diff --git a/rules.d/60-block.rules b/rules.d/60-block.rules
index cf307389b8..9d54a65e02 100644
--- a/rules.d/60-block.rules
+++ b/rules.d/60-block.rules
@@ -14,3 +14,11 @@ ACTION!="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="block", \
 
 # Reset access rights to each loopback device once it gets detached.
 ACTION=="change", SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="loop*", ENV{DISK_MEDIA_CHANGE}=="1", TEST!="loop/backing_file", GROUP="disk", MODE="660"
+
+# Provide a somewhat cleaned up field indicating the subsystem various
+# 'virtual' block devices belong too, in order to avoid replicating name based
+# pattern matching in every consumer
+ACTION!="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="dm-*", ENV{ID_BLOCK_SUBSYSTEM}="dm"
+ACTION!="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="loop*", ENV{ID_BLOCK_SUBSYSTEM}="loop"
+ACTION!="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="md*", ENV{ID_BLOCK_SUBSYSTEM}="md"
+ACTION!="remove", SUBSYSTEM=="block", KERNEL=="zram*", ENV{ID_BLOCK_SUBSYSTEM}="zram"