diff --git a/src/apps/drivesetup/PartitionList.cpp b/src/apps/drivesetup/PartitionList.cpp
index 098b2d3f37..04246ed2a7 100644
--- a/src/apps/drivesetup/PartitionList.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/drivesetup/PartitionList.cpp
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ PartitionListRow::PartitionListRow(BPartition* partition)
 
 	// Partition type
 
+	if (partitionType.IsEmpty())
+		partitionType = partition->ContentType();
 	SetField(new BStringField(partitionType), kPartitionTypeColumn);
 }