diff --git a/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.c b/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.c
index d0223fa4b..a43ba4143 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.c
@@ -346,7 +346,8 @@ static const struct spdk_bdev_fn_table malloc_fn_table = {
 	.get_io_channel		= bdev_malloc_get_io_channel,
 };
 
-struct spdk_bdev *create_malloc_disk(const char *name, uint64_t num_blocks, uint32_t block_size)
+struct spdk_bdev *create_malloc_disk(const char *name, const struct spdk_uuid *uuid,
+				     uint64_t num_blocks, uint32_t block_size)
 {
 	struct malloc_disk	*mdisk;
 	int			rc;
@@ -396,7 +397,11 @@ struct spdk_bdev *create_malloc_disk(const char *name, uint64_t num_blocks, uint
 	mdisk->disk.write_cache = 1;
 	mdisk->disk.blocklen = block_size;
 	mdisk->disk.blockcnt = num_blocks;
-	spdk_uuid_generate(&mdisk->disk.uuid);
+	if (uuid) {
+		mdisk->disk.uuid = *uuid;
+	} else {
+		spdk_uuid_generate(&mdisk->disk.uuid);
+	}
 
 	mdisk->disk.ctxt = mdisk;
 	mdisk->disk.fn_table = &malloc_fn_table;
@@ -435,7 +440,7 @@ static int bdev_malloc_initialize(void)
 		}
 		size = (uint64_t)LunSizeInMB * 1024 * 1024;
 		for (i = 0; i < NumberOfLuns; i++) {
-			bdev = create_malloc_disk(NULL, size / BlockSize, BlockSize);
+			bdev = create_malloc_disk(NULL, NULL, size / BlockSize, BlockSize);
 			if (bdev == NULL) {
 				SPDK_ERRLOG("Could not create malloc disk\n");
 				rc = EINVAL;
diff --git a/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.h b/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.h
index 0462bd148..494594739 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.h
+++ b/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 
 #include "spdk/bdev.h"
 
-struct spdk_bdev *create_malloc_disk(const char *name, uint64_t num_blocks, uint32_t block_size);
+struct spdk_bdev *create_malloc_disk(const char *name, const struct spdk_uuid *uuid,
+				     uint64_t num_blocks, uint32_t block_size);
 
 #endif /* SPDK_BDEV_MALLOC_H */
diff --git a/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc_rpc.c b/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc_rpc.c
index 543e4cf4a..907ed08b2 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/malloc/bdev_malloc_rpc.c
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@
 #include "bdev_malloc.h"
 #include "spdk/rpc.h"
 #include "spdk/util.h"
+#include "spdk/uuid.h"
 
 #include "spdk_internal/log.h"
 
 struct rpc_construct_malloc {
 	char *name;
+	char *uuid;
 	uint32_t num_blocks;
 	uint32_t block_size;
 };
@@ -47,10 +49,12 @@ static void
 free_rpc_construct_malloc(struct rpc_construct_malloc *r)
 {
 	free(r->name);
+	free(r->uuid);
 }
 
 static const struct spdk_json_object_decoder rpc_construct_malloc_decoders[] = {
 	{"name", offsetof(struct rpc_construct_malloc, name), spdk_json_decode_string, true},
+	{"uuid", offsetof(struct rpc_construct_malloc, uuid), spdk_json_decode_string, true},
 	{"num_blocks", offsetof(struct rpc_construct_malloc, num_blocks), spdk_json_decode_uint32},
 	{"block_size", offsetof(struct rpc_construct_malloc, block_size), spdk_json_decode_uint32},
 };
@@ -61,6 +65,8 @@ spdk_rpc_construct_malloc_bdev(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 {
 	struct rpc_construct_malloc req = {NULL};
 	struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w;
+	struct spdk_uuid *uuid = NULL;
+	struct spdk_uuid decoded_uuid;
 	struct spdk_bdev *bdev;
 
 	if (spdk_json_decode_object(params, rpc_construct_malloc_decoders,
@@ -70,7 +76,14 @@ spdk_rpc_construct_malloc_bdev(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
 		goto invalid;
 	}
 
-	bdev = create_malloc_disk(req.name, req.num_blocks, req.block_size);
+	if (req.uuid) {
+		if (spdk_uuid_parse(&decoded_uuid, req.uuid)) {
+			goto invalid;
+		}
+		uuid = &decoded_uuid;
+	}
+
+	bdev = create_malloc_disk(req.name, uuid, req.num_blocks, req.block_size);
 	if (bdev == NULL) {
 		goto invalid;
 	}
diff --git a/scripts/rpc.py b/scripts/rpc.py
index 597ec50bd..5547e629d 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     p = subparsers.add_parser('construct_malloc_bdev',
                               help='Add a bdev with malloc backend')
     p.add_argument('-b', '--name', help="Name of the bdev")
+    p.add_argument('-u', '--uuid', help="UUID of the bdev")
     p.add_argument(
         'total_size', help='Size of malloc bdev in MB (int > 0)', type=int)
     p.add_argument('block_size', help='Block size for this bdev', type=int)
diff --git a/scripts/rpc/bdev.py b/scripts/rpc/bdev.py
index aa70fa3f3..2d8f050e6 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc/bdev.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc/bdev.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ def construct_malloc_bdev(args):
     params = {'num_blocks': num_blocks, 'block_size': args.block_size}
     if args.name:
         params['name'] = args.name
+    if args.uuid:
+        params['uuid'] = args.uuid
     print_array(args.client.call(
         'construct_malloc_bdev', params))