diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 927256b..4161e83 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #![cfg_attr(feature = "alloc", feature(alloc))]
+#![cfg_attr(feature = "collections", feature(collections))]
 #![no_std]
 
 //! The _smoltcp_ library is built in a layered structure, with the layers corresponding
@@ -76,6 +77,9 @@ extern crate std;
 extern crate libc;
 #[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
 extern crate alloc;
+#[allow(deprecated)]
+#[cfg(feature = "collections")]
+extern crate collections;
 #[cfg(any(test, feature = "log"))]
 #[macro_use(trace, log, log_enabled)]
 extern crate log;
diff --git a/src/phy/loopback.rs b/src/phy/loopback.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bce6598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/phy/loopback.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+use core::mem::swap;
+use core::cell::RefCell;
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+use std::rc::Rc;
+#[cfg(feature = "alloc")]
+use alloc::rc::Rc;
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+use std::vec::Vec;
+#[cfg(feature = "std")]
+use std::collections::VecDeque;
+#[cfg(feature = "collections")]
+use collections::{Vec, VecDeque};
+
+use Error;
+use super::Device;
+
+/// A loopback interface.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct LoopbackInterface(Rc<RefCell<VecDeque<Vec<u8>>>>);
+
+impl LoopbackInterface {
+    /// Creates a loopback interface.
+    ///
+    /// Every packet transmitted through this interface will be received through it
+    /// in FIFO order.
+    pub fn new() -> LoopbackInterface {
+        LoopbackInterface(Rc::new(RefCell::new(VecDeque::new())))
+    }
+}
+
+impl Device for LoopbackInterface {
+    type RxBuffer = Vec<u8>;
+    type TxBuffer = TxBuffer;
+
+    fn receive(&mut self) -> Result<Self::RxBuffer, Error> {
+        match self.0.borrow_mut().pop_front() {
+            Some(packet) => Ok(packet),
+            None => Err(Error::Exhausted)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn transmit(&mut self, length: usize) -> Result<Self::TxBuffer, Error> {
+        let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+        buffer.resize(length, 0);
+        Ok(TxBuffer {
+            queue:  self.0.clone(),
+            buffer: buffer
+        })
+    }
+}
+
+#[doc(hidden)]
+pub struct TxBuffer {
+    queue:  Rc<RefCell<VecDeque<Vec<u8>>>>,
+    buffer: Vec<u8>
+}
+
+impl AsRef<[u8]> for TxBuffer {
+    fn as_ref(&self) -> &[u8] { self.buffer.as_ref() }
+}
+
+impl AsMut<[u8]> for TxBuffer {
+    fn as_mut(&mut self) -> &mut [u8] { self.buffer.as_mut() }
+}
+
+impl Drop for TxBuffer {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        let mut buffer = Vec::new();
+        swap(&mut buffer, &mut self.buffer);
+        self.queue.borrow_mut().push_back(buffer)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/phy/mod.rs b/src/phy/mod.rs
index 26fa160..04ef6ef 100644
--- a/src/phy/mod.rs
+++ b/src/phy/mod.rs
@@ -103,11 +103,13 @@ impl Drop for EthernetTxBuffer {
 
 use Error;
 
-#[cfg(any(feature = "raw_socket", feature="tap_interface"))]
+#[cfg(any(feature = "raw_socket", feature = "tap_interface"))]
 mod sys;
 
 mod tracer;
 mod fault_injector;
+#[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "collections"))]
+mod loopback;
 #[cfg(feature = "raw_socket")]
 mod raw_socket;
 #[cfg(all(feature = "tap_interface", target_os = "linux"))]
@@ -115,6 +117,8 @@ mod tap_interface;
 
 pub use self::tracer::Tracer;
 pub use self::fault_injector::FaultInjector;
+#[cfg(any(feature = "std", feature = "collections"))]
+pub use self::loopback::LoopbackInterface;
 #[cfg(any(feature = "raw_socket"))]
 pub use self::raw_socket::RawSocket;
 #[cfg(all(feature = "tap_interface", target_os = "linux"))]
@@ -158,7 +162,9 @@ pub trait Device {
     type TxBuffer: AsRef<[u8]> + AsMut<[u8]>;
 
     /// Get a description of device limitations.
-    fn limits(&self) -> DeviceLimits;
+    fn limits(&self) -> DeviceLimits {
+        DeviceLimits::default()
+    }
 
     /// Receive a frame.
     ///