diff --git a/src/ops/newoperation.cpp b/src/ops/newoperation.cpp
index e6d2fa4..6b360e0 100644
--- a/src/ops/newoperation.cpp
+++ b/src/ops/newoperation.cpp
@@ -119,11 +119,15 @@ bool NewOperation::canCreateNew(const Partition* p)
 	return p != NULL && p->roles().has(PartitionRole::Unallocated);
 }
 
-Partition* NewOperation::createNew(const Partition& cloneFrom)
+Partition* NewOperation::createNew(const Partition& cloneFrom,
+                                   FileSystem::Type type)
 {
 	Partition* p = new Partition(cloneFrom);
 
 	p->deleteFileSystem();
+    p->setFileSystem(FileSystemFactory::create(type,
+                                               p->firstSector(),
+                                               p->lastSector()));
 	p->setState(Partition::StateNew);
 	p->setPartitionPath(QString());
 
diff --git a/src/ops/newoperation.h b/src/ops/newoperation.h
index a26b299..ff53b6c 100644
--- a/src/ops/newoperation.h
+++ b/src/ops/newoperation.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #define NEWOPERATION__H
 
+#include "../fs/filesystem.h"
 #include "../ops/operation.h"
 #include "../util/libpartitionmanagerexport.h"
 
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ class LIBKPMCORE_EXPORT NewOperation : public Operation
 		virtual bool targets(const Partition& p) const;
 
 		static bool canCreateNew(const Partition* p);
-		static Partition* createNew(const Partition& cloneFrom);
+        static Partition* createNew(const Partition& cloneFrom,
+                                    FileSystem::Type type);
 
 	protected:
 		Partition& newPartition() { return *m_NewPartition; }