diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/heap.h b/headers/private/kernel/heap.h
index d0c0ea3b1c..9a6dea6fc8 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/heap.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/heap.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 
 void* memalign_etc(size_t alignment, size_t size, uint32 flags) _ALIGNED_BY_ARG(1);
+void* realloc_etc(void* address, size_t newSize, uint32 flags);
 void free_etc(void* address, uint32 flags);
 
 void* memalign(size_t alignment, size_t size) _ALIGNED_BY_ARG(1);
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/guarded_heap.cpp b/src/system/kernel/guarded_heap.cpp
index 20b1f7dc40..c4bcf60bf6 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/guarded_heap.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/guarded_heap.cpp
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ guarded_heap_free(void* address, uint32 flags)
 
 
 static void*
-guarded_heap_realloc(void* address, size_t newSize)
+guarded_heap_realloc(void* address, size_t newSize, uint32 flags)
 {
 	guarded_heap_area* area = guarded_heap_get_locked_area_for(sGuardedHeap,
 		address);
@@ -562,13 +562,13 @@ guarded_heap_realloc(void* address, size_t newSize)
 	if (oldSize == newSize)
 		return address;
 
-	void* newBlock = malloc(newSize);
+	void* newBlock = malloc_etc(newSize, flags);
 	if (newBlock == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
 	memcpy(newBlock, address, min_c(oldSize, newSize));
 
-	free(address);
+	free_etc(address, flags);
 
 	return newBlock;
 }
@@ -966,17 +966,24 @@ free(void* address)
 
 
 void*
-realloc(void* address, size_t newSize)
+realloc_etc(void* address, size_t newSize, uint32 flags)
 {
 	if (newSize == 0) {
-		free(address);
+		free_etc(address, flags);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (address == NULL)
-		return malloc(newSize);
+		return malloc_etc(newSize, flags);
 
-	return guarded_heap_realloc(address, newSize);
+	return guarded_heap_realloc(address, newSize, flags);
+}
+
+
+void*
+realloc(void* address, size_t newSize)
+{
+	return realloc_etc(address, newSize, 0);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/heap.cpp b/src/system/kernel/heap.cpp
index 7036574cce..41015e6c2e 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/heap.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/heap.cpp
@@ -1773,7 +1773,7 @@ heap_set_get_caller(heap_allocator* heap, addr_t (*getCaller)())
 
 static status_t
 heap_realloc(heap_allocator *heap, void *address, void **newAddress,
-	size_t newSize)
+	size_t newSize, uint32 flags)
 {
 	ReadLocker areaReadLocker(heap->area_lock);
 	heap_area *area = heap->all_areas;
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ heap_realloc(heap_allocator *heap, void *address, void **newAddress,
 #endif
 
 	// if not, allocate a new chunk of memory
-	*newAddress = malloc(newSize);
+	*newAddress = malloc_etc(newSize, flags);
 	T(Reallocate((addr_t)address, (addr_t)*newAddress, newSize));
 	if (*newAddress == NULL) {
 		// we tried but it didn't work out, but still the operation is done
@@ -2402,7 +2402,7 @@ free(void *address)
 
 
 void *
-realloc(void *address, size_t newSize)
+realloc_etc(void *address, size_t newSize, uint32 flags)
 {
 	if (!gKernelStartup && !are_interrupts_enabled()) {
 		panic("realloc(): called with interrupts disabled\n");
@@ -2410,10 +2410,10 @@ realloc(void *address, size_t newSize)
 	}
 
 	if (address == NULL)
-		return malloc(newSize);
+		return malloc_etc(newSize, flags);
 
 	if (newSize == 0) {
-		free(address);
+		free_etc(address, flags);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
@@ -2421,7 +2421,7 @@ realloc(void *address, size_t newSize)
 	int32 offset = smp_get_current_cpu() * HEAP_CLASS_COUNT;
 	for (uint32 i = 0; i < sHeapCount; i++) {
 		heap_allocator *heap = sHeaps[(i + offset) % sHeapCount];
-		if (heap_realloc(heap, address, &newAddress, newSize) == B_OK) {
+		if (heap_realloc(heap, address, &newAddress, newSize, flags) == B_OK) {
 #if PARANOID_HEAP_VALIDATION
 			heap_validate_heap(heap);
 #endif
@@ -2430,7 +2430,7 @@ realloc(void *address, size_t newSize)
 	}
 
 	// maybe it was allocated from the dedicated grow heap
-	if (heap_realloc(sGrowHeap, address, &newAddress, newSize) == B_OK)
+	if (heap_realloc(sGrowHeap, address, &newAddress, newSize, flags) == B_OK)
 		return newAddress;
 
 	// or maybe it was a huge allocation using an area
@@ -2476,6 +2476,13 @@ realloc(void *address, size_t newSize)
 }
 
 
+void *
+realloc(void *address, size_t newSize)
+{
+	return realloc_etc(address, newSize, 0);
+}
+
+
 #endif	// USE_DEBUG_HEAP_FOR_MALLOC
 
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/slab/allocator.cpp b/src/system/kernel/slab/allocator.cpp
index 5141439e42..cdcbc62546 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/slab/allocator.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/slab/allocator.cpp
@@ -256,15 +256,15 @@ free(void* address)
 
 
 void*
-realloc(void* address, size_t newSize)
+realloc_etc(void* address, size_t newSize, uint32 flags)
 {
 	if (newSize == 0) {
-		block_free(address, 0);
+		block_free(address, flags);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (address == NULL)
-		return block_alloc(newSize, 0, 0);
+		return block_alloc(newSize, 0, flags);
 
 	size_t oldSize;
 	ObjectCache* cache = MemoryManager::GetAllocationInfo(address, oldSize);
@@ -276,18 +276,25 @@ realloc(void* address, size_t newSize)
 	if (oldSize == newSize)
 		return address;
 
-	void* newBlock = block_alloc(newSize, 0, 0);
+	void* newBlock = block_alloc(newSize, 0, flags);
 	if (newBlock == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
 	memcpy(newBlock, address, std::min(oldSize, newSize));
 
-	block_free(address, 0);
+	block_free(address, flags);
 
 	return newBlock;
 }
 
 
+void*
+realloc(void* address, size_t newSize)
+{
+	return realloc_etc(address, newSize, 0);
+}
+
+
 #endif	// USE_SLAB_ALLOCATOR_FOR_MALLOC
 
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
index 348c3af458..1a201ff5c4 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
@@ -541,8 +541,7 @@ realloc_page_protections(uint8* pageProtections, size_t areaSize,
 	uint32 allocationFlags)
 {
 	size_t bytes = area_page_protections_size(areaSize);
-	// TODO: Implement realloc_etc and pass allocationFlags.
-	return (uint8*)realloc(pageProtections, bytes);
+	return (uint8*)realloc_etc(pageProtections, bytes, allocationFlags);
 }