diff --git a/src/runtime/export_test.go b/src/runtime/export_test.go
index 48628370db..b1ebfba0d1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/export_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/export_test.go
@@ -684,6 +684,25 @@ func (d *PallocData) Scavenged() *PallocBits {
 // Expose fillAligned for testing.
 func FillAligned(x uint64, m uint) uint64 { return fillAligned(x, m) }
 
+// Expose pageCache for testing.
+type PageCache pageCache
+
+const PageCachePages = pageCachePages
+
+func NewPageCache(base uintptr, cache, scav uint64) PageCache {
+	return PageCache(pageCache{base: base, cache: cache, scav: scav})
+}
+func (c *PageCache) Empty() bool   { return (*pageCache)(c).empty() }
+func (c *PageCache) Base() uintptr { return (*pageCache)(c).base }
+func (c *PageCache) Cache() uint64 { return (*pageCache)(c).cache }
+func (c *PageCache) Scav() uint64  { return (*pageCache)(c).scav }
+func (c *PageCache) Alloc(npages uintptr) (uintptr, uintptr) {
+	return (*pageCache)(c).alloc(npages)
+}
+func (c *PageCache) Flush(s *PageAlloc) {
+	(*pageCache)(c).flush((*pageAlloc)(s))
+}
+
 // Expose chunk index type.
 type ChunkIdx chunkIdx
 
@@ -694,6 +713,9 @@ type PageAlloc pageAlloc
 func (p *PageAlloc) Alloc(npages uintptr) (uintptr, uintptr) {
 	return (*pageAlloc)(p).alloc(npages)
 }
+func (p *PageAlloc) AllocToCache() PageCache {
+	return PageCache((*pageAlloc)(p).allocToCache())
+}
 func (p *PageAlloc) Free(base, npages uintptr) {
 	(*pageAlloc)(p).free(base, npages)
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/mpagecache.go b/src/runtime/mpagecache.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6581d40801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/mpagecache.go
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package runtime
+
+import (
+	"math/bits"
+	"unsafe"
+)
+
+const pageCachePages = 8 * unsafe.Sizeof(pageCache{}.cache)
+
+// pageCache represents a per-p cache of pages the allocator can
+// allocate from without a lock. More specifically, it represents
+// a pageCachePages*pageSize chunk of memory with 0 or more free
+// pages in it.
+type pageCache struct {
+	base  uintptr // base address of the chunk
+	cache uint64  // 64-bit bitmap representing free pages (1 means free)
+	scav  uint64  // 64-bit bitmap representing scavenged pages (1 means scavenged)
+}
+
+// empty returns true if the pageCache has any free pages, and false
+// otherwise.
+func (c *pageCache) empty() bool {
+	return c.cache == 0
+}
+
+// alloc allocates npages from the page cache and is the main entry
+// point for allocation.
+//
+// Returns a base address and the amount of scavenged memory in the
+// allocated region in bytes.
+//
+// Returns a base address of zero on failure, in which case the
+// amount of scavenged memory should be ignored.
+func (c *pageCache) alloc(npages uintptr) (uintptr, uintptr) {
+	if c.cache == 0 {
+		return 0, 0
+	}
+	if npages == 1 {
+		i := uintptr(bits.TrailingZeros64(c.cache))
+		scav := (c.scav >> i) & 1
+		c.cache &^= 1 << i // set bit to mark in-use
+		c.scav &^= 1 << i  // clear bit to mark unscavenged
+		return c.base + i*pageSize, uintptr(scav) * pageSize
+	}
+	return c.allocN(npages)
+}
+
+// allocN is a helper which attempts to allocate npages worth of pages
+// from the cache. It represents the general case for allocating from
+// the page cache.
+//
+// Returns a base address and the amount of scavenged memory in the
+// allocated region in bytes.
+func (c *pageCache) allocN(npages uintptr) (uintptr, uintptr) {
+	i := findBitRange64(c.cache, uint(npages))
+	if i >= 64 {
+		return 0, 0
+	}
+	mask := ((uint64(1) << npages) - 1) << i
+	scav := bits.OnesCount64(c.scav & mask)
+	c.cache &^= mask // mark in-use bits
+	c.scav &^= mask  // clear scavenged bits
+	return c.base + uintptr(i*pageSize), uintptr(scav) * pageSize
+}
+
+// flush empties out unallocated free pages in the given cache
+// into s. Then, it clears the cache, such that empty returns
+// true.
