diff --git a/oshmem/mca/memheap/memheap.h b/oshmem/mca/memheap/memheap.h
index 3492812a32..7cad1e9e3f 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/memheap/memheap.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/memheap/memheap.h
@@ -138,13 +138,18 @@ typedef struct mca_memheap_base_module_t mca_memheap_base_module_t;
 
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC extern mca_memheap_base_module_t mca_memheap;
 
+static inline int mca_memheap_base_mkey_is_shm(sshmem_mkey_t *mkey)
+{
+    return (0 == mkey->len) && (MAP_SEGMENT_SHM_INVALID != (int)mkey->u.key);
+}
+
 /**
  * check if memcpy() can be used to copy data to dst_addr
  * must be memheap address and segment must be mapped
  */
 static inline int mca_memheap_base_can_local_copy(sshmem_mkey_t *mkey, void *dst_addr) {
     return mca_memheap.memheap_is_symmetric_addr(dst_addr) &&
-        (0 == mkey->len) && (MAP_SEGMENT_SHM_INVALID != (int)mkey->u.key);
+        mca_memheap_base_mkey_is_shm(mkey);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/base/base.h b/oshmem/mca/spml/base/base.h
index 4a0eb3e735..58025561ca 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/base/base.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/base/base.h
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ OSHMEM_DECLSPEC int mca_spml_base_oob_get_mkeys(int pe,
 
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC void mca_spml_base_rmkey_unpack(sshmem_mkey_t *mkey, uint32_t seg, int pe, int tr_id);
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC void mca_spml_base_rmkey_free(sshmem_mkey_t *mkey);
+OSHMEM_DECLSPEC void *mca_spml_base_rmkey_ptr(const void *dst_addr, sshmem_mkey_t *mkey, int pe);
+
 OSHMEM_DECLSPEC int mca_spml_base_put_nb(void *dst_addr,
                                          size_t size,
                                          void *src_addr,
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/base/spml_base.c b/oshmem/mca/spml/base/spml_base.c
index ce156be4e6..75c0f71bb5 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/base/spml_base.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/base/spml_base.c
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ void mca_spml_base_rmkey_free(sshmem_mkey_t *mkey)
 {
 }
 
+void *mca_spml_base_rmkey_ptr(const void *dst_addr, sshmem_mkey_t *mkey, int pe)
+{
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 int mca_spml_base_put_nb(void *dst_addr, size_t size,
                          void *src_addr, int dst, void **handle)
 {
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.c b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.c
index e9f89ce90b..d90099caf4 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.c
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ mca_spml_ikrit_t mca_spml_ikrit = {
         mca_spml_ikrit_fence,
         mca_spml_ikrit_cache_mkeys,
         mca_spml_base_rmkey_free,
+        mca_spml_base_rmkey_ptr,
         mca_spml_base_memuse_hook,
 
         (void*)&mca_spml_ikrit
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/spml.h b/oshmem/mca/spml/spml.h
index 16b372b2dc..d919cc12be 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/spml.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/spml.h
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ typedef int (*mca_spml_base_module_wait_fn_t)(void* addr,
  */
 typedef void (*mca_spml_base_module_mkey_unpack_fn_t)(sshmem_mkey_t *, uint32_t segno, int remote_pe, int tr_id);
 
+/**
+ * If possible, get a pointer to the remote memory described by the mkey
+ *
+ * @param dst_addr  address of the symmetric variable
+ * @param mkey      remote memory key
+ * @param pe        remote PE
+ *
+ * @return pointer to remote memory or NULL
+ */
+typedef void * (*mca_spml_base_module_mkey_ptr_fn_t)(const void *dst_addr, sshmem_mkey_t *mkey, int pe);
+
 /**
  * free resources used by deserialized remote mkey
  *
@@ -313,6 +324,7 @@ struct mca_spml_base_module_1_0_0_t {
 
     mca_spml_base_module_mkey_unpack_fn_t spml_rmkey_unpack;
     mca_spml_base_module_mkey_free_fn_t   spml_rmkey_free;
+    mca_spml_base_module_mkey_ptr_fn_t    spml_rmkey_ptr;
 
     mca_spml_base_module_memuse_hook_fn_t spml_memuse_hook;
     void *self;
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx.c b/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx.c
index 1e7ac7f537..c371b56c6f 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ mca_spml_ucx_t mca_spml_ucx = {
                                every spml */
         mca_spml_ucx_rmkey_unpack,
         mca_spml_ucx_rmkey_free,
+        mca_spml_ucx_rmkey_ptr,
         mca_spml_ucx_memuse_hook,
         (void*)&mca_spml_ucx
     },
@@ -353,6 +354,23 @@ void mca_spml_ucx_rmkey_free(sshmem_mkey_t *mkey)
     ucp_rkey_destroy(ucx_mkey->rkey);
 }
 
