diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
index a03ef5025f271..f8486d9b75a49 100644
--- a/drivers/block/loop.c
+++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
@@ -774,6 +774,7 @@ static int loop_change_fd(struct loop_device *lo, struct block_device *bdev,
 		goto out_err;
 
 	/* and ... switch */
+	disk_force_media_change(lo->lo_disk, DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE);
 	blk_mq_freeze_queue(lo->lo_queue);
 	mapping_set_gfp_mask(old_file->f_mapping, lo->old_gfp_mask);
 	lo->lo_backing_file = file;
@@ -1257,6 +1258,7 @@ static int loop_configure(struct loop_device *lo, fmode_t mode,
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 
+	disk_force_media_change(lo->lo_disk, DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE);
 	set_disk_ro(lo->lo_disk, (lo->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_READ_ONLY) != 0);
 
 	INIT_WORK(&lo->rootcg_work, loop_rootcg_workfn);
@@ -1410,6 +1412,7 @@ static int __loop_clr_fd(struct loop_device *lo, bool release)
 
 	partscan = lo->lo_flags & LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN && bdev;
 	lo_number = lo->lo_number;
+	disk_force_media_change(lo->lo_disk, DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE);
 out_unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_mutex);
 	if (partscan) {
@@ -2386,6 +2389,8 @@ static int loop_add(int i)
 	disk->fops		= &lo_fops;
 	disk->private_data	= lo;
 	disk->queue		= lo->lo_queue;
+	disk->events		= DISK_EVENT_MEDIA_CHANGE;
+	disk->event_flags	= DISK_EVENT_FLAG_UEVENT;
 	sprintf(disk->disk_name, "loop%d", i);
 	add_disk(disk);
 	mutex_unlock(&loop_ctl_mutex);