diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index d0f289bfef01..0619f9fa7581 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -719,6 +719,9 @@ static inline void vma_mark_detached(struct vm_area_struct *vma, bool detached)
 	vma->detached = detached;
 }
 
+struct vm_area_struct *lock_vma_under_rcu(struct mm_struct *mm,
+					  unsigned long address);
+
 #else /* CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK */
 
 static inline void vma_init_lock(struct vm_area_struct *vma) {}
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 8ca78ae8bba7..1235de20af73 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -5232,6 +5232,52 @@ vm_fault_t handle_mm_fault(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(handle_mm_fault);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK
+/*
+ * Lookup and lock a VMA under RCU protection. Returned VMA is guaranteed to be
+ * stable and not isolated. If the VMA is not found or is being modified the
+ * function returns NULL.
+ */
+struct vm_area_struct *lock_vma_under_rcu(struct mm_struct *mm,
+					  unsigned long address)
+{
+	MA_STATE(mas, &mm->mm_mt, address, address);
+	struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+
+	rcu_read_lock();
+retry:
+	vma = mas_walk(&mas);
+	if (!vma)
+		goto inval;
+
+	/* Only anonymous vmas are supported for now */
+	if (!vma_is_anonymous(vma))
+		goto inval;
+
+	if (!vma_start_read(vma))
+		goto inval;
+
+	/* Check since vm_start/vm_end might change before we lock the VMA */
+	if (unlikely(address < vma->vm_start || address >= vma->vm_end)) {
+		vma_end_read(vma);
+		goto inval;
+	}
+
+	/* Check if the VMA got isolated after we found it */
+	if (vma->detached) {
+		vma_end_read(vma);
+		/* The area was replaced with another one */
+		goto retry;
+	}
+
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return vma;
+inval:
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+	return NULL;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_PER_VMA_LOCK */
+
 #ifndef __PAGETABLE_P4D_FOLDED
 /*
  * Allocate p4d page table.