diff --git a/include/exec/ram_addr.h b/include/exec/ram_addr.h
index ff157c1..94bb3cc 100644
--- a/include/exec/ram_addr.h
+++ b/include/exec/ram_addr.h
@@ -111,23 +111,30 @@ long qemu_maxrampagesize(void);
  *
  * Parameters:
  *  @size: the size in bytes of the ram block
+ *  @max_size: the maximum size of the block after resizing
  *  @mr: the memory region where the ram block is
+ *  @resized: callback after calls to qemu_ram_resize
  *  @ram_flags: RamBlock flags. Supported flags: RAM_SHARED, RAM_PMEM,
  *              RAM_NORESERVE, RAM_PROTECTED, RAM_NAMED_FILE, RAM_READONLY,
  *              RAM_READONLY_FD, RAM_GUEST_MEMFD
  *  @mem_path or @fd: specify the backing file or device
  *  @offset: Offset into target file
+ *  @grow: extend file if necessary (but an empty file is always extended).
  *  @errp: pointer to Error*, to store an error if it happens
  *
  * Return:
  *  On success, return a pointer to the ram block.
  *  On failure, return NULL.
  */
+typedef void (*qemu_ram_resize_cb)(const char *, uint64_t length, void *host);
+
 RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_file(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
                                    uint32_t ram_flags, const char *mem_path,
                                    off_t offset, Error **errp);
-RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
+RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t max_size,
+                                 qemu_ram_resize_cb resized, MemoryRegion *mr,
                                  uint32_t ram_flags, int fd, off_t offset,
+                                 bool grow,
                                  Error **errp);
 
 RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr(ram_addr_t size, void *host,
@@ -135,9 +142,7 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr(ram_addr_t size, void *host,
 RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t size, uint32_t ram_flags, MemoryRegion *mr,
                          Error **errp);
 RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_resizeable(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t max_size,
-                                    void (*resized)(const char*,
-                                                    uint64_t length,
-                                                    void *host),
+                                    qemu_ram_resize_cb resized,
                                     MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp);
 void qemu_ram_free(RAMBlock *block);
 
diff --git a/system/memory.c b/system/memory.c
index 78e17e0..290c522 100644
--- a/system/memory.c
+++ b/system/memory.c
@@ -1680,8 +1680,8 @@ bool memory_region_init_ram_from_fd(MemoryRegion *mr,
     mr->readonly = !!(ram_flags & RAM_READONLY);
     mr->terminates = true;
     mr->destructor = memory_region_destructor_ram;
-    mr->ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(size, mr, ram_flags, fd, offset,
-                                           &err);
+    mr->ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(size, size, NULL, mr, ram_flags, fd,
+                                           offset, false, &err);
     if (err) {
         mr->size = int128_zero();
         object_unparent(OBJECT(mr));
diff --git a/system/physmem.c b/system/physmem.c
index c76503a..48c544f 100644
--- a/system/physmem.c
+++ b/system/physmem.c
@@ -1942,8 +1942,10 @@ out_free:
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
-RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
+RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t max_size,
+                                 qemu_ram_resize_cb resized, MemoryRegion *mr,
                                  uint32_t ram_flags, int fd, off_t offset,
+                                 bool grow,
                                  Error **errp)
 {
     RAMBlock *new_block;
@@ -1953,7 +1955,9 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
     /* Just support these ram flags by now. */
     assert((ram_flags & ~(RAM_SHARED | RAM_PMEM | RAM_NORESERVE |
                           RAM_PROTECTED | RAM_NAMED_FILE | RAM_READONLY |
-                          RAM_READONLY_FD | RAM_GUEST_MEMFD)) == 0);
+                          RAM_READONLY_FD | RAM_GUEST_MEMFD |
+                          RAM_RESIZEABLE)) == 0);
+    assert(max_size >= size);
 
     if (xen_enabled()) {
         error_setg(errp, "-mem-path not supported with Xen");
@@ -1968,12 +1972,14 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
 
     size = TARGET_PAGE_ALIGN(size);
     size = REAL_HOST_PAGE_ALIGN(size);
+    max_size = TARGET_PAGE_ALIGN(max_size);
+    max_size = REAL_HOST_PAGE_ALIGN(max_size);
 
     file_size = get_file_size(fd);
-    if (file_size > offset && file_size < (offset + size)) {
+    if (file_size && file_size < offset + max_size && !grow) {
         error_setg(errp, "backing store size 0x%" PRIx64
                    " does not match 'size' option 0x" RAM_ADDR_FMT,
-                   file_size, size);
+                   file_size, max_size);
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -1988,11 +1994,13 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
     new_block = g_malloc0(sizeof(*new_block));
     new_block->mr = mr;
     new_block->used_length = size;
-    new_block->max_length = size;
+    new_block->max_length = max_size;
+    new_block->resized = resized;
     new_block->flags = ram_flags;
     new_block->guest_memfd = -1;
-    new_block->host = file_ram_alloc(new_block, size, fd, !file_size, offset,
-                                     errp);
+    new_block->host = file_ram_alloc(new_block, max_size, fd,
+                                     file_size < offset + max_size,
+                                     offset, errp);
     if (!new_block->host) {
         g_free(new_block);
         return NULL;
@@ -2044,7 +2052,8 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_file(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    block = qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(size, mr, ram_flags, fd, offset, errp);
+    block = qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(size, size, NULL, mr, ram_flags, fd, offset,
+                                   false, errp);
     if (!block) {
         if (created) {
             unlink(mem_path);
@@ -2059,9 +2068,7 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_file(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
 
 static
 RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_internal(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t max_size,
-                                  void (*resized)(const char*,
-                                                  uint64_t length,
-                                                  void *host),
+                                  qemu_ram_resize_cb resized,
                                   void *host, uint32_t ram_flags,
                                   MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp)
 {
@@ -2113,10 +2120,8 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t size, uint32_t ram_flags,
 }
 
 RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_resizeable(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t maxsz,
-                                     void (*resized)(const char*,
-                                                     uint64_t length,
-                                                     void *host),
-                                     MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp)
+                                    qemu_ram_resize_cb resized,
+                                    MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp)
 {
     return qemu_ram_alloc_internal(size, maxsz, resized, NULL,
                                    RAM_RESIZEABLE, mr, errp);
