diff --git a/fs/Makefile b/fs/Makefile
index f2bb702..b3f929f 100644
--- a/fs/Makefile
+++ b/fs/Makefile
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 obj-y			+= devfs-core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FS_DEVFS)	+= devfs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FS_FAT)	+= fat/
-obj-y	+= fs.o
+obj-y	+= fs.o parseopt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FS_UBIFS)	+= ubifs/
 obj-$(CONFIG_FS_TFTP)	+= tftp.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FS_OMAP4_USBBOOT)	+= omap4_usbbootfs.o
-obj-$(CONFIG_FS_NFS)	+= nfs.o parseopt.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_FS_NFS)	+= nfs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FS_BPKFS) += bpkfs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FS_UIMAGEFS)	+= uimagefs.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FS_EFI)	 += efi.o
diff --git a/fs/devfs-core.c b/fs/devfs-core.c
index 26fffbb..3368d3e 100644
--- a/fs/devfs-core.c
+++ b/fs/devfs-core.c
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@
 #include <complete.h>
 #include <driver.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <ioctl.h>
 #include <nand.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/mtd/mtd.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 LIST_HEAD(cdev_list);
 
@@ -409,3 +412,90 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+struct loop_priv {
+	int fd;
+};
+
+static ssize_t loop_read(struct cdev *cdev, void *buf, size_t count,
+		loff_t offset, ulong flags)
+{
+	struct loop_priv *priv = cdev->priv;
+	loff_t ofs;
+
+	ofs = lseek(priv->fd, offset, SEEK_SET);
+	if (ofs < 0)
+		return ofs;
+
+	return read(priv->fd, buf, count);
+}
+
+static ssize_t loop_write(struct cdev *cdev, const void *buf, size_t count,
+		loff_t offset, ulong flags)
+{
+	struct loop_priv *priv = cdev->priv;
+	loff_t ofs;
+
+	ofs = lseek(priv->fd, offset, SEEK_SET);
+	if (ofs < 0)
+		return ofs;
+
+	return write(priv->fd, buf, count);
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations loop_ops = {
+	.read = loop_read,
+	.write = loop_write,
+	.memmap = generic_memmap_rw,
+	.lseek = dev_lseek_default,
+};
+
+struct cdev *cdev_create_loop(const char *path, ulong flags)
+{
+	struct cdev *new;
+	struct loop_priv *priv;
+	static int loopno;
+	loff_t ofs;
+
+	priv = xzalloc(sizeof(*priv));
+
+	priv->fd = open(path, flags);
+	if (priv->fd < 0) {
+		free(priv);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	new = xzalloc(sizeof(*new));
+
+	new->ops = &loop_ops;
+	new->name = basprintf("loop%u", loopno++);
+	new->priv = priv;
+
+	ofs = lseek(priv->fd, 0, SEEK_END);
+	if (ofs < 0) {
+		free(new);
+		free(priv);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	lseek(priv->fd, 0, SEEK_SET);
+
+	new->size = ofs;
+	new->offset = 0;
+	new->dev = NULL;
+	new->flags = 0;
+
+	devfs_create(new);
+
+	return new;
+}
+
+void cdev_remove_loop(struct cdev *cdev)
+{
+	struct loop_priv *priv = cdev->priv;
+
+	devfs_remove(cdev);
+	close(priv->fd);
+	free(priv);
+	free(cdev->name);
+	free(cdev);
+}
diff --git a/fs/fs.c b/fs/fs.c
index 9a5887f..6081596 100644
--- a/fs/fs.c
+++ b/fs/fs.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 #include <block.h>
 #include <libfile.h>
 
+#include "parseopt.h"
+
 char *mkmodestr(unsigned long mode, char *str)
 {
 	static const char *l = "xwr";
@@ -1210,6 +1212,9 @@
 	if (fsdev->cdev)
 		cdev_close(fsdev->cdev);
 
+	if (fsdev->loop)
+		cdev_remove_loop(fsdev->cdev);
+
 	free(fsdev->backingstore);
 	free(fsdev);
 }
@@ -1236,13 +1241,18 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(register_fs_driver);
 
-static const char *detect_fs(const char *filename)
+static const char *detect_fs(const char *filename, const char *fsoptions)
 {
 	enum filetype type;
 	struct driver_d *drv;
 	struct fs_driver_d *fdrv;
+	bool loop;
 
-	type = cdev_detect_type(filename);
+	parseopt_b(fsoptions, "loop", &loop);
+	if (loop)
+		type = file_name_detect_type(filename);
+	else
+		type = cdev_detect_type(filename);
 
 	if (type == filetype_unknown)
 		return NULL;
@@ -1259,7 +1269,11 @@
 
 int fsdev_open_cdev(struct fs_device_d *fsdev)
 {
-	fsdev->cdev = cdev_open(fsdev->backingstore, O_RDWR);
+	parseopt_b(fsdev->options, "loop", &fsdev->loop);
+	if (fsdev->loop)
+		fsdev->cdev = cdev_create_loop(fsdev->backingstore, O_RDWR);
+	else
+		fsdev->cdev = cdev_open(fsdev->backingstore, O_RDWR);
 	if (!fsdev->cdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -1306,7 +1320,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!fsname)
-		fsname = detect_fs(device);
+		fsname = detect_fs(device, fsoptions);
 
 	if (!fsname)
 		return -ENOENT;
diff --git a/include/driver.h b/include/driver.h
index 1edc157..3d701f2 100644
--- a/include/driver.h
+++ b/include/driver.h
@@ -473,6 +473,8 @@
 struct cdev *cdev_readlink(struct cdev *cdev);
 struct cdev *cdev_by_device_node(struct device_node *node);
 struct cdev *cdev_open(const char *name, unsigned long flags);
+struct cdev *cdev_create_loop(const char *path, ulong flags);
+void cdev_remove_loop(struct cdev *cdev);
 int cdev_do_open(struct cdev *, unsigned long flags);
 void cdev_close(struct cdev *cdev);
 int cdev_flush(struct cdev *cdev);
diff --git a/include/fs.h b/include/fs.h
index 6a59289..1b40ff5 100644
--- a/include/fs.h
+++ b/include/fs.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
 	struct fs_driver_d *driver;
 
 	struct cdev *cdev;
+	bool loop;
 	char *path;
 	struct device_d *parent_device;
 	struct list_head list;