diff --git a/dracut.cmdline.7.asc b/dracut.cmdline.7.asc
index 9ddad0f3..e51fd1b7 100644
--- a/dracut.cmdline.7.asc
+++ b/dracut.cmdline.7.asc
@@ -834,6 +834,10 @@ Enables debug output from the live boot process.
 Specifies the directory within the squashfs where the ext3fs.img or rootfs.img
 can be found.  By default, this is __LiveOS__.
 
+**rd.live.ram=**1::
+Copy the complete image to RAM and use this for booting. This is useful
+when the image resides on i.e. a DVD which needs to be ejected later on.
+
 **rd.live.overlay.thin=**1::
 Enables the usage of thin snapshots instead of classic dm snapshots.
 The advantage of thin snapshots is, that they support discards, and will free
@@ -846,6 +850,11 @@ Enables writable filesystem support.  The system will boot with a fully
 writable filesystem without snapshots __(see notes above about available live boot options)__.
 You can use the **rootflags** option to set mount options for the live
 filesystem as well __(see documentation about rootflags in the **Standard** section above)__.
+This implies that the whole image is copied to RAM before the boot continues.
++
+NOTE: There must be enough free RAM available to hold the complete image.
++
+This method is very suitable for diskless boots.
 
 
 Plymouth Boot Splash
diff --git a/modules.d/90dmsquash-live/dmsquash-live-root.sh b/modules.d/90dmsquash-live/dmsquash-live-root.sh
index 45f724cb..b632f6a4 100755
--- a/modules.d/90dmsquash-live/dmsquash-live-root.sh
+++ b/modules.d/90dmsquash-live/dmsquash-live-root.sh
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ do_live_overlay() {
         base=$BASE_LOOPDEV
         over=$OVERLAY_LOOPDEV
     fi
+
     if [ -n "$thin_snapshot" ]; then
         modprobe dm_thin_pool
         mkdir /run/initramfs/thin-overlay
@@ -199,29 +200,6 @@ if [ -n "$OSMINSQFS" ]; then
     umount -l /run/initramfs/squashfs.osmin
 fi
 
-# we might have an embedded fs image to use as rootfs (uncompressed live)
-if [ -e /run/initramfs/live/${live_dir}/ext3fs.img ]; then
-    FSIMG="/run/initramfs/live/${live_dir}/ext3fs.img"
-elif [ -e /run/initramfs/live/${live_dir}/rootfs.img ]; then
-    FSIMG="/run/initramfs/live/${live_dir}/rootfs.img"
-fi
-
-if [ -n "$FSIMG" ] ; then
-    BASE_LOOPDEV=$( losetup -f )
-
-    if [ -n "$writable_fsimg" ] ; then
-        # mount the provided fileysstem read/write
-        echo "Unpacking live filesystem (may take some time)"
-        unpack_archive $FSIMG /run/initramfs/fsimg/
-        losetup $BASE_LOOPDEV /run/initramfs/fsimg/rootfs.img
-        echo "0 $( blockdev --getsize $BASE_LOOPDEV ) linear $BASE_LOOPDEV 0" | dmsetup create live-rw
-    else
-        # mount the filesystem read-only and add a dm snapshot for writes
-        losetup -r $BASE_LOOPDEV $FSIMG
-        do_live_from_base_loop
-    fi
-fi
-
 # we might have an embedded fs image on squashfs (compressed live)
 if [ -e /run/initramfs/live/${live_dir}/${squash_image} ]; then
     SQUASHED="/run/initramfs/live/${live_dir}/${squash_image}"
@@ -242,18 +220,42 @@ if [ -e "$SQUASHED" ] ; then
     mkdir -m 0755 -p /run/initramfs/squashfs
     mount -n -t squashfs -o ro $SQUASHED_LOOPDEV /run/initramfs/squashfs
 
-    BASE_LOOPDEV=$( losetup -f )
-    if [ -f /run/initramfs/squashfs/LiveOS/ext3fs.img ]; then
-        losetup -r $BASE_LOOPDEV /run/initramfs/squashfs/LiveOS/ext3fs.img
-    elif [ -f /run/initramfs/squashfs/LiveOS/rootfs.img ]; then
-        losetup -r $BASE_LOOPDEV /run/initramfs/squashfs/LiveOS/rootfs.img
-    fi
-
-    umount -l /run/initramfs/squashfs
-
-    do_live_from_base_loop
 fi
 
+# we might have an embedded fs image to use as rootfs (uncompressed live)
+if [ -e /run/initramfs/live/${live_dir}/ext3fs.img ]; then
+    FSIMG="/run/initramfs/live/${live_dir}/ext3fs.img"
+elif [ -e /run/initramfs/live/${live_dir}/rootfs.img ]; then
+    FSIMG="/run/initramfs/live/${live_dir}/rootfs.img"
+elif [ -f /run/initramfs/squashfs/LiveOS/ext3fs.img ]; then
+    FSIMG="/run/initramfs/squashfs/LiveOS/ext3fs.img"
+elif [ -f /run/initramfs/squashfs/LiveOS/rootfs.img ]; then
+    FSIMG="/run/initramfs/squashfs/LiveOS/rootfs.img"
+fi
+
+if [ -n "$FSIMG" ] ; then
+    BASE_LOOPDEV=$( losetup -f )
+
+    if [ -n "$writable_fsimg" ] ; then
+        # mount the provided fileysstem read/write
+        echo "Unpacking live filesystem (may take some time)"
+        mkdir /run/initramfs/fsimg/
+        if [ -n "$SQUASHED" ]; then
+            cp -v $FSIMG /run/initramfs/fsimg/rootfs.img
+        else
+            unpack_archive $FSIMG /run/initramfs/fsimg/
+        fi
+        losetup $BASE_LOOPDEV /run/initramfs/fsimg/rootfs.img
+        echo "0 $( blockdev --getsize $BASE_LOOPDEV ) linear $BASE_LOOPDEV 0" | dmsetup create live-rw
+    else
+        # mount the filesystem read-only and add a dm snapshot for writes
+        losetup -r $BASE_LOOPDEV $FSIMG
+        do_live_from_base_loop
+    fi
+fi
+
+[ -e "$SQUASHED" ] && umount -l /run/initramfs/squashfs
+
 if [ -b "$OSMIN_LOOPDEV" ]; then
     # set up the devicemapper snapshot device, which will merge
     # the normal live fs image, and the delta, into a minimzied fs image