diff --git a/ros2_socketcan/include/ros2_socketcan/socket_can_common.hpp b/ros2_socketcan/include/ros2_socketcan/socket_can_common.hpp
index 65a7d9c..f337c4d 100644
--- a/ros2_socketcan/include/ros2_socketcan/socket_can_common.hpp
+++ b/ros2_socketcan/include/ros2_socketcan/socket_can_common.hpp
@@ -34,10 +34,14 @@ namespace socketcan
 /// Bind a non-blocking CAN_RAW socket to the given interface
 /// \param[in] interface The name of the interface to bind, must be smaller than IFNAMSIZ
 /// \param[in] enable_fd Whether this socket uses CAN FD or not
+/// \param[in] enable_loopback Whether this socket will receive sent messages from other processes
+///    connected to the same socket on the same system
 /// \return The file descriptor bound to the given interface
 /// \throw std::runtime_error If one of socket(), fnctl(), ioctl(), bind() failed
 /// \throw std::domain_error If the provided interface name is too long
-int32_t bind_can_socket(const std::string & interface, bool enable_fd);
+int32_t bind_can_socket(
+  const std::string & interface, bool enable_fd,
+  bool enable_loopback = false);
 
 /// Set SocketCAN filters
 /// \param[in] fd File descriptor of the socket
diff --git a/ros2_socketcan/include/ros2_socketcan/socket_can_receiver.hpp b/ros2_socketcan/include/ros2_socketcan/socket_can_receiver.hpp
index 0546170..379104c 100644
--- a/ros2_socketcan/include/ros2_socketcan/socket_can_receiver.hpp
+++ b/ros2_socketcan/include/ros2_socketcan/socket_can_receiver.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ class SOCKETCAN_PUBLIC SocketCanReceiver
 {
 public:
   /// Constructor
-  explicit SocketCanReceiver(const std::string & interface = "can0", const bool enable_fd = false);
+  explicit SocketCanReceiver(
+    const std::string & interface = "can0", const bool enable_fd = false,
+    const bool enable_loopback = false);
   /// Destructor
   ~SocketCanReceiver() noexcept;
 
diff --git a/ros2_socketcan/include/ros2_socketcan/socket_can_receiver_node.hpp b/ros2_socketcan/include/ros2_socketcan/socket_can_receiver_node.hpp
index 7959eb7..4a82793 100644
--- a/ros2_socketcan/include/ros2_socketcan/socket_can_receiver_node.hpp
+++ b/ros2_socketcan/include/ros2_socketcan/socket_can_receiver_node.hpp
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class SOCKETCAN_PUBLIC SocketCanReceiverNode final
   std::chrono::nanoseconds interval_ns_;
   bool enable_fd_;
   bool use_bus_time_;
+  bool enable_loopback_;
 };
 }  // namespace socketcan
 }  // namespace drivers
diff --git a/ros2_socketcan/launch/socket_can_bridge.launch.xml b/ros2_socketcan/launch/socket_can_bridge.launch.xml
index cbfd729..9c0b543 100644
--- a/ros2_socketcan/launch/socket_can_bridge.launch.xml
+++ b/ros2_socketcan/launch/socket_can_bridge.launch.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   <arg name="receiver_interval_sec" default="0.01" />
   <arg name="sender_timeout_sec" default="0.01" />
   <arg name="enable_can_fd" default="false" />
+  <arg name="enable_frame_loopback" default="false" />
   <arg name="from_can_bus_topic" default="from_can_bus" />
   <arg name="to_can_bus_topic" default="to_can_bus" />
   <arg name="use_bus_time" default="false" />
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
     <arg name="interface" value="$(var interface)" />
     <arg name="interval_sec" value="$(var receiver_interval_sec)" />
     <arg name="enable_can_fd" value="$(var enable_can_fd)" />
+    <arg name="enable_frame_loopback" value="$(var enable_frame_loopback)" />
     <arg name="from_can_bus_topic" value="$(var from_can_bus_topic)" />
     <arg name="use_bus_time" value="$(var use_bus_time)" />
   </include>
diff --git a/ros2_socketcan/launch/socket_can_receiver.launch.py b/ros2_socketcan/launch/socket_can_receiver.launch.py
index 080541c..3624ba1 100644
--- a/ros2_socketcan/launch/socket_can_receiver.launch.py
+++ b/ros2_socketcan/launch/socket_can_receiver.launch.py
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ def generate_launch_description():
         parameters=[{
             'interface': LaunchConfiguration('interface'),
             'enable_can_fd': LaunchConfiguration('enable_can_fd'),
+            'enable_frame_loopback': LaunchConfiguration('enable_frame_loopback'),
             'interval_sec':
             LaunchConfiguration('interval_sec'),
             'filters': LaunchConfiguration('filters'),
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ def generate_launch_description():
     return LaunchDescription([
         DeclareLaunchArgument('interface', default_value='can0'),
         DeclareLaunchArgument('enable_can_fd', default_value='false'),
+        DeclareLaunchArgument('enable_frame_loopback', default_value='false'),
         DeclareLaunchArgument('interval_sec', default_value='0.01'),
         DeclareLaunchArgument('use_bus_time', default_value='false'),
         DeclareLaunchArgument('filters', default_value='0:0',
diff --git a/ros2_socketcan/src/socket_can_common.cpp b/ros2_socketcan/src/socket_can_common.cpp
index 3d1b4e3..ae97c89 100644
--- a/ros2_socketcan/src/socket_can_common.cpp
+++ b/ros2_socketcan/src/socket_can_common.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace socketcan
 {
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-int32_t bind_can_socket(const std::string & interface, bool enable_fd)
+int32_t bind_can_socket(const std::string & interface, bool enable_fd, bool enable_loopback)
 {
   if (interface.length() >= static_cast<std::string::size_type>(IFNAMSIZ)) {
     throw std::domain_error{"CAN interface name too long"};
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ int32_t bind_can_socket(const std::string & interface, bool enable_fd)
   }
   //lint -restore NOLINT
 
