diff --git a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/core.c b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/core.c
index a872b9555d..0ebd4293b1 100644
--- a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/core.c
+++ b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/core.c
@@ -106,6 +106,12 @@ int xenforeignmemory_unmap(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
     return osdep_xenforeignmemory_unmap(fmem, addr, num);
 }
 
+int xenforeignmemory_restrict(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
+                              domid_t domid)
+{
+    return osdep_xenforeignmemory_restrict(fmem, domid);
+}
+
 /*
  * Local variables:
  * mode: C
diff --git a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/freebsd.c b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/freebsd.c
index ef08b6c4af..f6cd08c4c0 100644
--- a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/freebsd.c
+++ b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/freebsd.c
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ int osdep_xenforeignmemory_unmap(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
     return munmap(addr, num << PAGE_SHIFT);
 }
 
+int osdep_xenforeignmemory_restrict(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
+                                    domid_t domid)
+{
+    errno = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+    return -1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Local variables:
  * mode: C
diff --git a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/include/xenforeignmemory.h b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/include/xenforeignmemory.h
index 92b9277b75..d5be6481de 100644
--- a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/include/xenforeignmemory.h
+++ b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/include/xenforeignmemory.h
@@ -115,6 +115,17 @@ void *xenforeignmemory_map(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem, uint32_t dom,
 int xenforeignmemory_unmap(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
                            void *addr, size_t pages);
 
+/**
+ * This function restricts the use of this handle to the specified
+ * domain.
+ *
+ * @parm fmem handle to the open foreignmemory interface
+ * @parm domid the domain id
+ * @return 0 on success, -1 on failure.
+ */
+int xenforeignmemory_restrict(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
+                              domid_t domid);
+
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/libxenforeignmemory.map b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/libxenforeignmemory.map
index df206b3cfb..5c9806cf28 100644
--- a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/libxenforeignmemory.map
+++ b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/libxenforeignmemory.map
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ VERS_1.0 {
 		xenforeignmemory_close;
 		xenforeignmemory_map;
 		xenforeignmemory_unmap;
+		xenforeignmemory_restrict;
 	local: *; /* Do not expose anything by default */
 };
diff --git a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/linux.c b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/linux.c
index 423c7441bc..320bb212fd 100644
--- a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/linux.c
+++ b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/linux.c
@@ -272,6 +272,12 @@ int osdep_xenforeignmemory_unmap(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
     return munmap(addr, num << PAGE_SHIFT);
 }
 
+int osdep_xenforeignmemory_restrict(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
+                                    domid_t domid)
+{
+    return ioctl(fmem->fd, IOCTL_PRIVCMD_RESTRICT, &domid);
+}
+
 /*
  * Local variables:
  * mode: C
diff --git a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/minios.c b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/minios.c
index 6dc97bda68..2dd4910663 100644
--- a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/minios.c
+++ b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/minios.c
@@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ int osdep_xenforeignmemory_unmap(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
     return munmap(addr, num << PAGE_SHIFT);
 }
 
+int osdep_xenforeignmemory_restrict(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
+                                    domid_t domid)
+{
+    errno = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+    return -1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Local variables:
  * mode: C
diff --git a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/netbsd.c b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/netbsd.c
index 08f49640b8..af3a1a4a0d 100644
--- a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/netbsd.c
+++ b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/netbsd.c
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ int osdep_xenforeignmemory_unmap(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
     return munmap(addr, num*XC_PAGE_SIZE);
 }
 
+int osdep_xenforeignmemory_restrict(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
+                                    domid_t domid)
+{
+    errno = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+    return -1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Local variables:
  * mode: C
diff --git a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/private.h b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/private.h
index 9cc7814e16..ed7ec7a43f 100644
--- a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/private.h
+++ b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/private.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ void *osdep_xenforeignmemory_map(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
 int osdep_xenforeignmemory_unmap(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
                                  void *addr, size_t num);
 
+int osdep_xenforeignmemory_restrict(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
+                                    domid_t domid);
+
 #if defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__sun__)
 /* Strictly compat for those two only only */
 void *compat_mapforeign_batch(xenforeignmem_handle *fmem, uint32_t dom,
diff --git a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/solaris.c b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/solaris.c
index e925a29122..fe7bb45e9e 100644
--- a/tools/libs/foreignmemory/solaris.c
+++ b/tools/libs/foreignmemory/solaris.c
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ int osdep_xenforeignmemory_unmap(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
     return munmap(addr, num*XC_PAGE_SIZE);
 }
 
+int osdep_xenforeignmemory_restrict(xenforeignmemory_handle *fmem,
+                                    domid_t domid)
+{
+    errno = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+    return -1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Local variables:
  * mode: C