diff --git a/plugins/volume_details/language.hdf b/plugins/volume_details/language.hdf
index cd78a80..9f87d4e 100644
--- a/plugins/volume_details/language.hdf
+++ b/plugins/volume_details/language.hdf
@@ -18,5 +18,6 @@ Text {
 		Avail	= Available space of volume
 		Used	= Used space of volume
 	}
+	Filesystem = Filesystem
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/volume_details/volume_details.cs b/plugins/volume_details/volume_details.cs
index 4bb2a1a..bb0383d 100644
--- a/plugins/volume_details/volume_details.cs
+++ b/plugins/volume_details/volume_details.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 <ul>
 	<li><?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Text.ContainerName) ?>: <?cs var:html_escape(Data.CurrentDisk.name) ?></li>
 	<li><?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.volume_details.Text.DeviceName) ?>: <?cs var:html_escape(Data.CurrentDisk.device) ?></li>
+	<li><?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.volume_details.Text.Filesystem) ?>: <?cs var:html_escape(Data.CurrentDisk.fs_type) ?></li>
 	<li><?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.volume_details.Text.Status) ?>: <?cs if:Data.CurrentDisk.active ?><?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.volume_details.Text.StatusActive) ?><?cs else ?><?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.volume_details.Text.StatusPassive) ?><?cs /if ?></li>
 	<li><?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.volume_details.Text.EncryptionStatus) ?>: <?cs if:Data.CurrentDisk.encryption ?><?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.volume_details.Text.Yes) ?><?cs else ?><?cs var:html_escape(Lang.Plugins.volume_details.Text.No) ?><?cs /if ?></li>
 	<?cs if:Data.CurrentDisk.active ?>
diff --git a/src/cryptobox/core/container.py b/src/cryptobox/core/container.py
index 199c5c3..0185c38 100644
--- a/src/cryptobox/core/container.py
+++ b/src/cryptobox/core/container.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class CryptoBoxContainer:
 		self.uuid = None
 		self.name = None
 		self.cont_type = None
+		self.fs_type = None
 		self.mount = None
 		self.umount = None
 		self.attributes = None
@@ -159,6 +160,14 @@ class CryptoBoxContainer:
 		return self.cont_type
 
 
+	def get_fs_type(self):
+		"""Return the filesystem type of this container.
+
+		Available since: 0.3.0
+		"""
+		return self.fs_type
+
+
 	def is_mounted(self):
 		"""Check if the container is currently mounted.
 
@@ -201,6 +210,7 @@ class CryptoBoxContainer:
 		"""
 		self.uuid = self.__get_uuid()
 		self.cont_type = self.__get_type_of_partition()
+		self.fs_type = self.__get_fs_type()
 		self.name = self.__get_name_of_container()
 		self.__set_attributes()
 		if self.cont_type == CONTAINERTYPES["luks"]:
@@ -441,6 +451,26 @@ class CryptoBoxContainer:
 			return None
 
 
+	def __get_fs_type(self):
+		"returns the filesystem used on a container"
+		#TODO: with a luks volume use the mapping instead of the device
+		proc = subprocess.Popen(
+			shell = False,
+			stdout = subprocess.PIPE,
+			stderr = subprocess.PIPE,
+			args = [ self.cbox.prefs["Programs"]["blkid"],
+				"-s","TYPE",
+				self.device ])
+		(stdout, stderr) = proc.communicate()
+		if proc.returncode == 0:
+			return stdout.split("TYPE=")[1]
+		else:
+			self.cbox.log.warn("filesystem determination failed: %s" % \
+					(stderr.strip(), ))
+			return "undetermined"
+		return
+
+
 	def __is_luks_partition(self):
 		"check if the given device is a luks partition"
 		proc = subprocess.Popen(
diff --git a/src/cryptobox/web/dataset.py b/src/cryptobox/web/dataset.py
index bce10a1..8df8290 100644
--- a/src/cryptobox/web/dataset.py
+++ b/src/cryptobox/web/dataset.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ class WebInterfaceDataset(dict):
 				is_busy = container.is_busy() and 1 or 0
 				self["Data.CurrentDisk.device"] = container.get_device()
 				self["Data.CurrentDisk.name"] = container.get_name()
+				self["Data.CurrentDisk.fs_type"] = container.get_fs_type()
 				self["Data.CurrentDisk.encryption"] = is_encrypted
 				self["Data.CurrentDisk.plaintext"] = is_plain
 				self["Data.CurrentDisk.active"] = is_mounted