diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
index 38779e6fd80c..568f5e37a95f 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ static struct vfio {
 	struct cdev			group_cdev;
 	dev_t				group_devt;
 	wait_queue_head_t		release_q;
+	struct list_head		vm_ops_list;
+	struct mutex			vm_ops_lock;
 } vfio;
 
 struct vfio_iommu_driver {
@@ -2354,6 +2356,121 @@ struct iommu_domain *vfio_group_iommu_domain(struct vfio_group *group)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_group_iommu_domain);
 
+struct vfio_vma_ops {
+	const struct vm_operations_struct	*vm_ops;
+	vfio_register_vma_nb_t			*reg_fn;
+	vfio_unregister_vma_nb_t		*unreg_fn;
+	struct list_head			next;
+};
+
+int vfio_register_vma_ops(const struct vm_operations_struct *vm_ops,
+			  vfio_register_vma_nb_t *reg_fn,
+			  vfio_unregister_vma_nb_t *unreg_fn)
+{
+	struct vfio_vma_ops *ops;
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	mutex_lock(&vfio.vm_ops_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(ops, &vfio.vm_ops_list, next) {
+		if (ops->vm_ops == vm_ops) {
+			ret = -EEXIST;
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ops = kmalloc(sizeof(*ops), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ops) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ops->vm_ops = vm_ops;
+	ops->reg_fn = reg_fn;
+	ops->unreg_fn = unreg_fn;
+
+	list_add(&ops->next, &vfio.vm_ops_list);
+out:
+	mutex_unlock(&vfio.vm_ops_lock);
+	return ret;
+
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_register_vma_ops);
+
+void vfio_unregister_vma_ops(const struct vm_operations_struct *vm_ops)
+{
+	struct vfio_vma_ops *ops;
+
+	mutex_lock(&vfio.vm_ops_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(ops, &vfio.vm_ops_list, next) {
+		if (ops->vm_ops == vm_ops) {
+			list_del(&ops->next);
+			kfree(ops);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&vfio.vm_ops_lock);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_unregister_vma_ops);
+
+struct vfio_vma_obj {
+	const struct vm_operations_struct *vm_ops;
+	void *opaque;
+};
+
+void *vfio_register_vma_nb(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+			   struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	struct vfio_vma_ops *ops;
+	struct vfio_vma_obj *obj = ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
+	mutex_lock(&vfio.vm_ops_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(ops, &vfio.vm_ops_list, next) {
+		if (ops->vm_ops == vma->vm_ops) {
+			void *opaque;
+
+			obj = kmalloc(sizeof(*obj), GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!obj) {
+				obj = ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+				break;
+			}
+
+			obj->vm_ops = ops->vm_ops;
+
+			opaque = ops->reg_fn(vma, nb);
+			if (IS_ERR(opaque)) {
+				kfree(obj);
+				obj = opaque;
+			} else {
+				obj->opaque = opaque;
+			}
+
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&vfio.vm_ops_lock);
+
+	return obj;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_register_vma_nb);
+
+void vfio_unregister_vma_nb(void *opaque)
+{
+	struct vfio_vma_obj *obj = opaque;
+	struct vfio_vma_ops *ops;
+
+	mutex_lock(&vfio.vm_ops_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(ops, &vfio.vm_ops_list, next) {
+		if (ops->vm_ops == obj->vm_ops) {
+			ops->unreg_fn(obj->opaque);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&vfio.vm_ops_lock);
+
+	kfree(obj);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfio_unregister_vma_nb);
+
 /**
  * Module/class support
  */
@@ -2377,8 +2494,10 @@ static int __init vfio_init(void)
 	idr_init(&vfio.group_idr);
 	mutex_init(&vfio.group_lock);
 	mutex_init(&vfio.iommu_drivers_lock);
+	mutex_init(&vfio.vm_ops_lock);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vfio.group_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vfio.iommu_drivers_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&vfio.vm_ops_list);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&vfio.release_q);
 
 	ret = misc_register(&vfio_dev);
@@ -2425,6 +2544,7 @@ static int __init vfio_init(void)
 static void __exit vfio_cleanup(void)
 {
 	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&vfio.group_list));
+	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&vfio.vm_ops_list));
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VFIO_NOIOMMU
 	vfio_unregister_iommu_driver(&vfio_noiommu_ops);
diff --git a/include/linux/vfio.h b/include/linux/vfio.h
index b7e18bde5aa8..1b5c6179d869 100644
--- a/include/linux/vfio.h
+++ b/include/linux/vfio.h
@@ -137,6 +137,26 @@ extern int vfio_dma_rw(struct vfio_group *group, dma_addr_t user_iova,
 
 extern struct iommu_domain *vfio_group_iommu_domain(struct vfio_group *group);
 
+typedef void *(vfio_register_vma_nb_t)(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+				       struct notifier_block *nb);
+typedef void (vfio_unregister_vma_nb_t)(void *opaque);
+
+extern int vfio_register_vma_ops(const struct vm_operations_struct *vm_ops,
+				 vfio_register_vma_nb_t *reg_fn,
+				 vfio_unregister_vma_nb_t *unreg_fn);
+
+extern void vfio_unregister_vma_ops(const struct vm_operations_struct *vm_ops);
+
+enum vfio_vma_notify_type {
+	VFIO_VMA_NOTIFY_CLOSE = 0,
+};
+
+extern void *vfio_register_vma_nb(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
+				  struct notifier_block *nb);
+
+extern void vfio_unregister_vma_nb(void *opaque);
+
+
 /* each type has independent events */
 enum vfio_notify_type {
 	VFIO_IOMMU_NOTIFY = 0,
