In this paper, the classical discrete-time root-locus method is extended for analyzing the stability of a dual-rate haptics controller. The given controller involves two closed-loop feedback gains, damping and stiffness (of the virtual wall), implemented at different sampling rates. Owing to the multi-variable and multi-rate nature of such controllers, analyzing their stability by the direct application of the root-locus method is not feasible. At the outset, the characteristic equation of the controller is thereby set up in a suitable mathematical form amenable to the rootlocus analysis. Thereafter the analysis is carried out by sequentially considering the damping and stiffness as feedback gains. Besides helping in establishing the stability bounds readily, the classical discrete-time root-locus method provides qualitative information about the stability contours of the dual-rate haptics controller.