diff --git a/backends/hostmem-file.c b/backends/hostmem-file.c
index e319ec1ad8..134b08d63a 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem-file.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem-file.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ typedef struct HostMemoryBackendFile HostMemoryBackendFile;
 struct HostMemoryBackendFile {
     HostMemoryBackend parent_obj;
 
-    bool share;
     bool discard_data;
     char *mem_path;
     uint64_t align;
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ file_backend_memory_alloc(HostMemoryBackend *backend, Error **errp)
         path = object_get_canonical_path(OBJECT(backend));
         memory_region_init_ram_from_file(&backend->mr, OBJECT(backend),
                                  path,
-                                 backend->size, fb->align, fb->share,
+                                 backend->size, fb->align, backend->share,
                                  fb->mem_path, errp);
         g_free(path);
     }
@@ -86,25 +85,6 @@ static void set_mem_path(Object *o, const char *str, Error **errp)
     fb->mem_path = g_strdup(str);
 }
 
-static bool file_memory_backend_get_share(Object *o, Error **errp)
-{
-    HostMemoryBackendFile *fb = MEMORY_BACKEND_FILE(o);
-
-    return fb->share;
-}
-
-static void file_memory_backend_set_share(Object *o, bool value, Error **errp)
-{
-    HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(o);
-    HostMemoryBackendFile *fb = MEMORY_BACKEND_FILE(o);
-
-    if (host_memory_backend_mr_inited(backend)) {
-        error_setg(errp, "cannot change property value");
-        return;
-    }
-    fb->share = value;
-}
-
 static bool file_memory_backend_get_discard_data(Object *o, Error **errp)
 {
     return MEMORY_BACKEND_FILE(o)->discard_data;
@@ -171,9 +151,6 @@ file_backend_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
     bc->alloc = file_backend_memory_alloc;
     oc->unparent = file_backend_unparent;
 
-    object_class_property_add_bool(oc, "share",
-        file_memory_backend_get_share, file_memory_backend_set_share,
-        &error_abort);
     object_class_property_add_bool(oc, "discard-data",
         file_memory_backend_get_discard_data, file_memory_backend_set_discard_data,
         &error_abort);
diff --git a/backends/hostmem-ram.c b/backends/hostmem-ram.c
index 38977be73e..7ddd08d370 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem-ram.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem-ram.c
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ ram_backend_memory_alloc(HostMemoryBackend *backend, Error **errp)
     }
 
     path = object_get_canonical_path_component(OBJECT(backend));
-    memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(&backend->mr, OBJECT(backend), path,
-                           backend->size, errp);
+    memory_region_init_ram_shared_nomigrate(&backend->mr, OBJECT(backend), path,
+                           backend->size, backend->share, errp);
     g_free(path);
 }
 
diff --git a/backends/hostmem.c b/backends/hostmem.c
index 81d14554a7..8aa0412032 100644
--- a/backends/hostmem.c
+++ b/backends/hostmem.c
@@ -368,6 +368,24 @@ static void set_id(Object *o, const char *str, Error **errp)
     backend->id = g_strdup(str);
 }
 
+static bool host_memory_backend_get_share(Object *o, Error **errp)
+{
+    HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(o);
+
+    return backend->share;
+}
+
+static void host_memory_backend_set_share(Object *o, bool value, Error **errp)
+{
+    HostMemoryBackend *backend = MEMORY_BACKEND(o);
+
+    if (host_memory_backend_mr_inited(backend)) {
+        error_setg(errp, "cannot change property value");
+        return;
+    }
+    backend->share = value;
+}
+
 static void
 host_memory_backend_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
 {
@@ -398,6 +416,9 @@ host_memory_backend_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
         host_memory_backend_get_policy,
         host_memory_backend_set_policy, &error_abort);
     object_class_property_add_str(oc, "id", get_id, set_id, &error_abort);
+    object_class_property_add_bool(oc, "share",
+        host_memory_backend_get_share, host_memory_backend_set_share,
+        &error_abort);
 }
 
 static void host_memory_backend_finalize(Object *o)
diff --git a/exec.c b/exec.c
index e8d7b335b6..4d8addb263 100644
--- a/exec.c
+++ b/exec.c
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ static int subpage_register (subpage_t *mmio, uint32_t start, uint32_t end,
                              uint16_t section);
 static subpage_t *subpage_init(FlatView *fv, hwaddr base);
 
