diff --git a/Kernel/Process.cpp b/Kernel/Process.cpp
index ca8c6fbccb..83184cce94 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/Process.cpp
@@ -2909,6 +2909,28 @@ int Process::sys$get_shared_buffer_size(int shared_buffer_id)
     return shared_buffer.size();
 }
 
+int Process::sys$set_shared_buffer_volatile(int shared_buffer_id, bool state)
+{
+    LOCKER(shared_buffers().lock());
+    auto it = shared_buffers().resource().find(shared_buffer_id);
+    if (it == shared_buffers().resource().end())
+        return -EINVAL;
+    auto& shared_buffer = *(*it).value;
+    if (!shared_buffer.is_shared_with(m_pid))
+        return -EPERM;
+#ifdef SHARED_BUFFER_DEBUG
+    kprintf("%s(%u): Set shared buffer %d volatile: %u\n", name().characters(), pid(), shared_buffer_id, state);
+#endif
+    if (!state) {
+        bool was_purged = shared_buffer.vmobject().was_purged();
+        shared_buffer.vmobject().set_volatile(state);
+        shared_buffer.vmobject().set_was_purged(false);
+        return was_purged ? 1 : 0;
+    }
+    shared_buffer.vmobject().set_volatile(true);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void Process::terminate_due_to_signal(u8 signal)
 {
     ASSERT_INTERRUPTS_DISABLED();
diff --git a/Kernel/Process.h b/Kernel/Process.h
index e7e2a08782..53e3974dc3 100644
--- a/Kernel/Process.h
+++ b/Kernel/Process.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ public:
     int sys$release_shared_buffer(int shared_buffer_id);
     int sys$seal_shared_buffer(int shared_buffer_id);
     int sys$get_shared_buffer_size(int shared_buffer_id);
+    int sys$set_shared_buffer_volatile(int shared_buffer_id, bool);
     int sys$halt();
     int sys$reboot();
     int sys$set_process_icon(int icon_id);
diff --git a/Kernel/SharedBuffer.h b/Kernel/SharedBuffer.h
index b690c34be1..75d573b227 100644
--- a/Kernel/SharedBuffer.h
+++ b/Kernel/SharedBuffer.h
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <AK/OwnPtr.h>
-#include <Kernel/VM/AnonymousVMObject.h>
 #include <Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.h>
+#include <Kernel/VM/PurgeableVMObject.h>
 
 struct SharedBuffer {
 private:
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ private:
 public:
     SharedBuffer(int id, int size)
         : m_shared_buffer_id(id)
-        , m_vmobject(AnonymousVMObject::create_with_size(size))
+        , m_vmobject(PurgeableVMObject::create_with_size(size))
     {
 #ifdef SHARED_BUFFER_DEBUG
         dbgprintf("Created shared buffer %d of size %d\n", m_shared_buffer_id, size);
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ public:
     size_t size() const { return m_vmobject->size(); }
     void destroy_if_unused();
     void seal();
+    PurgeableVMObject& vmobject() { return m_vmobject; }
+    const PurgeableVMObject& vmobject() const { return m_vmobject; }
     int id() const { return m_shared_buffer_id; }
 
     int m_shared_buffer_id { -1 };
     bool m_writable { true };
     bool m_global { false };
-    NonnullRefPtr<AnonymousVMObject> m_vmobject;
+    NonnullRefPtr<PurgeableVMObject> m_vmobject;
     Vector<Reference, 2> m_refs;
     unsigned m_total_refs { 0 };
 };
diff --git a/Kernel/Syscall.h b/Kernel/Syscall.h
index a7db981c4c..fe8de7babf 100644
--- a/Kernel/Syscall.h
+++ b/Kernel/Syscall.h
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@ typedef u32 socklen_t;
     __ENUMERATE_SYSCALL(set_thread_name)        \
     __ENUMERATE_SYSCALL(get_thread_name)        \
     __ENUMERATE_SYSCALL(madvise)                \
-    __ENUMERATE_SYSCALL(purge)
+    __ENUMERATE_SYSCALL(purge)                  \
+    __ENUMERATE_SYSCALL(set_shared_buffer_volatile)
 
 namespace Syscall {
 
diff --git a/Libraries/LibC/SharedBuffer.cpp b/Libraries/LibC/SharedBuffer.cpp
index 1a0c3a9701..30fff21a46 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibC/SharedBuffer.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibC/SharedBuffer.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <AK/kmalloc.h>
+#include <Kernel/Syscall.h>
 #include <SharedBuffer.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -64,3 +65,19 @@ void SharedBuffer::seal()
         ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 }
+
+void SharedBuffer::set_volatile()
+{
+    u32 rc = syscall(SC_set_shared_buffer_volatile, m_shared_buffer_id, true);
+    ASSERT(rc == 0);
+}
+
+bool SharedBuffer::set_nonvolatile()
+{
+    u32 rc = syscall(SC_set_shared_buffer_volatile, m_shared_buffer_id, false);
+    if (rc == 0)
+        return true;
+    if (rc == 1)
+        return false;
+    ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+}
diff --git a/Libraries/LibC/SharedBuffer.h b/Libraries/LibC/SharedBuffer.h
index 2d1cdfc423..e79abad00b 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibC/SharedBuffer.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibC/SharedBuffer.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 #include <AK/RefCounted.h>
+#include <AK/RefPtr.h>
 
 class SharedBuffer : public RefCounted<SharedBuffer> {
 public:
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public:
     int size() const { return m_size; }
     void* data() { return m_data; }
     const void* data() const { return m_data; }
+    void set_volatile();
+    [[nodiscard]] bool set_nonvolatile();
 
 private:
     SharedBuffer(int shared_buffer_id, int size, void*);