diff --git a/xen/common/memory.c b/xen/common/memory.c
--- a/xen/common/memory.c
+++ b/xen/common/memory.c
@@ -545,6 +545,8 @@ long do_memory_op(unsigned long cmd, XEN
         }
 
         args.memflags |= MEMF_node(XENMEMF_get_node(reservation.mem_flags));
+        if (reservation.mem_flags & XENMEMF_exact_node_request)
+            args.memflags |= MEMF_exact_node;
 
         if ( op == XENMEM_populate_physmap
              && (reservation.mem_flags & XENMEMF_populate_on_demand) )
diff --git a/xen/common/page_alloc.c b/xen/common/page_alloc.c
--- a/xen/common/page_alloc.c
+++ b/xen/common/page_alloc.c
@@ -300,11 +300,17 @@ static struct page_info *alloc_heap_page
     unsigned int i, j, zone = 0;
     unsigned int num_nodes = num_online_nodes();
     unsigned long request = 1UL << order;
+    unsigned int exact_node_request;
     cpumask_t extra_cpus_mask, mask;
     struct page_info *pg;
 
     if ( node == NUMA_NO_NODE )
+    {
         node = cpu_to_node(smp_processor_id());
+        exact_node_request = 0;
+    } else {
+        exact_node_request = (memflags & MEMF_exact_node);    
+    }
 
     ASSERT(node >= 0);
     ASSERT(zone_lo <= zone_hi);
@@ -342,6 +348,8 @@ static struct page_info *alloc_heap_page
                     goto found;
         } while ( zone-- > zone_lo ); /* careful: unsigned zone may wrap */
 
+        if (exact_node_request)
+            goto not_found;
         /* Pick next node, wrapping around if needed. */
         node = next_node(node, node_online_map);
         if (node == MAX_NUMNODES)
@@ -357,6 +365,7 @@ static struct page_info *alloc_heap_page
         return pg;
     }
 
+ not_found:
     /* No suitable memory blocks. Fail the request. */
     spin_unlock(&heap_lock);
     return NULL;
diff --git a/xen/include/public/memory.h b/xen/include/public/memory.h
--- a/xen/include/public/memory.h
+++ b/xen/include/public/memory.h
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 #define XENMEMF_get_node(x) ((((x) >> 8) - 1) & 0xffu)
 /* Flag to populate physmap with populate-on-demand entries */
 #define XENMEMF_populate_on_demand (1<<16)
+/* Flag to request allocation only from the node specified */
+#define XENMEMF_exact_node_request  (1<<17)
+#define XENMEMF_exact_node(n) (XENMEMF_node(n) | XENMEMF_exact_node_request)
 #endif
 
 struct xen_memory_reservation {
diff --git a/xen/include/xen/mm.h b/xen/include/xen/mm.h
--- a/xen/include/xen/mm.h
+++ b/xen/include/xen/mm.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ int assign_pages(
 #define  MEMF_tmem        (1U<<_MEMF_tmem)
 #define _MEMF_no_dma      3
 #define  MEMF_no_dma      (1U<<_MEMF_no_dma)
+#define _MEMF_exact_node  4
+#define  MEMF_exact_node  (1U<<_MEMF_exact_node)
 #define _MEMF_node        8
 #define  MEMF_node(n)     ((((n)+1)&0xff)<<_MEMF_node)
 #define _MEMF_bits        24