diff --git a/include/exec/memory.h b/include/exec/memory.h
index 6574e46..27a8833 100644
--- a/include/exec/memory.h
+++ b/include/exec/memory.h
@@ -1067,6 +1067,26 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * memory_region_section_new_copy: Copy a memory region section
+ *
+ * Allocate memory for a new copy, copy the memory region section, and
+ * properly take a reference on all relevant members.
+ *
+ * @s: the #MemoryRegionSection to copy
+ */
+MemoryRegionSection *memory_region_section_new_copy(MemoryRegionSection *s);
+
+/**
+ * memory_region_section_new_copy: Free a copied memory region section
+ *
+ * Free a copy of a memory section created via memory_region_section_new_copy().
+ * properly dropping references on all relevant members.
+ *
+ * @s: the #MemoryRegionSection to copy
+ */
+void memory_region_section_free_copy(MemoryRegionSection *s);
+
+/**
  * memory_region_init: Initialize a memory region
  *
  * The region typically acts as a container for other memory regions.  Use