diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
index 7fde1370e0..7ed3dd9a13 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost-user.c
@@ -611,6 +611,25 @@ static int vhost_user_migration_done(struct vhost_dev *dev, char* mac_addr)
     return -1;
 }
 
+static bool vhost_user_can_merge(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                 uint64_t start1, uint64_t size1,
+                                 uint64_t start2, uint64_t size2)
+{
+    ram_addr_t ram_addr;
+    int mfd, rfd;
+    MemoryRegion *mr;
+
+    mr = qemu_ram_addr_from_host((void *)(uintptr_t)start1, &ram_addr);
+    assert(mr);
+    mfd = qemu_get_ram_fd(ram_addr);
+
+    mr = qemu_ram_addr_from_host((void *)(uintptr_t)start2, &ram_addr);
+    assert(mr);
+    rfd = qemu_get_ram_fd(ram_addr);
+
+    return mfd == rfd;
+}
+
 const VhostOps user_ops = {
         .backend_type = VHOST_BACKEND_TYPE_USER,
         .vhost_backend_init = vhost_user_init,
@@ -633,4 +652,5 @@ const VhostOps user_ops = {
         .vhost_set_vring_enable = vhost_user_set_vring_enable,
         .vhost_requires_shm_log = vhost_user_requires_shm_log,
         .vhost_migration_done = vhost_user_migration_done,
+        .vhost_backend_can_merge = vhost_user_can_merge,
 };
diff --git a/hw/virtio/vhost.c b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
index 72d0c9e9ae..392d848819 100644
--- a/hw/virtio/vhost.c
+++ b/hw/virtio/vhost.c
@@ -260,6 +260,13 @@ static void vhost_dev_assign_memory(struct vhost_dev *dev,
             continue;
         }
 
+        if (dev->vhost_ops->vhost_backend_can_merge &&
+            !dev->vhost_ops->vhost_backend_can_merge(dev, uaddr, size,
+                                                     reg->userspace_addr,
+                                                     reg->memory_size)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
         if (merged) {
             --to;
             assert(to >= 0);
diff --git a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
index c59cc81915..a6e5c97e3a 100644
--- a/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
+++ b/include/hw/virtio/vhost-backend.h
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ typedef int (*vhost_set_vring_enable_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
 typedef bool (*vhost_requires_shm_log_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev);
 typedef int (*vhost_migration_done_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
                                        char *mac_addr);
+typedef bool (*vhost_backend_can_merge_op)(struct vhost_dev *dev,
+                                           uint64_t start1, uint64_t size1,
+                                           uint64_t start2, uint64_t size2);
 
 typedef struct VhostOps {
     VhostBackendType backend_type;
@@ -97,6 +100,7 @@ typedef struct VhostOps {
     vhost_set_vring_enable_op vhost_set_vring_enable;
     vhost_requires_shm_log_op vhost_requires_shm_log;
     vhost_migration_done_op vhost_migration_done;
+    vhost_backend_can_merge_op vhost_backend_can_merge;
 } VhostOps;
 
 extern const VhostOps user_ops;