diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index 86b5d6b770..a72cbd8266 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ if [ "$BOOTLOADER" = "u-boot" ]; then
   config_message="$config_message\n - U-Boot config file:\t\t\t $UBOOT_CONFIGFILE"
 fi
   config_message="$config_message\n - UDevil support:\t\t\t $UDEVIL"
+  config_message="$config_message\n - Parted support:\t\t\t $PARTED"
   config_message="$config_message\n - UPower support:\t\t\t $UPOWER"
   config_message="$config_message\n - Installer support:\t\t\t $INSTALLER_SUPPORT"
 
diff --git a/packages/sysutils/busybox/meta b/packages/sysutils/busybox/meta
index 6d68639492..ba3f1647af 100644
--- a/packages/sysutils/busybox/meta
+++ b/packages/sysutils/busybox/meta
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
     PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS nano"
   fi
 
+# parted support
+  if [ "$PARTED" = "yes" ]; then
+    PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS parted"
+  fi
+
 # nfs support
 if [ "$NFS_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
   PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS rpcbind"
diff --git a/projects/ARCTIC_MC/options b/projects/ARCTIC_MC/options
index c1f2d6948c..d46e85fcc3 100755
--- a/projects/ARCTIC_MC/options
+++ b/projects/ARCTIC_MC/options
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@
 # mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime via udev (yes / no)
   UDEVIL="yes"
 
+# build and install parted support (yes / no)
+  PARTED="yes"
+
 # build and install powermanagement support (upower) (yes / no)
   UPOWER="yes"
 
diff --git a/projects/ATV/options b/projects/ATV/options
index 0fbd64db14..3668febef9 100755
--- a/projects/ATV/options
+++ b/projects/ATV/options
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@
 # mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime via udev (yes / no)
   UDEVIL="yes"
 
+# build and install parted support (yes / no)
+  PARTED="yes"
+
 # build and install powermanagement support (upower) (yes / no)
   UPOWER="no"
 
diff --git a/projects/Fusion/options b/projects/Fusion/options
index e23bfaeae7..992872a711 100755
--- a/projects/Fusion/options
+++ b/projects/Fusion/options
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@
 # mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime via udev (yes / no)
   UDEVIL="yes"
 
+# build and install parted support (yes / no)
+  PARTED="yes"
+
 # build and install powermanagement support (upower) (yes / no)
   UPOWER="yes"
 
diff --git a/projects/Generic/options b/projects/Generic/options
index 44a5f08de7..9e50d1a50b 100755
--- a/projects/Generic/options
+++ b/projects/Generic/options
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@
 # mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime via udev (yes / no)
   UDEVIL="yes"
 
+# build and install parted support (yes / no)
+  PARTED="yes"
+
 # build and install powermanagement support (upower) (yes / no)
   UPOWER="yes"
 
diff --git a/projects/Generic_OSS/options b/projects/Generic_OSS/options
index 0eb2e0d225..9b21c63328 100755
--- a/projects/Generic_OSS/options
+++ b/projects/Generic_OSS/options
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@
 # mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime via udev (yes / no)
   UDEVIL="yes"
 
+# build and install parted support (yes / no)
+  PARTED="yes"
+
 # build and install powermanagement support (upower) (yes / no)
   UPOWER="yes"
 
diff --git a/projects/ION/options b/projects/ION/options
index 3db75212be..9019a682f1 100755
--- a/projects/ION/options
+++ b/projects/ION/options
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@
 # mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime via udev (yes / no)
   UDEVIL="yes"
 
+# build and install parted support (yes / no)
+  PARTED="yes"
+
 # build and install powermanagement support (upower) (yes / no)
   UPOWER="yes"
 
diff --git a/projects/Intel/options b/projects/Intel/options
index 8a60c0a833..4b0445ec77 100755
--- a/projects/Intel/options
+++ b/projects/Intel/options
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@
 # mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime via udev (yes / no)
   UDEVIL="yes"
 
+# build and install parted support (yes / no)
+  PARTED="yes"
+
 # build and install powermanagement support (upower) (yes / no)
   UPOWER="yes"
 
diff --git a/projects/RPi/options b/projects/RPi/options
index 5e68221798..66ecdee32d 100755
--- a/projects/RPi/options
+++ b/projects/RPi/options
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@
 # mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime via udev (yes / no)
   UDEVIL="yes"
 
+# build and install parted support (yes / no)
+  PARTED="yes"
+
 # build and install powermanagement support (upower) (yes / no)
   UPOWER="no"
 
diff --git a/projects/Virtual/options b/projects/Virtual/options
index 0dfebb82cf..6e1716cc4d 100755
--- a/projects/Virtual/options
+++ b/projects/Virtual/options
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@
 # mediacenter also automount internally drives at boottime via udev (yes / no)
   UDEVIL="yes"
 
+# build and install parted support (yes / no)
+  PARTED="yes"
+
 # build and install powermanagement support (upower) (yes / no)
   UPOWER="yes"