diff --git a/gio-qt/include/dgiofile.h b/gio-qt/include/dgiofile.h
index 98a0c78..7d5778d 100644
--- a/gio-qt/include/dgiofile.h
+++ b/gio-qt/include/dgiofile.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public:
 
     static DGioFile * createFromPath(QString path, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     static DGioFile * createFromUri(QString uri, QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    static DGioFile * createFromCmdArg(QString uri, QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
     QString basename() const;
     QString path() const;
diff --git a/gio-qt/include/dgiovolume.h b/gio-qt/include/dgiovolume.h
index f91c69e..d54b66f 100644
--- a/gio-qt/include/dgiovolume.h
+++ b/gio-qt/include/dgiovolume.h
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ public:
     ~DGioVolume();
 
     QString name() const;
+    bool canMount() const;
+    bool canEject() const;
+    bool shouldAutoMount() const;
 
     QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<DGioMount> getMount();
 
diff --git a/gio-qt/source/dgiofile.cpp b/gio-qt/source/dgiofile.cpp
index 0740daf..66013df 100644
--- a/gio-qt/source/dgiofile.cpp
+++ b/gio-qt/source/dgiofile.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,27 @@ DGioFile *DGioFile::createFromUri(QString uri, QObject *parent)
     return new DGioFile(gmmFile.release(), parent);
 }
 
+/*!
+ * \brief Create a DGioFile instance for a given argument from the command line.
+ *
+ * The value of \a arg can be either a URI, an absolute path or a relative path resolved relative
+ * to the current working directory. This operation never fails, but the returned object might
+ * not support any I/O operation if \a arg points to a malformed path.
+ *
+ * \param arg A string containing either a URI, a relative or absolute path.
+ * \return the created DGioFile instance
+ */
+DGioFile *DGioFile::createFromCmdArg(QString arg, QObject *parent)
+{
+    // ensure GIO got initialized
+    Gio::init();
+
+    // File::create_for_uri never falls.
+    Glib::RefPtr<File> gmmFile = File::create_for_commandline_arg(arg.toStdString());
+
+    return new DGioFile(gmmFile.release(), parent);
+}
+
 /*!
  * \brief Gets the base name (the last component of the path) of the DGioFile
  *
diff --git a/gio-qt/source/dgiovolume.cpp b/gio-qt/source/dgiovolume.cpp
index e45148e..4bba35e 100644
--- a/gio-qt/source/dgiovolume.cpp
+++ b/gio-qt/source/dgiovolume.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,27 @@ QString DGioVolume::name() const
     return d->name();
 }
 
+bool DGioVolume::canMount() const
+{
+    Q_D(const DGioVolume);
+
+    return d->getGmmVolumeInstance()->can_mount();
+}
+
+bool DGioVolume::canEject() const
+{
+    Q_D(const DGioVolume);
+
+    return d->getGmmVolumeInstance()->can_eject();
+}
+
+bool DGioVolume::shouldAutoMount() const
+{
+    Q_D(const DGioVolume);
+
+    return d->getGmmVolumeInstance()->should_automount();
+}
+
 // Return value can be nullptr
 QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<DGioMount> DGioVolume::getMount()
 {