Pd-poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)/KIT-5 nanocomposite was prepared and characterized by XRD, FT-IR, UV-vis, BET and TEM techniques. The catalytic performance of this novel heterogeneous catalyst was determined for Heck reaction. Its stability was excellent and it could be reused eight times without much loss of activity in Heck reaction. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.