diff --git a/providers/os/config/config.go b/providers/os/config/config.go
index 86edc17aa..9d0e9fec2 100644
--- a/providers/os/config/config.go
+++ b/providers/os/config/config.go
@@ -300,6 +300,12 @@ var Config = plugin.Provider{
 					Desc:   "Mount all partitions of the block device",
 					Option: plugin.FlagOption_Hidden,
 				},
+				{
+					Long:   "include-mounted",
+					Type:   plugin.FlagType_Bool,
+					Desc:   "Include mounted block devices in the scan",
+					Option: plugin.FlagOption_Hidden,
+				},
 				{
 					Long:   "platform-ids",
 					Type:   plugin.FlagType_List,
diff --git a/providers/os/connection/device/device_connection.go b/providers/os/connection/device/device_connection.go
index 2ab89d6fb..0834121ba 100644
--- a/providers/os/connection/device/device_connection.go
+++ b/providers/os/connection/device/device_connection.go
@@ -174,10 +174,15 @@ func (p *DeviceConnection) Partitions() map[string]*snapshot.PartitionInfo {
 // tryDetectAsset tries to detect the OS on a given block device
 func tryDetectAsset(connId uint32, partition *snapshot.PartitionInfo, manager DeviceManager, conf *inventory.Config, asset *inventory.Asset) (*fs.FileSystemConnection, string, error) {
 	log.Debug().Str("name", partition.Name).Str("type", partition.FsType).Msg("mounting partition")
-	scanDir, err := manager.Mount(partition)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Error().Err(err).Msg("unable to complete mount step")
-		return nil, "", err
+
+	scanDir := partition.MountPoint
+	var err error
+	if scanDir == "" {
+		scanDir, err = manager.Mount(partition)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error().Err(err).Msg("unable to complete mount step")
+			return nil, "", err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// create and initialize fs provider
diff --git a/providers/os/connection/device/linux/device_manager.go b/providers/os/connection/device/linux/device_manager.go
index c59cffecc..646591876 100644
--- a/providers/os/connection/device/linux/device_manager.go
+++ b/providers/os/connection/device/linux/device_manager.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const (
 	DeviceName         = "device-name"
 	DeviceNames        = "device-names"
 	MountAllPartitions = "mount-all-partitions"
+	IncludeMounted     = "include-mounted"
 )
 
 type LinuxDeviceManager struct {
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ func (d *LinuxDeviceManager) IdentifyMountTargets(opts map[string]string) ([]*sn
 	var partitions []*snapshot.PartitionInfo
 	var errs []error
 	for _, deviceName := range deviceNames {
-		partitionsForDevice, err := d.identifyViaDeviceName(deviceName, opts[MountAllPartitions] == "true")
+		partitionsForDevice, err := d.identifyViaDeviceName(deviceName, opts[MountAllPartitions] == "true", opts[IncludeMounted] == "true")
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = append(errs, err)
 			continue
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ func (c *LinuxDeviceManager) identifyViaLun(lun int) (*snapshot.PartitionInfo, e
 	return device.GetMountablePartition()
 }
 
-func (c *LinuxDeviceManager) identifyViaDeviceName(deviceName string, mountAll bool) ([]*snapshot.PartitionInfo, error) {
+func (c *LinuxDeviceManager) identifyViaDeviceName(deviceName string, mountAll bool, includeMounted bool) ([]*snapshot.PartitionInfo, error) {
 	blockDevices, err := c.volumeMounter.CmdRunner.GetBlockDevices()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ func (c *LinuxDeviceManager) identifyViaDeviceName(deviceName string, mountAll b
 
 	if mountAll {
 		log.Debug().Str("device", device.Name).Msg("mounting all partitions")
-		return device.GetMountablePartitions(true)
+		return device.GetPartitions(true, includeMounted)
 	}
 
 	pi, err := device.GetMountablePartition()
diff --git a/providers/os/connection/snapshot/blockdevices.go b/providers/os/connection/snapshot/blockdevices.go
index 8f6b05c1e..7f6a45580 100644
--- a/providers/os/connection/snapshot/blockdevices.go
+++ b/providers/os/connection/snapshot/blockdevices.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (blockEntries BlockDevices) FindDevice(requested string) (BlockDevice, erro
 }
 
 // Searches all the partitions in the device and finds one that can be mounted. It must be unmounted, non-boot partition
-func (device BlockDevice) GetMountablePartitions(includeAll bool) ([]*PartitionInfo, error) {
+func (device BlockDevice) GetPartitions(includeBoot bool, includeMounted bool) ([]*PartitionInfo, error) {
 	log.Debug().Str("device", device.Name).Msg("get partitions for device")
 
 	blockDevices := &BlockDevices{
@@ -182,11 +182,19 @@ func (device BlockDevice) GetMountablePartitions(includeAll bool) ([]*PartitionI
 			log.Debug().Str("name", partition.Name).Msg("skipping partition without filesystem type")
 			return false
 		}
-		if includeAll {
-			return !partition.isMounted()
+
+		// skip boot partitions unless includeBoot is true
+		if !partition.isNoBootVolume() && !includeBoot {
+			log.Debug().Str("name", partition.Name).Msg("skipping boot partition")
+			return false
+		}
+
+		// skip mounted partitions unless includeMounted is true
+		if partition.isMounted() && !includeMounted {
+			return false
 		}
 
