diff --git a/commands/umount.c b/commands/umount.c
index 84c84e4..fdf4da9 100644
--- a/commands/umount.c
+++ b/commands/umount.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 BAREBOX_CMD_START(umount)
 	.cmd		= do_umount,
 	BAREBOX_CMD_DESC("umount a filesystem")
-	BAREBOX_CMD_OPTS("MOUNTPOINT")
+	BAREBOX_CMD_OPTS("MOUNTPOINT/DEVICEPATH")
 	BAREBOX_CMD_GROUP(CMD_GRP_PART)
 	BAREBOX_CMD_HELP(cmd_umount_help)
 BAREBOX_CMD_END
diff --git a/fs/fs.c b/fs/fs.c
index c4b3583..440adae 100644
--- a/fs/fs.c
+++ b/fs/fs.c
@@ -1317,6 +1317,40 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mount);
 
+static int fsdev_umount(struct fs_device_d *fsdev)
+{
+	return unregister_device(&fsdev->dev);
+}
+
+/**
+ * umount_by_cdev Use a cdev struct to umount all mounted filesystems
+ * @param cdev cdev to the according device
+ * @return 0 on success or if cdev was not mounted, -errno otherwise
+ */
+int umount_by_cdev(struct cdev *cdev)
+{
+	struct fs_device_d *fs;
+	struct fs_device_d *fs_tmp;
+	int first_error = 0;
+
+	for_each_fs_device_safe(fs_tmp, fs) {
+		int ret;
+
+		if (fs->cdev == cdev) {
+			ret = fsdev_umount(fs);
+			if (ret) {
+				pr_err("Failed umounting %s, %d, continuing anyway\n",
+				       fs->path, ret);
+				if (!first_error)
+					first_error = ret;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return first_error;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(umount_by_cdev);
+
 int umount(const char *pathname)
 {
 	struct fs_device_d *fsdev = NULL, *f;
@@ -1329,6 +1363,16 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!fsdev) {
+		struct cdev *cdev = cdev_open(p, O_RDWR);
+
+		if (cdev) {
+			free(p);
+			cdev_close(cdev);
+			return umount_by_cdev(cdev);
+		}
+	}
+
 	free(p);
 
 	if (f == fs_dev_root && !list_is_singular(&fs_device_list)) {
@@ -1341,9 +1385,7 @@
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	unregister_device(&fsdev->dev);
-
-	return 0;
+	return fsdev_umount(fsdev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(umount);
 
diff --git a/include/fs.h b/include/fs.h
index 11f4535..b9d1e6e 100644
--- a/include/fs.h
+++ b/include/fs.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
 int mount (const char *device, const char *fsname, const char *path,
 		const char *fsoptions);
 int umount(const char *pathname);
+int umount_by_cdev(struct cdev *cdev);
 
 /* not-so-standard functions */
 int erase(int fd, loff_t count, loff_t offset);