diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 5caace4..df84c60 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -5547,6 +5547,7 @@ get_hard_drive_data_advanced()
 	eval $LOGFS
 	local a_temp_working='' a_temp_scsi='' temp_holder='' temp_name='' i='' j=''
 	local sd_ls_by_id='' ls_disk_by_id='' ls_disk_by_path='' usb_exists='' a_temp=''
+	local firewire_exists='' thunderbolt_exists=''
 
 	## check for all ide type drives, non libata, only do it if hdx is in array
 	## this is now being updated for new /sys type paths, this may handle that ok too
@@ -5652,8 +5653,9 @@ get_hard_drive_data_advanced()
 				if [[ -z $temp_name ]];then
 					temp_name="Name n/a"
 				# maybe remove this from the conditional, detection of usb may not depend on the name
-				else 
+				else # 
 					usb_exists=$( grep -Em1 "usb-.*$temp_name.*${a_temp_working[0]}$" <<< "$ls_disk_by_id" )
+					firewire_exists=$( grep -Em1 "ieee1394-.*$temp_name.*${a_temp_working[0]}$" <<< "$ls_disk_by_id" )
 					# note: sometimes with wwn- numbering usb does not appear in by-id but it does in by-path
 					if [[ -z $usb_exists ]];then
 						usb_exists=$( grep -Em1 "usb-.*${a_temp_working[0]}$" <<< "$ls_disk_by_path" )
@@ -5661,6 +5663,12 @@ get_hard_drive_data_advanced()
 					if [[ -n $usb_exists ]];then
 						a_temp_working[3]='USB'
 					fi
+					if [[ -z $firewire_exists ]];then
+						firewire_exists=$( grep -Em1 "ieee1394-.*${a_temp_working[0]}$" <<< "$ls_disk_by_path" )
+					fi
+					if [[ -n $firewire_exists ]];then
+						a_temp_working[3]='FireWire'
+					fi
 				fi
 				a_temp_working[2]=$temp_name
 				# these loops are to easily extend the cpu array created in the gawk script above with more fields per cpu.