diff --git a/efiboot/grub/grubsrcd.cfg b/efiboot/grub/grubsrcd.cfg
index 8071ea4..edcc529 100644
--- a/efiboot/grub/grubsrcd.cfg
+++ b/efiboot/grub/grubsrcd.cfg
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ menuentry "Boot SystemRescue using basic display drivers (nomodeset)" {
 	initrd /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/intel_ucode.img /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/amd_ucode.img /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/%ISO_ARCH%/sysresccd.img
 }
 
+menuentry "Boot SystemRescue, do not activate md raid or lvm (nomdlvm)" {
+	set gfxpayload=keep
+	linux /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/%ISO_ARCH%/vmlinuz archisobasedir=%INSTALL_DIR% archisolabel=%ARCHISO_LABEL% %DEFAULT_KERNEL_PARAM% nomdlvm
+	initrd /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/intel_ucode.img /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/amd_ucode.img /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/%ISO_ARCH%/sysresccd.img
+}
+
 menuentry "Boot a Linux operating system installed on the disk (findroot)" {
 	set gfxpayload=keep
 	linux /%INSTALL_DIR%/boot/%ISO_ARCH%/vmlinuz archisobasedir=%INSTALL_DIR% archisolabel=%ARCHISO_LABEL% %DEFAULT_KERNEL_PARAM% findroot
diff --git a/syslinux/sysresccd_sys.cfg b/syslinux/sysresccd_sys.cfg
index 8665027..a1a9ed7 100644
--- a/syslinux/sysresccd_sys.cfg
+++ b/syslinux/sysresccd_sys.cfg
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ LINUX boot/%ISO_ARCH%/vmlinuz
 INITRD boot/intel_ucode.img,boot/amd_ucode.img,boot/%ISO_ARCH%/sysresccd.img
 APPEND archisobasedir=%INSTALL_DIR% archisolabel=%ARCHISO_LABEL% %DEFAULT_KERNEL_PARAM% nomodeset
 
+LABEL sysresccd-nomdlvm
+TEXT HELP
+Do not activate md raid or lvm to prevent any unwanted disk writes, 
+for example for forensics or restoring data from broken media.
+ENDTEXT
+MENU LABEL Boot SystemRescue, do not activate md raid or lvm (nomdlvm)
+LINUX boot/%ISO_ARCH%/vmlinuz
+INITRD boot/intel_ucode.img,boot/amd_ucode.img,boot/%ISO_ARCH%/sysresccd.img
+APPEND archisobasedir=%INSTALL_DIR% archisolabel=%ARCHISO_LABEL% %DEFAULT_KERNEL_PARAM% nomdlvm
+
 LABEL sysresccd_findroot
 TEXT HELP
 Boot from a Linux operating system installed on the disk