diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index ff9b95c0d103..aabe097c410f 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ bool kvm_direct_msi_allowed;
 bool kvm_ioeventfd_any_length_allowed;
 bool kvm_msi_use_devid;
 static bool kvm_immediate_exit;
+static hwaddr kvm_max_slot_size = ~0;
 
 static const KVMCapabilityInfo kvm_required_capabilites[] = {
     KVM_CAP_INFO(USER_MEMORY),
@@ -437,7 +438,7 @@ static int kvm_slot_update_flags(KVMMemoryListener *kml, KVMSlot *mem,
 static int kvm_section_update_flags(KVMMemoryListener *kml,
                                     MemoryRegionSection *section)
 {
-    hwaddr start_addr, size;
+    hwaddr start_addr, size, slot_size;
     KVMSlot *mem;
     int ret = 0;
 
@@ -448,13 +449,18 @@ static int kvm_section_update_flags(KVMMemoryListener *kml,
 
     kvm_slots_lock(kml);
 
-    mem = kvm_lookup_matching_slot(kml, start_addr, size);
-    if (!mem) {
-        /* We don't have a slot if we want to trap every access. */
-        goto out;
-    }
+    while (size && !ret) {
+        slot_size = MIN(kvm_max_slot_size, size);
+        mem = kvm_lookup_matching_slot(kml, start_addr, slot_size);
+        if (!mem) {
+            /* We don't have a slot if we want to trap every access. */
+            goto out;
+        }
 
-    ret = kvm_slot_update_flags(kml, mem, section->mr);
+        ret = kvm_slot_update_flags(kml, mem, section->mr);
+        start_addr += slot_size;
+        size -= slot_size;
+    }
 
 out:
     kvm_slots_unlock(kml);
@@ -527,11 +533,15 @@ static int kvm_physical_sync_dirty_bitmap(KVMMemoryListener *kml,
     struct kvm_dirty_log d = {};
     KVMSlot *mem;
     hwaddr start_addr, size;
+    hwaddr slot_size, slot_offset = 0;
     int ret = 0;
 
     size = kvm_align_section(section, &start_addr);
-    if (size) {
-        mem = kvm_lookup_matching_slot(kml, start_addr, size);
+    while (size) {
+        MemoryRegionSection subsection = *section;
+
+        slot_size = MIN(kvm_max_slot_size, size);
+        mem = kvm_lookup_matching_slot(kml, start_addr, slot_size);
         if (!mem) {
             /* We don't have a slot if we want to trap every access. */
             goto out;
@@ -549,11 +559,11 @@ static int kvm_physical_sync_dirty_bitmap(KVMMemoryListener *kml,
          * So for now, let's align to 64 instead of HOST_LONG_BITS here, in
          * a hope that sizeof(long) won't become >8 any time soon.
          */
-        size = ALIGN(((mem->memory_size) >> TARGET_PAGE_BITS),
-                     /*HOST_LONG_BITS*/ 64) / 8;
         if (!mem->dirty_bmap) {
+            hwaddr bitmap_size = ALIGN(((mem->memory_size) >> TARGET_PAGE_BITS),
+                                        /*HOST_LONG_BITS*/ 64) / 8;
             /* Allocate on the first log_sync, once and for all */
-            mem->dirty_bmap = g_malloc0(size);
+            mem->dirty_bmap = g_malloc0(bitmap_size);
         }
 
         d.dirty_bitmap = mem->dirty_bmap;
@@ -564,7 +574,13 @@ static int kvm_physical_sync_dirty_bitmap(KVMMemoryListener *kml,
             goto out;
         }
 
-        kvm_get_dirty_pages_log_range(section, d.dirty_bitmap);
+        subsection.offset_within_region += slot_offset;
+        subsection.size = int128_make64(slot_size);
+        kvm_get_dirty_pages_log_range(&subsection, d.dirty_bitmap);
+
+        slot_offset += slot_size;
+        start_addr += slot_size;
+        size -= slot_size;
     }
 out:
     return ret;
@@ -972,6 +988,14 @@ kvm_check_extension_list(KVMState *s, const KVMCapabilityInfo *list)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+void kvm_set_max_memslot_size(hwaddr max_slot_size)
+{
+    g_assert(
+        ROUND_UP(max_slot_size, qemu_real_host_page_size) == max_slot_size
+    );
+    kvm_max_slot_size = max_slot_size;
+}
+
 static void kvm_set_phys_mem(KVMMemoryListener *kml,
                              MemoryRegionSection *section, bool add)
 {
@@ -979,7 +1003,7 @@ static void kvm_set_phys_mem(KVMMemoryListener *kml,
     int err;
     MemoryRegion *mr = section->mr;
     bool writeable = !mr->readonly && !mr->rom_device;
-    hwaddr start_addr, size;
+    hwaddr start_addr, size, slot_size;
     void *ram;
 