+void *mca_spml_ucx_rmkey_ptr(const void *dst_addr, sshmem_mkey_t *mkey, int pe)
+{
+#if (((UCP_API_MAJOR >= 1) && (UCP_API_MINOR >= 3)) || (UCP_API_MAJOR >= 2))
+    void *rva;
+    ucs_status_t err;
+    spml_ucx_mkey_t *ucx_mkey = (spml_ucx_mkey_t *)(mkey->spml_context);
+
+    err = ucp_rkey_ptr(ucx_mkey->rkey, (uint64_t)dst_addr, &rva);
+    if (UCS_OK != err) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return rva;
+#else
+    return NULL;
+#endif
+}
+
 static void mca_spml_ucx_cache_mkey(sshmem_mkey_t *mkey, uint32_t segno, int dst_pe)
 {
     ucp_peer_t *peer;
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx.h b/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx.h
index b524031d3f..b57850414b 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/ucx/spml_ucx.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ extern void mca_spml_ucx_memuse_hook(void *addr, size_t length);
 
 extern void mca_spml_ucx_rmkey_unpack(sshmem_mkey_t *mkey, uint32_t segno, int pe, int tr_id);
 extern void mca_spml_ucx_rmkey_free(sshmem_mkey_t *mkey);
+extern void *mca_spml_ucx_rmkey_ptr(const void *dst_addr, sshmem_mkey_t *, int pe);
 
 extern int mca_spml_ucx_add_procs(ompi_proc_t** procs, size_t nprocs);
 extern int mca_spml_ucx_del_procs(ompi_proc_t** procs, size_t nprocs);
diff --git a/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_ptr.c b/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_ptr.c
index 12413b29b9..35a324c221 100644
--- a/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_ptr.c
+++ b/oshmem/shmem/c/shmem_ptr.c
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 #include "oshmem/shmem/shmem_api_logger.h"
 
 #include "oshmem/runtime/runtime.h"
+#include "oshmem/mca/memheap/memheap.h"
+#include "oshmem/mca/memheap/base/base.h"
+
 
 #if OSHMEM_PROFILING
 #include "oshmem/include/pshmem.h"
@@ -26,11 +29,43 @@
 #include "oshmem/shmem/c/profile/defines.h"
 #endif
 
-void *shmem_ptr(const void *ptr, int pe)
+void *shmem_ptr(const void *dst_addr, int pe)
 {
-    SHMEM_API_VERBOSE(10,
-                      "*************** WARNING!!! NOT SUPPORTED FUNCTION **********************\n"
-                      "shmem_ptr() function is available only on systems where ordinary memory loads\n"
-                      "and stores are used to implement OpenSHMEM put and get operations.");
-    return 0;
+    ompi_proc_t *proc;
+    sshmem_mkey_t *mkey;
+    int i;
+    void *rva;
+
+    RUNTIME_CHECK_INIT();
+    RUNTIME_CHECK_PE(pe);
+    RUNTIME_CHECK_ADDR(dst_addr);
+
+    /* process can access its own memory */
+    if (pe == oshmem_my_proc_id()) {
+        return (void *)dst_addr;
+    }
+
+    /* The memory must be on the local node */
+    proc = oshmem_proc_group_find(oshmem_group_all, pe);
+    if (!OPAL_PROC_ON_LOCAL_NODE(proc->super.proc_flags)) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < mca_memheap_base_num_transports(); i++) {
+        mkey = mca_memheap_base_get_cached_mkey(pe, (void *)dst_addr, i, &rva);
+        if (!mkey) {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if (mca_memheap_base_mkey_is_shm(mkey)) {
+            return rva;
+        }
+
+        rva = MCA_SPML_CALL(rmkey_ptr(dst_addr, mkey, pe));
+        if (rva != NULL) {
+            return rva;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return NULL;
 }