diff --git a/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target b/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target
index 72ad17f1..95086e4f 100755
--- a/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target
+++ b/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target
@@ -385,6 +385,10 @@ list_devices() {
     then
       yucky=y
       reasons="${reasons}looks_like_floppy- "
+    elif echo "$name" | grep '^loop[0-9]' >/dev/null
+    then
+      yucky=y
+      reasons="${reasons}looks_like_loopdev- "
     elif echo "$name" | grep '^zram[0-9]' >/dev/null
     then
       yucky=y
diff --git a/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.1 b/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.1
index 2b8e9075..3a8108d8 100644
--- a/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.1
+++ b/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.1
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
 .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
 .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
-.TH XORRISO-DD-TARGET 1 "Version 1.5.3, Dec 5, 2019"
+.TH XORRISO-DD-TARGET 1 "Version 1.5.3, Dec 6, 2019"
 .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 .\"
 .\" Some roff macros, for reference:
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ of base devices, like "sde", not of their partitions, like "sde1".
 .br
 A given device name looks like the name of a floppy disk drive: fd[0\-9]*.
 .br
+\fBlooks_like_loopdev\-\fR
+.br
+A given device name looks like the name of a loop device: loop[0\-9]*.
+.br
 \fBlooks_like_ramdev\-\fR
 .br
 A given device name looks like the name of a ram block device: zram[0\-9]*.
diff --git a/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.info b/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.info
index cc908544..bb91cbee 100644
--- a/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.info
+++ b/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.info
@@ -289,6 +289,8 @@ names of base devices, like "sde", not of their partitions, like "sde1".
 *looks_like_floppy-*
 A given device name looks like the name of a floppy disk drive:
 fd[0-9]*.
+*looks_like_loopdev-*
+A given device name looks like the name of a loop device: loop[0-9]*.
 *looks_like_ramdev-*
 A given device name looks like the name of a ram block device:
 zram[0-9]*.
@@ -516,13 +518,13 @@ Node: Plugtest5746
 Node: Dowrite7586
 Node: Unwise8701
 Node: Reasons10057
-Node: Options12546
-Node: Examples15166
-Node: Files15339
-Node: Seealso15497
-Node: Bugreport15663
-Node: Legal16249
-Node: CommandIdx16953
-Node: ConceptIdx18000
+Node: Options12638
+Node: Examples15258
+Node: Files15431
+Node: Seealso15589
+Node: Bugreport15755
+Node: Legal16341
+Node: CommandIdx17045
+Node: ConceptIdx18092
 
 End Tag Table
diff --git a/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.texi b/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.texi
index c9f24dc0..949b80f1 100644
--- a/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.texi
+++ b/xorriso-dd-target/xorriso-dd-target.texi
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 @c man .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
 @c man .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
 @c man .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
-@c man .TH XORRISO-DD-TARGET 1 "Version 1.5.3, Dec 5, 2019"
+@c man .TH XORRISO-DD-TARGET 1 "Version 1.5.3, Dec 6, 2019"
 @c man .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 @c man .\"
 @c man .\" Some roff macros, for reference:
@@ -463,6 +463,10 @@ of base devices, like "sde", not of their partitions, like "sde1".
 @*
 A given device name looks like the name of a floppy disk drive: fd[0-9]*.
 @*
+@strong{looks_like_loopdev-}
+@*
+A given device name looks like the name of a loop device: loop[0-9]*.
+@*
 @strong{looks_like_ramdev-}
 @*
 A given device name looks like the name of a ram block device: zram[0-9]*.