (uu_avl_find(zlp->zl_avl, node, NULL, &idx) == NULL) {
 		if (zlp->zl_proplist &&
-		    zpool_expand_proplist(zhp, zlp->zl_proplist) != 0) {
+		    zpool_expand_proplist(zhp, zlp->zl_proplist,
+		    zlp->zl_literal)
+		    != 0) {
 			zpool_close(zhp);
 			free(node);
 			return (-1);
@@ -110,7 +113,8 @@ add_pool(zpool_handle_t *zhp, void *data)
  * line.
  */
 zpool_list_t *
-pool_list_get(int argc, char **argv, zprop_list_t **proplist, int *err)
+pool_list_get(int argc, char **argv, zprop_list_t **proplist,
+    boolean_t literal, int *err)
 {
 	zpool_list_t *zlp;
 
@@ -128,6 +132,8 @@ pool_list_get(int argc, char **argv, zprop_list_t **proplist, int *err)
 
 	zlp->zl_proplist = proplist;
 
+	zlp->zl_literal = literal;
+
 	if (argc == 0) {
 		(void) zpool_iter(g_zfs, add_pool, zlp);
 		zlp->zl_findall = B_TRUE;
@@ -242,12 +248,12 @@ pool_list_count(zpool_list_t *zlp)
  */
 int
 for_each_pool(int argc, char **argv, boolean_t unavail,
-    zprop_list_t **proplist, zpool_iter_f func, void *data)
+    zprop_list_t **proplist, boolean_t literal, zpool_iter_f func, void *data)
 {
 	zpool_list_t *list;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if ((list = pool_list_get(argc, argv, proplist, &ret)) == NULL)
+	if ((list = pool_list_get(argc, argv, proplist, literal, &ret)) == NULL)
 		return (1);
 
 	if (pool_list_iter(list, unavail, func, data) != 0)
@@ -711,7 +717,7 @@ all_pools_for_each_vdev_run(int argc, char **argv, char *cmd,
 	vcdl->g_zfs = g_zfs;
 
 	/* Gather our list of all vdevs in all pools */
-	for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL,
+	for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL, B_FALSE,
 	    all_pools_for_each_vdev_gather_cb, vcdl);
 
 	/* Run command on all vdevs in all pools */
diff --git a/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c b/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
index d6a890fcc90d..85c9abdf251f 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
+++ b/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
@@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ zpool_do_export(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 
 		return (for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL,
-		    zpool_export_one, &cb));
+		    B_FALSE, zpool_export_one, &cb));
 	}
 
 	/* check arguments */
@@ -1771,7 +1771,8 @@ zpool_do_export(int argc, char **argv)
 		usage(B_FALSE);
 	}
 
-	ret = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL, zpool_export_one, &cb);
+	ret = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL, B_FALSE, zpool_export_one,
+	    &cb);
 
 	return (ret);
 }
@@ -3613,7 +3614,8 @@ zpool_do_sync(int argc, char **argv)
 	argv += optind;
 
 	/* if argc == 0 we will execute zpool_sync_one on all pools */
-	ret = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_FALSE, NULL, zpool_sync_one, &force);
+	ret = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_FALSE, NULL, B_FALSE, zpool_sync_one,
+	    &force);
 
 	return (ret);
 }
@@ -4958,7 +4960,7 @@ are_vdevs_in_pool(int argc, char **argv, char *pool_name,
 
 		/* Is this name a vdev in our pools? */
 		ret = for_each_pool(pool_count, &pool_name, B_TRUE, NULL,
-		    is_vdev, cb);
+		    B_FALSE, is_vdev, cb);
 		if (!ret) {
 			/* No match */
 			break;
@@ -4986,7 +4988,8 @@ is_pool_cb(zpool_handle_t *zhp, void *data)
 static int
 is_pool(char *name)
 {
-	return (for_each_pool(0, NULL, B_TRUE, NULL,  is_pool_cb, name));
+	return (for_each_pool(0, NULL, B_TRUE, NULL, B_FALSE, is_pool_cb,
+	    name));
 }
 
 /* Are all our argv[] strings pool names?  If so return 1, 0 otherwise. */
@@ -5438,7 +5441,7 @@ zpool_do_iostat(int argc, char **argv)
 	 * Construct the list of all interesting pools.
 	 */
 	ret = 0;
-	if ((list = pool_list_get(argc, argv, NULL, &ret)) == NULL)
+	if ((list = pool_list_get(argc, argv, NULL, parsable, &ret)) == NULL)
 		return (1);
 
 	if (pool_list_count(list) == 0 && argc != 0) {
@@ -6112,7 +6115,7 @@ zpool_do_list(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	for (;;) {
 		if ((list = pool_list_get(argc, argv, &cb.cb_proplist,
-		    &ret)) == NULL)
+		    cb.cb_literal, &ret)) == NULL)
 			return (1);
 
 		if (pool_list_count(list) == 0)
@@ -6864,7 +6867,7 @@ zpool_do_reopen(int argc, char **argv)
 	argv += optind;
 
 	/* if argc == 0 we will execute zpool_reopen_one on all pools */
-	ret = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL, zpool_reopen_one,
+	ret = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL, B_FALSE, zpool_reopen_one,
 	    &scrub_restart);
 
 	return (ret);
@@ -6994,12 +6997,13 @@ zpool_do_scrub(int argc, char **argv)
 		usage(B_FALSE);
 	}
 
