diff --git a/features.in/live/config.mk b/features.in/live/config.mk
index 997a49d3..b14cb8f0 100644
--- a/features.in/live/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/live/config.mk
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ use/live: use/stage2 sub/stage2@live
 use/live/base: use/live use/syslinux/ui/menu
 	@$(call add,LIVE_LISTS,$(call tags,base && (live || network)))
 
+# rw slice, see http://www.altlinux.org/make-initrd-propagator and #28289
+ifeq (,$(EFI_BOOTLOADER))
+use/live/rw: use/live use/syslinux
+	@$(call add,SYSLINUX_CFG,live_rw)
+else
+use/live/rw: use/live; @:
+endif
+
 # a very simplistic one
 use/live/x11: use/live use/firmware use/x11/xorg
 	@$(call add,LIVE_PACKAGES,xinit)
diff --git a/features.in/rescue/README b/features.in/rescue/README
index c9648e21..5fe51502 100644
--- a/features.in/rescue/README
+++ b/features.in/rescue/README
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
 Эта фича дополняет базовый "живой" образ второй стадии
 специфическими для спасательного образа настройками
 и скриптовыми хуками.
+
+Цель use/rescue/rw добавляет предварительно настроенный
+пункт загрузки, который в случае "просто гибридного"
+(не GPT) ISO, записанного на USB Flash, обеспечит создание
+и монтирование дополнительного раздела для сохранения данных
+между сессиями.
diff --git a/features.in/rescue/config.mk b/features.in/rescue/config.mk
index dab3ec69..eb077186 100644
--- a/features.in/rescue/config.mk
+++ b/features.in/rescue/config.mk
@@ -4,3 +4,11 @@ use/rescue: use/stage2 sub/stage2@rescue use/syslinux/sdab.cfg \
 	@$(call add,RESCUE_LISTS, openssh \
 		$(call tags,(base || extra || server || misc) && \
 			(rescue || network || security)))
+
+# rw slice, see also use/live/rw (don't use simultaneously)
+ifeq (,$(EFI_BOOTLOADER))
+use/rescue/rw: use/rescue use/syslinux
+	@$(call add,SYSLINUX_CFG,rescue_rw)
+else
+use/rescue/rw: use/rescue; @:
+endif
diff --git a/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/32live_rw.cfg b/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/32live_rw.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f48fa3b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/32live_rw.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+label session
+  menu label LiveCD with ^sessions support
+  kernel alt0/vmlinuz
+  append initrd=alt0/full.cz fastboot live showopts automatic=method:cdrom ramdisk_size=@live_size@ stagename=live live_rw vga=0x314 @bootargs@
+
diff --git a/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/82rescue_rw.cfg b/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/82rescue_rw.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d037c7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features.in/syslinux/cfg.in/82rescue_rw.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+label rescue_session
+  menu label Rescue with sess^ions support
+  kernel alt0/vmlinuz
+  append initrd=alt0/full.cz fastboot live showopts automatic=method:cdrom ramdisk_size=@rescue_size@ stagename=rescue live_rw
+
+
diff --git a/sub.in/stage1/modules b/sub.in/stage1/modules
index 8eb7a899..dce54042 100644
--- a/sub.in/stage1/modules
+++ b/sub.in/stage1/modules
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ eth16i.ko
 ewrk3.ko
 ext2
 ext3.ko
+ext4.ko
 fat.ko
 fdomain_cs.ko
 fdomain.ko