diff --git a/misc/dumpe2fs.8.in b/misc/dumpe2fs.8.in
index dd27804ee..2806a2b76 100644
--- a/misc/dumpe2fs.8.in
+++ b/misc/dumpe2fs.8.in
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ prints the super block and blocks group information for the file system
 present on
 .I device.
 .PP
+The
+.I device
+specifier can either be a filename (i.e., /dev/sda1), or a LABEL or UUID
+specifier: "\fBLABEL=\fIvolume-label\fR" or "\fBUUID=\fIuuid\fR".  (i.e.,
+LABEL=home or UUID=e40486c6-84d5-4f2f-b99c-032281799c9d).
+.PP
 .B Note:
 When used with a mounted file system, the printed
 information may be old or inconsistent.
diff --git a/misc/dumpe2fs.c b/misc/dumpe2fs.c
index d2d57fb0a..b56d15d98 100644
--- a/misc/dumpe2fs.c
+++ b/misc/dumpe2fs.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ extern int optind;
 #include "ext2fs/kernel-jbd.h"
 #include <uuid/uuid.h>
 
+#include "support/devname.h"
 #include "support/nls-enable.h"
 #include "support/plausible.h"
 #include "../version.h"
@@ -673,7 +674,12 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
 	if (optind != argc - 1)
 		usage();
 
-	device_name = argv[optind++];
+	device_name = get_devname(NULL, argv[optind++], NULL);
+	if (!device_name) {
+		com_err(program_name, 0, _("Unable to resolve '%s'"),
+			argv[1]);
+		exit(1);
+	}
 	flags = EXT2_FLAG_JOURNAL_DEV_OK | EXT2_FLAG_SOFTSUPP_FEATURES |
 		EXT2_FLAG_64BITS | EXT2_FLAG_THREADS;
 	if (force)