diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_memzone.c b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_memzone.c
index 25c56052c..d37e7ae1d 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_memzone.c
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/eal_common_memzone.c
@@ -98,17 +98,14 @@ find_heap_max_free_elem(int *s, unsigned align)
 	return len;
 }
 
-static const struct rte_memzone *
-memzone_reserve_aligned_thread_unsafe(const char *name, size_t len,
-		int socket_id, unsigned int flags, unsigned int align,
+static int
+common_checks(const char *name, size_t len, unsigned int align,
 		unsigned int bound)
 {
 	struct rte_memzone *mz;
 	struct rte_mem_config *mcfg;
 	struct rte_fbarray *arr;
 	size_t requested_len;
-	int mz_idx;
-	bool contig;
 
 	/* get pointer to global configuration */
 	mcfg = rte_eal_get_configuration()->mem_config;
@@ -118,14 +115,14 @@ memzone_reserve_aligned_thread_unsafe(const char *name, size_t len,
 	if (arr->count >= arr->len) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "%s(): No more room in config\n", __func__);
 		rte_errno = ENOSPC;
-		return NULL;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (strlen(name) > sizeof(mz->name) - 1) {
 		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "%s(): memzone <%s>: name too long\n",
 			__func__, name);
 		rte_errno = ENAMETOOLONG;
-		return NULL;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	/* zone already exist */
@@ -133,7 +130,7 @@ memzone_reserve_aligned_thread_unsafe(const char *name, size_t len,
 		RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "%s(): memzone <%s> already exists\n",
 			__func__, name);
 		rte_errno = EEXIST;
-		return NULL;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	/* if alignment is not a power of two */
@@ -141,7 +138,7 @@ memzone_reserve_aligned_thread_unsafe(const char *name, size_t len,
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "%s(): Invalid alignment: %u\n", __func__,
 				align);
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
-		return NULL;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	/* alignment less than cache size is not allowed */
@@ -151,7 +148,7 @@ memzone_reserve_aligned_thread_unsafe(const char *name, size_t len,
 	/* align length on cache boundary. Check for overflow before doing so */
 	if (len > SIZE_MAX - RTE_CACHE_LINE_MASK) {
 		rte_errno = EINVAL; /* requested size too big */
-		return NULL;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	len += RTE_CACHE_LINE_MASK;
@@ -163,49 +160,23 @@ memzone_reserve_aligned_thread_unsafe(const char *name, size_t len,
 	/* check that boundary condition is valid */
 	if (bound != 0 && (requested_len > bound || !rte_is_power_of_2(bound))) {
 		rte_errno = EINVAL;
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	if ((socket_id != SOCKET_ID_ANY) &&
-	    (socket_id >= RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES || socket_id < 0)) {
-		rte_errno = EINVAL;
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	if (!rte_eal_has_hugepages())
-		socket_id = SOCKET_ID_ANY;
-
-	contig = (flags & RTE_MEMZONE_IOVA_CONTIG) != 0;
-	/* malloc only cares about size flags, remove contig flag from flags */
-	flags &= ~RTE_MEMZONE_IOVA_CONTIG;
-
-	if (len == 0) {
-		/* len == 0 is only allowed for non-contiguous zones */
-		if (contig) {
-			RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Reserving zero-length contiguous memzones is not supported\n");
-			rte_errno = EINVAL;
-			return NULL;
-		}
-		if (bound != 0)
-			requested_len = bound;
-		else {
-			requested_len = find_heap_max_free_elem(&socket_id, align);
-			if (requested_len == 0) {
-				rte_errno = ENOMEM;
-				return NULL;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* allocate memory on heap */
-	void *mz_addr = malloc_heap_alloc(NULL, requested_len, socket_id, flags,
-			align, bound, contig);
-	if (mz_addr == NULL) {
-		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
-		return NULL;
+		return -1;
 	}
+	return 0;
+}
 
+static const struct rte_memzone *
+create_memzone(const char *name, void *mz_addr, size_t requested_len)
+{
+	struct rte_mem_config *mcfg;
+	struct rte_fbarray *arr;
 	struct malloc_elem *elem = malloc_elem_from_data(mz_addr);
+	struct rte_memzone *mz;
+	int mz_idx;
+
+	/* get pointer to global configuration */
+	mcfg = rte_eal_get_configuration()->mem_config;
+	arr = &mcfg->memzones;
 
 	/* fill the zone in config */
 	mz_idx = rte_fbarray_find_next_free(arr, 0);
@@ -236,6 +207,134 @@ memzone_reserve_aligned_thread_unsafe(const char *name, size_t len,
 	return mz;
 }
 
+static const struct rte_memzone *
