diff --git a/loopstate.go b/loopstate.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4f4bf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/loopstate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package mpvipc
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type LoopState int
+
+const (
+	LoopInfinite LoopState = -2
+	LoopForced   LoopState = -1
+	LoopInvalid  LoopState = 0
+	LoopNo       LoopState = 1
+)
+
+func Loop(amount int) LoopState {
+	if amount < int(LoopInfinite) {
+		amount = int(LoopInfinite)
+	} else if amount == 0 {
+		amount = int(LoopNo)
+	}
+
+	return LoopState(amount)
+}
+
+func ParseLoopState(value any) (LoopState, error) {
+	switch v := value.(type) {
+	case string:
+		switch strings.ToLower(v) {
+		case "no":
+			return LoopNo, nil
+		case "inf":
+			return LoopInfinite, nil
+		case "force":
+			return LoopForced, nil
+		}
+	case int:
+		return Loop(v), nil
+	case float64:
+		return Loop(int(v)), nil
+	case bool:
+		if v {
+			return LoopInfinite, nil
+		} else {
+			return LoopNo, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	return LoopInvalid, fmt.Errorf("could not parse value as valid loop state: %#v (type: %#v)", value, reflect.TypeOf(value).Name())
+}
+
+func (s LoopState) String() string {
+	switch s {
+	case LoopInfinite:
+		return "inf"
+	case LoopNo:
+		return "no"
+	case LoopForced:
+		return "force"
+	default:
+		return strconv.Itoa(int(s))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/props_get.go b/props_get.go
index 7a9d206..6fea073 100644
--- a/props_get.go
+++ b/props_get.go
@@ -157,10 +157,20 @@ func GetPropertyList(socket string) ([]string, error) {
 	return GetProperty[[]string](socket, "property-list")
 }
 
-func GetLoopFile(socket string) (bool, error) {
-	return GetProperty[bool](socket, "loop-file")
+func GetLoopFile(socket string) (LoopState, error) {
+	value, err := GetProperty[any](socket, "loop-file")
+	if err != nil {
+		return LoopInvalid, err
+	}
+
+	return ParseLoopState(value)
 }
 
-func GetLoopPlaylist(socket string) (bool, error) {
-	return GetProperty[bool](socket, "loop-playlist")
+func GetLoopPlaylist(socket string) (LoopState, error) {
+	value, err := GetProperty[any](socket, "loop-playlist")
+	if err != nil {
+		return LoopInvalid, err
+	}
+
+	return ParseLoopState(value)
 }
diff --git a/props_set.go b/props_set.go
index 96b66bc..b5f121a 100644
--- a/props_set.go
+++ b/props_set.go
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ func SetPlaylistPosition(socket string, index int) error {
 	return SetProperty(socket, "playlist-pos", index)
 }
 
-func SetLoopFile(socket string, loopFile bool) error {
-	return SetProperty(socket, "loop-file", loopFile)
+func SetLoopFile(socket string, loopFile LoopState) error {
+	return SetProperty(socket, "loop-file", loopFile.String())
 }
 
-func SetLoopPlaylist(socket string, loopPlaylist bool) error {
-	return SetProperty(socket, "loop-playlist", loopPlaylist)
+func SetLoopPlaylist(socket string, loopPlaylist LoopState) error {
+	return SetProperty(socket, "loop-playlist", loopPlaylist.String())
 }
diff --git a/send_command.go b/send_command.go
index affea21..297e9b6 100644
--- a/send_command.go
+++ b/send_command.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func SendCommand[T any](socket string, cmd *Command) (*Response[T], error) {
 }
 
 func GetProperty[T any](socket string, propertyName string) (T, error) {
-	cmd := &Command{[]interface{}{"get_property", propertyName}}
+	cmd := &Command{[]any{"get_property", propertyName}}
 	resp, err := SendCommand[T](socket, cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return *new(T), err
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func GetProperty[T any](socket string, propertyName string) (T, error) {
 }
 
 func SetProperty[T any](socket string, propertyName string, propertyValue T) error {
-	cmd := &Command{[]interface{}{"set_property", propertyName, propertyValue}}
+	cmd := &Command{[]any{"set_property", propertyName, propertyValue}}
 	resp, err := SendCommand[T](socket, cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err