diff --git a/xorriso/iso_img.c b/xorriso/iso_img.c
index 4a4a6dba..f0d9f0bd 100644
--- a/xorriso/iso_img.c
+++ b/xorriso/iso_img.c
@@ -2702,8 +2702,9 @@ static void Xorriso_report_lines(struct XorrisO *xorriso,
 int Xorriso_report_system_area(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *form, int flag)
 {
  int ret, line_count, cmd_count= 0, et_line_count= 0, sa_line_count= 0;
- int do_cmd= 0, as_mkisofs= 0, i;
+ int do_cmd= 0, as_mkisofs= 0, i, bin_count;
  char **lines = NULL, **et_lines= NULL, **sa_lines= NULL, **cmds= NULL;
+ uint8_t guid[16];
  IsoImage *image;
 
  if(strcmp(form, "cmd") == 0 || strcmp(form, "as_mkisofs") == 0 || (flag & 2))
@@ -2763,6 +2764,28 @@ int Xorriso_report_system_area(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *form, int flag)
    Xorriso_result(xorriso,0);
    goto ex;
 
+ } else if(strcmp(form, "gpt_disk_guid") == 0 && !(flag & 1)) {
+   ret= Xorriso_get_volume(xorriso, &image, 0);
+   if(ret <= 0)
+     goto ex;
+   ret= iso_image_report_system_area(image, &sa_lines, &sa_line_count, 0);
+   if(ret <= 0)
+     goto ex;
+   for(i= 0; i < sa_line_count; i++) {
+     if(strncmp(sa_lines[i], "GPT disk GUID      :      ", 26) == 0) {
+       ret= Hex_to_bin(sa_lines[i] + 26, 16, &bin_count, guid, 0);
+       if(ret < 0 || bin_count != 16)
+   break;
+       Xorriso_format_guid(xorriso, guid, xorriso->result_line, 0);
+       strcat(xorriso->result_line, "\n");
+       Xorriso_result(xorriso,0);
+       ret= 1;
+       goto ex;
+     }
+   }
+   ret= 1;
+   goto ex;
+   
  } else {
    sprintf(xorriso->info_text,
            "%s form parameter not recognized: ",
diff --git a/xorriso/lib_mgt.c b/xorriso/lib_mgt.c
index 83636366..fa7e339a 100644
--- a/xorriso/lib_mgt.c
+++ b/xorriso/lib_mgt.c
@@ -979,21 +979,19 @@ int Xorriso_set_data_cache(struct XorrisO *xorriso, void *o,
  return(ret);
 }
 
-
-int Xorriso_make_guid(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *line, int flag)
+int Xorriso_format_guid(struct XorrisO *xorriso, uint8_t guid[16], char *line,
+                        int flag)
 {
- uint8_t guid[16];
  int i;
 
  line[0]= 0;
- iso_generate_gpt_guid(guid);
- for(i= 0; i < 4; i++)
+ for(i= 3; i >= 0; i--)
    sprintf(line + strlen(line), "%-2.2x", guid[i]);
  sprintf(line + strlen(line), "-");
- for(i= 4; i < 6; i++)
+ for(i= 5; i >= 4; i--)
    sprintf(line + strlen(line), "%-2.2x", guid[i]);
  sprintf(line + strlen(line), "-");
- for(i= 6; i < 8; i++)
+ for(i= 7; i >= 6; i--)
    sprintf(line + strlen(line), "%-2.2x", guid[i]);
  sprintf(line + strlen(line), "-");
  for(i= 8; i < 10; i++)
@@ -1004,3 +1002,14 @@ int Xorriso_make_guid(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *line, int flag)
  return(1);
 }
 
+
+int Xorriso_make_guid(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *line, int flag)
+{
+ uint8_t guid[16];
+ int ret;
+
+ iso_generate_gpt_guid(guid);
+ ret= Xorriso_format_guid(xorriso, guid, line, 0);
+ return(ret);
+}
+
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index c79a3bb9..4c34044b 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2016.08.15.102443"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2016.08.15.175002"
diff --git a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.h b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.h
index b519eb48..8819f69f 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorrisoburn.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorrisoburn.h
@@ -644,6 +644,9 @@ int Xorriso_graftable_pathspec(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *in_pathspec,
 
 int Xorriso_parse_gpt_guid(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *text, int flag);
 
+int Xorriso_format_guid(struct XorrisO *xorriso, uint8_t guid[16], char *line,
+                        int flag);
+
 int Xorriso_make_guid(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *line, int flag);
 
 #endif /* Xorrisoburn_includeD */