diff --git a/include/mimalloc/internal.h b/include/mimalloc/internal.h
index 2161142c..2954eabd 100644
--- a/include/mimalloc/internal.h
+++ b/include/mimalloc/internal.h
@@ -184,12 +184,13 @@ size_t     _mi_bin_size(uint8_t bin);           // for stats
 uint8_t    _mi_bin(size_t size);                // for stats
 
 // "heap.c"
-void       _mi_heap_init(mi_heap_t* heap, mi_tld_t* tld, mi_arena_id_t arena_id);
+void       _mi_heap_init(mi_heap_t* heap, mi_tld_t* tld, mi_arena_id_t arena_id, bool noreclaim, uint8_t tag);
 void       _mi_heap_destroy_pages(mi_heap_t* heap);
 void       _mi_heap_collect_abandon(mi_heap_t* heap);
 void       _mi_heap_set_default_direct(mi_heap_t* heap);
 bool       _mi_heap_memid_is_suitable(mi_heap_t* heap, mi_memid_t memid);
 void       _mi_heap_unsafe_destroy_all(void);
+mi_heap_t* _mi_heap_by_tag(mi_heap_t* heap, uint8_t tag);
 
 // "stats.c"
 void       _mi_stats_done(mi_stats_t* stats);
@@ -508,6 +509,7 @@ static inline mi_heap_t* mi_page_heap(const mi_page_t* page) {
 static inline void mi_page_set_heap(mi_page_t* page, mi_heap_t* heap) {
   mi_assert_internal(mi_page_thread_free_flag(page) != MI_DELAYED_FREEING);
   mi_atomic_store_release(&page->xheap,(uintptr_t)heap);
+  if (heap != NULL) { page->heap_tag = heap->tag; }
 }
 
 // Thread free flag helpers
diff --git a/include/mimalloc/types.h b/include/mimalloc/types.h
index e99742ac..ed326c69 100644
--- a/include/mimalloc/types.h
+++ b/include/mimalloc/types.h
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ typedef struct mi_page_s {
   mi_block_t*           local_free;        // list of deferred free blocks by this thread (migrates to `free`)
   uint16_t              used;              // number of blocks in use (including blocks in `thread_free`)
   uint8_t               block_size_shift;  // if not zero, then `(1 << block_size_shift) == block_size` (only used for fast path in `free.c:_mi_page_ptr_unalign`)
+  uint8_t               heap_tag;          // tag of the owning heap, used for separated heaps by object type
                                            // padding
   size_t                block_size;        // size available in each block (always `>0`)
   uint8_t*              page_start;        // start of the page area containing the blocks
@@ -481,6 +482,7 @@ struct mi_heap_s {
   size_t                page_retired_max;                    // largest retired index into the `pages` array.
   mi_heap_t*            next;                                // list of heaps per thread
   bool                  no_reclaim;                          // `true` if this heap should not reclaim abandoned pages
+  uint8_t               tag;                                 // custom tag, can be used for separating heaps based on the object types
   mi_page_t*            pages_free_direct[MI_PAGES_DIRECT];  // optimize: array where every entry points a page with possibly free blocks in the corresponding queue for that size.
   mi_page_queue_t       pages[MI_BIN_FULL + 1];              // queue of pages for each size class (or "bin")
 };
diff --git a/src/heap.c b/src/heap.c
index 8817887d..f6f23549 100644
--- a/src/heap.c
+++ b/src/heap.c
@@ -204,11 +204,13 @@ mi_heap_t* mi_heap_get_backing(void) {
   return bheap;
 }
 
-void _mi_heap_init(mi_heap_t* heap, mi_tld_t* tld, mi_arena_id_t arena_id) {
+void _mi_heap_init(mi_heap_t* heap, mi_tld_t* tld, mi_arena_id_t arena_id, bool noreclaim, uint8_t tag) {
   _mi_memcpy_aligned(heap, &_mi_heap_empty, sizeof(mi_heap_t));
   heap->tld = tld;
-  heap->thread_id = _mi_thread_id();
-  heap->arena_id = arena_id;
+  heap->thread_id  = _mi_thread_id();
+  heap->arena_id   = arena_id;
+  heap->no_reclaim = noreclaim;
+  heap->tag        = tag;
   if (heap == tld->heap_backing) {
     _mi_random_init(&heap->random);
   }
@@ -218,18 +220,17 @@ void _mi_heap_init(mi_heap_t* heap, mi_tld_t* tld, mi_arena_id_t arena_id) {
   heap->cookie  = _mi_heap_random_next(heap) | 1;
   heap->keys[0] = _mi_heap_random_next(heap);
   heap->keys[1] = _mi_heap_random_next(heap);
+  // push on the thread local heaps list
+  heap->next = heap->tld->heaps;
+  heap->tld->heaps = heap;
 }
 
 mi_decl_nodiscard mi_heap_t* mi_heap_new_in_arena(mi_arena_id_t arena_id) {
   mi_heap_t* bheap = mi_heap_get_backing();
   mi_heap_t* heap = mi_heap_malloc_tp(bheap, mi_heap_t);  // todo: OS allocate in secure mode?
   if (heap == NULL) return NULL;
-  _mi_heap_init(heap, bheap->tld, arena_id);
-  // don't reclaim abandoned pages or otherwise destroy is unsafe
-  heap->no_reclaim = true;
-  // push on the thread local heaps list
-  heap->next = heap->tld->heaps;
-  heap->tld->heaps = heap;
+  // don't reclaim abandoned pages or otherwise destroy is unsafe  
+  _mi_heap_init(heap, bheap->tld, arena_id, true /* no reclaim */, 0 /* default tag */);
   return heap;
 }
 
