diff --git a/memory.c b/memory.c
index 9e3f87a110215904946fae77b2b32dc37a093db1..6a637d4e5b2db475f04eecf801ccd54f317a3ef2 100644
--- a/memory.c
+++ b/memory.c
@@ -1435,6 +1435,12 @@ void memory_region_set_alias_offset(MemoryRegion *mr, target_phys_addr_t offset)
     memory_region_update_topology(mr);
 }
 
+ram_addr_t memory_region_get_ram_addr(MemoryRegion *mr)
+{
+    assert(mr->backend_registered);
+    return mr->ram_addr;
+}
+
 static int cmp_flatrange_addr(const void *addr_, const void *fr_)
 {
     const AddrRange *addr = addr_;
diff --git a/memory.h b/memory.h
index 5ba874e8219e637e5c771f6338f51621ea8fd5f5..a82226a752f09ded16d5115e5c11f87892fec9f8 100644
--- a/memory.h
+++ b/memory.h
@@ -558,6 +558,16 @@ void memory_region_add_subregion_overlap(MemoryRegion *mr,
                                          target_phys_addr_t offset,
                                          MemoryRegion *subregion,
                                          unsigned priority);
+
+/**
+ * memory_region_get_ram_addr: Get the ram address associated with a memory
+ *                             region
+ *
+ * DO NOT USE THIS FUCNTION.  This is a temporary workaround while the Xen
+ * code is being reworked.
+ */
+ram_addr_t memory_region_get_ram_addr(MemoryRegion *mr);
+
 /**
  * memory_region_del_subregion: Remove a subregion.
  *