diff --git a/include/qemu/memfd.h b/include/qemu/memfd.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b1fe6ad66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/qemu/memfd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifndef QEMU_MEMFD_H
+#define QEMU_MEMFD_H
+
+#include "config-host.h"
+
+#ifndef F_LINUX_SPECIFIC_BASE
+#define F_LINUX_SPECIFIC_BASE 1024
+#endif
+
+#ifndef F_ADD_SEALS
+#define F_ADD_SEALS (F_LINUX_SPECIFIC_BASE + 9)
+#define F_GET_SEALS (F_LINUX_SPECIFIC_BASE + 10)
+
+#define F_SEAL_SEAL     0x0001  /* prevent further seals from being set */
+#define F_SEAL_SHRINK   0x0002  /* prevent file from shrinking */
+#define F_SEAL_GROW     0x0004  /* prevent file from growing */
+#define F_SEAL_WRITE    0x0008  /* prevent writes */
+#endif
+
+#endif /* QEMU_MEMFD_H */
diff --git a/util/Makefile.objs b/util/Makefile.objs
index f217901161..bab1722fc8 100644
--- a/util/Makefile.objs
+++ b/util/Makefile.objs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ util-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += oslib-posix.o
 util-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += qemu-openpty.o
 util-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += qemu-thread-posix.o
 util-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += event_notifier-win32.o
+util-obj-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += memfd.o
 util-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += oslib-win32.o
 util-obj-$(CONFIG_WIN32) += qemu-thread-win32.o
 util-obj-y += envlist.o path.o module.o
diff --git a/util/memfd.c b/util/memfd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c50969255f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/memfd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * memfd.c
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ * QEMU library functions on POSIX which are shared between QEMU and
+ * the QEMU tools.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+
+#include "qemu/memfd.h"
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MEMFD
+#include <sys/memfd.h>
+#elif defined CONFIG_LINUX
+#include <sys/syscall.h>
+#include <asm/unistd.h>
+
+inline static int memfd_create(const char *name, unsigned int flags)
+{
+#ifdef __NR_memfd_create
+    return syscall(__NR_memfd_create, name, flags);
+#else
+    return -1;
+#endif
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef MFD_CLOEXEC
+#define MFD_CLOEXEC 0x0001U
+#endif
+
+#ifndef MFD_ALLOW_SEALING
+#define MFD_ALLOW_SEALING 0x0002U
+#endif