diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
index 3af8b7a19824..e251f28507ce 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
@@ -980,6 +980,15 @@ struct io_uring_zcrx_offsets {
 	__u64	__resv[2];
 };
 
+struct io_uring_zcrx_area_reg {
+	__u64	addr;
+	__u64	len;
+	__u64	rq_area_token;
+	__u32	flags;
+	__u32	__resv1;
+	__u64	__resv2[2];
+};
+
 /*
  * Argument for IORING_REGISTER_ZCRX_IFQ
  */
diff --git a/io_uring/rsrc.c b/io_uring/rsrc.c
index f2ff108485c8..d0f11b5aec0d 100644
--- a/io_uring/rsrc.c
+++ b/io_uring/rsrc.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int io_account_mem(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, unsigned long nr_pages)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int io_buffer_validate(struct iovec *iov)
+int io_buffer_validate(struct iovec *iov)
 {
 	unsigned long tmp, acct_len = iov->iov_len + (PAGE_SIZE - 1);
 
diff --git a/io_uring/rsrc.h b/io_uring/rsrc.h
index c8b093584461..0ae54ddeb1fd 100644
--- a/io_uring/rsrc.h
+++ b/io_uring/rsrc.h
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ int io_register_rsrc_update(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, void __user *arg,
 			    unsigned size, unsigned type);
 int io_register_rsrc(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, void __user *arg,
 			unsigned int size, unsigned int type);
+int io_buffer_validate(struct iovec *iov);
 
 bool io_check_coalesce_buffer(struct page **page_array, int nr_pages,
 			      struct io_imu_folio_data *data);
diff --git a/io_uring/zcrx.c b/io_uring/zcrx.c
index f3ace7e8264d..04883a3ae80c 100644
--- a/io_uring/zcrx.c
+++ b/io_uring/zcrx.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "kbuf.h"
 #include "memmap.h"
 #include "zcrx.h"
+#include "rsrc.h"
 
 #define IO_RQ_MAX_ENTRIES		32768
 
@@ -44,6 +45,79 @@ static void io_free_rbuf_ring(struct io_zcrx_ifq *ifq)
 	ifq->rqes = NULL;
 }
 
+static void io_zcrx_free_area(struct io_zcrx_area *area)
+{
+	kvfree(area->freelist);
+	kvfree(area->nia.niovs);
+	if (area->pages) {
+		unpin_user_pages(area->pages, area->nia.num_niovs);
+		kvfree(area->pages);
+	}
+	kfree(area);
+}
+
+static int io_zcrx_create_area(struct io_zcrx_ifq *ifq,
+			       struct io_zcrx_area **res,
+			       struct io_uring_zcrx_area_reg *area_reg)
+{
+	struct io_zcrx_area *area;
+	int i, ret, nr_pages;
+	struct iovec iov;
+
+	if (area_reg->flags || area_reg->rq_area_token)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (area_reg->__resv1 || area_reg->__resv2[0] || area_reg->__resv2[1])
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (area_reg->addr & ~PAGE_MASK || area_reg->len & ~PAGE_MASK)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	iov.iov_base = u64_to_user_ptr(area_reg->addr);
+	iov.iov_len = area_reg->len;
+	ret = io_buffer_validate(&iov);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = -ENOMEM;
+	area = kzalloc(sizeof(*area), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!area)
+		goto err;
+
+	area->pages = io_pin_pages((unsigned long)area_reg->addr, area_reg->len,
+				   &nr_pages);
+	if (IS_ERR(area->pages)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(area->pages);
+		area->pages = NULL;
+		goto err;
+	}
+	area->nia.num_niovs = nr_pages;
+
+	area->nia.niovs = kvmalloc_array(nr_pages, sizeof(area->nia.niovs[0]),
+					 GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
+	if (!area->nia.niovs)
+		goto err;
+
+	area->freelist = kvmalloc_array(nr_pages, sizeof(area->freelist[0]),
+					GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_ZERO);
+	if (!area->freelist)
+		goto err;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nr_pages; i++)
+		area->freelist[i] = i;
+
+	area->free_count = nr_pages;
+	area->ifq = ifq;
+	/* we're only supporting one area per ifq for now */
+	area->area_id = 0;
+	area_reg->rq_area_token = (u64)area->area_id << IORING_ZCRX_AREA_SHIFT;
+	spin_lock_init(&area->freelist_lock);
+	*res = area;
+	return 0;
+err:
+	if (area)
+		io_zcrx_free_area(area);
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static struct io_zcrx_ifq *io_zcrx_ifq_alloc(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct io_zcrx_ifq *ifq;
@@ -59,6 +133,9 @@ static struct io_zcrx_ifq *io_zcrx_ifq_alloc(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 
 static void io_zcrx_ifq_free(struct io_zcrx_ifq *ifq)
 {
+	if (ifq->area)
+		io_zcrx_free_area(ifq->area);
+
 	io_free_rbuf_ring(ifq);
 	kfree(ifq);
 }
@@ -66,6 +143,7 @@ static void io_zcrx_ifq_free(struct io_zcrx_ifq *ifq)
 int io_register_zcrx_ifq(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 			  struct io_uring_zcrx_ifq_reg __user *arg)
 {
+	struct io_uring_zcrx_area_reg area;
 	struct io_uring_zcrx_ifq_reg reg;
 	struct io_uring_region_desc rd;
 	struct io_zcrx_ifq *ifq;
@@ -99,7 +177,7 @@ int io_register_zcrx_ifq(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 	}
 	reg.rq_entries = roundup_pow_of_two(reg.rq_entries);
 
-	if (!reg.area_ptr)
+	if (copy_from_user(&area, u64_to_user_ptr(reg.area_ptr), sizeof(area)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
 	ifq = io_zcrx_ifq_alloc(ctx);
@@ -110,6 +188,10 @@ int io_register_zcrx_ifq(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
+	ret = io_zcrx_create_area(ifq, &ifq->area, &area);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
+
 	ifq->rq_entries = reg.rq_entries;
 	ifq->if_rxq = reg.if_rxq;
 
@@ -122,7 +204,10 @@ int io_register_zcrx_ifq(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 		ret = -EFAULT;
 		goto err;
 	}
-
+	if (copy_to_user(u64_to_user_ptr(reg.area_ptr), &area, sizeof(area))) {
+		ret = -EFAULT;
+		goto err;
+	}
 	ctx->ifq = ifq;
 	return 0;
 err:
diff --git a/io_uring/zcrx.h b/io_uring/zcrx.h
index 58e4ab6c6083..53fd94b65b38 100644
--- a/io_uring/zcrx.h
+++ b/io_uring/zcrx.h
@@ -3,9 +3,25 @@
 #define IOU_ZC_RX_H
 
 #include <linux/io_uring_types.h>
+#include <net/page_pool/types.h>
+
+struct io_zcrx_area {
+	struct net_iov_area	nia;
+	struct io_zcrx_ifq	*ifq;
+
+	u16			area_id;
+	struct page		**pages;
+
+	/* freelist */
+	spinlock_t		freelist_lock ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
+	u32			free_count;
+	u32			*freelist;
+};
 
 struct io_zcrx_ifq {
 	struct io_ring_ctx		*ctx;
+	struct io_zcrx_area		*area;
+
 	struct io_uring			*rq_ring;
 	struct io_uring_zcrx_rqe	*rqes;
 	u32				rq_entries;
