diff --git a/README b/README
index c3a9dfc..b48de5f 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -989,6 +989,7 @@ The following options need to be configured:
 		CONFIG_CMD_EXT4		* ext4 command support
 		CONFIG_CMD_FS_GENERIC	* filesystem commands (e.g. load, ls)
 					  that work for multiple fs types
+		CONFIG_CMD_FS_UUID	* Look up a filesystem UUID
 		CONFIG_CMD_SAVEENV	  saveenv
 		CONFIG_CMD_FDC		* Floppy Disk Support
 		CONFIG_CMD_FAT		* FAT command support
diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index 6cc4de8..508a0b2 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ obj-y += usb.o usb_hub.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_USB_STORAGE) += usb_storage.o
 endif
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_FASTBOOT) += cmd_fastboot.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_FS_UUID) += cmd_fs_uuid.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_USB_MASS_STORAGE) += cmd_usb_mass_storage.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_CMD_THOR_DOWNLOAD) += cmd_thordown.o
diff --git a/common/cmd_fs_uuid.c b/common/cmd_fs_uuid.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..613f3a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/cmd_fs_uuid.c
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ * cmd_fs_uuid.c -- fsuuid command
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2014, Bachmann electronic GmbH
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier:    GPL-2.0+
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <command.h>
+#include <fs.h>
+
+static int do_fs_uuid_wrapper(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag,
+	int argc, char * const argv[])
+{
+	return do_fs_uuid(cmdtp, flag, argc, argv, FS_TYPE_ANY);
+}
+
+U_BOOT_CMD(
+	fsuuid, 4, 1, do_fs_uuid_wrapper,
+	"Look up a filesystem UUID",
+	"<interface> <dev>:<part>\n"
+	"    - print filesystem UUID\n"
+	"fsuuid <interface> <dev>:<part> <varname>\n"
+	"    - set environment variable to filesystem UUID\n"
+);
diff --git a/fs/ext4/ext4fs.c b/fs/ext4/ext4fs.c
index cbdc220..87d5128 100644
--- a/fs/ext4/ext4fs.c
+++ b/fs/ext4/ext4fs.c
@@ -231,3 +231,18 @@ int ext4_read_file(const char *filename, void *buf, int offset, int len)
 
 	return len_read;
 }
+
+int ext4fs_uuid(char *uuid_str)
+{
+	if (ext4fs_root == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_LIB_UUID
+	uuid_bin_to_str((unsigned char *)ext4fs_root->sblock.unique_id,
+			uuid_str, UUID_STR_FORMAT_STD);
+
+	return 0;
+#else
+	return -ENOSYS;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/fs/fs.c b/fs/fs.c
index dd680f3..e4ad6bc 100644
--- a/fs/fs.c
+++ b/fs/fs.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <common.h>
 #include <part.h>
 #include <ext4fs.h>
@@ -67,6 +68,11 @@ static inline void fs_close_unsupported(void)
 {
 }
 
+static inline int fs_uuid_unsupported(char *uuid_str)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
 struct fstype_info {
 	int fstype;
 	/*
@@ -86,6 +92,7 @@ struct fstype_info {
 	int (*read)(const char *filename, void *buf, int offset, int len);
 	int (*write)(const char *filename, void *buf, int offset, int len);
 	void (*close)(void);
+	int (*uuid)(char *uuid_str);
 };
 
 static struct fstype_info fstypes[] = {
@@ -100,6 +107,7 @@ static struct fstype_info fstypes[] = {
 		.size = fat_size,
 		.read = fat_read_file,
 		.write = fs_write_unsupported,
+		.uuid = fs_uuid_unsupported,
 	},
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_FS_EXT4
@@ -113,6 +121,7 @@ static struct fstype_info fstypes[] = {
 		.size = ext4fs_size,
 		.read = ext4_read_file,
 		.write = fs_write_unsupported,
+		.uuid = ext4fs_uuid,
 	},
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_SANDBOX
@@ -126,6 +135,7 @@ static struct fstype_info fstypes[] = {
 		.size = sandbox_fs_size,
 		.read = fs_read_sandbox,
 		.write = fs_write_sandbox,
+		.uuid = fs_uuid_unsupported,
 	},
 #endif
 	{
@@ -138,6 +148,7 @@ static struct fstype_info fstypes[] = {
 		.size = fs_size_unsupported,
 		.read = fs_read_unsupported,
 		.write = fs_write_unsupported,
+		.uuid = fs_uuid_unsupported,
 	},
 };
 
@@ -206,6 +217,13 @@ static void fs_close(void)
 	fs_type = FS_TYPE_ANY;
 }
 
+int fs_uuid(char *uuid_str)
+{
+	struct fstype_info *info = fs_get_info(fs_type);
+
+	return info->uuid(uuid_str);
+}
+
 int fs_ls(const char *dirname)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -443,3 +461,28 @@ int do_save(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int do_fs_uuid(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
+		int fstype)
+{
+	int ret;
+	char uuid[37];
+	memset(uuid, 0, sizeof(uuid));
+
+	if (argc < 3 || argc > 4)
+		return CMD_RET_USAGE;
+
+	if (fs_set_blk_dev(argv[1], argv[2], fstype))
+		return 1;
+
+	ret = fs_uuid(uuid);
+	if (ret)
+		return CMD_RET_FAILURE;
+
+	if (argc == 4)
+		setenv(argv[3], uuid);
+	else
+		printf("%s\n", uuid);
+
+	return CMD_RET_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/include/ext4fs.h b/include/ext4fs.h
index 6c419f3..38970e4 100644
--- a/include/ext4fs.h
+++ b/include/ext4fs.h
@@ -145,4 +145,5 @@ int ext4fs_probe(block_dev_desc_t *fs_dev_desc,
 		 disk_partition_t *fs_partition);
 int ext4_read_file(const char *filename, void *buf, int offset, int len);
 int ext4_read_superblock(char *buffer);
+int ext4fs_uuid(char *uuid_str);
 #endif
diff --git a/include/fs.h b/include/fs.h
index 06a45f2..491c60a 100644
--- a/include/fs.h
+++ b/include/fs.h
@@ -93,4 +93,11 @@ int file_exists(const char *dev_type, const char *dev_part, const char *file,
 int do_save(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
 		int fstype);
 
+/*
+ * Determine the UUID of the specified filesystem and print it. Optionally it is
+ * possible to store the UUID directly in env.
+ */
+int do_fs_uuid(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[],
+		int fstype);
+
 #endif /* _FS_H */