+//
+// s.mheapLock must be held or the world must be stopped.
+func (c *pageCache) flush(s *pageAlloc) {
+	if c.empty() {
+		return
+	}
+	ci := chunkIndex(c.base)
+	pi := chunkPageIndex(c.base)
+
+	// This method is called very infrequently, so just do the
+	// slower, safer thing by iterating over each bit individually.
+	for i := uint(0); i < 64; i++ {
+		if c.cache&(1<<i) != 0 {
+			s.chunks[ci].free1(pi + i)
+		}
+		if c.scav&(1<<i) != 0 {
+			s.chunks[ci].scavenged.setRange(pi+i, 1)
+		}
+	}
+	// Since this is a lot like a free, we need to make sure
+	// we update the searchAddr just like free does.
+	if s.compareSearchAddrTo(c.base) < 0 {
+		s.searchAddr = c.base
+	}
+	s.update(c.base, pageCachePages, false, false)
+	*c = pageCache{}
+}
+
+// allocToCache acquires a pageCachePages-aligned chunk of free pages which
+// may not be contiguous, and returns a pageCache structure which owns the
+// chunk.
+//
+// s.mheapLock must be held.
+func (s *pageAlloc) allocToCache() pageCache {
+	// If the searchAddr refers to a region which has a higher address than
+	// any known chunk, then we know we're out of memory.
+	if chunkIndex(s.searchAddr) >= s.end {
+		return pageCache{}
+	}
+	c := pageCache{}
+	ci := chunkIndex(s.searchAddr) // chunk index
+	if s.summary[len(s.summary)-1][ci] != 0 {
+		// Fast path: there's free pages at or near the searchAddr address.
+		j, _ := s.chunks[ci].find(1, chunkPageIndex(s.searchAddr))
+		if j < 0 {
+			throw("bad summary data")
+		}
+		c = pageCache{
+			base:  chunkBase(ci) + alignDown(uintptr(j), 64)*pageSize,
+			cache: ^s.chunks[ci].pages64(j),
+			scav:  s.chunks[ci].scavenged.block64(j),
+		}
+	} else {
+		// Slow path: the searchAddr address had nothing there, so go find
+		// the first free page the slow way.
+		addr, _ := s.find(1)
+		if addr == 0 {
+			// We failed to find adequate free space, so mark the searchAddr as OoM
+			// and return an empty pageCache.
+			s.searchAddr = maxSearchAddr
+			return pageCache{}
+		}
+		ci := chunkIndex(addr)
+		c = pageCache{
+			base:  alignDown(addr, 64*pageSize),
+			cache: ^s.chunks[ci].pages64(chunkPageIndex(addr)),
+			scav:  s.chunks[ci].scavenged.block64(chunkPageIndex(addr)),
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Set the bits as allocated and clear the scavenged bits.
+	s.allocRange(c.base, pageCachePages)
+
+	// Update as an allocation, but note that it's not contiguous.
+	s.update(c.base, pageCachePages, false, true)
+
+	// We're always searching for the first free page, and we always know the
+	// up to pageCache size bits will be allocated, so we can always move the
+	// searchAddr past the cache.