+memzone_reserve_from_heap_aligned_thread_unsafe(const char *name, size_t len,
+		const char *heap_name, unsigned int flags, unsigned int align,
+		unsigned int bound)
+{
+	size_t requested_len = len;
+	void *mz_addr;
+	int heap_idx;
+	bool contig;
+
+	/* this function sets rte_errno */
+	if (common_checks(name, len, align, bound) < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	heap_idx = malloc_heap_find_named_heap_idx(heap_name);
+	if (heap_idx < 0) {
+		rte_errno = ENOENT;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	contig = (flags & RTE_MEMZONE_IOVA_CONTIG) != 0;
+	/* malloc only cares about size flags, remove contig flag from flags */
+	flags &= ~RTE_MEMZONE_IOVA_CONTIG;
+
+	if (len == 0) {
+		/* len == 0 is only allowed for non-contiguous zones */
+		if (contig) {
+			RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Reserving zero-length contiguous memzones is not supported\n");
+			rte_errno = EINVAL;
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		if (bound != 0)
+			requested_len = bound;
+		else {
+			requested_len = heap_max_free_elem(heap_idx, align);
+			if (requested_len == 0) {
+				rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+				return NULL;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* allocate memory on heap */
+	mz_addr = malloc_heap_alloc_on_heap_id(NULL, requested_len, heap_idx,
+			flags, align, bound, contig);
+	if (mz_addr == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return create_memzone(name, mz_addr, requested_len);
+}
+
+static const struct rte_memzone *
+memzone_reserve_aligned_thread_unsafe(const char *name, size_t len,
+		int socket_id, unsigned int flags, unsigned int align,
+		unsigned int bound)
+{
+	size_t requested_len = len;
+	bool contig;
+	void *mz_addr;
+
+	/* this function sets rte_errno */
+	if (common_checks(name, len, align, bound) < 0)
+		return NULL;
+
+	if ((socket_id != SOCKET_ID_ANY) &&
+			(socket_id >= RTE_MAX_NUMA_NODES || socket_id < 0)) {
+		rte_errno = EINVAL;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (!rte_eal_has_hugepages())
+		socket_id = SOCKET_ID_ANY;
+
+	contig = (flags & RTE_MEMZONE_IOVA_CONTIG) != 0;
+	/* malloc only cares about size flags, remove contig flag from flags */
+	flags &= ~RTE_MEMZONE_IOVA_CONTIG;
+
+	if (len == 0) {
+		/* len == 0 is only allowed for non-contiguous zones */
+		if (contig) {
+			RTE_LOG(DEBUG, EAL, "Reserving zero-length contiguous memzones is not supported\n");
+			rte_errno = EINVAL;
+			return NULL;
+		}
+		if (bound != 0)
+			requested_len = bound;
+		else {
+			requested_len = find_heap_max_free_elem(&socket_id,
+					align);
+			if (requested_len == 0) {
+				rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+				return NULL;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* allocate memory on heap */
+	mz_addr = malloc_heap_alloc(NULL, requested_len, socket_id, flags,
+			align, bound, contig);
+	if (mz_addr == NULL) {
+		rte_errno = ENOMEM;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	return create_memzone(name, mz_addr, requested_len);
+}
+
+static const struct rte_memzone *
+rte_memzone_reserve_from_heap_thread_safe(const char *name, size_t len,
+		const char *heap_name, unsigned int flags, unsigned int align,
+		unsigned int bound)
+{
+	struct rte_mem_config *mcfg;
+	const struct rte_memzone *mz = NULL;
+
+	/* get pointer to global configuration */
+	mcfg = rte_eal_get_configuration()->mem_config;
+
+	rte_rwlock_write_lock(&mcfg->mlock);
+
+	mz = memzone_reserve_from_heap_aligned_thread_unsafe(name, len,
+			heap_name, flags, align, bound);
+
+	rte_rwlock_write_unlock(&mcfg->mlock);
+
+	return mz;
+}
+
 static const struct rte_memzone *
 rte_memzone_reserve_thread_safe(const char *name, size_t len, int socket_id,
 		unsigned int flags, unsigned int align, unsigned int bound)
@@ -293,6 +392,44 @@ rte_memzone_reserve(const char *name, size_t len, int socket_id,
 					       flags, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Return a pointer to a correctly filled memzone descriptor (with a
+ * specified alignment and boundary). If the allocation cannot be done,
+ * return NULL.
+ */
+const struct rte_memzone *
+rte_memzone_reserve_from_heap_bounded(const char *name, size_t len,
+		const char *heap_name, unsigned int flags, unsigned int align,
+		unsigned int bound)
+{
+	return rte_memzone_reserve_from_heap_thread_safe(name, len, heap_name,
+			flags, align, bound);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return a pointer to a correctly filled memzone descriptor (with a
+ * specified alignment). If the allocation cannot be done, return NULL.
