diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 042e0bbf48..50f2702f3e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ The size parameter of spdk_mem_map_translate is now a pointer. This allows the
 function to report back the actual size of the translation relative to the original
 request made by the user.
 
+A new structure spdk_mem_map_ops has been introduced to hold memory map related
+callbacks. This structure is now passed as the second argument of spdk_mem_map_alloc
+in lieu of the notify callback.
+
 ### iscsi
 
 Parameter names of `set_iscsi_options` and `get_iscsi_global_params` RPC
diff --git a/include/spdk/env.h b/include/spdk/env.h
index ae06511ffb..8df04e6d3d 100644
--- a/include/spdk/env.h
+++ b/include/spdk/env.h
@@ -990,13 +990,13 @@ struct spdk_mem_map_ops {
  * Allocate a virtual memory address translation map.
  *
  * \param default_translation Default translation for the map.
- * \param notify_cb Callback function to notify the mapping.
+ * \param ops Table of callback functions for map operations.
  * \param cb_ctx Argument passed to the callback function.
  *
  * \return a pointer to the allocated virtual memory address translation map.
  */
 struct spdk_mem_map *spdk_mem_map_alloc(uint64_t default_translation,
-					spdk_mem_map_notify_cb notify_cb, void *cb_ctx);
+					const struct spdk_mem_map_ops *ops, void *cb_ctx);
 
 /**
  * Free a memory map previously allocated by spdk_mem_map_alloc().
diff --git a/lib/env_dpdk/memory.c b/lib/env_dpdk/memory.c
index 44ef4ce73e..a7618732df 100644
--- a/lib/env_dpdk/memory.c
+++ b/lib/env_dpdk/memory.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ spdk_mem_map_notify_walk(struct spdk_mem_map *map, enum spdk_mem_map_notify_acti
 }
 
 struct spdk_mem_map *
-spdk_mem_map_alloc(uint64_t default_translation, spdk_mem_map_notify_cb notify_cb, void *cb_ctx)
+spdk_mem_map_alloc(uint64_t default_translation, const struct spdk_mem_map_ops *ops, void *cb_ctx)
 {
 	struct spdk_mem_map *map;
 
@@ -166,12 +166,14 @@ spdk_mem_map_alloc(uint64_t default_translation, spdk_mem_map_notify_cb notify_c
 	}
 
 	map->default_translation = default_translation;
-	map->ops.notify_cb = notify_cb;
 	map->cb_ctx = cb_ctx;
+	if (ops) {
+		map->ops = *ops;
+	}
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&g_spdk_mem_map_mutex);
 
-	if (notify_cb) {
+	if (ops && ops->notify_cb) {
 		spdk_mem_map_notify_walk(map, SPDK_MEM_MAP_NOTIFY_REGISTER);
 		TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&g_spdk_mem_maps, map, tailq);
 	}
diff --git a/lib/env_dpdk/vtophys.c b/lib/env_dpdk/vtophys.c
index a936130d16..3b330931fd 100644
--- a/lib/env_dpdk/vtophys.c
+++ b/lib/env_dpdk/vtophys.c
@@ -604,11 +604,15 @@ spdk_vtophys_pci_device_removed(struct rte_pci_device *pci_device)
 int
 spdk_vtophys_init(void)
 {
+	const struct spdk_mem_map_ops vtophys_map_ops = {
+		.notify_cb = spdk_vtophys_notify
+	};
+
 #if SPDK_VFIO_ENABLED
 	spdk_vtophys_iommu_init();
 #endif
 
-	g_vtophys_map = spdk_mem_map_alloc(SPDK_VTOPHYS_ERROR, spdk_vtophys_notify, NULL);
+	g_vtophys_map = spdk_mem_map_alloc(SPDK_VTOPHYS_ERROR, &vtophys_map_ops, NULL);
 	if (g_vtophys_map == NULL) {
 		DEBUG_PRINT("vtophys map allocation failed\n");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
index 2aff646d52..3496387446 100644
--- a/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvme/nvme_rdma.c
@@ -631,12 +631,14 @@ nvme_rdma_mr_map_notify(void *cb_ctx, struct spdk_mem_map *map,
 	return rc;
 }
 
-
 static int
 nvme_rdma_register_mem(struct nvme_rdma_qpair *rqpair)
 {
 	struct ibv_pd *pd = rqpair->cm_id->qp->pd;
 	struct spdk_nvme_rdma_mr_map *mr_map;
+	const struct spdk_mem_map_ops nvme_rdma_map_ops = {
+		.notify_cb = nvme_rdma_mr_map_notify
+	};
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&g_rdma_mr_maps_mutex);
 