+	s.searchAddr = c.base + pageSize*pageCachePages
+	return c
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/mpagecache_test.go b/src/runtime/mpagecache_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fdaa04d72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/mpagecache_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,364 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package runtime_test
+
+import (
+	"math/rand"
+	. "runtime"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func checkPageCache(t *testing.T, got, want PageCache) {
+	if got.Base() != want.Base() {
+		t.Errorf("bad pageCache base: got 0x%x, want 0x%x", got.Base(), want.Base())
+	}
+	if got.Cache() != want.Cache() {
+		t.Errorf("bad pageCache bits: got %016x, want %016x", got.Base(), want.Base())
+	}
+	if got.Scav() != want.Scav() {
+		t.Errorf("bad pageCache scav: got %016x, want %016x", got.Scav(), want.Scav())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPageCacheAlloc(t *testing.T) {
+	base := PageBase(BaseChunkIdx, 0)
+	type hit struct {
+		npages uintptr
+		base   uintptr
+		scav   uintptr
+	}
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		cache PageCache
+		hits  []hit
+	}{
+		"Empty": {
+			cache: NewPageCache(base, 0, 0),
+			hits: []hit{
+				{1, 0, 0},
+				{2, 0, 0},
+				{3, 0, 0},
+				{4, 0, 0},
+				{5, 0, 0},
+				{11, 0, 0},
+				{12, 0, 0},
+				{16, 0, 0},
+				{27, 0, 0},
+				{32, 0, 0},
+				{43, 0, 0},
+				{57, 0, 0},
+				{64, 0, 0},
+				{121, 0, 0},
+			},
+		},
+		"Lo1": {
+			cache: NewPageCache(base, 0x1, 0x1),
+			hits: []hit{
+				{1, base, PageSize},
+				{1, 0, 0},
+				{10, 0, 0},
+			},
+		},
+		"Hi1": {
+			cache: NewPageCache(base, 0x1<<63, 0x1),
+			hits: []hit{
+				{1, base + 63*PageSize, 0},
+				{1, 0, 0},
+				{10, 0, 0},
+			},
+		},
+		"Swiss1": {
+			cache: NewPageCache(base, 0x20005555, 0x5505),
+			hits: []hit{
+				{2, 0, 0},
+				{1, base, PageSize},
+				{1, base + 2*PageSize, PageSize},
+				{1, base + 4*PageSize, 0},
+				{1, base + 6*PageSize, 0},
+				{1, base + 8*PageSize, PageSize},
+				{1, base + 10*PageSize, PageSize},
+				{1, base + 12*PageSize, PageSize},
+				{1, base + 14*PageSize, PageSize},
+				{1, base + 29*PageSize, 0},
+				{1, 0, 0},
+				{10, 0, 0},
+			},
+		},
+		"Lo2": {
+			cache: NewPageCache(base, 0x3, 0x2<<62),
+			hits: []hit{
+				{2, base, 0},
+				{2, 0, 0},
+				{1, 0, 0},
+			},
+		},
+		"Hi2": {
+			cache: NewPageCache(base, 0x3<<62, 0x3<<62),
+			hits: []hit{
+				{2, base + 62*PageSize, 2 * PageSize},
+				{2, 0, 0},
+				{1, 0, 0},
+			},
+		},
+		"Swiss2": {
+			cache: NewPageCache(base, 0x3333<<31, 0x3030<<31),
+			hits: []hit{
+				{2, base + 31*PageSize, 0},
+				{2, base + 35*PageSize, 2 * PageSize},
+				{2, base + 39*PageSize, 0},
+				{2, base + 43*PageSize, 2 * PageSize},
+				{2, 0, 0},
+			},
+		},
+		"Hi53": {
+			cache: NewPageCache(base, ((uint64(1)<<53)-1)<<10, ((uint64(1)<<16)-1)<<10),
+			hits: []hit{
+				{53, base + 10*PageSize, 16 * PageSize},
+				{53, 0, 0},
+				{1, 0, 0},
+			},
+		},
+		"Full53": {
+			cache: NewPageCache(base, ^uint64(0), ((uint64(1)<<16)-1)<<10),
+			hits: []hit{
+				{53, base, 16 * PageSize},
+				{53, 0, 0},
+				{1, base + 53*PageSize, 0},
+			},
+		},
+		"Full64": {
