diff --git a/dashboard/src/components/VolumesView.vue b/dashboard/src/components/VolumesView.vue
index 4008cf9e8..0be1c50da 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/components/VolumesView.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/components/VolumesView.vue
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
           <FormGroup v-if="volumeDialogData.mountType === 'ext4' || volumeDialogData.mountType === 'xfs'">
             <label for="volumeDiskPath">{{ $t('volumes.addVolumeDialog.diskPath') }}</label>
-            <select id="volumeDiskPath" v-model="volumeDialogData.diskPath" ng-options="item as item.label for item in ext4BlockDevices track by item.path"></select>
+            <!-- <select id="volumeDiskPath" v-model="volumeDialogData.diskPath" ng-options="item as item.label for item in ext4BlockDevices track by item.path"></select> -->
             <!-- <select id="volumeXfsDisk" v-model="volumeDialogData.xfsDisk" ng-options="item as item.label for item in xfsBlockDevices track by item.path"></select> -->
           </FormGroup>
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ export default {
         v.message = status.message;
       }
     },
-    openVolumeDialog(volume) {
+    async openVolumeDialog(volume) {
       this.volumeDialogData.error = null;
       this.volumeDialogData.mode = volume ? 'edit' : 'new';
       this.volumeDialogData.id = volume ? volume.id : '';
@@ -236,6 +236,19 @@ export default {
       this.volumeDialogData.diskPath = volume ? volume.mountOptions.diskPath : '';
       this.volumeDialogData.hostPath = volume ? volume.mountOptions.hostPath : '';
 
+      let blockDevices = await volumesModel.getBlockDevices();
+
+      // only offer unmounted disks
+      blockDevices = blockDevices.filter(d => !d.mountpoint);
+
+      // amend label for UI
+      blockDevices.forEach(d => d.label = d.path);
+
+      this.volumeDialogData.ext4BlockDevices = blockDevices.filter(d => d.type === 'ext4');
+      this.volumeDialogData.xfsBlockDevices = blockDevices.filter(d => d.type === 'xfs');
+
+      console.log(this.volumeDialogData.ext4BlockDevices, this.volumeDialogData.xfsBlockDevices)
+
       this.$refs.volumeDialog.open();
     },
     async submitVolumeDialog() {