diff --git a/libretro-common/formats/logiqx_dat/logiqx_dat.c b/libretro-common/formats/logiqx_dat/logiqx_dat.c
index 4ef5a7bd16..c3f716d1f9 100644
--- a/libretro-common/formats/logiqx_dat/logiqx_dat.c
+++ b/libretro-common/formats/logiqx_dat/logiqx_dat.c
@@ -125,10 +125,12 @@ logiqx_dat_t *logiqx_dat_init(const char *path)
    if (string_is_empty(root_node->name))
       goto error;
 
-   /* > Logiqx XML uses:    'datafile'
-    * > MAME List XML uses: 'mame' */
+   /* > Logiqx XML uses:           'datafile'
+    * > MAME List XML uses:        'mame'
+    * > MAME 'Software List' uses: 'softwarelist' */
    if (!string_is_equal(root_node->name, "datafile") &&
-       !string_is_equal(root_node->name, "mame"))
+       !string_is_equal(root_node->name, "mame") &&
+       !string_is_equal(root_node->name, "softwarelist"))
       goto error;
 
    /* Get pointer to initial child node */
@@ -179,10 +181,12 @@ static bool logiqx_dat_is_game_node(rxml_node_t *node)
    if (string_is_empty(node_name))
       return false;
 
-   /* > Logiqx XML uses:    'game'
-    * > MAME List XML uses: 'machine' */
+   /* > Logiqx XML uses:           'game'
+    * > MAME List XML uses:        'machine'
+    * > MAME 'Software List' uses: 'software' */
    return string_is_equal(node_name, "game") ||
-          string_is_equal(node_name, "machine");
+          string_is_equal(node_name, "machine") ||
+          string_is_equal(node_name, "software");
 }
 
 /* Returns true if specified node is a game
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/formats/logiqx_dat.h b/libretro-common/include/formats/logiqx_dat.h
index 866e44cd29..86c9badfb4 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/formats/logiqx_dat.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/formats/logiqx_dat.h
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ RETRO_BEGIN_DECLS
  * functionality - predominantly concerned with obtaining
  * description text for specific arcade ROM images.
  *
- * Note: Also supports MAME List XML format, since
- * this is almost identical to Logiqx XML (or at
- * least, the parts we use are almost identical...) */
+ * Note: Also supports the following alternative DAT
+ * formats, since they are functionally identical to
+ * Logiqx XML (but with different element names):
+ * > MAME List XML
+ * > MAME 'Software List' */
 
 /* Prevent direct access to logiqx_dat_t members */
 typedef struct logiqx_dat logiqx_dat_t;