diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/disk_device_manager/KPartition.h b/headers/private/kernel/disk_device_manager/KPartition.h
index dfa249c3d0..45dd8d6ca3 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/disk_device_manager/KPartition.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/disk_device_manager/KPartition.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public:
 
 	void SetStatus(uint32 status);
 	uint32 Status() const;
+	bool IsUninitialized() const;
 	
 	void SetFlags(uint32 flags);	// comprises the ones below
 	void AddFlags(uint32 flags);
diff --git a/src/kernel/core/disk_device_manager/KPartition.cpp b/src/kernel/core/disk_device_manager/KPartition.cpp
index 1e1e6ab270..d30e3f3531 100644
--- a/src/kernel/core/disk_device_manager/KPartition.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/core/disk_device_manager/KPartition.cpp
@@ -314,6 +314,13 @@ KPartition::Status() const
 	return fPartitionData.status;
 }
 
+// IsUninitialized
+bool
+KPartition::IsUninitialized() const
+{
+	return (Status() == B_PARTITION_UNINITIALIZED);
+}
+
 // SetFlags
 void
 KPartition::SetFlags(uint32 flags)