diff --git a/cmd/control/install.go b/cmd/control/install.go
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 669c7be3..2d70d7f6
--- a/cmd/control/install.go
+++ b/cmd/control/install.go
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ var installCommand = cli.Command{
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name: "install-type, t",
 			Usage: `generic:    (Default) Creates 1 ext4 partition and installs RancherOS
-                        amazon-ebs: Installs RancherOS and sets up PV-GRUB`,
+                        amazon-ebs: Installs RancherOS and sets up PV-GRUB
+                        syslinux: partition and format disk (mbr), then install RnancherOS and setup Syslinux
+                        gptsyslinux: partition and format disk (gpt), then install RnancherOS and setup Syslinux
+                        `,
 		},
 		cli.StringFlag{
 			Name:  "cloud-config, c",
@@ -105,10 +108,19 @@ func runInstall(image, installType, cloudConfig, device, append string, force, r
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 	}
+	diskType := "msdos"
+	if installType == "gptsyslinux" {
+		diskType = "gpt"
+	}
 
-	if installType == "generic" {
-		cmd := exec.Command("system-docker", "run", "--net=host", "--privileged", "--volumes-from=all-volumes",
-			"--entrypoint=/scripts/set-disk-partitions", image, device)
+	if installType == "generic" ||
+		installType == "syslinux" ||
+		installType == "gptsyslinux" {
+
+		cmd := exec.Command("system-docker", "run",
+			"--net=host", "--privileged", "--volumes-from=all-volumes",
+			"--entrypoint=/scripts/set-disk-partitions",
+			image, device, diskType)
 		cmd.Stdout, cmd.Stderr = os.Stdout, os.Stderr
 		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/scripts/installer/lay-down-os b/scripts/installer/lay-down-os
index e64c62d7..b3cfc69a 100755
--- a/scripts/installer/lay-down-os
+++ b/scripts/installer/lay-down-os
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ SCRIPTS_DIR=$(dirname ${0})
 
 VERSION=${VERSION:?"VERSION not set"}
 
-while getopts "i:f:c:d:t:r:o:p:ka:" OPTION
+MBR_FILE=mbr.bin
+
+while getopts "i:f:c:d:t:r:o:p:ka:g" OPTION
 do
     case ${OPTION} in
         i) DIST="$OPTARG" ;;
@@ -18,11 +20,16 @@ do
         k) KEXEC=y ;;
         a) APPEND="$OPTARG" ;;
         t) ENV="$OPTARG" ;;
+        g) MBR_FILE=gptmbr.bin ;;
         *) exit 1 ;;
     esac
 done
 [[ "$ARCH" == "arm" && "$ENV" != "rancher-upgrade" ]] && ENV=arm
 
+if [[ "$ENV" == "gptsyslinux" ]]; then
+    MBR_FILE="gptmbr.bin"
+fi
+
 DIST=${DIST:-/dist}
 CLOUD_CONFIG=${CLOUD_CONFIG:-"${SCRIPTS_DIR}/conf/empty.yml"}
 CONSOLE=tty0
@@ -85,15 +92,15 @@ create_boot_dirs()
 }
 
 install_syslinux() {
-    dd bs=440 count=1 if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/mbr.bin of=${DEVICE}
-    cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/* ${BASE_DIR}/${BOOT}syslinux
+    dd bs=440 count=1 if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/${MBR_FILE} of=${DEVICE}
+    cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/* ${BASE_DIR}/${BOOT}syslinux/
     extlinux --install ${BASE_DIR}/${BOOT}syslinux
 }
 
 install_syslinux_raid() {
-    dd bs=440 count=1 if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/mbr.bin of=/dev/sda
-    dd bs=440 count=1 if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/mbr.bin of=/dev/sdb
-    cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/* ${BASE_DIR}/${BOOT}syslinux
+    dd bs=440 count=1 if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/${MBR_FILE} of=/dev/sda
+    dd bs=440 count=1 if=/usr/lib/syslinux/mbr/${MBR_FILE} of=/dev/sdb
+    cp /usr/lib/syslinux/modules/bios/* ${BASE_DIR}/${BOOT}syslinux/
     extlinux --install --raid ${BASE_DIR}/${BOOT}syslinux
 }
 
@@ -204,6 +211,16 @@ if [ -n ${ENV} ]; then
             install_grub
             "${SCRIPTS_DIR}/seed-data" ${BASE_DIR} ${CLOUD_CONFIG} ${FILES}
             ;;
+        "syslinux")
+            format_and_mount
+            install_syslinux
+            "${SCRIPTS_DIR}/seed-data" ${BASE_DIR} ${CLOUD_CONFIG} ${FILES}
+            ;;
+        "gptsyslinux")
+            format_and_mount
+            install_syslinux
+            "${SCRIPTS_DIR}/seed-data" ${BASE_DIR} ${CLOUD_CONFIG} ${FILES}
+            ;;
         "arm")
             format_and_mount
             "${SCRIPTS_DIR}/seed-data" ${BASE_DIR} ${CLOUD_CONFIG} ${FILES}
@@ -275,3 +292,4 @@ fi
 if [ "$KEXEC" = "y" ]; then
     kexec -l ${DIST}/vmlinuz --initrd=${DIST}/initrd --append="${KERNEL_ARGS} ${APPEND}" -f
 fi
+
diff --git a/scripts/installer/set-disk-partitions b/scripts/installer/set-disk-partitions
index dda84d21..75b2af32 100755
--- a/scripts/installer/set-disk-partitions
+++ b/scripts/installer/set-disk-partitions
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ set -e
 set -x
 
 DEVICE=${1}
+DISKTYPE=${2}
+if [[ -z $DISKTYPE ]]; then
+	DISKTYPE="msdos"
+fi
 
 if [[ -z $DEVICE ]]; then
     echo "Need to Pass a device name as arg1." 1>&2
@@ -33,11 +37,13 @@ fi
 dd if=/dev/zero of=${DEVICE} bs=512 count=2048
 partprobe ${DEVICE}
 
-fdisk ${DEVICE} <<EOF
-n
-p
-1
+# https://www.gnu.org/software/parted/manual/html_node/set.html
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/syslinux
+BOOTFLAG="boot"
+if [ "${DISKTYPE}" == "gpt" ]; then
+    BOOTFLAG="legacy_boot"
+fi
+parted -s -a optimal ${DEVICE} mklabel ${DISKTYPE} -- \
+  mkpart primary ext4 1 -1 \
+  set 1 ${BOOTFLAG} on
 
-
-w
-EOF