diff --git a/include/btrfs.h b/include/btrfs.h
index ce769368..5a69d666 100644
--- a/include/btrfs.h
+++ b/include/btrfs.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
 	void read_label( Partition & partition ) ;
 	bool write_label( const Partition & partition, OperationDetail & operationdetail ) ;
 	void read_uuid( Partition & partition ) ;
+	bool write_uuid( const Partition & partition, OperationDetail & operationdetail );
 	bool create( const Partition & new_partition, OperationDetail & operationdetail ) ;
 	bool resize( const Partition & partition_new, OperationDetail & operationdetail, bool fill_partition = false ) ;
 	bool check_repair( const Partition & partition, OperationDetail & operationdetail ) ;
diff --git a/src/btrfs.cc b/src/btrfs.cc
index b3f141fd..a1fee532 100644
--- a/src/btrfs.cc
+++ b/src/btrfs.cc
@@ -107,6 +107,13 @@ FS btrfs::get_filesystem_support()
 		}
 	}
 
+	if ( ! Glib::find_program_in_path( "btrfstune" ).empty() )
+	{
+		Utils::execute_command( "btrfstune --help", output, error, true );
+		if ( Utils::regexp_label( error, "^[[:blank:]]*(-u)[[:blank:]]" ) == "-u" )
+			fs.write_uuid = FS::EXTERNAL;
+	}
+
 	if ( fs .check )
 	{
 		fs .copy = GParted::FS::GPARTED ;
@@ -422,6 +429,11 @@ void btrfs::read_uuid( Partition & partition )
 	}
 }
 
+bool btrfs::write_uuid( const Partition & partition, OperationDetail & operationdetail )
+{
+	return ! execute_command( "btrfstune -f -u " + partition.get_path(), operationdetail );
+}
+
 void btrfs::clear_cache()
 {
 	btrfs_device_cache .clear() ;