diff --git a/minix/kernel/proto.h b/minix/kernel/proto.h
index cc5d8414a..d7cf57728 100644
--- a/minix/kernel/proto.h
+++ b/minix/kernel/proto.h
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ void clear_ipc_filters(struct proc *rp);
 int check_ipc_filter(struct ipc_filter_s *ipcf, int fill_flags);
 int allow_ipc_filtered_msg(struct proc *rp, endpoint_t src_e,
     vir_bytes m_src_v, message *m_src_p);
+int allow_ipc_filtered_memreq(struct proc *src_rp, struct proc *dst_rp);
 int priv_add_irq(struct proc *rp, int irq);
 int priv_add_io(struct proc *rp, struct io_range *ior);
 int priv_add_mem(struct proc *rp, struct minix_mem_range *memr);
diff --git a/minix/kernel/system.c b/minix/kernel/system.c
index ddf2d8f9e..08bc24a3a 100644
--- a/minix/kernel/system.c
+++ b/minix/kernel/system.c
@@ -486,6 +486,27 @@ void send_diag_sig(void)
   }
 }
 
+/*===========================================================================*
+ *			         clear_memreq				     *
+ *===========================================================================*/
+static void clear_memreq(struct proc *rp)
+{
+  struct proc **rpp;
+
+  if (!RTS_ISSET(rp, RTS_VMREQUEST))
+	return; /* nothing to do */
+
+  for (rpp = &vmrequest; *rpp != NULL;
+     rpp = &(*rpp)->p_vmrequest.nextrequestor) {
+	if (*rpp == rp) {
+		*rpp = rp->p_vmrequest.nextrequestor;
+		break;
+	}
+  }
+
+  RTS_UNSET(rp, RTS_VMREQUEST);
+}
+
 /*===========================================================================*
  *			         clear_ipc				     *
  *===========================================================================*/
@@ -548,6 +569,10 @@ register struct proc *rc;		/* slot of process to clean up */
    */
   clear_ipc_refs(rc, EDEADSRCDST);
 
+  /* Finally, if the process was blocked on a VM request, remove it from the
+   * queue of processes waiting to be processed by VM.
+   */
+  clear_memreq(rc);
 }
 
 /*===========================================================================*
@@ -736,6 +761,14 @@ void clear_ipc_filters(struct proc *rp)
 	}
 
 	priv(rp)->s_ipcf = NULL;
+
+	/* VM is a special case here: since the cleared IPC filter may have
+	 * blocked memory handling requests, we may now have to tell VM that
+	 * there are "new" requests pending.
+	 */
+	if (rp->p_endpoint == VM_PROC_NR && vmrequest != NULL)
+		if (send_sig(VM_PROC_NR, SIGKMEM) != OK)
+			panic("send_sig failed");
 }
 
 /*===========================================================================*
@@ -841,6 +874,46 @@ int allow_ipc_filtered_msg(struct proc *rp, endpoint_t src_e,
 	return allow;
 }
 
+/*===========================================================================*
+ *			  allow_ipc_filtered_memreq			     *
+ *===========================================================================*/
+int allow_ipc_filtered_memreq(struct proc *src_rp, struct proc *dst_rp)
+{
+	/* Determine whether VM should receive a request to handle memory
+	 * that is the result of process 'src_rp' trying to access currently
+	 * unavailable memory in process 'dst_rp'. Return TRUE if VM should
+	 * be given the request, FALSE otherwise.
+	 */
+
+	struct proc *vmp;
+	message m_buf;
+	int allow_src, allow_dst;
+
+	vmp = proc_addr(VM_PROC_NR);
+
+	/* If VM has no filter in place, all requests should go through. */
+	if (priv(vmp)->s_ipcf == NULL)
+		return TRUE;
+
+	/* VM obtains memory requests in response to a SIGKMEM signal, which
+	 * is a notification sent from SYSTEM. Thus, if VM blocks such
+	 * notifications, it also should not get any memory requests. Of
+	 * course, VM should not be asking for requests in that case either,
+	 * but the extra check doesn't hurt.
+	 */
+	m_buf.m_type = NOTIFY_MESSAGE;
+	if (!allow_ipc_filtered_msg(vmp, SYSTEM, 0, &m_buf))
+		return FALSE;
+
+	/* A more refined policy may be implemented here, for example to
+	 * ensure that both the source and the destination (if different)
+	 * are in the group of processes that VM wants to talk to. Since VM
+	 * is basically not able to handle any memory requests during an
+	 * update, we will not get here, and none of that is needed.
+	 */
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
 /*===========================================================================*
  *                             priv_add_irq                                  *
  *===========================================================================*/
diff --git a/minix/kernel/system/do_update.c b/minix/kernel/system/do_update.c
index 1a111da3e..ba6a8ab70 100644
--- a/minix/kernel/system/do_update.c
+++ b/minix/kernel/system/do_update.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ static void adjust_priv_slot(struct priv *privp, struct priv
 static void adjust_asyn_table(struct priv *src_privp, struct priv *dst_privp);
 static void swap_proc_slot_pointer(struct proc **rpp, struct proc
 	*src_rp, struct proc *dst_rp);
+static void swap_memreq(struct proc *src_rp, struct proc *dst_rp);
 
