diff --git a/criu/cr-check.c b/criu/cr-check.c
index cb083b16ca..c867325d79 100644
--- a/criu/cr-check.c
+++ b/criu/cr-check.c
@@ -1382,6 +1382,14 @@ static int check_ipv6_freebind(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int check_pagemap_scan(void)
+{
+	if (!kdat.has_pagemap_scan)
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int (*chk_feature)(void);
 
 /*
@@ -1502,6 +1510,7 @@ int cr_check(void)
 		ret |= check_openat2();
 		ret |= check_ptrace_get_rseq_conf();
 		ret |= check_ipv6_freebind();
+		ret |= check_pagemap_scan();
 
 		if (kdat.lsm == LSMTYPE__APPARMOR)
 			ret |= check_apparmor_stacking();
@@ -1623,6 +1632,7 @@ static struct feature_list feature_list[] = {
 	{ "openat2", check_openat2 },
 	{ "get_rseq_conf", check_ptrace_get_rseq_conf },
 	{ "ipv6_freebind", check_ipv6_freebind },
+	{ "pagemap_scan", check_pagemap_scan},
 	{ NULL, NULL },
 };
 
diff --git a/criu/include/kerndat.h b/criu/include/kerndat.h
index f5d409acbf..91dbd494b2 100644
--- a/criu/include/kerndat.h
+++ b/criu/include/kerndat.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ struct kerndat_s {
 	struct __ptrace_rseq_configuration libc_rseq_conf;
 	bool has_ipv6_freebind;
 	bool has_membarrier_get_registrations;
+	bool has_pagemap_scan;
 };
 
 extern struct kerndat_s kdat;
diff --git a/criu/include/pagemap_scan.h b/criu/include/pagemap_scan.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..96cfc1f564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/criu/include/pagemap_scan.h
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#ifndef __CR_PAGEMAP_SCAN_H__
+#define __CR_PAGEMAP_SCAN_H__
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include "int.h"
+
+/* Bitmasks provided in pm_scan_args masks and reported in page_region.categories. */
+#define PAGE_IS_WPALLOWED       (1 << 0)
+#define PAGE_IS_WRITTEN         (1 << 1)
+#define PAGE_IS_FILE            (1 << 2)
+#define PAGE_IS_PRESENT         (1 << 3)
+#define PAGE_IS_SWAPPED         (1 << 4)
+#define PAGE_IS_PFNZERO         (1 << 5)
+#define PAGE_IS_HUGE            (1 << 6)
+
+/*
+ * struct page_region - Page region with flags
+ * @start:      Start of the region
+ * @end:        End of the region (exclusive)
+ * @categories: PAGE_IS_* category bitmask for the region
+ */
+struct page_region {
+        u64 start;
+        u64 end;
+        u64 categories;
+};
+
+#define PAGEMAP_SCAN    _IOWR('f', 16, struct pm_scan_arg)
+
+/* Flags for PAGEMAP_SCAN ioctl */
+#define PM_SCAN_WP_MATCHING     (1 << 0)        /* Write protect the pages matched. */
+#define PM_SCAN_CHECK_WPASYNC   (1 << 1)        /* Abort the scan when a non-WP-enabled page is found. */
+
+/*
+ * struct pm_scan_arg - Pagemap ioctl argument
+ * @size:               Size of the structure
+ * @flags:              Flags for the IOCTL
+ * @start:              Starting address of the region
+ * @end:                Ending address of the region
+ * @walk_end            Address where the scan stopped (written by kernel).
+ *                      walk_end == end (address tags cleared) informs that the scan completed on entire range.
+ * @vec:                Address of page_region struct array for output
+ * @vec_len:            Length of the page_region struct array
+ * @max_pages:          Optional limit for number of returned pages (0 = disabled)
+ * @category_inverted:  PAGE_IS_* categories which values match if 0 instead of 1
+ * @category_mask:      Skip pages for which any category doesn't match
+ * @category_anyof_mask: Skip pages for which no category matches
+ * @return_mask:        PAGE_IS_* categories that are to be reported in `page_region`s returned
+ */
+struct pm_scan_arg {
+        u64 size;
+        u64 flags;
+        u64 start;
+        u64 end;
+        u64 walk_end;
+        u64 vec;
+        u64 vec_len;
+        u64 max_pages;
+        u64 category_inverted;
+        u64 category_mask;
+        u64 category_anyof_mask;
+        u64 return_mask;
+};
+
+#endif /* __CR_PAGEMAP_SCAN_H__ */
diff --git a/criu/kerndat.c b/criu/kerndat.c
index fef5a46c19..ee06f226c5 100644
--- a/criu/kerndat.c
+++ b/criu/kerndat.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #include "memfd.h"
 #include "mount-v2.h"
 #include "util-caps.h"
+#include "pagemap_scan.h"
 
 struct kerndat_s kdat = {};
 volatile int dummy_var;
@@ -74,6 +75,24 @@ static int check_pagemap(void)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (ioctl(fd, PAGEMAP_SCAN, NULL) == 0) {
+		pr_err("PAGEMAP_SCAN succeeded unexpectedly\n");
+		return -1;
+	} else {
+		switch (errno) {
+		case EFAULT:
+			pr_debug("PAGEMAP_SCAN is supported\n");
+			kdat.has_pagemap_scan = true;
+			break;
+		case EINVAL:
+			pr_debug("PAGEMAP_SCAN isn't supported\n");
+			break;
+		default:
+			pr_perror("PAGEMAP_SCAN failed with unexpcted errno");
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
 	retry = 3;
 	while (retry--) {
 		++dummy_var;