diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
index 5d9b35d09251..fcd8e3855111 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ void virt_map(struct kvm_vm *vm, uint64_t vaddr, uint64_t paddr,
 void *addr_gpa2hva(struct kvm_vm *vm, vm_paddr_t gpa);
 void *addr_gva2hva(struct kvm_vm *vm, vm_vaddr_t gva);
 vm_paddr_t addr_hva2gpa(struct kvm_vm *vm, void *hva);
+void *addr_gpa2alias(struct kvm_vm *vm, vm_paddr_t gpa);
 
 /*
  * Address Guest Virtual to Guest Physical
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
index bc50ca6390d3..f62780719176 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util.c
@@ -903,6 +903,19 @@ void vm_userspace_mem_region_add(struct kvm_vm *vm,
 	vm_userspace_mem_region_gpa_insert(&vm->regions.gpa_tree, region);
 	vm_userspace_mem_region_hva_insert(&vm->regions.hva_tree, region);
 	hash_add(vm->regions.slot_hash, &region->slot_node, slot);
+
+	/* If shared memory, create an alias. */
+	if (region->fd >= 0) {
+		region->mmap_alias = mmap(NULL, region->mmap_size,
+					  PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
+					  vm_mem_backing_src_alias(src_type)->flag,
+					  region->fd, 0);
+		TEST_ASSERT(region->mmap_alias != MAP_FAILED,
+			    "mmap of alias failed, errno: %i", errno);
+
+		/* Align host alias address */
+		region->host_alias = align(region->mmap_alias, alignment);
+	}
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1333,6 +1346,42 @@ vm_paddr_t addr_hva2gpa(struct kvm_vm *vm, void *hva)
 	return -1;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Address VM physical to Host Virtual *alias*.
+ *
+ * Input Args:
+ *   vm - Virtual Machine
+ *   gpa - VM physical address
+ *
+ * Output Args: None
+ *
+ * Return:
+ *   Equivalent address within the host virtual *alias* area, or NULL
+ *   (without failing the test) if the guest memory is not shared (so
+ *   no alias exists).
+ *
+ * When vm_create() and related functions are called with a shared memory
+ * src_type, we also create a writable, shared alias mapping of the
+ * underlying guest memory. This allows the host to manipulate guest memory
+ * without mapping that memory in the guest's address space. And, for
+ * userfaultfd-based demand paging, we can do so without triggering userfaults.
+ */
+void *addr_gpa2alias(struct kvm_vm *vm, vm_paddr_t gpa)
+{
+	struct userspace_mem_region *region;
+	uintptr_t offset;
+
+	region = userspace_mem_region_find(vm, gpa, gpa);
+	if (!region)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (!region->host_alias)
+		return NULL;
+
+	offset = gpa - region->region.guest_phys_addr;
+	return (void *) ((uintptr_t) region->host_alias + offset);
+}
+
 /*
  * VM Create IRQ Chip
  *
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util_internal.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util_internal.h
index b30e8c7b119b..a03febc24ba6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util_internal.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_util_internal.h
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ struct userspace_mem_region {
 	int fd;
 	off_t offset;
 	void *host_mem;
+	void *host_alias;
 	void *mmap_start;
+	void *mmap_alias;
 	size_t mmap_size;
 	struct rb_node gpa_node;
 	struct rb_node hva_node;