diff --git a/lib/types/gpt.nix b/lib/types/gpt.nix
index cb5e2b49..8a4cbc10 100644
--- a/lib/types/gpt.nix
+++ b/lib/types/gpt.nix
@@ -57,6 +57,27 @@ in
                   or a fully specified GUID (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table#Partition_type_GUIDs).
                 '';
               };
+              attributes = lib.mkOption {
+                type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.int;
+                default = [ ];
+                description = ''
+                  GPT partition entry attributes, according to UEFI specification 
+                  2.10 (see https://uefi.org/specs/UEFI/2.10_A/05_GUID_Partition_Table_Format.html#defined-gpt-partition-entry-attributes)
+                  and `sgdisk`s man page:
+
+                  - 0: Required Partition (`sgdisk`: system partition)
+                  - 1: No Block IO Protocol (`sgdisk`: hide from EFI)
+                  - 2: Legacy BIOS Bootable
+                  - 3-47: Undefined and must be zero, reserved for future use
+                  - 48-63: Reserved for GUID specific use. The use of these bits 
+                    will vary depending on the partition type
+
+                  `sgdisk` describes some of the GUID-specific bits this way:
+                  - 60: read only
+                  - 62: hidden
+                  - 63: do not automount
+                '';
+              };
               device = lib.mkOption {
                 type = lib.types.str;
                 default =
@@ -268,6 +289,14 @@ in
               }" \
               --change-name="${toString partition._index}:${partition.label}" \
               --typecode=${toString partition._index}:${partition.type} \
+              --attributes=${toString partition._index}:=:0 \
+              ${
+                lib.concatStringsSep " \\\n" (
+                  builtins.map (
+                    bitNumber: "--attributes=${toString partition._index}:set:${toString bitNumber}"
+                  ) partition.attributes
+                )
+              } \
               "${config.device}" \
             '';
             createArgs = ''