 /*===========================================================================*
  *				do_update				     *
@@ -143,6 +144,9 @@ int do_update(struct proc * caller, message * m_ptr)
   /* Swap global process slot addresses. */
   swap_proc_slot_pointer(get_cpulocal_var_ptr(ptproc), src_rp, dst_rp);
 
+  /* Swap VM request entries. */
+  swap_memreq(src_rp, dst_rp);
+
 #if DEBUG
   printf("do_update: updated %d (%s, %d, %d) into %d (%s, %d, %d)\n",
       src_rp->p_endpoint, src_rp->p_name, src_rp->p_nr, priv(src_rp)->s_proc_nr,
@@ -303,5 +307,34 @@ static void swap_proc_slot_pointer(struct proc **rpp, struct proc *src_rp,
   }
 }
 
+/*===========================================================================*
+ *				swap_memreq				     *
+ *===========================================================================*/
+static void swap_memreq(struct proc *src_rp, struct proc *dst_rp)
+{
+/* If either the source or the destination process is part of the VM request
+ * chain, but not both, then swap the process pointers in the chain.
+ */
+  struct proc **rpp;
+
+  if (RTS_ISSET(src_rp, RTS_VMREQUEST) == RTS_ISSET(dst_rp, RTS_VMREQUEST))
+	return; /* nothing to do */
+
+  for (rpp = &vmrequest; *rpp != NULL;
+     rpp = &(*rpp)->p_vmrequest.nextrequestor) {
+	if (*rpp == src_rp) {
+		dst_rp->p_vmrequest.nextrequestor =
+		    src_rp->p_vmrequest.nextrequestor;
+		*rpp = dst_rp;
+		break;
+	} else if (*rpp == dst_rp) {
+		src_rp->p_vmrequest.nextrequestor =
+		    dst_rp->p_vmrequest.nextrequestor;
+		*rpp = src_rp;
+		break;
+	}
+  }
+}
+
 #endif /* USE_UPDATE */
 
diff --git a/minix/kernel/system/do_vmctl.c b/minix/kernel/system/do_vmctl.c
index ebc51fdc8..6d33fc98c 100644
--- a/minix/kernel/system/do_vmctl.c
+++ b/minix/kernel/system/do_vmctl.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ int do_vmctl(struct proc * caller, message * m_ptr)
 {
   int proc_nr;
   endpoint_t ep = m_ptr->SVMCTL_WHO;
-  struct proc *p, *rp, *target;
+  struct proc *p, *rp, **rpp, *target;
 
   if(ep == SELF) { ep = caller->p_endpoint; }
 
@@ -37,17 +37,28 @@ int do_vmctl(struct proc * caller, message * m_ptr)
 		RTS_UNSET(p, RTS_PAGEFAULT);
 		return OK;
 	case VMCTL_MEMREQ_GET:
-		/* Send VM the information about the memory request.  */
-		if(!(rp = vmrequest))
-			return ESRCH;
-		assert(RTS_ISSET(rp, RTS_VMREQUEST));
+		/* Send VM the information about the memory request. We can
+		 * not simply send the first request on the list, because IPC
+		 * filters may forbid VM from getting requests for particular
+		 * sources. However, IPC filters are used only in rare cases.
+		 */
+		for (rpp = &vmrequest; *rpp != NULL;
+		    rpp = &(*rpp)->p_vmrequest.nextrequestor) {
+			rp = *rpp;
 
-		okendpt(rp->p_vmrequest.target, &proc_nr);
-		target = proc_addr(proc_nr);
+			assert(RTS_ISSET(rp, RTS_VMREQUEST));
+
+			okendpt(rp->p_vmrequest.target, &proc_nr);
+			target = proc_addr(proc_nr);
+
+			/* Check against IPC filters. */
+			if (!allow_ipc_filtered_memreq(rp, target))
+				continue;
+
+			/* Reply with request fields. */
+			if (rp->p_vmrequest.req_type != VMPTYPE_CHECK)
+				panic("VMREQUEST wrong type");
 
-		/* Reply with request fields. */
-		switch(rp->p_vmrequest.req_type) {
-		case VMPTYPE_CHECK:
 			m_ptr->SVMCTL_MRG_TARGET	=
 				rp->p_vmrequest.target;
 			m_ptr->SVMCTL_MRG_ADDR		=
@@ -58,17 +69,17 @@ int do_vmctl(struct proc * caller, message * m_ptr)
 				rp->p_vmrequest.params.check.writeflag;
 			m_ptr->SVMCTL_MRG_REQUESTOR	=
 				(void *) rp->p_endpoint;
-			break;
-		default:
-			panic("VMREQUEST wrong type");
+
+			rp->p_vmrequest.vmresult = VMSUSPEND;
+
+			/* Remove from request chain. */
+			*rpp = rp->p_vmrequest.nextrequestor;
+
+			return rp->p_vmrequest.req_type;
 		}
 
-		rp->p_vmrequest.vmresult = VMSUSPEND;
+		return ENOENT;
 
-		/* Remove from request chain. */
-		vmrequest = vmrequest->p_vmrequest.nextrequestor;
-
-		return rp->p_vmrequest.req_type;
 	case VMCTL_MEMREQ_REPLY:
 		assert(RTS_ISSET(p, RTS_VMREQUEST));
 		assert(p->p_vmrequest.vmresult == VMSUSPEND);