diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1e999873..7f98a3c2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -99,6 +99,27 @@ int main()
 )
 
 
+dnl Check for libparted 2.0 to 3.0 inclusive for a bug where loop table
+dnl creation doesn't delete old partitions.
+LIBPARTED_MIN_WANTED_VERSION='2.0'
+LIBPARTED_MAX_WANTED_VERSION='3.0'
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $LIBPARTED_MIN_WANTED_VERSION <= libparted <= $LIBPARTED_MAX_WANTED_VERSION (loop table creation doesn't delete old partitions)])
+LIBPARTED_MIN_WANTED_INT=`echo "$LIBPARTED_MIN_WANTED_VERSION" |
+	$AWK -F. '{print $1 * 10000 + $2 * 100 + $3}'`
+LIBPARTED_MAX_WANTED_INT=`echo "$LIBPARTED_MAX_WANTED_VERSION" |
+	$AWK -F. '{print $1 * 10000 + $2 * 100 + $3}'`
+if test "$LIBPARTED_MIN_WANTED_INT" -le "$LIBPARTED_FOUND_INT" -a \
+        "$LIBPARTED_FOUND_INT" -le "$LIBPARTED_MAX_WANTED_INT"; then
+	need_loop_delete_old_ptns_workaround=yes
+	AC_DEFINE([ENABLE_LOOP_DELETE_OLD_PTNS_WORKAROUND], 1,
+	          [Define to 1 to enable deletion of old partitions before creating a loop table workaround])
+	AC_MSG_RESULT([(cached) yes])
+else
+	need_loop_delete_old_ptns_workaround=no
+	AC_MSG_RESULT([(cached) no])
+fi
+
+
 dnl Check for libparted >= 2.2 for improved informing the kernel to
 dnl re-read the partition table code and support of larger sector sizes
 dnl (> 512 bytes).
@@ -353,6 +374,8 @@ echo ""
 echo "           Use native libparted dmraid support?  :  $enable_libparted_dmraid"
 echo ""
 echo "       --- Features Based On Libparted Version ---"
+echo "       Need delete old partitions before"
+echo "              creating a loop table workaround?  :  $need_loop_delete_old_ptns_workaround"
 echo "       Need partition table re-read workaround?  :  $need_pt_reread_workaround"
 echo "     Supports large sector sizes (> 512 bytes)?  :  $support_large_sector_sizes"
 echo "   Have old libparted file system resizing API?  :  $have_old_lp_fs_resize_api"
diff --git a/include/GParted_Core.h b/include/GParted_Core.h
index 1c85ca1f..29eca5f3 100644
--- a/include/GParted_Core.h
+++ b/include/GParted_Core.h
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ public:
 	bool apply_operation_to_disk( Operation * operation );
 
 	bool set_disklabel( const Device & device, const Glib::ustring & disklabel );
-	bool new_disklabel( const Glib::ustring & device_path, const Glib::ustring & disklabel );
+	bool new_disklabel( const Glib::ustring & device_path, const Glib::ustring & disklabel,
+	                    bool recreate_dmraid_devs = true );
 
 	bool toggle_flag( const Partition & partition, const Glib::ustring & flag, bool state ) ;
 	
diff --git a/src/GParted_Core.cc b/src/GParted_Core.cc
index 9b425451..52df5e48 100644
--- a/src/GParted_Core.cc
+++ b/src/GParted_Core.cc
@@ -810,6 +810,21 @@ bool GParted_Core::set_disklabel( const Device & device, const Glib::ustring & d
 {
 	Glib::ustring device_path = device.get_path();
 
+	// FIXME: Should call file system specific removal actions
+	// (to remove LVM2 PVs before deleting the partitions).
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_LOOP_DELETE_OLD_PTNS_WORKAROUND
+	// When creating a "loop" table with libparted 2.0 to 3.0 inclusive, it doesn't
+	// inform the kernel to delete old partitions so as a consequence blkid's cache
+	// becomes stale and it won't report a file system subsequently created on the
+	// whole disk device.  Create a GPT first to use that code in libparted to delete
+	// any old partitions.  Fixed in parted 3.1 by commit:
+	//     f5c909c0cd50ed52a48dae6d35907dc08b137e88
+	//     libparted: remove has_partitions check to allow loopback partitions
+	if ( disklabel == "loop" )
+		new_disklabel( device_path, "gpt", false );
+#endif
+
 	// Ensure that any previous whole disk device file system can't be recognised by
 	// libparted in preference to the "loop" partition table signature, or by blkid in
 	// preference to any partition table about to be written.
@@ -826,7 +841,8 @@ bool GParted_Core::set_disklabel( const Device & device, const Glib::ustring & d
 	return new_disklabel( device_path, disklabel );
 }
 
-bool GParted_Core::new_disklabel( const Glib::ustring & device_path, const Glib::ustring & disklabel )
+bool GParted_Core::new_disklabel( const Glib::ustring & device_path, const Glib::ustring & disklabel,
+                                  bool recreate_dmraid_devs )
 {
 	bool return_value = false ;
 
@@ -850,7 +866,7 @@ bool GParted_Core::new_disklabel( const Glib::ustring & device_path, const Glib:
 #ifndef USE_LIBPARTED_DMRAID
 	//delete and recreate disk entries if dmraid
 	DMRaid dmraid ;
-	if ( return_value && dmraid .is_dmraid_device( device_path ) )
+	if ( recreate_dmraid_devs && return_value && dmraid.is_dmraid_device( device_path ) )
 	{
 		dmraid .purge_dev_map_entries( device_path ) ;
 		dmraid .create_dev_map_entries( device_path ) ;
@@ -859,7 +875,7 @@ bool GParted_Core::new_disklabel( const Glib::ustring & device_path, const Glib:
 
 	return return_value ;	
 }
-	
+
 bool GParted_Core::toggle_flag( const Partition & partition, const Glib::ustring & flag, bool state ) 
 {
 	bool succes = false ;