diff --git a/include/FS_Info.h b/include/FS_Info.h
index d1ecf720..f9fa32f3 100644
--- a/include/FS_Info.h
+++ b/include/FS_Info.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class FS_Info
 {
 public:
 	static void load_cache();
+	static void load_cache_for_paths( const std::vector<Glib::ustring> &device_paths );
 	static Glib::ustring get_fs_type( const Glib::ustring & path );
 	static Glib::ustring get_label( const Glib::ustring & path, bool & found );
 	static Glib::ustring get_uuid( const Glib::ustring & path );
diff --git a/src/FS_Info.cc b/src/FS_Info.cc
index bdcbc7cf..4c50a1f3 100644
--- a/src/FS_Info.cc
+++ b/src/FS_Info.cc
@@ -54,6 +54,21 @@ void FS_Info::load_cache()
 	fs_info_cache_initialized = true;
 }
 
+void FS_Info::load_cache_for_paths( const std::vector<Glib::ustring> &device_paths )
+{
+	initialize_if_required();
+	const BlockSpecial empty_bs = BlockSpecial();
+	for ( unsigned int i = 0 ; i < device_paths.size() ; i ++ )
+	{
+		const FS_Entry & fs_entry = get_cache_entry_by_path( device_paths[i] );
+		if ( fs_entry.path == empty_bs )
+		{
+			// Run "blkid PATH" and load entry into cache for missing entries.
+			load_fs_info_cache_extra_for_path( device_paths[i] );
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // Retrieve the file system type for the path
 Glib::ustring FS_Info::get_fs_type( const Glib::ustring & path )
 {
diff --git a/src/GParted_Core.cc b/src/GParted_Core.cc
index 76b6c033..216d5197 100644
--- a/src/GParted_Core.cc
+++ b/src/GParted_Core.cc
@@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ void GParted_Core::set_devices_thread( std::vector<Device> * pdevices )
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Ensure all named paths have FS_Info blkid cache entries specifically so that
+	// command line named file system image files, which blkid can't otherwise know
+	// about, can be identified.
+	FS_Info::load_cache_for_paths( device_paths );
+
 	for ( unsigned int t = 0 ; t < device_paths .size() ; t++ ) 
 	{
 		/*TO TRANSLATORS: looks like Searching /dev/sda partitions */