diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/vm_page.h b/headers/private/kernel/vm_page.h
index 7b4a16019b..707b439fd9 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/vm_page.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/vm_page.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ void vm_page_schedule_write_page_range(struct VMCache *cache,
 
 void vm_page_unreserve_pages(uint32 count);
 void vm_page_reserve_pages(uint32 count);
+bool vm_page_try_reserve_pages(uint32 count);
 
 struct vm_page *vm_page_allocate_page(int pageState, bool reserved);
 status_t vm_page_allocate_pages(int pageState, struct vm_page **pages,
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_page.cpp b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_page.cpp
index 2042410a77..2e774aae2f 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_page.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_page.cpp
@@ -1756,6 +1756,25 @@ vm_page_reserve_pages(uint32 count)
 }
 
 
+bool
+vm_page_try_reserve_pages(uint32 count)
+{
+	if (count == 0)
+		return true;
+
+	InterruptsSpinLocker locker(sPageLock);
+
+	T(ReservePages(count));
+
+	size_t freePages = free_page_queue_count();
+	if (sReservedPages + count > freePages)
+		return false;
+
+	sReservedPages += count;
+	return true;
+}
+
+
 vm_page *
 vm_page_allocate_page(int pageState, bool reserved)
 {