diff --git a/headers/private/storage/Partition.h b/headers/private/storage/Partition.h
index b6f1f0b3fe..c68f2be85f 100644
--- a/headers/private/storage/Partition.h
+++ b/headers/private/storage/Partition.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public:
 								const char *parameters);
 	status_t Initialize(const char *diskSystem, const char *name,
 						const char *parameters);
+	status_t Uninitialize();
 	
 	// Modification of child partitions
 
diff --git a/src/kits/storage/Partition.cpp b/src/kits/storage/Partition.cpp
index 269c8837e1..0c9bd67480 100644
--- a/src/kits/storage/Partition.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/storage/Partition.cpp
@@ -823,6 +823,19 @@ BPartition::Initialize(const char *diskSystem, const char *name,
 	return error;
 }
 
+// Uninitialize
+status_t
+BPartition::Uninitialize()
+{
+	if (!fPartitionData || !_IsShadow())
+		return B_BAD_VALUE;
+	status_t error = _kern_uninitialize_partition(_ShadowID(),
+												  _ChangeCounter());
+	if (error == B_OK)
+		error = Device()->Update();
+	return error;
+}
+
 // CanCreateChild
 bool
 BPartition::CanCreateChild() const