-	error = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL, scrub_callback, &cb);
+	error = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL, B_FALSE,
+	    scrub_callback, &cb);
 
 	if (wait && !error) {
 		zpool_wait_activity_t act = ZPOOL_WAIT_SCRUB;
-		error = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL, wait_callback,
-		    &act);
+		error = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL, B_FALSE,
+		    wait_callback, &act);
 	}
 
 	return (error);
@@ -7037,7 +7041,8 @@ zpool_do_resilver(int argc, char **argv)
 		usage(B_FALSE);
 	}
 
-	return (for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL, scrub_callback, &cb));
+	return (for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL, B_FALSE,
+	    scrub_callback, &cb));
 }
 
 /*
@@ -8431,7 +8436,7 @@ zpool_do_status(int argc, char **argv)
 			cb.vcdl = all_pools_for_each_vdev_run(argc, argv, cmd,
 			    NULL, NULL, 0, 0);
 
-		ret = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL,
+		ret = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, NULL, cb.cb_literal,
 		    status_callback, &cb);
 
 		if (cb.vcdl != NULL)
@@ -8950,7 +8955,7 @@ zpool_do_upgrade(int argc, char **argv)
 			(void) printf(gettext("\n"));
 		}
 	} else {
-		ret = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_FALSE, NULL,
+		ret = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_FALSE, NULL, B_FALSE,
 		    upgrade_one, &cb);
 	}
 
@@ -9139,7 +9144,7 @@ zpool_do_history(int argc, char **argv)
 	argc -= optind;
 	argv += optind;
 
-	ret = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_FALSE,  NULL, get_history_one,
+	ret = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_FALSE, NULL, B_FALSE, get_history_one,
 	    &cbdata);
 
 	if (argc == 0 && cbdata.first == B_TRUE) {
@@ -9702,7 +9707,7 @@ zpool_do_get(int argc, char **argv)
 		cb.cb_proplist = &fake_name;
 	}
 
-	ret = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, &cb.cb_proplist,
+	ret = for_each_pool(argc, argv, B_TRUE, &cb.cb_proplist, cb.cb_literal,
 	    get_callback, &cb);
 
 	if (cb.cb_proplist == &fake_name)
@@ -9772,7 +9777,7 @@ zpool_do_set(int argc, char **argv)
 	*(cb.cb_value) = '\0';
 	cb.cb_value++;
 
-	error = for_each_pool(argc - 2, argv + 2, B_TRUE, NULL,
+	error = for_each_pool(argc - 2, argv + 2, B_TRUE, NULL, B_FALSE,
 	    set_callback, &cb);
 
 	return (error);
diff --git a/cmd/zpool/zpool_util.h b/cmd/zpool/zpool_util.h
index 265aa58953a0..abaa22d78c20 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/zpool_util.h
+++ b/cmd/zpool/zpool_util.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ nvlist_t *split_mirror_vdev(zpool_handle_t *zhp, char *newname,
  * Pool list functions
  */
 int for_each_pool(int, char **, boolean_t unavail, zprop_list_t **,
-    zpool_iter_f, void *);
+    boolean_t, zpool_iter_f, void *);
 
 /* Vdev list functions */
 typedef int (*pool_vdev_iter_f)(zpool_handle_t *, nvlist_t *, void *);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ int for_each_vdev(zpool_handle_t *zhp, pool_vdev_iter_f func, void *data);
 
 typedef struct zpool_list zpool_list_t;
 
-zpool_list_t *pool_list_get(int, char **, zprop_list_t **, int *);
+zpool_list_t *pool_list_get(int, char **, zprop_list_t **, boolean_t, int *);
 void pool_list_update(zpool_list_t *);
 int pool_list_iter(zpool_list_t *, int unavail, zpool_iter_f, void *);
 void pool_list_free(zpool_list_t *);
diff --git a/include/libzfs.h b/include/libzfs.h
index cb232c291f5b..66cedd0ee0fe 100644
--- a/include/libzfs.h
+++ b/include/libzfs.h
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ extern void zfs_prune_proplist(zfs_handle_t *, uint8_t *);
 /*
  * zpool property management
  */
-extern int zpool_expand_proplist(zpool_handle_t *, zprop_list_t **);
+extern int zpool_expand_proplist(zpool_handle_t *, zprop_list_t **, boolean_t);
 extern int zpool_prop_get_feature(zpool_handle_t *, const char *, char *,
     size_t);
 extern const char *zpool_prop_default_string(zpool_prop_t);
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_pool.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_pool.c
index 16f8e3e7fc11..c1dc0d75b5c3 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_pool.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_pool.c
@@ -784,7 +784,8 @@ zpool_set_prop(zpool_handle_t *zhp, const char *propname, const char *propval)
 }
 
 int
-zpool_expand_proplist(zpool_handle_t *zhp, zprop_list_t **plp)
+zpool_expand_proplist(zpool_handle_t *zhp, zprop_list_t **plp,
+    boolean_t literal)
 {
 	libzfs_handle_t *hdl = zhp->zpool_hdl;
 	zprop_list_t *entry;
@@ -863,13 +864,12 @@ zpool_expand_proplist(zpool_handle_t *zhp, zprop_list_t **plp)
 	}
 
 	for (entry = *plp; entry != NULL; entry = entry->pl_next) {
-
-		if (entry->pl_fixed)
+		if (entry->pl_fixed && !literal)
 			continue;
 
 		if (entry->pl_prop != ZPROP_INVAL &&
 		    zpool_get_prop(zhp, entry->pl_prop, buf, sizeof (buf),
-		    NULL, B_FALSE) == 0) {
+		    NULL, literal) == 0) {
 			if (strlen(buf) > entry->pl_width)
 				entry->pl_width = strlen(buf);
 		}