+ */
+const struct rte_memzone *
+rte_memzone_reserve_from_heap_aligned(const char *name, size_t len,
+		const char *heap_name, unsigned int flags, unsigned int align)
+{
+	return rte_memzone_reserve_from_heap_thread_safe(name, len, heap_name,
+			flags, align, 0);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return a pointer to a correctly filled memzone descriptor. If the
+ * allocation cannot be done, return NULL.
+ */
+const struct rte_memzone *
+rte_memzone_reserve_from_heap(const char *name, size_t len,
+		const char *heap_name, unsigned int flags)
+{
+	return rte_memzone_reserve_from_heap_thread_safe(name, len, heap_name,
+			flags, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE, 0);
+}
+
 int
 rte_memzone_free(const struct rte_memzone *mz)
 {
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_memzone.h b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_memzone.h
index ef370fa6f..b27e5c421 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_memzone.h
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/common/include/rte_memzone.h
@@ -258,6 +258,189 @@ const struct rte_memzone *rte_memzone_reserve_bounded(const char *name,
 			size_t len, int socket_id,
 			unsigned flags, unsigned align, unsigned bound);
 
+/**
+ * Reserve a portion of physical memory from a specified named heap.
+ *
+ * This function reserves some memory and returns a pointer to a
+ * correctly filled memzone descriptor. If the allocation cannot be
+ * done, return NULL.
+ *
+ * @note Reserving memzones with len set to 0 will only attempt to allocate
+ *   memzones from memory that is already available. It will not trigger any
+ *   new allocations.
+ *
+ * @note Reserving IOVA-contiguous memzones with len set to 0 is not currently
+ *   supported.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   The name of the memzone. If it already exists, the function will
+ *   fail and return NULL.
+ * @param len
+ *   The size of the memory to be reserved. If it
+ *   is 0, the biggest contiguous zone will be reserved.
+ * @param heap_name
+ *   The name of the heap to reserve memory from.
+ * @param flags
+ *   The flags parameter is used to request memzones to be
+ *   taken from specifically sized hugepages.
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_2MB - Reserved from 2MB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_1GB - Reserved from 1GB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_16MB - Reserved from 16MB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_16GB - Reserved from 16GB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_256KB - Reserved from 256KB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_256MB - Reserved from 256MB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_512MB - Reserved from 512MB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_4GB - Reserved from 4GB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_SIZE_HINT_ONLY - Allow alternative page size to be used if
+ *                                  the requested page size is unavailable.
+ *                                  If this flag is not set, the function
+ *                                  will return error on an unavailable size
+ *                                  request.
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_IOVA_CONTIG - Ensure reserved memzone is IOVA-contiguous.
+ *                               This option should be used when allocating
+ *                               memory intended for hardware rings etc.
+ * @return
+ *   A pointer to a correctly-filled read-only memzone descriptor, or NULL
+ *   on error.
+ *   On error case, rte_errno will be set appropriately:
+ *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
+ *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
+ *    - ENOSPC - the maximum number of memzones has already been allocated
+ *    - EEXIST - a memzone with the same name already exists
+ *    - ENOMEM - no appropriate memory area found in which to create memzone
+ *    - EINVAL - invalid parameters
+ */
+__rte_experimental const struct rte_memzone *
+rte_memzone_reserve_from_heap(const char *name, size_t len,
+		const char *heap_name, unsigned int flags);
+
+/**
+ * Reserve a portion of physical memory from a specified named heap with
+ * alignment on a specified boundary.
+ *
+ * This function reserves some memory with alignment on a specified
+ * boundary, and returns a pointer to a correctly filled memzone
+ * descriptor. If the allocation cannot be done or if the alignment
+ * is not a power of 2, returns NULL.
+ *
+ * @note Reserving memzones with len set to 0 will only attempt to allocate
+ *   memzones from memory that is already available. It will not trigger any
+ *   new allocations.
+ *
+ * @note Reserving IOVA-contiguous memzones with len set to 0 is not currently
+ *   supported.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   The name of the memzone. If it already exists, the function will
+ *   fail and return NULL.
+ * @param len
+ *   The size of the memory to be reserved. If it
+ *   is 0, the biggest contiguous zone will be reserved.
+ * @param heap_name
+ *   The name of the heap to reserve memory from.
+ * @param flags
+ *   The flags parameter is used to request memzones to be
+ *   taken from specifically sized hugepages.
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_2MB - Reserved from 2MB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_1GB - Reserved from 1GB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_16MB - Reserved from 16MB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_16GB - Reserved from 16GB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_256KB - Reserved from 256KB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_256MB - Reserved from 256MB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_512MB - Reserved from 512MB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_4GB - Reserved from 4GB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_SIZE_HINT_ONLY - Allow alternative page size to be used if
+ *                                  the requested page size is unavailable.
