diff --git a/policy/modules/system/mount.if b/policy/modules/system/mount.if
index fe241865c..8a2105b94 100644
--- a/policy/modules/system/mount.if
+++ b/policy/modules/system/mount.if
@@ -191,3 +191,21 @@ interface(`mount_read_loopback_files',`
allow $1 mount_loopback_t:file read_file_perms;
')
+
+########################################
+##
+## Read and write loopback filesystem image files.
+##
+##
+##
+## Domain allowed access.
+##
+##
+#
+interface(`mount_rw_loopback_files',`
+ gen_require(`
+ type mount_loopback_t;
+ ')
+
+ allow $1 mount_loopback_t:file rw_file_perms;
+')