diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index 73723db59f..a8368e2533 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ nav_order: 9
 ### Changes
 
 - Require Go 1.19+
+- The Dracut module now installs partx
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
 - Prevent races with udev after disk editing
 - Don't fail to wipe partition table if it's corrupted
+- Force partition table update after repartitioning, even if one partition is already mounted
 
 
 ## Ignition 2.16.2 (2023-07-12)
diff --git a/dracut/30ignition/module-setup.sh b/dracut/30ignition/module-setup.sh
index 15bb7276bb..1e8b896c95 100755
--- a/dracut/30ignition/module-setup.sh
+++ b/dracut/30ignition/module-setup.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ install() {
         mkfs.xfs \
         mkswap \
         sgdisk \
+        partx \
         useradd \
         userdel \
         usermod \
diff --git a/internal/distro/distro.go b/internal/distro/distro.go
index 61ca87aed9..15cc1aeafc 100644
--- a/internal/distro/distro.go
+++ b/internal/distro/distro.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ var (
 	mdadmCmd     = "mdadm"
 	mountCmd     = "mount"
 	sgdiskCmd    = "sgdisk"
+	partxCmd     = "partx"
 	modprobeCmd  = "modprobe"
 	udevadmCmd   = "udevadm"
 	usermodCmd   = "usermod"
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ func GroupdelCmd() string  { return groupdelCmd }
 func MdadmCmd() string     { return mdadmCmd }
 func MountCmd() string     { return mountCmd }
 func SgdiskCmd() string    { return sgdiskCmd }
+func PartxCmd() string     { return partxCmd }
 func ModprobeCmd() string  { return modprobeCmd }
 func UdevadmCmd() string   { return udevadmCmd }
 func UsermodCmd() string   { return usermodCmd }
diff --git a/internal/exec/stages/disks/partitions.go b/internal/exec/stages/disks/partitions.go
index e982b346ea..f42845f123 100644
--- a/internal/exec/stages/disks/partitions.go
+++ b/internal/exec/stages/disks/partitions.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 
 	cutil "github.com/coreos/ignition/v2/config/util"
 	"github.com/coreos/ignition/v2/config/v3_5_experimental/types"
+	"github.com/coreos/ignition/v2/internal/distro"
 	"github.com/coreos/ignition/v2/internal/exec/util"
 	"github.com/coreos/ignition/v2/internal/sgdisk"
 )
@@ -536,6 +538,16 @@ func (s stage) partitionDisk(dev types.Disk, devAlias string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("commit failure: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	if len(activeParts) > 0 {
+		// In contrast to similar tools, sgdisk does not trigger the update of the
+		// kernel partition table with BLKPG but only uses BLKRRPART which fails
+		// as soon as one partition of the disk is mounted
+		cmd := exec.Command(distro.PartxCmd(), "-u", "-", blockDevResolved)
+		if _, err := s.Logger.LogCmd(cmd, "triggering partition table reread on %q", devAlias); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("re-reading partitions failed: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// It's best to wait here for the /dev/ABC entries to be
 	// (re)created, not only for other parts of the initramfs but
 	// also because s.waitOnDevices() can still race with udev's