diff --git a/lib/device/dev-type.c b/lib/device/dev-type.c
index dc8b61daa..58bd17703 100644
--- a/lib/device/dev-type.c
+++ b/lib/device/dev-type.c
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
 #include <blkid.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef UDEV_SYNC_SUPPORT
+#include <libudev.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "device-types.h"
 
 struct dev_types *create_dev_types(const char *proc_dir,
@@ -324,8 +328,34 @@ static int _has_partition_table(struct device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int dev_is_partitioned(struct dev_types *dt, struct device *dev)
+#ifdef UDEV_SYNC_SUPPORT
+static int _udev_dev_is_partitioned(struct device *dev)
 {
+	const char *value;
+	struct dev_ext *ext;
+
+	if (!(ext = dev_ext_get(dev)))
+		return_0;
+
+	if (!(value = udev_device_get_property_value((struct udev_device *)ext->handle, "ID_PART_TABLE_TYPE")))
+		return 0;
+
+	if ((value = udev_device_get_property_value((struct udev_device *)ext->handle, "ID_PART_ENTRY_DISK")))
+		return 0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+#else
+static int _udev_dev_is_partitioned(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
+static int _native_dev_is_partitioned(struct dev_types *dt, struct device *dev)
+{
+	int r;
+
 	if (!_is_partitionable(dt, dev))
 		return 0;
 
@@ -333,7 +363,32 @@ int dev_is_partitioned(struct dev_types *dt, struct device *dev)
 	if (MAJOR(dev->dev) == dt->dasd_major)
 		return 1;
 
-	return _has_partition_table(dev);
+	if (!dev_open_readonly_quiet(dev)) {
+		log_debug_devs("%s: failed to open device, considering device "
+			       "is partitioned", dev_name(dev));
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	r = _has_partition_table(dev);
+
+	if (!dev_close(dev))
+		stack;
+
+	return r;
+}
+
+int dev_is_partitioned(struct dev_types *dt, struct device *dev)
+{
+	if (dev->ext.src == DEV_EXT_NONE)
+		return _native_dev_is_partitioned(dt, dev);
+
+	if (dev->ext.src == DEV_EXT_UDEV)
+		return _udev_dev_is_partitioned(dev);
+
+	log_error(INTERNAL_ERROR "Missing hook for partition table recognition "
+		  "using external device info source %s", dev_ext_name(dev));
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/filters/filter-partitioned.c b/lib/filters/filter-partitioned.c
index 9a9055764..2c21452d7 100644
--- a/lib/filters/filter-partitioned.c
+++ b/lib/filters/filter-partitioned.c
@@ -15,28 +15,21 @@
 
 #include "lib.h"
 #include "filter.h"
+#ifdef UDEV_SYNC_SUPPORT
+#include <libudev.h>
+#endif
 
 static int _passes_partitioned_filter(struct dev_filter *f, struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct dev_types *dt = (struct dev_types *) f->private;
-	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!dev_open_readonly_quiet(dev)) {
-		log_debug_devs("%s: Skipping: open failed", dev_name(dev));
+	if (dev_is_partitioned(dt, dev)) {
+		log_debug_devs("%s: Skipping: Partition table signature found [%s:%p]",
+			       dev_name(dev), dev_ext_name(dev), dev->ext.handle);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (dev_is_partitioned(dt, dev)) {
-		log_debug_devs("%s: Skipping: Partition table signature found",
-			       dev_name(dev));
-		goto out;
-	}
-
-	ret = 1;
-out:
-	if (!dev_close(dev))
-		stack;
-	return ret;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 static void _partitioned_filter_destroy(struct dev_filter *f)