diff --git a/barrel/cmds.cc b/barrel/cmds.cc
index 1a424ec..78a97b7 100644
--- a/barrel/cmds.cc
+++ b/barrel/cmds.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) [2021-2022] SUSE LLC
+ * Copyright (c) [2021-2024] SUSE LLC
  *
  * All Rights Reserved.
  *
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
  */
 
 
+#include <storage/Version.h>
+
 #include "cmds.h"
 #include "commit.h"
 #include "create-encryption.h"
@@ -78,6 +80,9 @@ namespace barrel
 
 
     const vector<Parser> create_cmds = {
+#if LIBSTORAGE_NG_VERSION_AT_LEAST(1, 100)
+	{ "bcachefs", make_shared<CmdCreateBcachefs>() },
+#endif
 	{ "btrfs", make_shared<CmdCreateBtrfs>() },
 	{ "encryption", make_shared<CmdCreateEncryption>() },
 	{ "exfat", make_shared<CmdCreateExfat>() },
diff --git a/barrel/create-filesystem.cc b/barrel/create-filesystem.cc
index fe3b496..7f756c7 100644
--- a/barrel/create-filesystem.cc
+++ b/barrel/create-filesystem.cc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) [2021-2023] SUSE LLC
+ * Copyright (c) [2021-2024] SUSE LLC
  *
  * All Rights Reserved.
  *
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <storage/Filesystems/MountPoint.h>
 #include <storage/Filesystems/Btrfs.h>
 #include <storage/SystemInfo/SystemInfo.h>
+#include <storage/Version.h>
 
 #include "Utils/GetOpts.h"
 #include "Utils/Text.h"
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ namespace barrel
 
 
 	const map<string, FsType> str_to_fs_type = {
+#if LIBSTORAGE_NG_VERSION_AT_LEAST(1, 100)
+	    { "bcachefs", FsType::BCACHEFS },
+#endif
 	    { "btrfs", FsType::BTRFS },
 	    { "exfat", FsType::EXFAT },
 	    { "ext2", FsType::EXT2 },
@@ -583,6 +587,24 @@ namespace barrel
     }
 
 
+#if LIBSTORAGE_NG_VERSION_AT_LEAST(1, 100)
+
+    shared_ptr<ParsedCmd>
+    CmdCreateBcachefs::parse(GetOpts& get_opts) const
+    {
+	return parse_create_filesystem(get_opts, FsType::BCACHEFS);
+    }
+
+
+    const char*
+    CmdCreateBcachefs::help() const
+    {
+	return _("Alias for 'create filesystem --type bcachefs'");
+    }
+
+#endif
+
+
     shared_ptr<ParsedCmd>
     CmdCreateBtrfs::parse(GetOpts& get_opts) const
     {
diff --git a/barrel/create-filesystem.h b/barrel/create-filesystem.h
index 7880dee..d2f2259 100644
--- a/barrel/create-filesystem.h
+++ b/barrel/create-filesystem.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) [2021-2022] SUSE LLC
+ * Copyright (c) [2021-2024] SUSE LLC
  *
  * All Rights Reserved.
  *
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #define BARREL_CREATE_FILESYSTEM_H
 
 
+#include <storage/Version.h>
+
 #include "handle.h"
 
 
@@ -38,6 +40,18 @@ namespace barrel
     };
 
 
+#if LIBSTORAGE_NG_VERSION_AT_LEAST(1, 100)
+
+    struct CmdCreateBcachefs : public CmdCreateFilesystem
+    {
+	virtual shared_ptr<ParsedCmd> parse(GetOpts& get_opts) const override;
+	virtual const char* help() const override;
+	virtual bool is_alias() const override { return true; }
+    };
+
+#endif
+
+
     struct CmdCreateBtrfs : public CmdCreateFilesystem
     {
 	virtual shared_ptr<ParsedCmd> parse(GetOpts& get_opts) const override;
diff --git a/doc/barrel.xml.in b/doc/barrel.xml.in
index 8f6a239..a718980 100644
--- a/doc/barrel.xml.in
+++ b/doc/barrel.xml.in
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 <refentry id='barrel8' xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
 
   <refentryinfo>
-    <date>2023-10-06</date>
+    <date>2024-01-29</date>
   </refentryinfo>
 
   <refmeta>
     <refentrytitle>barrel</refentrytitle>
     <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
-    <refmiscinfo class='date'>2023-10-06</refmiscinfo>
+    <refmiscinfo class='date'>2024-01-29</refmiscinfo>
     <refmiscinfo class='version'>@VERSION@</refmiscinfo>
     <refmiscinfo class='manual'>Storage Management</refmiscinfo>
   </refmeta>
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
             <varlistentry>
               <term><option>-t, --type</option> <replaceable>type</replaceable></term>
               <listitem>
-		<para>Set file system type. Possible values are btrfs, exfat,
+		<para>Set file system type. Possible values are bcachefs, btrfs, exfat,
 		ext2, ext3, ext4, f2fs, jfs, nilfs2, ntfs, reiserfs, swap, udf,
 		vfat, xfs.</para>
 		<para>Not all file systems may be available on the
diff --git a/package/barrel.changes b/package/barrel.changes
index 112176e..4ab9ee5 100644
--- a/package/barrel.changes
+++ b/package/barrel.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Mon Jan 29 11:16:40 CET 2024 - aschnell@suse.com
+
+- experimental support for bcachefs
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Jan 02 16:34:48 CET 2024 - aschnell@suse.com