diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index a7e615ad15..4264b42222 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -832,6 +832,7 @@ void memory_region_init(MemoryRegion *mr,
     mr->offset = 0;
     mr->enabled = true;
     mr->terminates = false;
+    mr->ram = false;
     mr->readable = true;
     mr->readonly = false;
     mr->destructor = memory_region_destructor_none;
@@ -998,6 +999,7 @@ void memory_region_init_ram(MemoryRegion *mr,
                             uint64_t size)
 {
     memory_region_init(mr, name, size);
+    mr->ram = true;
     mr->terminates = true;
     mr->destructor = memory_region_destructor_ram;
     mr->ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc(dev, name, size, mr);
@@ -1011,6 +1013,7 @@ void memory_region_init_ram_ptr(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                 void *ptr)
 {
     memory_region_init(mr, name, size);
+    mr->ram = true;
     mr->terminates = true;
     mr->destructor = memory_region_destructor_ram_from_ptr;
     mr->ram_addr = qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr(dev, name, size, ptr, mr);
@@ -1066,6 +1069,11 @@ uint64_t memory_region_size(MemoryRegion *mr)
     return int128_get64(mr->size);
 }
 
+bool memory_region_is_ram(MemoryRegion *mr)
+{
+    return mr->ram;
+}
+
 void memory_region_set_offset(MemoryRegion *mr, target_phys_addr_t offset)
 {
     mr->offset = offset;
diff --git a/memory.h b/memory.h
index fe643ff05b..dccc9007df 100644
--- a/memory.h
+++ b/memory.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ struct MemoryRegion {
     IORange iorange;
     bool terminates;
     bool readable;
+    bool ram;
     bool readonly; /* For RAM regions */
     bool enabled;
     MemoryRegion *alias;
@@ -266,6 +267,15 @@ void memory_region_destroy(MemoryRegion *mr);
  */
 uint64_t memory_region_size(MemoryRegion *mr);
 
+/**
+ * memory_region_is_ram: check whether a memory region is random access
+ *
+ * Returns %true is a memory region is random access.
+ *
+ * @mr: the memory region being queried
+ */
+bool memory_region_is_ram(MemoryRegion *mr);
+
 /**
  * memory_region_get_ram_ptr: Get a pointer into a RAM memory region.
  *