diff --git a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
index a720dbc..050cb63 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ctrl.c
@@ -2653,6 +2653,7 @@
     uint64_t slba = le64_to_cpu(rw->slba);
     uint32_t nlb = le16_to_cpu(rw->nlb) + 1;
     size_t len = nvme_l2b(ns, nlb);
+    size_t data_len = len;
     int64_t offset = nvme_l2b(ns, slba);
     uint8_t prinfo = NVME_RW_PRINFO(le16_to_cpu(rw->control));
     uint32_t reftag = le32_to_cpu(rw->reftag);
@@ -2672,7 +2673,11 @@
         }
     }
 
-    if (len > n->page_size << n->params.vsl) {
+    if (nvme_ns_ext(ns) && !(NVME_ID_CTRL_CTRATT_MEM(n->id_ctrl.ctratt))) {
+        data_len += nvme_m2b(ns, nlb);
+    }
+
+    if (data_len > (n->page_size << n->params.vsl)) {
         return NVME_INVALID_FIELD | NVME_DNR;
     }
 
@@ -3413,7 +3418,11 @@
         len += nvme_m2b(ns, nlb);
     }
 
-    status = nvme_check_mdts(n, len);
+    if (NVME_ID_CTRL_CTRATT_MEM(n->id_ctrl.ctratt)) {
+        status = nvme_check_mdts(n, data_len);
+    } else {
+        status = nvme_check_mdts(n, len);
+    }
     if (status) {
         return status;
     }
@@ -3590,7 +3599,7 @@
     BlockBackend *blk = ns->blkconf.blk;
     uint16_t status;
 
-    if (nvme_ns_ext(ns)) {
+    if (nvme_ns_ext(ns) && !(NVME_ID_CTRL_CTRATT_MEM(n->id_ctrl.ctratt))) {
         mapped_size += nvme_m2b(ns, nlb);
 
         if (NVME_ID_NS_DPS_TYPE(ns->id_ns.dps)) {
@@ -3702,7 +3711,7 @@
     BlockBackend *blk = ns->blkconf.blk;
     uint16_t status;
 
-    if (nvme_ns_ext(ns)) {
+    if (nvme_ns_ext(ns) && !(NVME_ID_CTRL_CTRATT_MEM(n->id_ctrl.ctratt))) {
         mapped_size += nvme_m2b(ns, nlb);
 
         if (NVME_ID_NS_DPS_TYPE(ns->id_ns.dps)) {
@@ -8483,7 +8492,7 @@
     id->cntlid = cpu_to_le16(n->cntlid);
 
     id->oaes = cpu_to_le32(NVME_OAES_NS_ATTR);
-    ctratt = NVME_CTRATT_ELBAS;
+    ctratt = NVME_CTRATT_ELBAS | NVME_CTRATT_MEM;
 
     id->rab = 6;
 
diff --git a/include/block/nvme.h b/include/block/nvme.h
index 5298bc4..a37be0d 100644
--- a/include/block/nvme.h
+++ b/include/block/nvme.h
@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@
 enum NvmeIdCtrlCtratt {
     NVME_CTRATT_ENDGRPS = 1 <<  4,
     NVME_CTRATT_ELBAS   = 1 << 15,
+    NVME_CTRATT_MEM     = 1 << 16,
     NVME_CTRATT_FDPS    = 1 << 19,
 };
 
@@ -1285,6 +1286,8 @@
 #define NVME_ERR_REC_TLER(err_rec)  (err_rec & 0xffff)
 #define NVME_ERR_REC_DULBE(err_rec) (err_rec & 0x10000)
 
+#define NVME_ID_CTRL_CTRATT_MEM(ctratt) (ctratt & NVME_CTRATT_MEM)
+
 enum NvmeFeatureIds {
     NVME_ARBITRATION                = 0x1,
     NVME_POWER_MANAGEMENT           = 0x2,