--- b/libk3b/core/k3bdefaultexternalprograms.cpp

+++ a/libk3b/core/k3bdefaultexternalprograms.cpp

@@ -172,13 +172,16 @@ QString K3b::AbstractCdrtoolsProgram::versionIdentifier( const ExternalBin& bin

 K3b::CdrecordProgram::CdrecordProgram()

-    : K3b::AbstractCdrtoolsProgram( QLatin1String( "cdrecord" ), QLatin1String("cdrecord") )

+    : K3b::AbstractCdrtoolsProgram( QLatin1String( "cdrecord" ), QLatin1String( "wodim" ) )

 {

 }

 void K3b::CdrecordProgram::parseFeatures( const QString& output, ExternalBin& bin ) const

 {

+    if( usingCdrkit( bin ) )

+        bin.addFeature( "wodim" );

+

     if( bin.version().suffix().endsWith( "-dvd" ) ) {

         bin.addFeature( "dvd-patch" );

         bin.setVersion( QString(bin.version().versionString()).remove("-dvd") );

--- b/libk3b/jobs/k3bdvdcopyjob.cpp

+++ a/libk3b/jobs/k3bdvdcopyjob.cpp

@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ void K3b::DvdCopyJob::slotDiskInfoReady(

         if ( d->usedWritingApp == K3b::WritingAppAuto ) {

             // prefer growisofs to wodim, which doesn't work all that great for DVDs

             // (and doesn't support BluRay at all)

-            if (true)

+            if ( k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrecord")->hasFeature( "wodim" ) )

                 d->usedWritingApp = K3b::WritingAppGrowisofs;

             // otherwise, let's default to cdrecord for the time being

             // FIXME: use growisofs for non-dao and non-auto mode

--- b/libk3b/jobs/k3bmetawriter.cpp

+++ a/libk3b/jobs/k3bmetawriter.cpp

@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ bool K3b::MetaWriter::determineUsedAppAndMode()

         cdrecordOnTheFly = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrecord")->hasFeature( "audio-stdin" );

         cdrecordCdText = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrecord")->hasFeature( "cdtext" );

         cdrecordBluRay = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrecord")->hasFeature( "blu-ray" );

+        cdrecordWodim = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrecord")->hasFeature( "wodim" );

     }

     if( k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("growisofs") ) {

         growisofsBluRay = k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("growisofs")->hasFeature( "blu-ray" );

--- b/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdatajob.cpp

+++ a/libk3b/projects/datacd/k3bdatajob.cpp

@@ -811,9 +811,12 @@ bool K3b::DataJob::waitForBurnMedium()

         d->usedWritingApp = writingApp();

         // let's default to cdrecord for the time being (except for special cases below)

-        // but prefer growisofs for DVDs

+        // but prefer growisofs to wodim for DVDs

         if ( d->usedWritingApp == K3b::WritingAppAuto ) {

-            d->usedWritingApp = K3b::WritingAppCdrecord;

+            if (k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrecord")->hasFeature( "wodim" ))

+                d->usedWritingApp = K3b::WritingAppGrowisofs;

+            else

+                d->usedWritingApp = K3b::WritingAppCdrecord;

         }

         // -------------------------------

@@ -929,7 +932,10 @@ bool K3b::DataJob::waitForBurnMedium()

     else if ( foundMedium & K3b::Device::MEDIA_BD_ALL ) {

         d->usedWritingApp = writingApp();

         if( d->usedWritingApp == K3b::WritingAppAuto ) {

-            d->usedWritingApp = K3b::WritingAppCdrecord;

+            if (k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject("cdrecord")->hasFeature( "wodim" ))

+                d->usedWritingApp = K3b::WritingAppGrowisofs;

+            else

+                d->usedWritingApp = K3b::WritingAppCdrecord;

         }

         if ( d->usedWritingApp == K3b::WritingAppCdrecord &&

--- b/libk3b/projects/k3bcdrecordwriter.cpp

+++ a/libk3b/projects/k3bcdrecordwriter.cpp

@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ void K3b::CdrecordWriter::start()

     if( !d->cdrecordBinObject->copyright().isEmpty() )

         emit infoMessage( i18n("Using %1 %2 – Copyright © %3"

-                               ,QLatin1String("Cdrecord")

+                               ,(d->cdrecordBinObject->hasFeature( "wodim" ) ? "Wodim" : "Cdrecord" )

                                ,d->cdrecordBinObject->version()

                                ,d->cdrecordBinObject->copyright()), MessageInfo );

--- b/libk3bdevice/k3bdevice.cpp

+++ a/libk3bdevice/k3bdevice.cpp

@@ -3611,7 +3611,7 @@ int K3b::Device::Device::nextWritableAddress() const

         //

         // The state of the last session has to be "empty" (0x0) or "incomplete" (0x1)

-        // The procedure here is taken from the dvd+rw-tools

+        // The procedure here is taken from the dvd+rw-tools and wodim

         //

         if( !(inf->border & 0x2) ) {

             // the incomplete track number is the first track in the last session (the empty session)

--- b/src/k3bsystemproblemdialog.cpp

+++ a/src/k3bsystemproblemdialog.cpp

@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@ void K3b::SystemProblemDialog::checkSystem( QWidget* parent, NotificationLevel l

             // Kernel 2.6.16.something seems to introduce another problem which was apparently worked around in cdrecord 2.01.01a05

             //

             if( K3b::simpleKernelVersion() >= K3b::Version( 2, 6, 8 ) &&

-                k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdrecord" )->version() < K3b::Version( 2, 1, 1, "a05" ) ) {

+                k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdrecord" )->version() < K3b::Version( 2, 1, 1, "a05" ) &&

+                !k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdrecord" )->hasFeature( "wodim" ) ) {

                 if( k3bcore->externalBinManager()->binObject( "cdrecord" )->hasFeature( "suidroot" ) ) {

                     showBinSettingsButton = true;

                     problems.append( K3b::SystemProblem( K3b::SystemProblem::CRITICAL,

--- b/src/option/k3bexternalbinpermissionmodel.cpp

+++ a/src/option/k3bexternalbinpermissionmodel.cpp

@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ bool shouldRunSuidRoot( const K3b::ExternalBin* bin )

     if( bin->name() == "cdrecord" ) {

         return ( K3b::simpleKernelVersion() < K3b::Version( 2, 6, 8 ) ||

-                 bin->version() >= K3b::Version( 2, 1, 1, "a05" ) );

+                 bin->version() >= K3b::Version( 2, 1, 1, "a05" ) ||

+                 bin->hasFeature( "wodim" ) );

     }

     else if( bin->name() == "cdrdao" ) {

         return true;