@@ -659,7 +661,7 @@ nvme_rdma_register_mem(struct nvme_rdma_qpair *rqpair)
 
 	mr_map->ref = 1;
 	mr_map->pd = pd;
-	mr_map->map = spdk_mem_map_alloc((uint64_t)NULL, nvme_rdma_mr_map_notify, pd);
+	mr_map->map = spdk_mem_map_alloc((uint64_t)NULL, &nvme_rdma_map_ops, pd);
 	if (mr_map->map == NULL) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("spdk_mem_map_alloc() failed\n");
 		free(mr_map);
diff --git a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
index 9992cf1c68..c33b4af92f 100644
--- a/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
+++ b/lib/nvmf/rdma.c
@@ -1634,6 +1634,10 @@ spdk_nvmf_rdma_create(struct spdk_nvmf_transport_opts *opts)
 	int				flag;
 	uint32_t			sge_count;
 
+	const struct spdk_mem_map_ops nvmf_rdma_map_ops = {
+		.notify_cb = spdk_nvmf_rdma_mem_notify
+	};
+
 	rtransport = calloc(1, sizeof(*rtransport));
 	if (!rtransport) {
 		return NULL;
@@ -1766,7 +1770,7 @@ spdk_nvmf_rdma_create(struct spdk_nvmf_transport_opts *opts)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		device->map = spdk_mem_map_alloc(0, spdk_nvmf_rdma_mem_notify, device);
+		device->map = spdk_mem_map_alloc(0, &nvmf_rdma_map_ops, device);
 		if (!device->map) {
 			SPDK_ERRLOG("Unable to allocate memory map for new poll group\n");
 			ibv_dealloc_pd(device->pd);
diff --git a/test/env/memory/memory_ut.c b/test/env/memory/memory_ut.c
index 23e64a3e87..39a80c1213 100644
--- a/test/env/memory/memory_ut.c
+++ b/test/env/memory/memory_ut.c
@@ -96,13 +96,17 @@ test_mem_map_notify(void *cb_ctx, struct spdk_mem_map *map,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+const struct spdk_mem_map_ops test_mem_map_ops = {
+	.notify_cb = test_mem_map_notify
+};
+
 static void
 test_mem_map_alloc_free(void)
 {
 	struct spdk_mem_map *map;
 	uint64_t default_translation = 0xDEADBEEF0BADF00D;
 
-	map = spdk_mem_map_alloc(default_translation, test_mem_map_notify, NULL);
+	map = spdk_mem_map_alloc(default_translation, &test_mem_map_ops, NULL);
 	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(map != NULL);
 
 	spdk_mem_map_free(&map);
@@ -117,7 +121,7 @@ test_mem_map_translation(void)
 	uint64_t addr;
 	int rc;
 
-	map = spdk_mem_map_alloc(default_translation, test_mem_map_notify, NULL);
+	map = spdk_mem_map_alloc(default_translation, &test_mem_map_ops, NULL);
 	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(map != NULL);
 
 	/* Try to get translation for address with no translation */
@@ -204,7 +208,7 @@ test_mem_map_registration(void)
 	struct spdk_mem_map *map;
 	uint64_t default_translation = 0xDEADBEEF0BADF00D;
 
-	map = spdk_mem_map_alloc(default_translation, test_mem_map_notify, NULL);
+	map = spdk_mem_map_alloc(default_translation, &test_mem_map_ops, NULL);
 	SPDK_CU_ASSERT_FATAL(map != NULL);
 
 	/* Unregister memory region that wasn't previously registered */
diff --git a/test/env/vtophys/vtophys.c b/test/env/vtophys/vtophys.c
index 435c26d0e0..0387e36c20 100644
--- a/test/env/vtophys/vtophys.c
+++ b/test/env/vtophys/vtophys.c
@@ -135,8 +135,12 @@ mem_map_test(void)
 {
 	struct spdk_mem_map *map;
 	uint64_t default_translation = 0xDEADBEEF0BADF00D;
+	const struct spdk_mem_map_ops test_map_ops = {
+		.notify_cb = test_map_notify
+	};
 
-	map = spdk_mem_map_alloc(default_translation, test_map_notify, NULL);
+
+	map = spdk_mem_map_alloc(default_translation, &test_map_ops, NULL);
 	if (map == NULL) {
 		return 1;
 	}