diff --git a/osbuild/loop.py b/osbuild/loop.py
index eb89b7a0..9750be6e 100644
--- a/osbuild/loop.py
+++ b/osbuild/loop.py
@@ -208,8 +208,7 @@ class Loop:
             unchanged (default is None)
         """
 
-        info = LoopInfo()
-        fcntl.ioctl(self.fd, self.LOOP_GET_STATUS64, info)
+        info = self.get_status()
         if offset:
             info.lo_offset = offset
         if sizelimit:
@@ -226,6 +225,17 @@ class Loop:
                 info.lo_flags &= ~self.LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN
         fcntl.ioctl(self.fd, self.LOOP_SET_STATUS64, info)
 
+    def get_status(self) -> LoopInfo:
+        """Get properties of the loopback device
+
+        Return a `LoopInfo` structure with the information of this
+        loopback device. See loop(4) for more information.
+        """
+
+        info = LoopInfo()
+        fcntl.ioctl(self.fd, self.LOOP_GET_STATUS64, info)
+        return info
+
     def set_direct_io(self, dio=True):
         """Set the direct-IO property on the loopback device
 
diff --git a/test/mod/test_loop.py b/test/mod/test_loop.py
index e8ad1493..e5f9f730 100644
--- a/test/mod/test_loop.py
+++ b/test/mod/test_loop.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 import contextlib
 import os
-
-
 from tempfile import TemporaryDirectory
 
 import pytest
@@ -39,9 +37,15 @@ def test_basic(tempdir):
         f.flush()
         lo = ctl.loop_for_fd(f.fileno())
 
+        sb = os.fstat(f.fileno())
+
         assert lo
         assert lo.devname
 
+        info = lo.get_status()
+        assert info.lo_inode == sb.st_ino
+        assert info.lo_number == lo.minor
+
     finally:
         if lo:
             with contextlib.suppress(OSError):