diff --git a/src/coreclr/gc/gcpriv.h b/src/coreclr/gc/gcpriv.h
index 00d36794a6e834..501c93d154ad23 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/gc/gcpriv.h
+++ b/src/coreclr/gc/gcpriv.h
@@ -2485,7 +2485,7 @@ class gc_heap
     PER_HEAP_METHOD void decommit_heap_segment (heap_segment* seg);
     PER_HEAP_ISOLATED_METHOD bool virtual_alloc_commit_for_heap (void* addr, size_t size, int h_number);
     PER_HEAP_ISOLATED_METHOD bool virtual_commit (void* address, size_t size, int bucket, int h_number=-1, bool* hard_limit_exceeded_p=NULL);
-    PER_HEAP_ISOLATED_METHOD bool virtual_decommit (void* address, size_t size, int bucket, int h_number=-1);
+    PER_HEAP_ISOLATED_METHOD bool virtual_decommit (void* address, size_t size, int bucket, int h_number=-1, void* end_of_data=nullptr);
     PER_HEAP_ISOLATED_METHOD void reduce_committed_bytes (void* address, size_t size, int bucket, int h_number, bool decommit_succeeded_p);
     friend void destroy_card_table (uint32_t*);
     PER_HEAP_ISOLATED_METHOD void destroy_card_table_helper (uint32_t* c_table);
diff --git a/src/coreclr/gc/memory.cpp b/src/coreclr/gc/memory.cpp
index cd533a16e8036d..78a162e06bb34c 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/gc/memory.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/gc/memory.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void gc_heap::reduce_committed_bytes (void* address, size_t size, int bucket, in
     }
 }
 
-bool gc_heap::virtual_decommit (void* address, size_t size, int bucket, int h_number)
+bool gc_heap::virtual_decommit (void* address, size_t size, int bucket, int h_number, void* end_of_data)
 {
     /**
      * Here are all possible cases for the decommits:
@@ -173,6 +173,14 @@ bool gc_heap::virtual_decommit (void* address, size_t size, int bucket, int h_nu
 
     bool decommit_succeeded_p = ((bucket != recorded_committed_bookkeeping_bucket) && use_large_pages_p) ? true : GCToOSInterface::VirtualDecommit (address, size);
 
+    // Large pages: the decommit above is a no-op so memory retains stale data.
+    // Clear up to end_of_data if the caller provided it so that the heap never
+    // observes leftover object references after the region is reused.
+    if (use_large_pages_p && (end_of_data != nullptr) && (end_of_data > address))
+    {
+        memclr ((uint8_t*)address, (uint8_t*)end_of_data - (uint8_t*)address);
+    }
+
     reduce_committed_bytes (address, size, bucket, h_number, decommit_succeeded_p);
 
     return decommit_succeeded_p;
diff --git a/src/coreclr/gc/regions_segments.cpp b/src/coreclr/gc/regions_segments.cpp
index 1518ef8c0b8e47..ee51642d5afd8a 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/gc/regions_segments.cpp
+++ b/src/coreclr/gc/regions_segments.cpp
@@ -1834,7 +1834,7 @@ void gc_heap::distribute_free_regions()
                     size_t end_space = heap_segment_committed (region) - aligned_allocated;
                     if (end_space > 0)
                     {
-                        virtual_decommit (aligned_allocated, end_space, gen_to_oh (i), hn);
+                        virtual_decommit (aligned_allocated, end_space, gen_to_oh (i), hn, heap_segment_used (region));
                         heap_segment_committed (region) = aligned_allocated;
                         heap_segment_used (region) = min (heap_segment_used (region), heap_segment_committed (region));
                         assert (heap_segment_committed (region) > heap_segment_mem (region));