diff --git a/loki/transformations/tests/test_transform_loop.py b/loki/transformations/tests/test_transform_loop.py
index d0cd9a6cd..d7b7b78b8 100644
--- a/loki/transformations/tests/test_transform_loop.py
+++ b/loki/transformations/tests/test_transform_loop.py
@@ -1714,7 +1714,7 @@ def test_transform_loop_unroll_step(tmp_path, frontend):
 
     !Loop A
     !$loki loop-unroll
-    do a=1, 10, 2
+    do a=-2, 7, 2
         s = s + a + 1
     end do
 
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ def test_transform_loop_unroll_step(tmp_path, frontend):
     # Test the reference solution
     s = np.zeros(1)
     function(s=s)
-    assert s == sum(x + 1 for x in range(1, 11, 2))
+    assert s == sum(x + 1 for x in range(-2, 8, 2))
 
     # Apply transformation
     assert len(FindNodes(Loop).visit(routine.body)) == 1
@@ -1740,7 +1740,7 @@ def test_transform_loop_unroll_step(tmp_path, frontend):
     # Test transformation
     s = np.zeros(1)
     unrolled_function(s=s)
-    assert s == sum(x + 1 for x in range(1, 11, 2))
+    assert s == sum(x + 1 for x in range(-2, 8, 2))
 
     clean_test(filepath)
     clean_test(unrolled_filepath)
@@ -1876,6 +1876,9 @@ def test_transform_loop_unroll_nested_restricted_depth(tmp_path, frontend):
     unrolled_function(s=s)
     assert s == sum(a + b + 1 for (a, b) in itertools.product(range(1, 11), range(1, 6)))
 
+    # check unroll pragma has been removed
+    assert not FindNodes(ir.Pragma).visit(routine.body)
+
     clean_test(filepath)
     clean_test(unrolled_filepath)
 
@@ -2105,3 +2108,44 @@ def test_transform_loop_transformation(frontend, loop_interchange, loop_fusion,
 
     assert len(loops) == num_loops
     assert len(pragmas) == num_pragmas
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('frontend', available_frontends())
+def test_transform_loop_unroll_before_fuse(frontend):
+    fcode = """
+    subroutine test_loop_unroll_before_fuse(n, map, a, b)
+       integer, intent(in) :: n
+       integer, intent(in) :: map(3,3)
+       real, intent(inout) :: a(n)
+       real, intent(in) :: b(:)
+
+       integer :: i,j,k
+
+       !$loki loop-unroll
+       do k=1,3
+          !$loki loop-unroll
+          do j=1,3
+            !$loki loop-fusion
+            do i=1,n
+              a(i) = a(i) + b(map(j,k))
+            enddo
+          enddo
+       enddo
+
+    end subroutine test_loop_unroll_before_fuse
+"""
+
+    routine = Subroutine.from_source(fcode, frontend=frontend)
+    assert len(FindNodes(ir.Loop).visit(routine.body)) == 3
+
+    do_loop_unroll(routine)
+    loops = FindNodes(ir.Loop).visit(routine.body)
+    assert len(loops) == 9
+    assert all(loop.variable == 'i' for loop in loops)
+
+    pragmas = FindNodes(ir.Pragma).visit(routine.body)
+    assert len(pragmas) == 9
+    assert all(p.content == 'loop-fusion' for p in pragmas)
+
+    do_loop_fusion(routine)
+    assert len(FindNodes(ir.Loop).visit(routine.body)) == 1
diff --git a/loki/transformations/transform_loop.py b/loki/transformations/transform_loop.py
index 6a8b83a73..d94b8dfe9 100644
--- a/loki/transformations/transform_loop.py
+++ b/loki/transformations/transform_loop.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 )
 from loki.expression import (
     symbols as sym, simplify, is_constant, symbolic_op, parse_expr,
-    IntLiteral, FloatLiteral
+    IntLiteral, get_pyrange, LoopRange
 )
 from loki.ir import (
     Loop, Conditional, Comment, Pragma, FindNodes, Transformer,
@@ -658,12 +658,10 @@ def visit_Loop(self, o, depth=None):
         depth = depth - 1 if depth is not None else None
 
         # Only unroll if we have all literal bounds and step
-        if isinstance(start, (IntLiteral, FloatLiteral)) and\
-                isinstance(stop, (IntLiteral, FloatLiteral)) and\
-                isinstance(step, (IntLiteral, FloatLiteral)):
+        if is_constant(start) and is_constant(stop) and is_constant(step):
 
             #  int() to truncate any floats - which are not invalid in all specs!
-            unroll_range = range(int(start), int(stop) + 1, int(step))
+            unroll_range = get_pyrange(LoopRange((start, stop, step)))
             if self.warn_iterations_length and len(unroll_range) > 32:
                 warning(f"Unrolling loop over 32 iterations ({len(unroll_range)}), this may take a long time & "
                         f"provide few performance benefits.")
@@ -681,11 +679,18 @@ def visit_Loop(self, o, depth=None):
 
             return as_tuple(flatten(acc))
 
+        _pragma = tuple(
+            p for p in o.pragma if not is_loki_pragma(p, starts_with='loop-unroll')
+        ) if o.pragma else None
+        _pragma_post = tuple(
+            p for p in o.pragma_post if not is_loki_pragma(p, starts_with='loop-unroll')
+        ) if o.pragma_post else None
+
         return Loop(
             variable=o.variable,
             body=self.visit(o.body, depth=depth),
-            bounds=o.bounds
-                    )
+            bounds=o.bounds, pragma=_pragma, pragma_post=_pragma_post
+        )
 
 
 def do_loop_unroll(routine, warn_iterations_length=True):