diff --git a/doc/README.gpt b/doc/README.gpt
index facd7afc3a..9e0d2221ef 100644
--- a/doc/README.gpt
+++ b/doc/README.gpt
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ Some strings can be also used at the place of known GUID :
 	           (0657FD6D-A4AB-43C4-84E5-0933C84B4F4F)
 	"lvm"    = PARTITION_LINUX_LVM_GUID
 	           (E6D6D379-F507-44C2-A23C-238F2A3DF928)
+	"u-boot-env"      = PARTITION_U_BOOT_ENVIRONMENT
+	                    (3DE21764-95BD-54BD-A5C3-4ABE786F38A8)
 
     "uuid_disk=...;name=u-boot,size=60MiB,uuid=...;
 	name=kernel,size=60MiB,uuid=...,type=linux;"
diff --git a/include/part_efi.h b/include/part_efi.h
index 1929e4400f..c68529b4da 100644
--- a/include/part_efi.h
+++ b/include/part_efi.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
 #define PARTITION_LINUX_LVM_GUID \
 	EFI_GUID( 0xe6d6d379, 0xf507, 0x44c2, \
 		0xa2, 0x3c, 0x23, 0x8f, 0x2a, 0x3d, 0xf9, 0x28)
+#define PARTITION_U_BOOT_ENVIRONMENT \
+	EFI_GUID( 0x3de21764, 0x95bd, 0x54bd, \
+		0xa5, 0xc3, 0x4a, 0xbe, 0x78, 0x6f, 0x38, 0xa8)
 
 /* linux/include/efi.h */
 typedef u16 efi_char16_t;
diff --git a/lib/uuid.c b/lib/uuid.c
index 6cfb6cd449..54a93aacc9 100644
--- a/lib/uuid.c
+++ b/lib/uuid.c
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ static const struct {
 	{"linux",	PARTITION_LINUX_FILE_SYSTEM_DATA_GUID},
 	{"raid",	PARTITION_LINUX_RAID_GUID},
 	{"swap",	PARTITION_LINUX_SWAP_GUID},
-	{"lvm",		PARTITION_LINUX_LVM_GUID}
+	{"lvm",		PARTITION_LINUX_LVM_GUID},
+	{"u-boot-env",	PARTITION_U_BOOT_ENVIRONMENT},
 };
 
 /*