     if (!memory_region_is_ram(mr)) {
@@ -1004,41 +1028,52 @@ static void kvm_set_phys_mem(KVMMemoryListener *kml,
     kvm_slots_lock(kml);
 
     if (!add) {
-        mem = kvm_lookup_matching_slot(kml, start_addr, size);
-        if (!mem) {
-            goto out;
-        }
-        if (mem->flags & KVM_MEM_LOG_DIRTY_PAGES) {
-            kvm_physical_sync_dirty_bitmap(kml, section);
-        }
+        do {
+            slot_size = MIN(kvm_max_slot_size, size);
+            mem = kvm_lookup_matching_slot(kml, start_addr, slot_size);
+            if (!mem) {
+                goto out;
+            }
+            if (mem->flags & KVM_MEM_LOG_DIRTY_PAGES) {
+                kvm_physical_sync_dirty_bitmap(kml, section);
+            }
 
-        /* unregister the slot */
-        g_free(mem->dirty_bmap);
-        mem->dirty_bmap = NULL;
-        mem->memory_size = 0;
-        mem->flags = 0;
-        err = kvm_set_user_memory_region(kml, mem, false);
-        if (err) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: error unregistering slot: %s\n",
-                    __func__, strerror(-err));
-            abort();
-        }
+            /* unregister the slot */
+            g_free(mem->dirty_bmap);
+            mem->dirty_bmap = NULL;
+            mem->memory_size = 0;
+            mem->flags = 0;
+            err = kvm_set_user_memory_region(kml, mem, false);
+            if (err) {
+                fprintf(stderr, "%s: error unregistering slot: %s\n",
+                        __func__, strerror(-err));
+                abort();
+            }
+            start_addr += slot_size;
+            size -= slot_size;
+        } while (size);
         goto out;
     }
 
     /* register the new slot */
-    mem = kvm_alloc_slot(kml);
-    mem->memory_size = size;
-    mem->start_addr = start_addr;
-    mem->ram = ram;
-    mem->flags = kvm_mem_flags(mr);
+    do {
+        slot_size = MIN(kvm_max_slot_size, size);
+        mem = kvm_alloc_slot(kml);
+        mem->memory_size = slot_size;
+        mem->start_addr = start_addr;
+        mem->ram = ram;
+        mem->flags = kvm_mem_flags(mr);
 
-    err = kvm_set_user_memory_region(kml, mem, true);
-    if (err) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "%s: error registering slot: %s\n", __func__,
-                strerror(-err));
-        abort();
-    }
+        err = kvm_set_user_memory_region(kml, mem, true);
+        if (err) {
+            fprintf(stderr, "%s: error registering slot: %s\n", __func__,
+                    strerror(-err));
+            abort();
+        }
+        start_addr += slot_size;
+        ram += slot_size;
+        size -= slot_size;
+    } while (size);
 
 out:
     kvm_slots_unlock(kml);
@@ -2878,6 +2913,7 @@ static bool kvm_accel_has_memory(MachineState *ms, AddressSpace *as,
 
     for (i = 0; i < kvm->nr_as; ++i) {
         if (kvm->as[i].as == as && kvm->as[i].ml) {
+            size = MIN(kvm_max_slot_size, size);
             return NULL != kvm_lookup_matching_slot(kvm->as[i].ml,
                                                     start_addr, size);
         }
diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm_int.h b/include/sysemu/kvm_int.h
index 72b2d1b3aea5..ac2d1f8b5682 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm_int.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm_int.h
@@ -41,4 +41,5 @@ typedef struct KVMMemoryListener {
 void kvm_memory_listener_register(KVMState *s, KVMMemoryListener *kml,
                                   AddressSpace *as, int as_id);
 
+void kvm_set_max_memslot_size(hwaddr max_slot_size);
 #endif
