diff --git a/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.cpp b/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.cpp
index db2a55e0f7..8f44ddc25a 100644
--- a/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <Kernel/VM/AnonymousVMObject.h>
 #include <Kernel/VM/InodeVMObject.h>
 #include <Kernel/VM/MemoryManager.h>
+#include <Kernel/VM/PurgeableVMObject.h>
 
 //#define MM_DEBUG
 //#define PAGE_FAULT_DEBUG
@@ -424,9 +425,25 @@ RefPtr<PhysicalPage> MemoryManager::allocate_user_physical_page(ShouldZeroFill s
             kprintf("MM: no user physical regions available (?)\n");
         }
 
-        kprintf("MM: no user physical pages available\n");
-        ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
-        return {};
+        for_each_vmobject([&](auto& vmobject) {
+            if (vmobject.is_purgeable()) {
+                auto& purgeable_vmobject = static_cast<PurgeableVMObject&>(vmobject);
+                int purged_page_count = purgeable_vmobject.purge_with_interrupts_disabled({});
+                if (purged_page_count) {
+                    kprintf("MM: Purge saved the day! Purged %d pages from PurgeableVMObject{%p}\n", purged_page_count, &purgeable_vmobject);
+                    page = find_free_user_physical_page();
+                    ASSERT(page);
+                    return IterationDecision::Break;
+                }
+            }
+            return IterationDecision::Continue;
+        });
+
+        if (!page) {
+            kprintf("MM: no user physical pages available\n");
+            ASSERT_NOT_REACHED();
+            return {};
+        }
     }
 
 #ifdef MM_DEBUG
diff --git a/Kernel/VM/PurgeableVMObject.cpp b/Kernel/VM/PurgeableVMObject.cpp
index d06b27a901..f671f80817 100644
--- a/Kernel/VM/PurgeableVMObject.cpp
+++ b/Kernel/VM/PurgeableVMObject.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,19 @@ NonnullRefPtr<VMObject> PurgeableVMObject::clone()
 int PurgeableVMObject::purge()
 {
     LOCKER(m_paging_lock);
+    return purge_impl();
+}
+
+int PurgeableVMObject::purge_with_interrupts_disabled(Badge<MemoryManager>)
+{
+    ASSERT_INTERRUPTS_DISABLED();
+    if (m_paging_lock.is_locked())
+        return 0;
+    return purge_impl();
+}
+
+int PurgeableVMObject::purge_impl()
+{
     if (!m_volatile)
         return 0;
     int purged_page_count = 0;
diff --git a/Kernel/VM/PurgeableVMObject.h b/Kernel/VM/PurgeableVMObject.h
index d352ff7c97..c357ebc47c 100644
--- a/Kernel/VM/PurgeableVMObject.h
+++ b/Kernel/VM/PurgeableVMObject.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ public:
     virtual NonnullRefPtr<VMObject> clone() override;
 
     int purge();
+    int purge_with_interrupts_disabled(Badge<MemoryManager>);
 
     bool was_purged() const { return m_was_purged; }
     void set_was_purged(bool b) { m_was_purged = b; }
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@ private:
     explicit PurgeableVMObject(size_t);
     explicit PurgeableVMObject(const PurgeableVMObject&);
 
+    int purge_impl();
+
     PurgeableVMObject& operator=(const PurgeableVMObject&) = delete;
     PurgeableVMObject& operator=(PurgeableVMObject&&) = delete;
     PurgeableVMObject(PurgeableVMObject&&) = delete;