diff --git a/repos/base/src/base/env/context_area.cc b/repos/base/src/base/env/context_area.cc
index 618eafc37..aa60debc4 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/base/env/context_area.cc
+++ b/repos/base/src/base/env/context_area.cc
@@ -14,15 +14,32 @@
 #include <rm_session/connection.h>
 #include <base/env.h>
 #include <base/thread.h>
+#include <platform_env_common.h>
+
+using namespace Genode;
 
 
-struct Context_area_rm_session : Genode::Rm_connection
+struct Expanding_rm_connection : Connection<Rm_session>, Expanding_rm_session_client
+{
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 *
+	 * \param start start of the managed VM-region
+	 * \param size  size of the VM-region to manage
+	 */
+	Expanding_rm_connection(addr_t start = ~0UL, size_t size = 0) :
+		Connection<Rm_session>(
+			session("ram_quota=64K, start=0x%p, size=0x%zx",
+			        start, size)),
+		Expanding_rm_session_client(cap()) { }
+};
+
+
+struct Context_area_rm_session : Expanding_rm_connection
 {
 	Context_area_rm_session()
-	: Genode::Rm_connection(0, Genode::Native_config::context_area_virtual_size())
+	: Expanding_rm_connection(0, Native_config::context_area_virtual_size())
 	{
-		using namespace Genode;
-
 		addr_t local_base = Native_config::context_area_virtual_base();
 		size_t size       = Native_config::context_area_virtual_size();
 
diff --git a/repos/base/src/base/env/platform_env.h b/repos/base/src/base/env/platform_env.h
index 1b89dd643..47178969b 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/base/env/platform_env.h
+++ b/repos/base/src/base/env/platform_env.h
@@ -30,41 +30,11 @@
 
 
 namespace Genode {
-	struct Expanding_rm_session_client;
 	struct Expanding_cpu_session_client;
 	class Platform_env;
 }
 
 
-struct Genode::Expanding_rm_session_client
-:
-	Upgradeable_client<Genode::Rm_session_client>
-{
-	Expanding_rm_session_client(Rm_session_capability cap)
-	: Upgradeable_client<Genode::Rm_session_client>(cap) { }
-
-	Local_addr attach(Dataspace_capability ds, size_t size, off_t offset,
-	                  bool use_local_addr, Local_addr local_addr,
-	                  bool executable)
-	{
-		return retry<Rm_session::Out_of_metadata>(
-			[&] () {
-				return Rm_session_client::attach(ds, size, offset,
-				                                 use_local_addr,
-				                                 local_addr,
-				                                 executable); },
-			[&] () { upgrade_ram(8*1024); });
-	}
-
-	Pager_capability add_client(Thread_capability thread)
-	{
-		return retry<Rm_session::Out_of_metadata>(
-			[&] () { return Rm_session_client::add_client(thread); },
-			[&] () { upgrade_ram(8*1024); });
-	}
-};
-
-
 struct Genode::Expanding_cpu_session_client : Upgradeable_client<Genode::Cpu_session_client>
 {
 	Expanding_cpu_session_client(Genode::Cpu_session_capability cap)
diff --git a/repos/base/src/base/env/platform_env_common.h b/repos/base/src/base/env/platform_env_common.h
index 563b2527a..b1891f65d 100644
--- a/repos/base/src/base/env/platform_env_common.h
+++ b/repos/base/src/base/env/platform_env_common.h
@@ -82,6 +82,35 @@ struct Upgradeable_client : CLIENT
 };
 
 
+struct Genode::Expanding_rm_session_client
+:
+	Upgradeable_client<Genode::Rm_session_client>
+{
+	Expanding_rm_session_client(Rm_session_capability cap)
+	: Upgradeable_client<Genode::Rm_session_client>(cap) { }
+
+	Local_addr attach(Dataspace_capability ds, size_t size, off_t offset,
+	                  bool use_local_addr, Local_addr local_addr,
+	                  bool executable)
+	{
+		return retry<Rm_session::Out_of_metadata>(
+			[&] () {
+				return Rm_session_client::attach(ds, size, offset,
+				                                 use_local_addr,
+				                                 local_addr,
+				                                 executable); },
+			[&] () { upgrade_ram(8*1024); });
+	}
+
+	Pager_capability add_client(Thread_capability thread)
+	{
+		return retry<Rm_session::Out_of_metadata>(
+			[&] () { return Rm_session_client::add_client(thread); },
+			[&] () { upgrade_ram(8*1024); });
+	}
+};
+
+
 struct Genode::Expanding_ram_session_client : Upgradeable_client<Genode::Ram_session_client>
 {
 	Expanding_ram_session_client(Ram_session_capability cap)