diff --git a/include/GParted_Core.h b/include/GParted_Core.h
index d8ec5072..e7e84f96 100644
--- a/include/GParted_Core.h
+++ b/include/GParted_Core.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ public:
 	GParted_Core() ;
 	~GParted_Core() ;
 
+	static void find_supported_core();
 	void find_supported_filesystems() ;
 	void set_user_devices( const std::vector<Glib::ustring> & user_devices ) ;
 	void set_devices( std::vector<Device> & devices ) ;
diff --git a/src/GParted_Core.cc b/src/GParted_Core.cc
index 2f8398f4..a1c04566 100644
--- a/src/GParted_Core.cc
+++ b/src/GParted_Core.cc
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ namespace GParted
 static std::map< Glib::ustring, std::vector<Glib::ustring> > mount_info ;
 static std::map< Glib::ustring, std::vector<Glib::ustring> > fstab_info ;
 
+static bool hdparm_found = false;
+
 GParted_Core::GParted_Core() 
 {
 	thread_status_message = "" ;
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ GParted_Core::GParted_Core()
 	std::cout << "libparted : " << ped_get_version() << std::endl ;
 	std::cout << "======================" << std::endl ;
 
+	find_supported_core();
+
 	//initialize file system list
 	init_filesystems() ;
 
@@ -99,6 +103,11 @@ GParted_Core::GParted_Core()
 	find_supported_filesystems() ;
 }
 
+void GParted_Core::find_supported_core()
+{
+	hdparm_found = ! Glib::find_program_in_path( "hdparm" ).empty();
+}
+
 void GParted_Core::find_supported_filesystems()
 {
 	std::map< FILESYSTEM, FileSystem * >::iterator f ;
@@ -1182,7 +1191,7 @@ Glib::ustring GParted_Core::get_partition_path( PedPartition * lp_partition )
 
 void GParted_Core::set_device_serial_number( Device & device )
 {
-	if ( Glib::find_program_in_path( "hdparm" ).empty() )
+	if ( ! hdparm_found )
 		// Serial number left blank when the hdparm command is not installed.
 		return;
 
diff --git a/src/Win_GParted.cc b/src/Win_GParted.cc
index b2a75382..18391790 100644
--- a/src/Win_GParted.cc
+++ b/src/Win_GParted.cc
@@ -1474,6 +1474,10 @@ void Win_GParted::menu_gparted_features()
 	dialog .load_filesystems( gparted_core .get_filesystems() ) ;
 	while ( dialog .run() == Gtk::RESPONSE_OK )
 	{
+		// Button [Rescan For Supported Actions] pressed in the dialog.  Rescan
+		// for available core and file system specific commands and update the
+		// view accordingly in the dialog.
+		GParted_Core::find_supported_core();
 		gparted_core .find_supported_filesystems() ;
 		dialog .load_filesystems( gparted_core .get_filesystems() ) ;