diff --git a/gc/base/GCExtensionsBase.cpp b/gc/base/GCExtensionsBase.cpp
index 97abfe32715..803321e76fe 100644
--- a/gc/base/GCExtensionsBase.cpp
+++ b/gc/base/GCExtensionsBase.cpp
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ MM_GCExtensionsBase::initialize(MM_EnvironmentBase* env)
 	gcmetadataPageSize = pageSizes[0];
 	gcmetadataPageFlags = OMRPORT_VMEM_PAGE_FLAG_NOT_USED;
 
+	sparseHeapPageSize = pageSizes[0];
+	sparseHeapPageFlags = OMRPORT_VMEM_PAGE_FLAG_NOT_USED;
+
+
 #define SIXTY_FOUR_KB	((uintptr_t)64 * 1024)
 #define ONE_MB			((uintptr_t)1 * 1024 * 1024)
 #define TWO_MB			((uintptr_t)2 * 1024 * 1024)
@@ -160,6 +164,10 @@ MM_GCExtensionsBase::initialize(MM_EnvironmentBase* env)
 		gcmetadataPageFlags = pageFlags[0];
 	}
 
+	if (!validateDefaultPageParameters(sparseHeapPageSize, sparseHeapPageFlags, pageSizes, pageFlags)) {
+		sparseHeapPageSize = pageSizes[0];
+		sparseHeapPageFlags = pageFlags[0];
+	}
 
 	if (!_forge.initialize(env->getPortLibrary())) {
 		goto failed;
diff --git a/gc/base/GCExtensionsBase.hpp b/gc/base/GCExtensionsBase.hpp
index e2c6e9f8fe4..4290a72e440 100644
--- a/gc/base/GCExtensionsBase.hpp
+++ b/gc/base/GCExtensionsBase.hpp
@@ -281,10 +281,13 @@ class MM_GCExtensionsBase : public MM_BaseVirtual {
 #endif /* OMR_GC_DOUBLE_MAP_ARRAYLETS */
 	bool isVirtualLargeObjectHeapRequested;
 	bool isVirtualLargeObjectHeapEnabled;
-	uintptr_t requestedPageSize;
-	uintptr_t requestedPageFlags;
-	uintptr_t gcmetadataPageSize;
-	uintptr_t gcmetadataPageFlags;
+
+	uintptr_t requestedPageSize;	/**< Memory page size for Object Heap */
+	uintptr_t requestedPageFlags;	/**< Memory page flags for Object Heap */
+	uintptr_t gcmetadataPageSize;	/**< Memory page size for GC Meta data */
+	uintptr_t gcmetadataPageFlags;	/**< Memory page flags for GC Meta data */
+	uintptr_t sparseHeapPageSize;	/**< Memory page size for Sparse Object Heap */
+	uintptr_t sparseHeapPageFlags;	/**< Memory page flags for Sparse Object Heap */
 
 #if defined(OMR_GC_MODRON_SCAVENGER)
 	MM_SublistPool rememberedSet;
@@ -1516,6 +1519,8 @@ class MM_GCExtensionsBase : public MM_BaseVirtual {
 		, requestedPageFlags(OMRPORT_VMEM_PAGE_FLAG_NOT_USED)
 		, gcmetadataPageSize(0)
 		, gcmetadataPageFlags(OMRPORT_VMEM_PAGE_FLAG_NOT_USED)
+		, sparseHeapPageSize(0)
+		, sparseHeapPageFlags(OMRPORT_VMEM_PAGE_FLAG_NOT_USED)
 #if defined(OMR_GC_MODRON_SCAVENGER)
 		, rememberedSet()
 		, oldHeapSizeOnLastGlobalGC(UDATA_MAX)
diff --git a/gc/base/SparseVirtualMemory.cpp b/gc/base/SparseVirtualMemory.cpp
index 0c83789314a..3af0a1b9d5c 100644
--- a/gc/base/SparseVirtualMemory.cpp
+++ b/gc/base/SparseVirtualMemory.cpp
@@ -45,14 +45,15 @@
  ****************************************
  */
 
-MM_SparseVirtualMemory*
+MM_SparseVirtualMemory *
 MM_SparseVirtualMemory::newInstance(MM_EnvironmentBase* env, uint32_t memoryCategory, MM_Heap *in_heap)
 {
+	MM_GCExtensionsBase *extensions = env->getExtensions();
 	MM_SparseVirtualMemory* vmem = NULL;
 	vmem = (MM_SparseVirtualMemory*)env->getForge()->allocate(sizeof(MM_SparseVirtualMemory), OMR::GC::AllocationCategory::FIXED, OMR_GET_CALLSITE());
 
 	if (vmem) {
-		new (vmem) MM_SparseVirtualMemory(env, in_heap->getPageSize(), in_heap);
+		new (vmem) MM_SparseVirtualMemory(env, extensions->sparseHeapPageSize, extensions->sparseHeapPageFlags, in_heap);
 		if (!vmem->initialize(env, memoryCategory)) {
 			vmem->kill(env);
 			vmem = NULL;
diff --git a/gc/base/SparseVirtualMemory.hpp b/gc/base/SparseVirtualMemory.hpp
index 1f9bf80653a..99339720e02 100644
--- a/gc/base/SparseVirtualMemory.hpp
+++ b/gc/base/SparseVirtualMemory.hpp
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ class MM_SparseVirtualMemory : public MM_VirtualMemory {
 	bool initialize(MM_EnvironmentBase* env, uint32_t memoryCategory);
 	void tearDown(MM_EnvironmentBase *env);
 
-	MM_SparseVirtualMemory(MM_EnvironmentBase* env, uintptr_t pageSize, MM_Heap *in_heap)
-		: MM_VirtualMemory(env, env->getExtensions()->heapAlignment, pageSize, env->getExtensions()->requestedPageFlags, 0, OMRPORT_VMEM_MEMORY_MODE_READ | OMRPORT_VMEM_MEMORY_MODE_WRITE)
+	MM_SparseVirtualMemory(MM_EnvironmentBase* env, uintptr_t pageSize, uintptr_t pageFlags, MM_Heap *in_heap)
+		: MM_VirtualMemory(env, env->getExtensions()->heapAlignment, pageSize, pageFlags, 0, OMRPORT_VMEM_MEMORY_MODE_READ | OMRPORT_VMEM_MEMORY_MODE_WRITE)
 		, _heap(in_heap)
 		, _sparseDataPool(NULL)
 		, _largeObjectVirtualMemoryMutex(NULL)