diff --git a/java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HostMemoryBuffer.java b/java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HostMemoryBuffer.java
index e4106574a19..d792459901c 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HostMemoryBuffer.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/ai/rapids/cudf/HostMemoryBuffer.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- *  Copyright (c) 2019-2020, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2019-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
  *
  *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -155,6 +155,16 @@ public static HostMemoryBuffer allocate(long bytes) {
     return allocate(bytes, defaultPreferPinned);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Allocate host memory bypassing the default allocator. This is intended to only be used by other allocators.
+   * Pinned memory will not be used for these allocations.
+   * @param bytes size in bytes to allocate
+   * @return the newly created buffer
+   */
+  public static HostMemoryBuffer allocateRaw(long bytes) {
+    return new HostMemoryBuffer(UnsafeMemoryAccessor.allocate(bytes), bytes);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Create a host buffer that is memory-mapped to a file.
    * @param path path to the file to map into host memory