diff --git a/pafish/gensandbox.c b/pafish/gensandbox.c
index 8b4e3e0..4efee78 100644
--- a/pafish/gensandbox.c
+++ b/pafish/gensandbox.c
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@
 #include "gensandbox.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 
+/**
+ * Prototype for IsNativeVhdBoot, which is only available in >= Windows 8
+ */
+typedef BOOL (WINAPI * IsNativeVhdBoot) (BOOL *);
+
 int gensandbox_mouse_act() {
 	POINT position1, position2;
 	GetCursorPos(&position1);
@@ -164,3 +169,13 @@ int gensandbox_uptime() {
 	return GetTickCount() < 0xAFE74 ? TRUE : FALSE;
 }
 
+int gensandbox_IsNativeVhdBoot() {
+	BOOL isnative = FALSE;
+	IsNativeVhdBoot fnnative = (IsNativeVhdBoot) GetProcAddress(
+			GetModuleHandleA("kernel32"), "IsNativeVhdBoot");
+	/* IsNativeVhdBoot always returns 1 on query success */
+	if (fnnative)
+		fnnative(&isnative);
+	return (isnative) ? TRUE : FALSE;
+}
+
diff --git a/pafish/gensandbox.h b/pafish/gensandbox.h
index 0a8f27b..2128f0d 100644
--- a/pafish/gensandbox.h
+++ b/pafish/gensandbox.h
@@ -24,4 +24,6 @@ int gensandbox_less_than_onegb();
 
 int gensandbox_uptime();
 
+int gensandbox_IsNativeVhdBoot();
+
 #endif
diff --git a/pafish/main.c b/pafish/main.c
index bcb8c2f..c92b359 100644
--- a/pafish/main.c
+++ b/pafish/main.c
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ int main(void)
 		   &gensandbox_uptime,
 		   "Sandbox traced by checking operating system uptime using GetTickCount()",
 		   "hi_sandbox_uptime");
+	exec_check("Checking if operating system IsNativeVhdBoot()",
+		   &gensandbox_IsNativeVhdBoot,
+		   "Sandbox traced by checking IsNativeVhdBoot()",
+		   "hi_sandbox_IsNativeVhdBoot");
 
 	/* Hooks detection tricks */
 	print_check_group("Hooks detection");