-static void *(*phys_mem_alloc)(size_t size, uint64_t *align) =
+static void *(*phys_mem_alloc)(size_t size, uint64_t *align, bool shared) =
                                qemu_anon_ram_alloc;
 
 /*
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ static void *(*phys_mem_alloc)(size_t size, uint64_t *align) =
  * Accelerators with unusual needs may need this.  Hopefully, we can
  * get rid of it eventually.
  */
-void phys_mem_set_alloc(void *(*alloc)(size_t, uint64_t *align))
+void phys_mem_set_alloc(void *(*alloc)(size_t, uint64_t *align, bool shared))
 {
     phys_mem_alloc = alloc;
 }
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ static void dirty_memory_extend(ram_addr_t old_ram_size,
     }
 }
 
-static void ram_block_add(RAMBlock *new_block, Error **errp)
+static void ram_block_add(RAMBlock *new_block, Error **errp, bool shared)
 {
     RAMBlock *block;
     RAMBlock *last_block = NULL;
@@ -1944,7 +1944,7 @@ static void ram_block_add(RAMBlock *new_block, Error **errp)
             }
         } else {
             new_block->host = phys_mem_alloc(new_block->max_length,
-                                             &new_block->mr->align);
+                                             &new_block->mr->align, shared);
             if (!new_block->host) {
                 error_setg_errno(errp, errno,
                                  "cannot set up guest memory '%s'",
@@ -2049,7 +2049,7 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    ram_block_add(new_block, &local_err);
+    ram_block_add(new_block, &local_err, share);
     if (local_err) {
         g_free(new_block);
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
@@ -2091,7 +2091,7 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_internal(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t max_size,
                                   void (*resized)(const char*,
                                                   uint64_t length,
                                                   void *host),
-                                  void *host, bool resizeable,
+                                  void *host, bool resizeable, bool share,
                                   MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp)
 {
     RAMBlock *new_block;
@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_internal(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t max_size,
     if (resizeable) {
         new_block->flags |= RAM_RESIZEABLE;
     }
-    ram_block_add(new_block, &local_err);
+    ram_block_add(new_block, &local_err, share);
     if (local_err) {
         g_free(new_block);
         error_propagate(errp, local_err);
@@ -2126,12 +2126,15 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_internal(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t max_size,
 RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr(ram_addr_t size, void *host,
                                    MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp)
 {
-    return qemu_ram_alloc_internal(size, size, NULL, host, false, mr, errp);
+    return qemu_ram_alloc_internal(size, size, NULL, host, false,
+                                   false, mr, errp);
 }
 
-RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp)
+RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t size, bool share,
+                         MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp)
 {
-    return qemu_ram_alloc_internal(size, size, NULL, NULL, false, mr, errp);
+    return qemu_ram_alloc_internal(size, size, NULL, NULL, false,
+                                   share, mr, errp);
 }
 
 RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_resizeable(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t maxsz,
@@ -2140,7 +2143,8 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_resizeable(ram_addr_t size, ram_addr_t maxsz,
                                                      void *host),
                                      MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp)
 {
-    return qemu_ram_alloc_internal(size, maxsz, resized, NULL, true, mr, errp);
+    return qemu_ram_alloc_internal(size, maxsz, resized, NULL, true,
+                                   false, mr, errp);
 }
 
 static void reclaim_ramblock(RAMBlock *block)
diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h
index 783ef64570..e72dea0c49 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -436,6 +436,29 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                       Error **errp);
 