+ *                                  If this flag is not set, the function
+ *                                  will return error on an unavailable size
+ *                                  request.
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_IOVA_CONTIG - Ensure reserved memzone is IOVA-contiguous.
+ *                               This option should be used when allocating
+ *                               memory intended for hardware rings etc.
+ * @param align
+ *   Alignment for resulting memzone. Must be a power of 2.
+ * @return
+ *   A pointer to a correctly-filled read-only memzone descriptor, or NULL
+ *   on error.
+ *   On error case, rte_errno will be set appropriately:
+ *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
+ *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
+ *    - ENOSPC - the maximum number of memzones has already been allocated
+ *    - EEXIST - a memzone with the same name already exists
+ *    - ENOMEM - no appropriate memory area found in which to create memzone
+ *    - EINVAL - invalid parameters
+ */
+__rte_experimental const struct rte_memzone *
+rte_memzone_reserve_from_heap_aligned(const char *name, size_t len,
+		const char *heap_name, unsigned int flags, unsigned int align);
+
+/**
+ * Reserve a portion of physical memory from a specified named heap with
+ * specified alignment and boundary.
+ *
+ * This function reserves some memory with specified alignment and
+ * boundary, and returns a pointer to a correctly filled memzone
+ * descriptor. If the allocation cannot be done or if the alignment
+ * or boundary are not a power of 2, returns NULL.
+ * Memory buffer is reserved in a way, that it wouldn't cross specified
+ * boundary. That implies that requested length should be less or equal
+ * then boundary.
+ *
+ * @note Reserving memzones with len set to 0 will only attempt to allocate
+ *   memzones from memory that is already available. It will not trigger any
+ *   new allocations.
+ *
+ * @note Reserving IOVA-contiguous memzones with len set to 0 is not currently
+ *   supported.
+ *
+ * @param name
+ *   The name of the memzone. If it already exists, the function will
+ *   fail and return NULL.
+ * @param len
+ *   The size of the memory to be reserved. If it
+ *   is 0, the biggest contiguous zone will be reserved.
+ * @param heap_name
+ *   The name of the heap to reserve memory from.
+ * @param flags
+ *   The flags parameter is used to request memzones to be
+ *   taken from specifically sized hugepages.
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_2MB - Reserved from 2MB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_1GB - Reserved from 1GB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_16MB - Reserved from 16MB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_16GB - Reserved from 16GB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_256KB - Reserved from 256KB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_256MB - Reserved from 256MB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_512MB - Reserved from 512MB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_4GB - Reserved from 4GB pages
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_SIZE_HINT_ONLY - Allow alternative page size to be used if
+ *                                  the requested page size is unavailable.
+ *                                  If this flag is not set, the function
+ *                                  will return error on an unavailable size
+ *                                  request.
+ *   - RTE_MEMZONE_IOVA_CONTIG - Ensure reserved memzone is IOVA-contiguous.
+ *                               This option should be used when allocating
+ *                               memory intended for hardware rings etc.
+ * @param align
+ *   Alignment for resulting memzone. Must be a power of 2.
+ * @param bound
+ *   Boundary for resulting memzone. Must be a power of 2 or zero.
+ *   Zero value implies no boundary condition.
+ * @return
+ *   A pointer to a correctly-filled read-only memzone descriptor, or NULL
+ *   on error.
+ *   On error case, rte_errno will be set appropriately:
+ *    - E_RTE_NO_CONFIG - function could not get pointer to rte_config structure
+ *    - E_RTE_SECONDARY - function was called from a secondary process instance
+ *    - ENOSPC - the maximum number of memzones has already been allocated
+ *    - EEXIST - a memzone with the same name already exists
+ *    - ENOMEM - no appropriate memory area found in which to create memzone
+ *    - EINVAL - invalid parameters
+ */
+__rte_experimental const struct rte_memzone *
+rte_memzone_reserve_from_heap_bounded(const char *name, size_t len,
+		const char *heap_name, unsigned int flags, unsigned int align,
+		unsigned int bound);
+
 /**
  * Free a memzone.
  *
diff --git a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
index cdde7eb3b..db1cfae6a 100644
--- a/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_eal/rte_eal_version.map
@@ -294,6 +294,9 @@ EXPERIMENTAL {
 	rte_memseg_contig_walk;
 	rte_memseg_list_walk;
 	rte_memseg_walk;
+	rte_memzone_reserve_from_heap;
+	rte_memzone_reserve_from_heap_aligned;
+	rte_memzone_reserve_from_heap_bounded;
 	rte_mp_action_register;
 	rte_mp_action_unregister;
 	rte_mp_reply;
