diff --git a/live-build/functions b/live-build/functions
index a4b27bd0..4a2c57f7 100644
--- a/live-build/functions
+++ b/live-build/functions
@@ -1404,3 +1404,43 @@ EOF
 EOF
     fi
 }
+
+# Determine the appropriate partition type UUID for the root filesystem
+# based on the architecture.
+# Please see https://uapi-group.org/specifications/specs/discoverable_partitions_specification/
+# for where the GUIDs come from.
+gpt_root_partition_uuid() {
+    local ARCH="$1"
+
+    if [ -z "${ARCH:-}" ]; then
+        echo "usage: gpt_root_partition_uuid <arch>"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    case "${ARCH}" in
+        "amd64")
+            ROOTFS_PARTITION_TYPE="4f68bce3-e8cd-4db1-96e7-fbcaf984b709"
+            ;;
+        "arm64")
+            ROOTFS_PARTITION_TYPE="b921b045-1df0-41c3-af44-4c6f280d3fae"
+            ;;
+        "armhf")
+            ROOTFS_PARTITION_TYPE="69dad710-2ce4-4e3c-b16c-21a1d49abed3"
+            ;;
+        "riscv64")
+            ROOTFS_PARTITION_TYPE="72ec70a6-cf74-40e6-bd49-4bda08e8f224"
+            ;;
+        "ppc64el")
+            ROOTFS_PARTITION_TYPE="c31c45e6-3f39-412e-80fb-4809c4980599"
+            ;;
+        "s390x")
+            ROOTFS_PARTITION_TYPE="5eead9a9-fe09-4a1e-a1d7-520d00531306"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unsupported architecture: ${ARCH}"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    echo "${ROOTFS_PARTITION_TYPE}"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/disk-image-ppc64el.binary b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/disk-image-ppc64el.binary
index 50fe4522..701b8604 100755
--- a/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/disk-image-ppc64el.binary
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/disk-image-ppc64el.binary
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ create_partitions() {
     sgdisk "${disk_image}" \
         --new=2::+8M \
         --new=1:
-    sgdisk "${disk_image}" -t 2:4100
+    sgdisk "${disk_image}" \
+        -t 2:4100 \
+        -t 1:"$(gpt_root_partition_uuid $ARCH)"
     sgdisk "${disk_image}" \
         --print
 }
diff --git a/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/disk-image-uefi.binary b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/disk-image-uefi.binary
index fccccb99..cfe8ca3a 100755
--- a/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/disk-image-uefi.binary
+++ b/live-build/ubuntu-cpc/hooks.d/base/disk-image-uefi.binary
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ create_partitions() {
                    --typecode=15:ef00 \
                    --new=13::1G \
                    --typecode=13:ea00 \
-                   --new=1:
+                   --new=1: \
+                   --typecode=1:"$(gpt_root_partition_uuid $ARCH)"
             ;;
         riscv64)
             sgdisk "${disk_image}" \
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ create_partitions() {
                    --new=15::+106M \
                    --typecode=15:ef00 \
                    --new=1:: \
+                   --typecode=1:"$(gpt_root_partition_uuid $ARCH)" \
                    --attributes=1:set:2
             ;;
         amd64)
@@ -62,7 +64,8 @@ create_partitions() {
                    --new=1::
             sgdisk "${disk_image}" \
                    -t 14:ef02 \
-                   -t 15:ef00
+                   -t 15:ef00 \
+                   -t 1:"$(gpt_root_partition_uuid $ARCH)"
             ;;
     esac
     sgdisk "${disk_image}" \