+			cache: NewPageCache(base, ^uint64(0), ^uint64(0)),
+			hits: []hit{
+				{64, base, 64 * PageSize},
+				{64, 0, 0},
+				{1, 0, 0},
+			},
+		},
+		"FullMixed": {
+			cache: NewPageCache(base, ^uint64(0), ^uint64(0)),
+			hits: []hit{
+				{5, base, 5 * PageSize},
+				{7, base + 5*PageSize, 7 * PageSize},
+				{1, base + 12*PageSize, 1 * PageSize},
+				{23, base + 13*PageSize, 23 * PageSize},
+				{63, 0, 0},
+				{3, base + 36*PageSize, 3 * PageSize},
+				{3, base + 39*PageSize, 3 * PageSize},
+				{3, base + 42*PageSize, 3 * PageSize},
+				{12, base + 45*PageSize, 12 * PageSize},
+				{11, 0, 0},
+				{4, base + 57*PageSize, 4 * PageSize},
+				{4, 0, 0},
+				{6, 0, 0},
+				{36, 0, 0},
+				{2, base + 61*PageSize, 2 * PageSize},
+				{3, 0, 0},
+				{1, base + 63*PageSize, 1 * PageSize},
+				{4, 0, 0},
+				{2, 0, 0},
+				{62, 0, 0},
+				{1, 0, 0},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for name, test := range tests {
+		test := test
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			c := test.cache
+			for i, h := range test.hits {
+				b, s := c.Alloc(h.npages)
+				if b != h.base {
+					t.Fatalf("bad alloc base #%d: got 0x%x, want 0x%x", i, b, h.base)
+				}
+				if s != h.scav {
+					t.Fatalf("bad alloc scav #%d: got %d, want %d", i, s, h.scav)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPageCacheFlush(t *testing.T) {
+	bits64ToBitRanges := func(bits uint64, base uint) []BitRange {
+		var ranges []BitRange
+		start, size := uint(0), uint(0)
+		for i := 0; i < 64; i++ {
+			if bits&(1<<i) != 0 {
+				if size == 0 {
+					start = uint(i) + base
+				}
+				size++
+			} else {
+				if size != 0 {
+					ranges = append(ranges, BitRange{start, size})
+					size = 0
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if size != 0 {
+			ranges = append(ranges, BitRange{start, size})
+		}
+		return ranges
+	}
+	runTest := func(t *testing.T, base uint, cache, scav uint64) {
+		// Set up the before state.
+		beforeAlloc := map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+			BaseChunkIdx: {{base, 64}},
+		}
+		beforeScav := map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+			BaseChunkIdx: {},
+		}
+		b := NewPageAlloc(beforeAlloc, beforeScav)
+		defer FreePageAlloc(b)
+
+		// Create and flush the cache.
+		c := NewPageCache(PageBase(BaseChunkIdx, base), cache, scav)
+		c.Flush(b)
+		if !c.Empty() {
+			t.Errorf("pageCache flush did not clear cache")
+		}
+
+		// Set up the expected after state.
+		afterAlloc := map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+			BaseChunkIdx: bits64ToBitRanges(^cache, base),
+		}
+		afterScav := map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+			BaseChunkIdx: bits64ToBitRanges(scav, base),
+		}
+		want := NewPageAlloc(afterAlloc, afterScav)
+		defer FreePageAlloc(want)
+
+		// Check to see if it worked.
+		checkPageAlloc(t, want, b)
+	}
+
+	// Empty.
+	runTest(t, 0, 0, 0)
+
+	// Full.
+	runTest(t, 0, ^uint64(0), ^uint64(0))
+
+	// Random.
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		// Generate random valid base within a chunk.
+		base := uint(rand.Intn(PallocChunkPages/64)) * 64
+
+		// Generate random cache.
+		cache := rand.Uint64()
+		scav := rand.Uint64() & cache
+
+		// Run the test.
