diff --git a/embed.fnc b/embed.fnc
index c3732052c740..03fd8eb0bc8e 100644
--- a/embed.fnc
+++ b/embed.fnc
@@ -2114,7 +2114,9 @@ ApmdbR	|char*	|sv_pvutf8	|NN SV *sv
 ApmdbR	|char*	|sv_pvbyte	|NN SV *sv
 Apmdb	|STRLEN	|sv_utf8_upgrade|NN SV *sv
 Amd	|STRLEN	|sv_utf8_upgrade_nomg|NN SV *sv
-Apd	|bool	|sv_utf8_downgrade|NN SV *const sv|const bool fail_ok
+Apdmb	|bool	|sv_utf8_downgrade|NN SV *const sv|const bool fail_ok
+Amd	|bool	|sv_utf8_downgrade_nomg|NN SV *const sv|const bool fail_ok
+Apd	|bool	|sv_utf8_downgrade_flags|NN SV *const sv|const bool fail_ok|const U32 flags
 Apd	|void	|sv_utf8_encode |NN SV *const sv
 Apd	|bool	|sv_utf8_decode |NN SV *const sv
 Apdmb	|void	|sv_force_normal|NN SV *sv
diff --git a/embed.h b/embed.h
index 78659236b447..5f7cb5f58f6e 100644
--- a/embed.h
+++ b/embed.h
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@
 #define sv_upgrade(a,b)		Perl_sv_upgrade(aTHX_ a,b)
 #define sv_usepvn_flags(a,b,c,d)	Perl_sv_usepvn_flags(aTHX_ a,b,c,d)
 #define sv_utf8_decode(a)	Perl_sv_utf8_decode(aTHX_ a)
-#define sv_utf8_downgrade(a,b)	Perl_sv_utf8_downgrade(aTHX_ a,b)
+#define sv_utf8_downgrade_flags(a,b,c)	Perl_sv_utf8_downgrade_flags(aTHX_ a,b,c)
 #define sv_utf8_encode(a)	Perl_sv_utf8_encode(aTHX_ a)
 #define sv_utf8_upgrade_flags_grow(a,b,c)	Perl_sv_utf8_upgrade_flags_grow(aTHX_ a,b,c)
 #ifndef NO_MATHOMS
diff --git a/mathoms.c b/mathoms.c
index e2dc11c142e1..645029131789 100644
--- a/mathoms.c
+++ b/mathoms.c
@@ -1761,6 +1761,14 @@ Perl_newSVsv(pTHX_ SV *const old)
     return newSVsv(old);
 }
 
+bool
+Perl_sv_utf8_downgrade(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const bool fail_ok)
+{
+    PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_UTF8_DOWNGRADE;
+
+    return sv_utf8_downgrade(sv, fail_ok);
+}
+
 #endif /* NO_MATHOMS */
 
 /*
diff --git a/proto.h b/proto.h
index 29a1e0cb6c3f..59db1d214f80 100644
--- a/proto.h
+++ b/proto.h
@@ -3701,9 +3701,15 @@ PERL_CALLCONV void	Perl_sv_usepvn_mg(pTHX_ SV *sv, char *ptr, STRLEN len);
 PERL_CALLCONV bool	Perl_sv_utf8_decode(pTHX_ SV *const sv);
 #define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_UTF8_DECODE	\
 	assert(sv)
+#ifndef NO_MATHOMS
 PERL_CALLCONV bool	Perl_sv_utf8_downgrade(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const bool fail_ok);
 #define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_UTF8_DOWNGRADE	\
 	assert(sv)
+#endif
+PERL_CALLCONV bool	Perl_sv_utf8_downgrade_flags(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const bool fail_ok, const U32 flags);
+#define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_UTF8_DOWNGRADE_FLAGS	\
+	assert(sv)
+/* PERL_CALLCONV bool	sv_utf8_downgrade_nomg(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const bool fail_ok); */
 PERL_CALLCONV void	Perl_sv_utf8_encode(pTHX_ SV *const sv);
 #define PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_UTF8_ENCODE	\
 	assert(sv)
diff --git a/sv.c b/sv.c
index df0b601650ca..2212ba57a1b6 100644
--- a/sv.c
+++ b/sv.c
@@ -3649,19 +3649,31 @@ true, croaks.
 This is not a general purpose Unicode to byte encoding interface:
 use the C<Encode> extension for that.
 
+This function process get magic on C<sv>.
+
+=for apidoc sv_utf8_downgrade_nomg
+
+Like C<sv_utf8_downgrade>, but does not process get magic on C<sv>.
+
+=for apidoc sv_utf8_downgrade_flags
+
+Like C<sv_utf8_downgrade>, but with additional C<flags>.
+If C<flags> has C<SV_GMAGIC> bit set, then this function process
+get magic on C<sv>.
+
 =cut
 */
 
 bool
-Perl_sv_utf8_downgrade(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const bool fail_ok)
+Perl_sv_utf8_downgrade_flags(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const bool fail_ok, const U32 flags)
 {
-    PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_UTF8_DOWNGRADE;
+    PERL_ARGS_ASSERT_SV_UTF8_DOWNGRADE_FLAGS;
 
     if (SvPOKp(sv) && SvUTF8(sv)) {
         if (SvCUR(sv)) {
 	    U8 *s;
 	    STRLEN len;
-	    int mg_flags = SV_GMAGIC;
+            U32 mg_flags = flags & SV_GMAGIC;
 
             if (SvIsCOW(sv)) {
                 S_sv_uncow(aTHX_ sv, 0);
@@ -3671,7 +3683,7 @@ Perl_sv_utf8_downgrade(pTHX_ SV *const sv, const bool fail_ok)
 		MAGIC * mg = mg_find(sv, PERL_MAGIC_regex_global);
 		if (mg && mg->mg_len > 0 && mg->mg_flags & MGf_BYTES) {
 			mg->mg_len = sv_pos_b2u_flags(sv, mg->mg_len,
-						SV_GMAGIC|SV_CONST_RETURN);
+						mg_flags|SV_CONST_RETURN);
 			mg_flags = 0; /* sv_pos_b2u does get magic */
 		}
 		if ((mg = mg_find(sv, PERL_MAGIC_utf8)))
diff --git a/sv.h b/sv.h
index 24c728dcd2f3..53aea18aeb42 100644
--- a/sv.h
+++ b/sv.h
@@ -1941,6 +1941,8 @@ Like C<sv_catsv> but doesn't process magic.
 #define sv_pvn_force_nomg(sv, lp) sv_pvn_force_flags(sv, lp, 0)
 #define sv_utf8_upgrade_flags(sv, flags) sv_utf8_upgrade_flags_grow(sv, flags, 0)
 #define sv_utf8_upgrade_nomg(sv) sv_utf8_upgrade_flags(sv, 0)
+#define sv_utf8_downgrade(sv, fail_ok) sv_utf8_downgrade_flags(sv, fail_ok, SV_GMAGIC)
+#define sv_utf8_downgrade_nomg(sv, fail_ok) sv_utf8_downgrade_flags(sv, fail_ok, 0)
 #define sv_catpvn_nomg(dsv, sstr, slen) sv_catpvn_flags(dsv, sstr, slen, 0)
 #define sv_catpv_nomg(dsv, sstr) sv_catpv_flags(dsv, sstr, 0)
 #define sv_setsv(dsv, ssv) \