diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4f12481765..35e0b28198 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1933,6 +1933,7 @@ probe_target_compiler() {
     hexagon) container_hosts=x86_64 ;;
     hppa) container_hosts=x86_64 ;;
     i386) container_hosts=x86_64 ;;
+    loongarch64) container_hosts=x86_64 ;;
     m68k) container_hosts=x86_64 ;;
     microblaze) container_hosts=x86_64 ;;
     mips64el) container_hosts=x86_64 ;;
@@ -1987,6 +1988,10 @@ probe_target_compiler() {
         container_image=fedora-i386-cross
         container_cross_prefix=
         ;;
+      loongarch64)
+        container_image=debian-loongarch-cross
+        container_cross_prefix=loongarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-
+        ;;
       m68k)
         container_image=debian-m68k-cross
         container_cross_prefix=m68k-linux-gnu-
diff --git a/tests/docker/Makefile.include b/tests/docker/Makefile.include
index ef4518d9eb..9a45e8890b 100644
--- a/tests/docker/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/docker/Makefile.include
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ docker-image-debian-nios2-cross: $(DOCKER_FILES_DIR)/debian-toolchain.docker \
 # Specialist build images, sometimes very limited tools
 docker-image-debian-tricore-cross: docker-image-debian10
 docker-image-debian-all-test-cross: docker-image-debian10
+docker-image-debian-loongarch-cross: docker-image-debian11
 docker-image-debian-microblaze-cross: docker-image-debian10
 docker-image-debian-nios2-cross: docker-image-debian10
 docker-image-debian-powerpc-test-cross: docker-image-debian11
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ docker-image-debian-riscv64-test-cross: docker-image-debian11
 DOCKER_PARTIAL_IMAGES += debian-alpha-cross
 DOCKER_PARTIAL_IMAGES += debian-powerpc-test-cross
 DOCKER_PARTIAL_IMAGES += debian-hppa-cross
+DOCKER_PARTIAL_IMAGES += debian-loongarch-cross
 DOCKER_PARTIAL_IMAGES += debian-m68k-cross debian-mips64-cross
 DOCKER_PARTIAL_IMAGES += debian-microblaze-cross
 DOCKER_PARTIAL_IMAGES += debian-nios2-cross
diff --git a/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-loongarch-cross.docker b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-loongarch-cross.docker
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca2469d2a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/docker/dockerfiles/debian-loongarch-cross.docker
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#
+# Docker cross-compiler target
+#
+# This docker target builds on the debian11 base image,
+# using a prebuilt toolchains for LoongArch64 from:
+# https://github.com/loongson/build-tools/releases
+#
+FROM qemu/debian11
+
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt install -yy eatmydata && \
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive eatmydata \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        build-essential \
+        ca-certificates \
+        curl \
+        gettext \
+        git \
+        python3-minimal
+
+RUN curl -#SL https://github.com/loongson/build-tools/releases/download/2022.05.29/loongarch64-clfs-5.0-cross-tools-gcc-glibc.tar.xz \
+    | tar -xJC /opt
+
+ENV PATH $PATH:/opt/cross-tools/bin
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH /opt/cross-tools/lib:/opt/cross-tools/loongarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH