diff --git a/model/Disk.cpp b/model/Disk.cpp
index f8357a9..d08891a 100644
--- a/model/Disk.cpp
+++ b/model/Disk.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@
     auto listener = VolumeManager::Instance()->getListener();
     if (listener) listener->onDiskCreated(getId(), mFlags);
 
+    if (isStub()) {
+        createStubVolume();
+        return OK;
+    }
     readMetadata();
     readPartitions();
     return OK;
@@ -243,6 +247,15 @@
     vol->create();
 }
 
+void Disk::createStubVolume() {
+    CHECK(mVolumes.size() == 1);
+    auto listener = VolumeManager::Instance()->getListener();
+    if (listener) listener->onDiskMetadataChanged(getId(), mSize, mLabel, mSysPath);
+    if (listener) listener->onDiskScanned(getId());
+    mVolumes[0]->setDiskId(getId());
+    mVolumes[0]->create();
+}
+
 void Disk::destroyAllVolumes() {
     for (const auto& vol : mVolumes) {
         vol->destroy();
@@ -443,6 +456,12 @@
     return OK;
 }
 
+void Disk::initializePartition(std::shared_ptr<StubVolume> vol) {
+    CHECK(isStub());
+    CHECK(mVolumes.empty());
+    mVolumes.push_back(vol);
+}
+
 status_t Disk::unmountAll() {
     for (const auto& vol : mVolumes) {
         vol->unmount();