+  // Enable local message loopback
+  const int32_t loopback = enable_loopback ? 1 : 0;
+  if (0 !=
+    setsockopt(file_descriptor, SOL_CAN_RAW, CAN_RAW_LOOPBACK, &loopback, sizeof(loopback)))
+  {
+    throw std::runtime_error{"Failed to set local loopback option"};
+  }
+
   // Enable CAN FD support
   const int32_t enable_canfd = enable_fd ? 1 : 0;
   if (0 !=
@@ -80,7 +88,7 @@ int32_t bind_can_socket(const std::string & interface, bool enable_fd)
       file_descriptor, SOL_CAN_RAW, CAN_RAW_FD_FRAMES, &enable_canfd,
       sizeof(enable_canfd)))
   {
-    throw std::runtime_error{"Failed to enable CAN FD support"};
+    throw std::runtime_error{"Failed to set CAN FD support option"};
   }
 
   return file_descriptor;
diff --git a/ros2_socketcan/src/socket_can_receiver.cpp b/ros2_socketcan/src/socket_can_receiver.cpp
index 96aa2b2..48e0c94 100644
--- a/ros2_socketcan/src/socket_can_receiver.cpp
+++ b/ros2_socketcan/src/socket_can_receiver.cpp
@@ -37,8 +37,10 @@ namespace socketcan
 {
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-SocketCanReceiver::SocketCanReceiver(const std::string & interface, const bool enable_fd)
-: m_file_descriptor{bind_can_socket(interface, enable_fd)},
+SocketCanReceiver::SocketCanReceiver(
+  const std::string & interface, const bool enable_fd,
+  const bool enable_loopback)
+: m_file_descriptor{bind_can_socket(interface, enable_fd, enable_loopback)},
   m_enable_fd(enable_fd)
 {
 }
diff --git a/ros2_socketcan/src/socket_can_receiver_node.cpp b/ros2_socketcan/src/socket_can_receiver_node.cpp
index 20c0e30..f67c29a 100644
--- a/ros2_socketcan/src/socket_can_receiver_node.cpp
+++ b/ros2_socketcan/src/socket_can_receiver_node.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ SocketCanReceiverNode::SocketCanReceiverNode(rclcpp::NodeOptions options)
   interface_ = this->declare_parameter("interface", "can0");
   use_bus_time_ = this->declare_parameter<bool>("use_bus_time", false);
   enable_fd_ = this->declare_parameter<bool>("enable_can_fd", false);
+  enable_loopback_ = this->declare_parameter<bool>("enable_frame_loopback", false);
   double interval_sec = this->declare_parameter("interval_sec", 0.01);
   this->declare_parameter("filters", "0:0");
   interval_ns_ = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::nanoseconds>(
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ SocketCanReceiverNode::SocketCanReceiverNode(rclcpp::NodeOptions options)
   RCLCPP_INFO(this->get_logger(), "interface: %s", interface_.c_str());
   RCLCPP_INFO(this->get_logger(), "use bus time: %d", use_bus_time_);
   RCLCPP_INFO(this->get_logger(), "can fd enabled: %s", enable_fd_ ? "true" : "false");
+  RCLCPP_INFO(
+    this->get_logger(), "frame loopback enabled: %s",
+    enable_loopback_ ? "true" : "false");
   RCLCPP_INFO(this->get_logger(), "interval(s): %f", interval_sec);
 }
 
@@ -54,7 +58,7 @@ LNI::CallbackReturn SocketCanReceiverNode::on_configure(const lc::State & state)
   (void)state;
 
   try {
-    receiver_ = std::make_unique<SocketCanReceiver>(interface_, enable_fd_);
+    receiver_ = std::make_unique<SocketCanReceiver>(interface_, enable_fd_, enable_loopback_);
     // apply CAN filters
     auto filters = get_parameter("filters").as_string();
     receiver_->SetCanFilters(SocketCanReceiver::CanFilterList(filters));