 /**
+ * memory_region_init_ram_shared_nomigrate:  Initialize RAM memory region.
+ *                                           Accesses into the region will
+ *                                           modify memory directly.
+ *
+ * @mr: the #MemoryRegion to be initialized.
+ * @owner: the object that tracks the region's reference count
+ * @name: Region name, becomes part of RAMBlock name used in migration stream
+ *        must be unique within any device
+ * @size: size of the region.
+ * @share: allow remapping RAM to different addresses
+ * @errp: pointer to Error*, to store an error if it happens.
+ *
+ * Note that this function is similar to memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate.
+ * The only difference is part of the RAM region can be remapped.
+ */
+void memory_region_init_ram_shared_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
+                                             struct Object *owner,
+                                             const char *name,
+                                             uint64_t size,
+                                             bool share,
+                                             Error **errp);
+
+/**
  * memory_region_init_resizeable_ram:  Initialize memory region with resizeable
  *                                     RAM.  Accesses into the region will
  *                                     modify memory directly.  Only an initial
diff --git a/include/exec/ram_addr.h b/include/exec/ram_addr.h
index 7633ef6342..cf2446a176 100644
--- a/include/exec/ram_addr.h
+++ b/include/exec/ram_addr.h
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_fd(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr,
                                  Error **errp);
 RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr(ram_addr_t size, void *host,
                                   MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp);
-RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t size, MemoryRegion *mr, Error **errp);
+RAMBlock *qemu_ram_alloc(ram_addr_t size, bool share, 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,
diff --git a/include/qemu/osdep.h b/include/qemu/osdep.h
index adb3758275..41658060a7 100644
--- a/include/qemu/osdep.h
+++ b/include/qemu/osdep.h
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ extern int daemon(int, int);
 int qemu_daemon(int nochdir, int noclose);
 void *qemu_try_memalign(size_t alignment, size_t size);
 void *qemu_memalign(size_t alignment, size_t size);
-void *qemu_anon_ram_alloc(size_t size, uint64_t *align);
+void *qemu_anon_ram_alloc(size_t size, uint64_t *align, bool shared);
 void qemu_vfree(void *ptr);
 void qemu_anon_ram_free(void *ptr, size_t size);
 
diff --git a/include/sysemu/hostmem.h b/include/sysemu/hostmem.h
index 621a3f9d42..d5ab0b99c6 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/hostmem.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/hostmem.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct HostMemoryBackend {
     char *id;
     uint64_t size;
     bool merge, dump;
-    bool prealloc, force_prealloc, is_mapped;
+    bool prealloc, force_prealloc, is_mapped, share;
     DECLARE_BITMAP(host_nodes, MAX_NODES + 1);
     HostMemPolicy policy;
 
diff --git a/include/sysemu/kvm.h b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
index bbf12a1723..85002ac49a 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/kvm.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/kvm.h
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ int kvm_on_sigbus(int code, void *addr);
 
 /* interface with exec.c */
 
-void phys_mem_set_alloc(void *(*alloc)(size_t, uint64_t *align));
+void phys_mem_set_alloc(void *(*alloc)(size_t, uint64_t *align, bool shared));
 
 /* internal API */
 
diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index 93258a6655..b594770b1d 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -1539,11 +1539,21 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                       uint64_t size,
                                       Error **errp)
 {
+    memory_region_init_ram_shared_nomigrate(mr, owner, name, size, false, errp);
+}
+
+void memory_region_init_ram_shared_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
+                                             Object *owner,
+                                             const char *name,
+                                             uint64_t size,
+                                             bool share,
+                                             Error **errp)
+{
     memory_region_init(mr, owner, name, size);
     mr->ram = true;
     mr->terminates = true;
     mr->destructor = memory_region_destructor_ram;
-    mr->ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc(size, mr, errp);
+    mr->ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc(size, share, mr, errp);
     mr->dirty_log_mask = tcg_enabled() ? (1 << DIRTY_MEMORY_CODE) : 0;
 }
 
@@ -1654,7 +1664,7 @@ void memory_region_init_rom_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
     mr->readonly = true;
     mr->terminates = true;
     mr->destructor = memory_region_destructor_ram;
-    mr->ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc(size, mr, errp);
+    mr->ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc(size, false, mr, errp);
     mr->dirty_log_mask = tcg_enabled() ? (1 << DIRTY_MEMORY_CODE) : 0;
 }
 
@@ -1673,7 +1683,7 @@ void memory_region_init_rom_device_nomigrate(MemoryRegion *mr,
     mr->terminates = true;
     mr->rom_device = true;
     mr->destructor = memory_region_destructor_ram;
-    mr->ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc(size, mr, errp);
+    mr->ram_block = qemu_ram_alloc(size, false,  mr, errp);
 }
 
 void memory_region_init_iommu(void *_iommu_mr,
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index d15c1713d1..1e41dece8d 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -3975,6 +3975,14 @@ The @option{share} boolean option determines whether the memory
 region is marked as private to QEMU, or shared. The latter allows
 a co-operating external process to access the QEMU memory region.
 
