diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e4e132a6f..d5bb31ef5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Nmap Changelog ($Id$); -*-text-*-
 
+o [Nping] Nping now skips localhost targets for privileged pings (with
+  an error message) because those generally don't work.
+  [David Fifield]
+
 o [Ncat] Ncat now keeps running in connect mode after receiving EOF
   from the remote socket, unless --recv-only is in effect.
   [Tomas Hozza]
diff --git a/nping/NpingTargets.cc b/nping/NpingTargets.cc
index 5d33e7d21..7e69cf0fd 100644
--- a/nping/NpingTargets.cc
+++ b/nping/NpingTargets.cc
@@ -277,7 +277,13 @@ int NpingTargets::processSpecs(){
 			delete mytarget;
 			continue;
 		  }
-
+#ifdef WIN32
+		  if (rnfo.ii.device_type == devt_loopback){
+			outError(QT_2, "Skipping %s because Windows does not allow localhost scans (try --unprivileged).", mytarget->getTargetIPstr() );
+			delete mytarget;
+			continue;
+		  }
+#endif
 		   /* Determine next hop */
 		  if( rnfo.direct_connect ){
 			mytarget->setDirectlyConnected(true);