diff --git a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_component.c b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_component.c
index e575cec02b2..e4ac687edd5 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_component.c
@@ -251,6 +251,15 @@ ompi_mtl_ofi_component_register(void)
                                     MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
                                     &ompi_mtl_ofi.num_ofi_contexts);
 
+    ompi_mtl_ofi.disable_hmem = false;
+    mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_mtl_ofi_component.super.mtl_version,
+                                    "disable_hmem",
+                                    "Disable HMEM usage",
+                                    MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_BOOL, NULL, 0, 0,
+                                    OPAL_INFO_LVL_3,
+                                    MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
+                                    &ompi_mtl_ofi.disable_hmem);
+
     return opal_common_ofi_mca_register(&mca_mtl_ofi_component.super.mtl_version);
 }
 
@@ -626,8 +635,10 @@ ompi_mtl_ofi_component_init(bool enable_progress_threads,
 
     /* Request device transfer capabilities */
 #if defined(FI_HMEM)
-    hints->caps |= FI_HMEM;
-    hints->domain_attr->mr_mode |= FI_MR_HMEM | FI_MR_ALLOCATED;
+    if (false == ompi_mtl_ofi.disable_hmem) {
+        hints->caps |= FI_HMEM;
+        hints->domain_attr->mr_mode |= FI_MR_HMEM | FI_MR_ALLOCATED;
+    }
 #endif
 
 no_hmem:
@@ -791,10 +802,17 @@ ompi_mtl_ofi_component_init(bool enable_progress_threads,
 
     *accelerator_support = false;
 #if defined(FI_HMEM)
-    if (!(prov->caps & FI_HMEM)) {
-        opal_output_verbose(50, opal_common_ofi.output,
-                            "%s:%d: Libfabric provider does not support device buffers. Continuing with device to host copies.\n",
-                            __FILE__, __LINE__);
+    if (!(prov->caps & FI_HMEM) || (true == ompi_mtl_ofi.disable_hmem)) {
+        if (!(prov->caps & FI_HMEM) && (false == ompi_mtl_ofi.disable_hmem)) {
+            opal_output_verbose(50, opal_common_ofi.output,
+                                "%s:%d: Libfabric provider does not support device buffers. Continuing with device to host copies.\n",
+                               __FILE__, __LINE__);
+        }
+        if (true == ompi_mtl_ofi.disable_hmem) {
+            opal_output_verbose(50, opal_common_ofi.output,
+                                "%s:%d: Support for device buffers disabled by MCA parameter. Continuing with device to host copies.\n",
+                               __FILE__, __LINE__);
+        }
     } else {
         *accelerator_support = true;
         ompi_mtl_ofi.hmem_needs_reg = true;
diff --git a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_types.h b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_types.h
index 836870f8ca7..a925f0ec28e 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_types.h
+++ b/ompi/mca/mtl/ofi/mtl_ofi_types.h
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2013-2018 Intel, Inc. All rights reserved
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2015 Cisco Systems, Inc.  All rights reserved.
- * Copyright (c) 2022 Triad National Security, LLC. All rights
- *                    reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2022-2023 Triad National Security, LLC. All rights
+ *                         reserved.
  * $COPYRIGHT$
  *
  * Additional copyrights may follow
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ typedef struct mca_mtl_ofi_module_t {
     int enable_sep;                     /* MCA to enable/disable SEP feature */
     int thread_grouping;                /* MCA for thread grouping feature */
     int num_ofi_contexts;               /* MCA for number of contexts to use */
+    bool disable_hmem;                   /* MCA to enable/disable request for FI_HMEM support from provider */
 
     /** Endpoint name length */
     size_t epnamelen;
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/ofi/btl_ofi.h b/opal/mca/btl/ofi/btl_ofi.h
index 590e9b34c2b..0019065ecfe 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/ofi/btl_ofi.h
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/ofi/btl_ofi.h
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ struct mca_btl_ofi_component_t {
     size_t max_inject_size;
     bool disable_inject;
 
+    bool disable_hmem;
+
     /** All BTL OFI modules (1 per tl) */
     mca_btl_ofi_module_t *modules[MCA_BTL_OFI_MAX_MODULES];
 };
diff --git a/opal/mca/btl/ofi/btl_ofi_component.c b/opal/mca/btl/ofi/btl_ofi_component.c
index fd52e56d848..a9de2620ac4 100644
--- a/opal/mca/btl/ofi/btl_ofi_component.c
+++ b/opal/mca/btl/ofi/btl_ofi_component.c
@@ -200,6 +200,16 @@ static int mca_btl_ofi_component_register(void)
                                            MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
                                            &mca_btl_ofi_component.disable_inject);
 
+    mca_btl_ofi_component.disable_hmem = false;
+    mca_base_component_var_register(&mca_btl_ofi_component.super.btl_version,
+                                    "disable_hmem",
+                                    "Disable HMEM usage",
+                                    MCA_BASE_VAR_TYPE_BOOL, NULL, 0, 0,
+                                    OPAL_INFO_LVL_5,
+                                    MCA_BASE_VAR_SCOPE_READONLY,
+                                    &mca_btl_ofi_component.disable_hmem);
+
+
     /* for now we want this component to lose to the MTL. */
     module->super.btl_exclusivity = MCA_BTL_EXCLUSIVITY_HIGH - 50;
 
@@ -345,8 +355,10 @@ static mca_btl_base_module_t **mca_btl_ofi_component_init(int *num_btl_modules,
 
 #if defined(FI_HMEM)
     /* Request device transfer capabilities, separate from required_caps */
-    hints.caps |= FI_HMEM;
-    hints.domain_attr->mr_mode |= FI_MR_HMEM;
+    if (false == mca_btl_ofi_component.disable_hmem) {
+        hints.caps |= FI_HMEM;
+        hints.domain_attr->mr_mode |= FI_MR_HMEM;
+    }
 no_hmem:
 #endif