diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index e9d594fd12cb..800aec7927de 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -463,6 +463,7 @@ out:
  */
 static void loop_add_bio(struct loop_device *lo, struct bio *bio)
 {
+	lo->lo_bio_count++;
 	bio_list_add(&lo->lo_bio_list, bio);
 }
 
@@ -471,6 +472,7 @@ static void loop_add_bio(struct loop_device *lo, struct bio *bio)
  */
 static struct bio *loop_get_bio(struct loop_device *lo)
 {
+	lo->lo_bio_count--;
 	return bio_list_pop(&lo->lo_bio_list);
 }
 
@@ -489,6 +491,10 @@ static void loop_make_request(struct request_queue *q, struct bio *old_bio)
 		goto out;
 	if (unlikely(rw == WRITE && (lo->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_READ_ONLY)))
 		goto out;
+	if (lo->lo_bio_count >= q->nr_congestion_on)
+		wait_event_lock_irq(lo->lo_req_wait,
+				    lo->lo_bio_count < q->nr_congestion_off,
+				    lo->lo_lock);
 	loop_add_bio(lo, old_bio);
 	wake_up(&lo->lo_event);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&lo->lo_lock);
@@ -546,6 +552,8 @@ static int loop_thread(void *data)
 			continue;
 		spin_lock_irq(&lo->lo_lock);
 		bio = loop_get_bio(lo);
+		if (lo->lo_bio_count < lo->lo_queue->nr_congestion_off)
+			wake_up(&lo->lo_req_wait);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&lo->lo_lock);
 
 		BUG_ON(!bio);
@@ -873,6 +881,7 @@ static int loop_set_fd(struct loop_device *lo, fmode_t mode,
 	lo->transfer = transfer_none;
 	lo->ioctl = NULL;
 	lo->lo_sizelimit = 0;
+	lo->lo_bio_count = 0;
 	lo->old_gfp_mask = mapping_gfp_mask(mapping);
 	mapping_set_gfp_mask(mapping, lo->old_gfp_mask & ~(__GFP_IO|__GFP_FS));
 
@@ -1660,6 +1669,7 @@ static int loop_add(struct loop_device **l, int i)
 	lo->lo_number		= i;
 	lo->lo_thread		= NULL;
 	init_waitqueue_head(&lo->lo_event);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&lo->lo_req_wait);
 	spin_lock_init(&lo->lo_lock);
 	disk->major		= LOOP_MAJOR;
 	disk->first_minor	= i << part_shift;
diff --git a/include/linux/loop.h b/include/linux/loop.h
index 6492181bcb1d..460b60fa7adf 100644
--- a/include/linux/loop.h
+++ b/include/linux/loop.h
@@ -53,10 +53,13 @@ struct loop_device {
 
 	spinlock_t		lo_lock;
 	struct bio_list		lo_bio_list;
+	unsigned int		lo_bio_count;
 	int			lo_state;
 	struct mutex		lo_ctl_mutex;
 	struct task_struct	*lo_thread;
 	wait_queue_head_t	lo_event;
+	/* wait queue for incoming requests */
+	wait_queue_head_t	lo_req_wait;
 
 	struct request_queue	*lo_queue;
 	struct gendisk		*lo_disk;