-		return partition.isNoBootVolumeAndUnmounted()
+		return true
 	}
 
 	partitions := []*PartitionInfo{}
@@ -198,7 +206,8 @@ func (device BlockDevice) GetMountablePartitions(includeAll bool) ([]*PartitionI
 			partitions = append(partitions, &PartitionInfo{
 				Name: devFsName, FsType: partition.FsType,
 				Label: partition.Label, Uuid: partition.Uuid,
-				Aliases: partition.Aliases,
+				Aliases:    partition.Aliases,
+				MountPoint: partition.MountPoint,
 			})
 		} else {
 			log.Debug().
@@ -219,7 +228,7 @@ func (device BlockDevice) GetMountablePartitions(includeAll bool) ([]*PartitionI
 // If multiple partitions meet this criteria, the largest one is returned.
 func (device BlockDevice) GetMountablePartition() (*PartitionInfo, error) {
 	// return the largest partition. we can extend this to be a parameter in the future
-	partitions, err := device.GetMountablePartitions(false)
+	partitions, err := device.GetPartitions(false, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/providers/os/connection/snapshot/blockdevices_test.go b/providers/os/connection/snapshot/blockdevices_test.go
index a42dd2a4f..de5a9b75c 100644
--- a/providers/os/connection/snapshot/blockdevices_test.go
+++ b/providers/os/connection/snapshot/blockdevices_test.go
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func TestGetMountablePartition(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestGetMountablePartitions(t *testing.T) {
+func TestGetPartitions(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("get all non-mounted partitions", func(t *testing.T) {
 		block := BlockDevice{
 			Name: "sda",
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func TestGetMountablePartitions(t *testing.T) {
 				{Uuid: "12347", FsType: "", Label: "ROOT", Name: "sda4", MountPoint: ""},
 			},
 		}
-		parts, err := block.GetMountablePartitions(true)
+		parts, err := block.GetPartitions(true, false)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		expected := []*PartitionInfo{
 			{Name: "/dev/sda2", FsType: "xfs", Uuid: "12345", Label: "ROOT"},
@@ -293,13 +293,35 @@ func TestGetMountablePartitions(t *testing.T) {
 			Label:  "ROOT",
 			Uuid:   "1234",
 		}
-		parts, err := block.GetMountablePartitions(true)
+		parts, err := block.GetPartitions(true, false)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		expected := []*PartitionInfo{
 			{Name: "/dev/sda", FsType: "xfs", Uuid: "1234", Label: "ROOT"},
 		}
 		require.ElementsMatch(t, expected, parts)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("get all partitions (include mounted)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		block := BlockDevice{
+			Name: "sda",
+			Children: []BlockDevice{
+				// already mounted
+				{Uuid: "1234", FsType: "xfs", Label: "ROOT", Name: "sda1", MountPoint: "/"},
+				{Uuid: "12345", FsType: "xfs", Label: "ROOT", Name: "sda2", MountPoint: ""},
+				{Uuid: "12346", FsType: "xfs", Label: "ROOT", Name: "sda3", MountPoint: ""},
+				// no fs type
+				{Uuid: "12347", FsType: "", Label: "ROOT", Name: "sda4", MountPoint: ""},
+			},
+		}
+		parts, err := block.GetPartitions(true, true)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		expected := []*PartitionInfo{
+			{Name: "/dev/sda1", FsType: "xfs", Uuid: "1234", Label: "ROOT", MountPoint: "/"},
+			{Name: "/dev/sda2", FsType: "xfs", Uuid: "12345", Label: "ROOT"},
+			{Name: "/dev/sda3", FsType: "xfs", Uuid: "12346", Label: "ROOT"},
+		}
+		require.ElementsMatch(t, expected, parts)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestLongestMatchingSuffix(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/providers/os/connection/snapshot/partition.go b/providers/os/connection/snapshot/partition.go
index 532868829..075da1fe5 100644
--- a/providers/os/connection/snapshot/partition.go
+++ b/providers/os/connection/snapshot/partition.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ type PartitionInfo struct {
 	Label string
 	// (optional) UUID is the partition UUID
 	Uuid string
+	// (optional) MountPoint is the partition mount point
+	MountPoint string
 }
 
 func (entry BlockDevice) isNoBootVolume() bool {
diff --git a/providers/os/provider/provider.go b/providers/os/provider/provider.go
index 7bcfeb22c..628f3f409 100644
--- a/providers/os/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/os/provider/provider.go
@@ -246,6 +246,9 @@ func (s *Service) ParseCLI(req *plugin.ParseCLIReq) (*plugin.ParseCLIRes, error)
 	if mountAll, ok := flags["mount-all-partitions"]; ok {
 		conf.Options["mount-all-partitions"] = strconv.FormatBool(mountAll.RawData().Value.(bool))
 	}
+	if includeMounted, ok := flags["include-mounted"]; ok {
+		conf.Options["include-mounted"] = strconv.FormatBool(includeMounted.RawData().Value.(bool))
+	}
 
 	if platformIDs, ok := flags["platform-ids"]; ok {
 		platformIDs := platformIDs.Array