diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.cpp b/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabdevice.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
             m_product = QStringLiteral("/");
         }
         m_storageType = StorageType::NetworkShare;
-    } else if (fstype.startsWith("fuse.")) {
+    } else if (fstype.startsWith("fuse.") ||
+               fstype == QLatin1String("overlay")) {
         m_vendor = fstype;
         m_product = m_device.mid(m_device.indexOf(fstype) + fstype.length());
         QString home = QDir::homePath();
diff --git a/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabhandling.cpp b/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabhandling.cpp
--- a/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabhandling.cpp
+++ b/src/solid/devices/backends/fstab/fstabhandling.cpp
@@ -124,16 +124,18 @@
 bool _k_isFstabSupportedLocalFileSystem(const QString &fstype)
 {
     if (fstype == "fuse.encfs" ||
-        fstype == "fuse.cryfs") {
+        fstype == "fuse.cryfs" ||
+        fstype == "overlay") {
         return true;
     }
     return false;
 }
 
 QString _k_deviceNameForMountpoint(const QString &source, const QString &fstype,
                                    const QString &mountpoint)
 {
-    if (fstype.startsWith("fuse.")) {
+    if (fstype.startsWith("fuse.") ||
+        fstype == QLatin1String("overlay")) {
             return fstype + mountpoint;
     }
     return source;