@@ -287,6 +288,18 @@ static void mi_heap_free(mi_heap_t* heap) {
   mi_free(heap);
 }
 
+// return a heap on the same thread as `heap` specialized for the specified tag (if it exists)
+mi_heap_t* _mi_heap_by_tag(mi_heap_t* heap, uint8_t tag) {
+  if (heap->tag == tag) {
+    return heap;
+  }
+  for (mi_heap_t *curr = heap->tld->heaps; curr != NULL; curr = curr->next) {
+    if (curr->tag == tag) {
+      return curr;
+    }
+  }
+  return NULL;
+}
 
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------
   Heap destroy
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 9d8632e4..62bb69dd 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ const mi_page_t _mi_page_empty = {
   NULL,    // local_free
   0,       // used
   0,       // block size shift
+  0,       // heap tag
   0,       // block_size
   NULL,    // page_start
   #if (MI_PADDING || MI_ENCODE_FREELIST)
@@ -108,7 +109,8 @@ mi_decl_cache_align const mi_heap_t _mi_heap_empty = {
   0,                // page count
   MI_BIN_FULL, 0,   // page retired min/max
   NULL,             // next
-  false,
+  false,            // can reclaim
+  0,                // tag
   MI_SMALL_PAGES_EMPTY,
   MI_PAGE_QUEUES_EMPTY
 };
@@ -146,6 +148,7 @@ mi_heap_t _mi_heap_main = {
   MI_BIN_FULL, 0,   // page retired min/max
   NULL,             // next heap
   false,            // can reclaim
+  0,                // tag
   MI_SMALL_PAGES_EMPTY,
   MI_PAGE_QUEUES_EMPTY
 };
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ static bool _mi_thread_heap_init(void) {
     mi_tld_t*  tld = &td->tld;
     mi_heap_t* heap = &td->heap;
     _mi_tld_init(tld, heap);  // must be before `_mi_heap_init`
-    _mi_heap_init(heap, tld, _mi_arena_id_none());
+    _mi_heap_init(heap, tld, _mi_arena_id_none(), false /* can reclaim */, 0 /* default tag */);
     _mi_heap_set_default_direct(heap);   
   }
   return false;
@@ -291,7 +294,7 @@ static bool _mi_thread_heap_init(void) {
 void _mi_tld_init(mi_tld_t* tld, mi_heap_t* bheap) {
   _mi_memzero_aligned(tld,sizeof(mi_tld_t));
   tld->heap_backing = bheap;
-  tld->heaps = bheap;
+  tld->heaps = NULL;
   tld->segments.stats = &tld->stats;
   tld->segments.os = &tld->os;
   tld->os.stats = &tld->stats;
diff --git a/src/segment.c b/src/segment.c
index cfd6c1a3..fc13d2e7 100644
--- a/src/segment.c
+++ b/src/segment.c
@@ -714,6 +714,7 @@ static void mi_segment_page_clear(mi_segment_t* segment, mi_page_t* page, mi_seg
   // zero the page data, but not the segment fields and capacity, page start, and block_size (for page size calculations)
   size_t block_size = page->block_size;
   uint8_t block_size_shift = page->block_size_shift;
+  uint8_t heap_tag = page->heap_tag;
   uint8_t* page_start = page->page_start;
   uint16_t capacity = page->capacity;
   uint16_t reserved = page->reserved;
@@ -723,6 +724,7 @@ static void mi_segment_page_clear(mi_segment_t* segment, mi_page_t* page, mi_seg
   page->reserved = reserved;
   page->block_size = block_size;
   page->block_size_shift = block_size_shift;
+  page->heap_tag = heap_tag;
   page->page_start = page_start;
   segment->used--;
 
@@ -898,7 +900,12 @@ static mi_segment_t* mi_segment_reclaim(mi_segment_t* segment, mi_heap_t* heap,
       mi_assert(page->next == NULL);
       _mi_stat_decrease(&tld->stats->pages_abandoned, 1);
       // set the heap again and allow heap thread delayed free again.
-      mi_page_set_heap(page, heap);
+      mi_heap_t* target_heap = _mi_heap_by_tag(heap, page->heap_tag);  // allow custom heaps to separate objects
+      if (target_heap == NULL) {
+        target_heap = heap;
+        _mi_error_message(EINVAL, "page with tag %u cannot be reclaimed by a heap with the same tag (using %u instead)\n", page->heap_tag, heap->tag );
+      }
+      mi_page_set_heap(page, target_heap);
       _mi_page_use_delayed_free(page, MI_USE_DELAYED_FREE, true); // override never (after heap is set)
       _mi_page_free_collect(page, false); // ensure used count is up to date
       if (mi_page_all_free(page)) {
@@ -907,8 +914,8 @@ static mi_segment_t* mi_segment_reclaim(mi_segment_t* segment, mi_heap_t* heap,
       }
       else {
         // otherwise reclaim it into the heap
-        _mi_page_reclaim(heap, page);
-        if (requested_block_size == mi_page_block_size(page) && mi_page_has_any_available(page)) {
+        _mi_page_reclaim(target_heap, page);
+        if (requested_block_size == mi_page_block_size(page) && mi_page_has_any_available(page) && heap == target_heap) {
           if (right_page_reclaimed != NULL) { *right_page_reclaimed = true; }
         }
       }