diff --git a/needles/anaconda/partitioning/blivet/anaconda_blivet_part_fs_ppc_prep_boot.json b/needles/anaconda/partitioning/blivet/anaconda_blivet_part_fs_ppc_prep_boot.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d7cb482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/needles/anaconda/partitioning/blivet/anaconda_blivet_part_fs_ppc_prep_boot.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "area": [
+    {
+      "xpos": 409,
+      "ypos": 311,
+      "width": 100,
+      "height": 17,
+      "type": "match"
+    }
+  ],
+  "tags": [
+    "anaconda_blivet_part_fs_ppc_prep_boot"
+  ],
+  "properties": []
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/needles/anaconda/partitioning/blivet/anaconda_blivet_part_fs_ppc_prep_boot.png b/needles/anaconda/partitioning/blivet/anaconda_blivet_part_fs_ppc_prep_boot.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..96b21f90
Binary files /dev/null and b/needles/anaconda/partitioning/blivet/anaconda_blivet_part_fs_ppc_prep_boot.png differ
diff --git a/tests/disk_custom_blivet_btrfs.pm b/tests/disk_custom_blivet_btrfs.pm
index 6dd72f48..ccedded4 100644
--- a/tests/disk_custom_blivet_btrfs.pm
+++ b/tests/disk_custom_blivet_btrfs.pm
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ sub run {
         # if we're running on UEFI, we need esp
         custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 512, mountpoint => '/boot/efi', filesystem => 'efi_filesystem');
     }
+    if (get_var("OFW")) {
+        custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 4, filesystem => 'ppc_prep_boot');
+    }
 
     custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 512, mountpoint => '/boot');
     custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 2048, filesystem => 'swap');
diff --git a/tests/disk_custom_blivet_ext3.pm b/tests/disk_custom_blivet_ext3.pm
index 07e218b0..0cf8048b 100644
--- a/tests/disk_custom_blivet_ext3.pm
+++ b/tests/disk_custom_blivet_ext3.pm
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ sub run {
         # if we're running on UEFI, we need esp
         custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 512, mountpoint => '/boot/efi', filesystem => 'efi_filesystem');
     }
+    if (get_var("OFW")) {
+        custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 4, filesystem => 'ppc_prep_boot');
+    }
 
     custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 512, mountpoint => '/boot');
     custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 2048, filesystem => 'swap');
diff --git a/tests/disk_custom_blivet_lvmthin.pm b/tests/disk_custom_blivet_lvmthin.pm
index b6591dc9..08991244 100644
--- a/tests/disk_custom_blivet_lvmthin.pm
+++ b/tests/disk_custom_blivet_lvmthin.pm
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ sub run {
         # if we're running on UEFI, we need esp
         custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 512, mountpoint => '/boot/efi', filesystem => 'efi_filesystem');
     }
+    if (get_var("OFW")) {
+        custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 4, filesystem => 'ppc_prep_boot');
+    }
 
     custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 512, mountpoint => '/boot');
     # add new LVM device
diff --git a/tests/disk_custom_blivet_no_swap.pm b/tests/disk_custom_blivet_no_swap.pm
index ebedc473..eaa6af72 100644
--- a/tests/disk_custom_blivet_no_swap.pm
+++ b/tests/disk_custom_blivet_no_swap.pm
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ sub run {
         # if we're running on UEFI, we need esp
         custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 512, mountpoint => '/boot/efi', filesystem => 'efi_filesystem');
     }
+    if (get_var("OFW")) {
+        custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 4, filesystem => 'ppc_prep_boot');
+    }
 
     custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 512, mountpoint => '/boot');
     custom_blivet_add_partition(mountpoint => '/');
diff --git a/tests/disk_custom_blivet_software_raid.pm b/tests/disk_custom_blivet_software_raid.pm
index a9f2834a..88bf4918 100644
--- a/tests/disk_custom_blivet_software_raid.pm
+++ b/tests/disk_custom_blivet_software_raid.pm
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ sub run {
         # if we're running on UEFI, we need esp
         custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 512, mountpoint => '/boot/efi', filesystem => 'efi_filesystem');
     }
+    if (get_var("OFW")) {
+        custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 4, filesystem => 'ppc_prep_boot');
+    }
 
     custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 512, mountpoint => '/boot');
     custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 2048, filesystem => 'swap');
diff --git a/tests/disk_custom_blivet_xfs.pm b/tests/disk_custom_blivet_xfs.pm
index ff42a3ca..723f395b 100644
--- a/tests/disk_custom_blivet_xfs.pm
+++ b/tests/disk_custom_blivet_xfs.pm
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ sub run {
         # if we're running on UEFI, we need esp
         custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 512, mountpoint => '/boot/efi', filesystem => 'efi_filesystem');
     }
+    if (get_var("OFW")) {
+        custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 4, filesystem => 'ppc_prep_boot');
+    }
 
     custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 512, mountpoint => '/boot');
     custom_blivet_add_partition(size => 2048, filesystem => 'swap');