diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index 04cbe951862d..da693e6a834e 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -429,11 +429,12 @@ static int lo_fallocate(struct loop_device *lo, struct request *rq, loff_t pos,
 	 * information.
 	 */
 	struct file *file = lo->lo_backing_file;
+	struct request_queue *q = lo->lo_queue;
 	int ret;
 
 	mode |= FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE;
 
-	if ((!file->f_op->fallocate) || lo->lo_encrypt_key_size) {
+	if (!blk_queue_discard(q)) {
 		ret = -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -867,28 +868,47 @@ static void loop_config_discard(struct loop_device *lo)
 	struct inode *inode = file->f_mapping->host;
 	struct request_queue *q = lo->lo_queue;
 
+	/*
+	 * If the backing device is a block device, mirror its zeroing
+	 * capability. Set the discard sectors to the block device's zeroing
+	 * capabilities because loop discards result in blkdev_issue_zeroout(),
+	 * not blkdev_issue_discard(). This maintains consistent behavior with
+	 * file-backed loop devices: discarded regions read back as zero.
+	 */
+	if (S_ISBLK(inode->i_mode) && !lo->lo_encrypt_key_size) {
+		struct request_queue *backingq;
+
+		backingq = bdev_get_queue(inode->i_bdev);
+		blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(q,
+			backingq->limits.max_write_zeroes_sectors);
+
+		blk_queue_max_write_zeroes_sectors(q,
+			backingq->limits.max_write_zeroes_sectors);
+
 	/*
 	 * We use punch hole to reclaim the free space used by the
 	 * image a.k.a. discard. However we do not support discard if
 	 * encryption is enabled, because it may give an attacker
 	 * useful information.
 	 */
-	if ((!file->f_op->fallocate) ||
-	    lo->lo_encrypt_key_size) {
+	} else if (!file->f_op->fallocate || lo->lo_encrypt_key_size) {
 		q->limits.discard_granularity = 0;
 		q->limits.discard_alignment = 0;
 		blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(q, 0);
 		blk_queue_max_write_zeroes_sectors(q, 0);
-		blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, q);
-		return;
+
+	} else {
+		q->limits.discard_granularity = inode->i_sb->s_blocksize;
+		q->limits.discard_alignment = 0;
+
+		blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(q, UINT_MAX >> 9);
+		blk_queue_max_write_zeroes_sectors(q, UINT_MAX >> 9);
 	}
 
-	q->limits.discard_granularity = inode->i_sb->s_blocksize;
-	q->limits.discard_alignment = 0;
-
-	blk_queue_max_discard_sectors(q, UINT_MAX >> 9);
-	blk_queue_max_write_zeroes_sectors(q, UINT_MAX >> 9);
-	blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, q);
+	if (q->limits.max_write_zeroes_sectors)
+		blk_queue_flag_set(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, q);
+	else
+		blk_queue_flag_clear(QUEUE_FLAG_DISCARD, q);
 }
 
 static void loop_unprepare_queue(struct loop_device *lo)