+The @option{share} is also required for pvrdma devices due to
+limitations in the RDMA API provided by Linux.
+
+Setting share=on might affect the ability to configure NUMA
+bindings for the memory backend under some circumstances, see
+Documentation/vm/numa_memory_policy.txt on the Linux kernel
+source tree for additional details.
+
 Setting the @option{discard-data} boolean option to @var{on}
 indicates that file contents can be destroyed when QEMU exits,
 to avoid unnecessarily flushing data to the backing file.  Note
@@ -4017,7 +4025,7 @@ requires an alignment different than the default one used by QEMU, eg
 the device DAX /dev/dax0.0 requires 2M alignment rather than 4K. In
 such cases, users can specify the required alignment via this option.
 
-@item -object memory-backend-ram,id=@var{id},merge=@var{on|off},dump=@var{on|off},prealloc=@var{on|off},size=@var{size},host-nodes=@var{host-nodes},policy=@var{default|preferred|bind|interleave}
+@item -object memory-backend-ram,id=@var{id},merge=@var{on|off},dump=@var{on|off},share=@var{on|off},prealloc=@var{on|off},size=@var{size},host-nodes=@var{host-nodes},policy=@var{default|preferred|bind|interleave}
 
 Creates a memory backend object, which can be used to back the guest RAM.
 Memory backend objects offer more control than the @option{-m} option that is
diff --git a/target/s390x/kvm.c b/target/s390x/kvm.c
index 0301e9d519..e13c8907df 100644
--- a/target/s390x/kvm.c
+++ b/target/s390x/kvm.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static int cap_gs;
 
 static int active_cmma;
 
-static void *legacy_s390_alloc(size_t size, uint64_t *align);
+static void *legacy_s390_alloc(size_t size, uint64_t *align, bool shared);
 
 static int kvm_s390_query_mem_limit(uint64_t *memory_limit)
 {
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ int kvm_s390_mem_op(S390CPU *cpu, vaddr addr, uint8_t ar, void *hostbuf,
  * to grow. We also have to use MAP parameters that avoid
  * read-only mapping of guest pages.
  */
-static void *legacy_s390_alloc(size_t size, uint64_t *align)
+static void *legacy_s390_alloc(size_t size, uint64_t *align, bool shared)
 {
     void *mem;
 
diff --git a/util/oslib-posix.c b/util/oslib-posix.c
index 77369c92ce..0cf3548778 100644
--- a/util/oslib-posix.c
+++ b/util/oslib-posix.c
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ void *qemu_memalign(size_t alignment, size_t size)
 }
 
 /* alloc shared memory pages */
-void *qemu_anon_ram_alloc(size_t size, uint64_t *alignment)
+void *qemu_anon_ram_alloc(size_t size, uint64_t *alignment, bool shared)
 {
     size_t align = QEMU_VMALLOC_ALIGN;
-    void *ptr = qemu_ram_mmap(-1, size, align, false);
+    void *ptr = qemu_ram_mmap(-1, size, align, shared);
 
     if (ptr == MAP_FAILED) {
         return NULL;
diff --git a/util/oslib-win32.c b/util/oslib-win32.c
index 69a6286d50..bb5ad28bd3 100644
--- a/util/oslib-win32.c
+++ b/util/oslib-win32.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void *qemu_memalign(size_t alignment, size_t size)
     return qemu_oom_check(qemu_try_memalign(alignment, size));
 }
 
-void *qemu_anon_ram_alloc(size_t size, uint64_t *align)
+void *qemu_anon_ram_alloc(size_t size, uint64_t *align, bool shared)
 {
     void *ptr;
 
