diff --git a/criu/cr-check.c b/criu/cr-check.c
index 9c4778490..7c3dc76dd 100644
--- a/criu/cr-check.c
+++ b/criu/cr-check.c
@@ -1599,6 +1599,12 @@ static int check_breakpoints(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int check_pagemap_scan_guard_pages(void)
+{
+	kerndat_warn_about_madv_guards();
+
+	return kdat.has_pagemap_scan_guard_pages ? 0 : -1;
+}
 
 static int (*chk_feature)(void);
 
@@ -1724,6 +1730,7 @@ int cr_check(void)
 		ret |= check_pagemap_scan();
 		ret |= check_overlayfs_maps();
 		ret |= check_timer_cr_ids();
+		ret |= check_pagemap_scan_guard_pages();
 
 		if (kdat.lsm == LSMTYPE__APPARMOR)
 			ret |= check_apparmor_stacking();
@@ -1853,6 +1860,7 @@ static struct feature_list feature_list[] = {
 	{ "timer_cr_ids", check_timer_cr_ids },
 	{ "overlayfs_maps", check_overlayfs_maps },
 	{ "breakpoints", check_breakpoints },
+	{ "pagemap_scan_guard_pages", check_pagemap_scan_guard_pages },
 	{ NULL, NULL },
 };
 
diff --git a/criu/include/kerndat.h b/criu/include/kerndat.h
index 66db75649..e4922f401 100644
--- a/criu/include/kerndat.h
+++ b/criu/include/kerndat.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ struct kerndat_s {
 	bool has_timer_cr_ids;
 	bool has_breakpoints;
 	bool has_madv_guard;
+	bool has_pagemap_scan_guard_pages;
 };
 
 extern struct kerndat_s kdat;
@@ -114,4 +115,6 @@ extern int kerndat_fs_virtualized(unsigned int which, u32 kdev);
 
 extern int kerndat_has_nspid(void);
 
+extern void kerndat_warn_about_madv_guards(void);
+
 #endif /* __CR_KERNDAT_H__ */
diff --git a/criu/include/pagemap_scan.h b/criu/include/pagemap_scan.h
index 0ad4c9bc0..9046e01ed 100644
--- a/criu/include/pagemap_scan.h
+++ b/criu/include/pagemap_scan.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #define PAGE_IS_PFNZERO	   (1 << 5)
 #define PAGE_IS_HUGE	   (1 << 6)
 #define PAGE_IS_SOFT_DIRTY (1 << 7)
+#define PAGE_IS_GUARD	   (1 << 8)
 
 /*
  * struct page_region - Page region with flags
diff --git a/criu/kerndat.c b/criu/kerndat.c
index 7e2edb72d..997181ce7 100644
--- a/criu/kerndat.c
+++ b/criu/kerndat.c
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ static int check_pagemap(void)
 	if (ioctl(fd, PAGEMAP_SCAN, &args) == 0) {
 		pr_debug("PAGEMAP_SCAN is supported\n");
 		kdat.has_pagemap_scan = true;
+
+		args.return_mask |= PAGE_IS_GUARD;
+		if (ioctl(fd, PAGEMAP_SCAN, &args) == 0)
+			kdat.has_pagemap_scan_guard_pages = true;
 	} else {
 		switch (errno) {
 		case EINVAL:
@@ -1841,6 +1845,14 @@ mmap_cleanup:
 	return -1;
 }
 
+void kerndat_warn_about_madv_guards(void)
+{
+	if (kdat.has_madv_guard && !kdat.has_pagemap_scan_guard_pages)
+		pr_warn("ioctl(PAGEMAP_SCAN) doesn't support PAGE_IS_GUARD flag. "
+			"CRIU dump will fail if dumped processes use madvise(MADV_GUARD_INSTALL). "
+			"Please, consider updating your kernel.\n");
+}
+
 /*
  * Some features depend on resource that can be dynamically changed
  * at the OS runtime. There are cases that we cannot determine the