diff --git a/src/backend/corebackend.h b/src/backend/corebackend.h
index 0ddde2e..f0ee072 100644
--- a/src/backend/corebackend.h
+++ b/src/backend/corebackend.h
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public:
       * @return a QList of pointers to Device instances. The caller is responsible
       *         for deleting these objects.
       */
-    virtual QList<Device*> scanDevices() = 0;
+    virtual QList<Device*> scanDevices(bool excludeReadOnly = false) = 0;
 
     /**
       * Scan a single device in the system.
diff --git a/src/plugins/dummy/dummybackend.cpp b/src/plugins/dummy/dummybackend.cpp
index c216343..30efe14 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dummy/dummybackend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/dummy/dummybackend.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ void DummyBackend::initFSSupport()
 {
 }
 
-QList<Device*> DummyBackend::scanDevices()
+QList<Device*> DummyBackend::scanDevices(bool excludeReadOnly)
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(excludeReadOnly)
     QList<Device*> result;
     result.append(scanDevice(QStringLiteral("/dev/sda")));
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/dummy/dummybackend.h b/src/plugins/dummy/dummybackend.h
index 772ed86..47776a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dummy/dummybackend.h
+++ b/src/plugins/dummy/dummybackend.h
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ private:
 public:
     virtual void initFSSupport();
 
-    virtual QList<Device*> scanDevices();
-    virtual CoreBackendDevice* openDevice(const QString& device_node);
-    virtual CoreBackendDevice* openDeviceExclusive(const QString& device_node);
-    virtual bool closeDevice(CoreBackendDevice* core_device);
-    virtual Device* scanDevice(const QString& device_node);
+    virtual QList<Device*> scanDevices(bool excludeReadOnly = false) override;
+    virtual CoreBackendDevice* openDevice(const QString& device_node) override;
+    virtual CoreBackendDevice* openDeviceExclusive(const QString& device_node) override;
+    virtual bool closeDevice(CoreBackendDevice* core_device) override;
+    virtual Device* scanDevice(const QString& device_node) override;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/plugins/libparted/libpartedbackend.cpp b/src/plugins/libparted/libpartedbackend.cpp
index d9e868b..618e892 100644
--- a/src/plugins/libparted/libpartedbackend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/libparted/libpartedbackend.cpp
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ Device* LibPartedBackend::scanDevice(const QString& device_node)
     return d;
 }
 
-QList<Device*> LibPartedBackend::scanDevices()
+QList<Device*> LibPartedBackend::scanDevices(bool excludeReadOnly)
 {
     QList<Device*> result;
 
@@ -421,6 +421,12 @@ QList<Device*> LibPartedBackend::scanDevices()
             break;
         if (pedDevice->type == PED_DEVICE_DM)
             continue;
+        if (excludeReadOnly && (
+                pedDevice->type == PED_DEVICE_LOOP ||
+                pedDevice->type == PED_DEVICE_UNKNOWN ||
+                pedDevice->read_only))
+            continue;
+
         path.push_back(QString::fromUtf8(pedDevice->path));
         ++totalDevices;
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/libparted/libpartedbackend.h b/src/plugins/libparted/libpartedbackend.h
index 28ed1f9..7f1e38a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/libparted/libpartedbackend.h
+++ b/src/plugins/libparted/libpartedbackend.h
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ private:
 public:
     virtual void initFSSupport();
 
-    virtual CoreBackendDevice* openDevice(const QString& device_node);
-    virtual CoreBackendDevice* openDeviceExclusive(const QString& device_node);
-    virtual bool closeDevice(CoreBackendDevice* core_device);
-    virtual Device* scanDevice(const QString& device_node);
-    virtual QList<Device*> scanDevices();
+    virtual CoreBackendDevice* openDevice(const QString& device_node) override;
+    virtual CoreBackendDevice* openDeviceExclusive(const QString& device_node) override;
+    virtual bool closeDevice(CoreBackendDevice* core_device) override;
+    virtual Device* scanDevice(const QString& device_node) override;
+    virtual QList<Device*> scanDevices(bool excludeReadOnly = false) override;
 
     static QString lastPartedExceptionMessage();