diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_memory.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_memory.cpp
index 419be54210..70d1b1f31c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_memory.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_memory.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ error_code sys_memory_free(u32 addr)
 	verify(HERE), area;
 
 	// Deallocate memory
-	u32 cid, size = area->dealloc(addr, &cid);
+	u32 cid, size = area->dealloc(addr, nullptr, &cid);
 
 	if (!size)
 	{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_mmapper.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_mmapper.cpp
index aa12dd5dc5..fbefd4570b 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_mmapper.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_mmapper.cpp
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ error_code sys_mmapper_map_shared_memory(u32 addr, u32 mem_id, u64 flags)
 		return CELL_OK;
 	}
 
-	if (!area->falloc(addr, mem->size))
+	if (!area->falloc(addr, mem->size, mem->data.data()))
 	{
 		mem->addr = 0;
 		return CELL_EBUSY;
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ error_code sys_mmapper_search_and_map(u32 start_addr, u32 mem_id, u64 flags, vm:
 		return CELL_OK;
 	}
 
-	const u32 addr = area->alloc(mem->size, mem->align);
+	const u32 addr = area->alloc(mem->size, mem->align, mem->data.data());
 
 	if (!addr)
 	{
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ error_code sys_mmapper_unmap_shared_memory(u32 addr, vm::ptr<u32> mem_id)
 		return CELL_EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	verify(HERE), area->dealloc(addr), mem->addr.exchange(0) == addr;
+	verify(HERE), area->dealloc(addr, mem->data.data()), mem->addr.exchange(0) == addr;
 	return CELL_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_mmapper.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_mmapper.h
index 88749178b4..b626fe1484 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_mmapper.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_mmapper.h
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@ struct lv2_memory : lv2_obj
 
 	atomic_t<u32> addr{}; // Actual mapping address
 
+	std::vector<uchar> data;
+
 	lv2_memory(u32 size, u32 align, u64 flags, const std::shared_ptr<lv2_memory_container>& ct)
 		: size(size)
 		, align(align)
 		, flags(flags)
 		, ct(ct)
 	{
+		data.resize(size);
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
index e1717118c7..75040eb842 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.cpp
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ namespace vm
 			fmt::throw_exception("Invalid memory location (%u)" HERE, (uint)location);
 		}
 
-		return block->alloc(size, align, sup);
+		return block->alloc(size, align, nullptr, sup);
 	}
 
 	u32 falloc(u32 addr, u32 size, memory_location_t location, u32 sup)
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ namespace vm
 			fmt::throw_exception("Invalid memory location (%u, addr=0x%x)" HERE, (uint)location, addr);
 		}
 
-		return block->falloc(addr, size, sup);
+		return block->falloc(addr, size, nullptr, sup);
 	}
 
 	u32 dealloc(u32 addr, memory_location_t location, u32* sup_out)
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ namespace vm
 			fmt::throw_exception("Invalid memory location (%u, addr=0x%x)" HERE, (uint)location, addr);
 		}
 
-		return block->dealloc(addr, sup_out);
+		return block->dealloc(addr, nullptr, sup_out);
 	}
 
 	void dealloc_verbose_nothrow(u32 addr, memory_location_t location) noexcept
@@ -576,12 +576,12 @@ namespace vm
 		}
 	}
 
-	u32 block_t::alloc(u32 size, u32 align, u32 sup)
+	u32 block_t::alloc(const u32 orig_size, u32 align, const uchar* data, u32 sup)
 	{
 		writer_lock lock;
 
 		// Align to minimal page size
-		size = ::align(size, 4096);
+		const u32 size = ::align(orig_size, 4096);
 
 		// Check alignment (it's page allocation, so passing small values there is just silly)
 		if (align < 4096 || align != (0x80000000u >> cntlz32(align, true)))
@@ -611,6 +611,11 @@ namespace vm
 		{
 			if (try_alloc(addr, size, pflags, sup))
 			{
+				if (data)
+				{
+					std::memcpy(vm::base(addr), data, orig_size);
+				}
+
 				return addr;
 			}
 		}
@@ -618,19 +623,21 @@ namespace vm
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	u32 block_t::falloc(u32 addr, u32 size, u32 sup)
+	u32 block_t::falloc(u32 addr, const u32 orig_size, const uchar* data, u32 sup)
 	{
 		writer_lock lock;
 
 		// align to minimal page size
-		size = ::align(size, 4096);
+		const u32 size = ::align(orig_size, 4096);
 
 		// return if addr or size is invalid
 		if (!size || size > this->size || addr < this->addr || addr + size - 1 > this->addr + this->size - 1)
 		{
 			return 0;
 		}
+
 		u8 pflags = page_readable | page_writable;
+
 		if ((flags & SYS_MEMORY_PAGE_SIZE_1M) == SYS_MEMORY_PAGE_SIZE_1M)
 		{
 			pflags |= page_1m_size;
@@ -645,10 +652,15 @@ namespace vm
 			return 0;
 		}
 
+		if (data)
+		{
+			std::memcpy(vm::base(addr), data, orig_size);
+		}
+
 		return addr;
 	}
 
-	u32 block_t::dealloc(u32 addr, u32* sup_out)
+	u32 block_t::dealloc(u32 addr, uchar* data_out, u32* sup_out)
 	{
 		writer_lock lock;
 
@@ -662,6 +674,11 @@ namespace vm
 			// Remove entry
 			m_map.erase(found);
 
+			if (data_out)
+			{
+				std::memcpy(data_out, vm::base(addr), size);
+			}
+
 			// Unmap "real" memory pages
 			_page_unmap(addr, size);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.h
index eadfcc2bcd..0c50f1d9e0 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Memory/vm.h
@@ -148,13 +148,13 @@ namespace vm
 		const u64 flags; // Currently unused
 
 		// Search and map memory (don't pass alignment smaller than 4096)
-		u32 alloc(u32 size, u32 align = 4096, u32 sup = 0);
+		u32 alloc(u32 size, u32 align = 4096, const uchar* data = nullptr, u32 sup = 0);
 
 		// Try to map memory at fixed location
-		u32 falloc(u32 addr, u32 size, u32 sup = 0);
+		u32 falloc(u32 addr, u32 size, const uchar* data = nullptr, u32 sup = 0);
 
 		// Unmap memory at specified location previously returned by alloc(), return size
-		u32 dealloc(u32 addr, u32* sup_out = nullptr);
+		u32 dealloc(u32 addr, uchar* data_out = nullptr, u32* sup_out = nullptr);
 
 		// Internal
 		u32 imp_used(const vm::writer_lock&);