diff --git a/src/kernel/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.cpp b/src/kernel/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.cpp
index 6eb371084c..efb14dce2a 100644
--- a/src/kernel/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ RootFileSystem::IsEmpty()
 
 
 status_t 
-RootFileSystem::AddVolume(Directory *volume)
+RootFileSystem::AddVolume(Directory *volume, Partition *partition)
 {
 	struct entry *entry = new RootFileSystem::entry();
 	if (entry == NULL)
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ RootFileSystem::AddVolume(Directory *volume)
 	volume->Acquire();
 	entry->name = NULL;
 	entry->root = volume;
+	entry->partition = partition;
 
 	fList.Add(entry);
 
@@ -161,3 +162,20 @@ RootFileSystem::AddLink(const char *name, Directory *target)
 	return B_OK;
 }
 
+
+status_t 
+RootFileSystem::GetPartitionFor(Directory *volume, Partition **_partition)
+{
+	EntryIterator iterator = fList.Iterator();
+	struct entry *entry;
+
+	while ((entry = iterator.Next()) != NULL) {
+		if (entry->root == volume) {
+			*_partition = entry->partition;
+			return B_OK;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return B_ENTRY_NOT_FOUND;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/kernel/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.h b/src/kernel/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.h
index eacf8afef3..0884f67240 100644
--- a/src/kernel/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.h
+++ b/src/kernel/boot/loader/RootFileSystem.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** Copyright 2003, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+** Copyright 2003-2004, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
 ** Distributed under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
 */
 #ifndef ROOT_FILE_SYSTEM_H
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 
 #include <boot/vfs.h>
+#include <boot/partitions.h>
+
+using namespace boot;
 
 
 class RootFileSystem : public Directory {
@@ -24,14 +27,17 @@ class RootFileSystem : public Directory {
 		virtual status_t Rewind(void *cookie);
 		virtual bool IsEmpty();
 
-		status_t AddVolume(Directory *volume);
+		status_t AddVolume(Directory *volume, Partition *partition);
 		status_t AddLink(const char *name, Directory *target);
 
+		status_t GetPartitionFor(Directory *volume, Partition **_partition);
+
 	private:
 		struct entry {
 			DoublyLinked::Link	link;
 			const char	*name;
 			Directory	*root;
+			Partition	*partition;
 		};
 		typedef DoublyLinked::Iterator<entry, &entry::link> EntryIterator;
 		typedef DoublyLinked::List<entry, &entry::link> EntryList;