diff --git a/libmemunreachable/HeapWalker.cpp b/libmemunreachable/HeapWalker.cpp
index a046dad..89837f7 100644
--- a/libmemunreachable/HeapWalker.cpp
+++ b/libmemunreachable/HeapWalker.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@
     end = begin + 1;
   }
   Range range{begin, end};
+  if (valid_mappings_range_.end != 0 &&
+      (begin < valid_mappings_range_.begin || end > valid_mappings_range_.end)) {
+    MEM_LOG_ALWAYS_FATAL("allocation %p-%p is outside mapping range %p-%p",
+                         reinterpret_cast<void*>(begin), reinterpret_cast<void*>(end),
+                         reinterpret_cast<void*>(valid_mappings_range_.begin),
+                         reinterpret_cast<void*>(valid_mappings_range_.end));
+  }
   auto inserted = allocations_.insert(std::pair<Range, AllocationInfo>(range, AllocationInfo{}));
   if (inserted.second) {
     valid_allocations_range_.begin = std::min(valid_allocations_range_.begin, begin);
@@ -87,6 +94,11 @@
   }
 }
 
+void HeapWalker::Mapping(uintptr_t begin, uintptr_t end) {
+  valid_mappings_range_.begin = std::min(valid_mappings_range_.begin, begin);
+  valid_mappings_range_.end = std::max(valid_mappings_range_.end, end);
+}
+
 void HeapWalker::Root(uintptr_t begin, uintptr_t end) {
   roots_.push_back(Range{begin, end});
 }
diff --git a/libmemunreachable/HeapWalker.h b/libmemunreachable/HeapWalker.h
index b37cc62..9e3db08 100644
--- a/libmemunreachable/HeapWalker.h
+++ b/libmemunreachable/HeapWalker.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
         segv_page_count_(0) {
     valid_allocations_range_.end = 0;
     valid_allocations_range_.begin = ~valid_allocations_range_.end;
+    valid_mappings_range_.end = 0;
+    valid_mappings_range_.begin = ~valid_allocations_range_.end;
 
     segv_handler_.install(
         SIGSEGV, [=](ScopedSignalHandler& handler, int signal, siginfo_t* siginfo, void* uctx) {
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@
 
   ~HeapWalker() {}
   bool Allocation(uintptr_t begin, uintptr_t end);
+  void Mapping(uintptr_t begin, uintptr_t end);
   void Root(uintptr_t begin, uintptr_t end);
   void Root(const allocator::vector<uintptr_t>& vals);
 
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@
   AllocationMap allocations_;
   size_t allocation_bytes_;
   Range valid_allocations_range_;
+  Range valid_mappings_range_;
 
   allocator::vector<Range> roots_;
   allocator::vector<uintptr_t> root_vals_;
diff --git a/libmemunreachable/MemUnreachable.cpp b/libmemunreachable/MemUnreachable.cpp
index b160de9..3d7b8a8 100644
--- a/libmemunreachable/MemUnreachable.cpp
+++ b/libmemunreachable/MemUnreachable.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@
                                         const allocator::vector<Mapping>& mappings,
                                         const allocator::vector<uintptr_t>& refs) {
   MEM_ALOGI("searching process %d for allocations", pid_);
+
+  for (auto it = mappings.begin(); it != mappings.end(); it++) {
+    heap_walker_.Mapping(it->begin, it->end);
+  }
+
   allocator::vector<Mapping> heap_mappings{mappings};
   allocator::vector<Mapping> anon_mappings{mappings};
   allocator::vector<Mapping> globals_mappings{mappings};
diff --git a/libmemunreachable/tests/HeapWalker_test.cpp b/libmemunreachable/tests/HeapWalker_test.cpp
index 84a0ec6..9610cd6 100644
--- a/libmemunreachable/tests/HeapWalker_test.cpp
+++ b/libmemunreachable/tests/HeapWalker_test.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,24 @@
   ASSERT_FALSE(heap_walker.Allocation(2, 3));
 }
 
+TEST_F(HeapWalkerTest, mapping) {
+  HeapWalker heap_walker(heap_);
+  heap_walker.Mapping(2, 3);
+  heap_walker.Mapping(4, 5);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(heap_walker.Allocation(2, 3));
+  ASSERT_TRUE(heap_walker.Allocation(4, 5));
+  // space between mappings is not checked, but could be in the future
+  ASSERT_TRUE(heap_walker.Allocation(3, 4));
+
+  // re-enable malloc, ASSERT_DEATH may allocate
+  disable_malloc_.Enable();
+  ASSERT_DEATH({ heap_walker.Allocation(1, 2); }, "0x1-0x2.*outside.*0x2-0x5");
+  ASSERT_DEATH({ heap_walker.Allocation(1, 3); }, "0x1-0x3.*outside.*0x2-0x5");
+  ASSERT_DEATH({ heap_walker.Allocation(4, 6); }, "0x4-0x6.*outside.*0x2-0x5");
+  ASSERT_DEATH({ heap_walker.Allocation(5, 6); }, "0x5-0x6.*outside.*0x2-0x5");
+  ASSERT_DEATH({ heap_walker.Allocation(1, 6); }, "0x1-0x6.*outside.*0x2-0x5");
+}
+
 #define buffer_begin(buffer) reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(buffer)
 #define buffer_end(buffer) (reinterpret_cast<uintptr_t>(buffer) + sizeof(buffer))