diff --git a/drivers/xen/grant-table.c b/drivers/xen/grant-table.c
index 3729bea0c989..1b82e7a3722a 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/grant-table.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/grant-table.c
@@ -435,11 +435,21 @@ static void gnttab_add_deferred(grant_ref_t ref, bool readonly,
 	       what, ref, page ? page_to_pfn(page) : -1);
 }
 
+int gnttab_try_end_foreign_access(grant_ref_t ref)
+{
+	int ret = _gnttab_end_foreign_access_ref(ref, 0);
+
+	if (ret)
+		put_free_entry(ref);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gnttab_try_end_foreign_access);
+
 void gnttab_end_foreign_access(grant_ref_t ref, int readonly,
 			       unsigned long page)
 {
-	if (gnttab_end_foreign_access_ref(ref, readonly)) {
-		put_free_entry(ref);
+	if (gnttab_try_end_foreign_access(ref)) {
 		if (page != 0)
 			put_page(virt_to_page(page));
 	} else
diff --git a/include/xen/grant_table.h b/include/xen/grant_table.h
index cb854df031ce..358d2817741b 100644
--- a/include/xen/grant_table.h
+++ b/include/xen/grant_table.h
@@ -104,10 +104,22 @@ int gnttab_end_foreign_access_ref(grant_ref_t ref, int readonly);
  * access has been ended, free the given page too.  Access will be ended
  * immediately iff the grant entry is not in use, otherwise it will happen
  * some time later.  page may be 0, in which case no freeing will occur.
+ * Note that the granted page might still be accessed (read or write) by the
+ * other side after gnttab_end_foreign_access() returns, so even if page was
+ * specified as 0 it is not allowed to just reuse the page for other
+ * purposes immediately.
  */
 void gnttab_end_foreign_access(grant_ref_t ref, int readonly,
 			       unsigned long page);
 
+/*
+ * End access through the given grant reference, iff the grant entry is
+ * no longer in use.  In case of success ending foreign access, the
+ * grant reference is deallocated.
+ * Return 1 if the grant entry was freed, 0 if it is still in use.
+ */
+int gnttab_try_end_foreign_access(grant_ref_t ref);
+
 int gnttab_grant_foreign_transfer(domid_t domid, unsigned long pfn);
 
 unsigned long gnttab_end_foreign_transfer_ref(grant_ref_t ref);