+		runTest(t, base, cache, scav)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPageAllocAllocToCache(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := map[string]struct {
+		before map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange
+		scav   map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange
+		hits   []PageCache // expected base addresses and patterns
+		after  map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange
+	}{
+		"AllFree": {
+			before: map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+				BaseChunkIdx: {},
+			},
+			scav: map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+				BaseChunkIdx: {{1, 1}, {64, 64}},
+			},
+			hits: []PageCache{
+				NewPageCache(PageBase(BaseChunkIdx, 0), ^uint64(0), 0x2),
+				NewPageCache(PageBase(BaseChunkIdx, 64), ^uint64(0), ^uint64(0)),
+				NewPageCache(PageBase(BaseChunkIdx, 128), ^uint64(0), 0),
+				NewPageCache(PageBase(BaseChunkIdx, 192), ^uint64(0), 0),
+			},
+			after: map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+				BaseChunkIdx: {{0, 256}},
+			},
+		},
+		"ManyArena": {
+			before: map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+				BaseChunkIdx:     {{0, PallocChunkPages}},
+				BaseChunkIdx + 1: {{0, PallocChunkPages}},
+				BaseChunkIdx + 2: {{0, PallocChunkPages - 64}},
+			},
+			scav: map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+				BaseChunkIdx:     {{0, PallocChunkPages}},
+				BaseChunkIdx + 1: {{0, PallocChunkPages}},
+				BaseChunkIdx + 2: {},
+			},
+			hits: []PageCache{
+				NewPageCache(PageBase(BaseChunkIdx+2, PallocChunkPages-64), ^uint64(0), 0),
+			},
+			after: map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+				BaseChunkIdx:     {{0, PallocChunkPages}},
+				BaseChunkIdx + 1: {{0, PallocChunkPages}},
+				BaseChunkIdx + 2: {{0, PallocChunkPages}},
+			},
+		},
+		"NotContiguous": {
+			before: map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+				BaseChunkIdx:        {{0, PallocChunkPages}},
+				BaseChunkIdx + 0xff: {{0, 0}},
+			},
+			scav: map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+				BaseChunkIdx:        {{0, PallocChunkPages}},
+				BaseChunkIdx + 0xff: {{31, 67}},
+			},
+			hits: []PageCache{
+				NewPageCache(PageBase(BaseChunkIdx+0xff, 0), ^uint64(0), ((uint64(1)<<33)-1)<<31),
+			},
+			after: map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+				BaseChunkIdx:        {{0, PallocChunkPages}},
+				BaseChunkIdx + 0xff: {{0, 64}},
+			},
+		},
+		"First": {
+			before: map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+				BaseChunkIdx: {{0, 32}, {33, 31}, {96, 32}},
+			},
+			scav: map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+				BaseChunkIdx: {{1, 4}, {31, 5}, {66, 2}},
+			},
+			hits: []PageCache{
+				NewPageCache(PageBase(BaseChunkIdx, 0), 1<<32, 1<<32),
+				NewPageCache(PageBase(BaseChunkIdx, 64), (uint64(1)<<32)-1, 0x3<<2),
+			},
+			after: map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+				BaseChunkIdx: {{0, 128}},
+			},
+		},
+		"Fail": {
+			before: map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+				BaseChunkIdx: {{0, PallocChunkPages}},
+			},
+			hits: []PageCache{
+				NewPageCache(0, 0, 0),
+				NewPageCache(0, 0, 0),
+				NewPageCache(0, 0, 0),
+			},
+			after: map[ChunkIdx][]BitRange{
+				BaseChunkIdx: {{0, PallocChunkPages}},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for name, v := range tests {
+		v := v
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b := NewPageAlloc(v.before, v.scav)
+			defer FreePageAlloc(b)
+
+			for _, expect := range v.hits {
+				checkPageCache(t, b.AllocToCache(), expect)
+				if t.Failed() {
+					return
+				}
+			}
+			want := NewPageAlloc(v.after, v.scav)
+			defer FreePageAlloc(want)
+
+			checkPageAlloc(t, want, b)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/mpallocbits.go b/src/runtime/mpallocbits.go
index b460c032bf..669a41e08f 100644
--- a/src/runtime/mpallocbits.go
+++ b/src/runtime/mpallocbits.go
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ func (b *pageBits) get(i uint) uint {
 	return uint((b[i/64] >> (i % 64)) & 1)
 }
 
+// block64 returns the 64-bit aligned block of bits containing the i'th bit.
+func (b *pageBits) block64(i uint) uint64 {
+	return b[i/64]
+}
+
 // set sets bit i of pageBits.
 func (b *pageBits) set(i uint) {
 	b[i/64] |= 1 << (i % 64)
@@ -339,6 +344,13 @@ func (b *pallocBits) freeAll() {
 	(*pageBits)(b).clearAll()
 }
 
+// pages64 returns a 64-bit bitmap representing a block of 64 pages aligned
+// to 64 pages. The returned block of pages is the one containing the i'th
+// page in this pallocBits. Each bit represents whether the page is in-use.
+func (b *pallocBits) pages64(i uint) uint64 {
+	return (*pageBits)(b).block64(i)
+}
+
 // findBitRange64 returns the bit index of the first set of
 // n consecutive 1 bits. If no consecutive set of 1 bits of
 // size n may be found in c, then it returns an integer >= 64.