diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.cpp
index 7a007c0656..3f1ae2c4ad 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,39 @@ ResultVal<VMManager::VMAHandle> VMManager::MapMMIO(VAddr target, PAddr paddr, u3
     return MakeResult<VMAHandle>(MergeAdjacent(vma_handle));
 }
 
+ResultCode VMManager::ChangeMemoryState(VAddr target, u32 size, MemoryState expected_state,
+                                        VMAPermission expected_perms, MemoryState new_state,
+                                        VMAPermission new_perms) {
+    VAddr target_end = target + size;
+    VMAIter begin_vma = StripIterConstness(FindVMA(target));
+    VMAIter i_end = vma_map.lower_bound(target_end);
+
+    if (begin_vma == vma_map.end())
+        return ERR_INVALID_ADDRESS;
+
+    for (auto i = begin_vma; i != i_end; ++i) {
+        auto& vma = i->second;
+        if (vma.meminfo_state != expected_state) {
+            return ERR_INVALID_ADDRESS_STATE;
+        }
+        u32 perms = static_cast<u32>(expected_perms);
+        if ((static_cast<u32>(vma.permissions) & perms) != perms) {
+            return ERR_INVALID_ADDRESS_STATE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    CASCADE_RESULT(auto vma, CarveVMARange(target, size));
+    ASSERT(vma->second.size == size);
+
+    vma->second.permissions = new_perms;
+    vma->second.meminfo_state = new_state;
+    UpdatePageTableForVMA(vma->second);
+
+    MergeAdjacent(vma);
+
+    return RESULT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 VMManager::VMAIter VMManager::Unmap(VMAIter vma_handle) {
     VirtualMemoryArea& vma = vma_handle->second;
     vma.type = VMAType::Free;
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.h
index 1302527bb9..92fe987e2c 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/vm_manager.h
@@ -166,6 +166,21 @@ public:
     ResultVal<VMAHandle> MapMMIO(VAddr target, PAddr paddr, u32 size, MemoryState state,
                                  Memory::MMIORegionPointer mmio_handler);
 
+    /**
+     * Updates the memory state and permissions of the specified range. The range's original memory
+     * state and permissions must match the `expected` parameters.
+     *
+     * @param target The guest address of the beginning of the range.
+     * @param size The size of the range
+     * @param expected_state Expected MemoryState of the range.
+     * @param expected_perms Expected VMAPermission of the range.
+     * @param new_state New MemoryState for the range.
+     * @param new_perms New VMAPermission for the range.
+     */
+    ResultCode ChangeMemoryState(VAddr target, u32 size, MemoryState expected_state,
+                                 VMAPermission expected_perms, MemoryState new_state,
+                                 VMAPermission new_perms);
+
     /// Unmaps a range of addresses, splitting VMAs as necessary.
     ResultCode UnmapRange(VAddr target, u32 size);
 
@@ -224,4 +239,4 @@ private:
     /// Updates the pages corresponding to this VMA so they match the VMA's attributes.
     void UpdatePageTableForVMA(const VirtualMemoryArea& vma);
 };
-}
+} // namespace Kernel