diff --git a/vmm/src/api/mod.rs b/vmm/src/api/mod.rs
index 23514c609..f3a8019c4 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/mod.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/api/mod.rs
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ pub struct VmmPingResponse {
 #[derive(Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct VmResizeData {
     pub desired_vcpus: Option<u8>,
+    pub desired_ram: Option<u64>,
 }
 
 pub enum ApiResponsePayload {
diff --git a/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml b/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
index a4366cb79..f88416dcc 100644
--- a/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
+++ b/vmm/src/api/openapi/cloud-hypervisor.yaml
@@ -432,3 +432,5 @@ components:
         desired_vcpus:
           minimum: 1
           type: integer
+        desired_ram:
+          type: integer
diff --git a/vmm/src/lib.rs b/vmm/src/lib.rs
index 008f8b9bb..0416ac127 100644
--- a/vmm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/lib.rs
@@ -330,9 +330,13 @@ impl Vmm {
         self.vm_delete()
     }
 
-    fn vm_resize(&mut self, desired_vcpus: Option<u8>) -> result::Result<(), VmError> {
+    fn vm_resize(
+        &mut self,
+        desired_vcpus: Option<u8>,
+        desired_ram: Option<u64>,
+    ) -> result::Result<(), VmError> {
         if let Some(ref mut vm) = self.vm {
-            vm.resize(desired_vcpus)
+            vm.resize(desired_vcpus, desired_ram)
         } else {
             Err(VmError::VmNotRunning)
         }
@@ -485,7 +489,10 @@ impl Vmm {
                                 }
                                 ApiRequest::VmResize(resize_data, sender) => {
                                     let response = self
-                                        .vm_resize(resize_data.desired_vcpus)
+                                        .vm_resize(
+                                            resize_data.desired_vcpus,
+                                            resize_data.desired_ram,
+                                        )
                                         .map_err(ApiError::VmResize)
                                         .map(|_| ApiResponsePayload::Empty);
                                     sender.send(response).map_err(Error::ApiResponseSend)?;
diff --git a/vmm/src/vm.rs b/vmm/src/vm.rs
index 1a933f8e4..06a72bd9c 100755
--- a/vmm/src/vm.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/vm.rs
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ impl Vm {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn resize(&mut self, desired_vcpus: Option<u8>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn resize(&mut self, desired_vcpus: Option<u8>, desired_memory: Option<u64>) -> Result<()> {
         if let Some(desired_vcpus) = desired_vcpus {
             self.cpu_manager
                 .lock()
@@ -495,6 +495,9 @@ impl Vm {
             self.config.lock().unwrap().cpus.boot_vcpus = desired_vcpus;
         }
 
+        if let Some(desired_memory) = desired_memory {
+            self.config.lock().unwrap().memory.size = desired_memory;
+        }
         Ok(())
     }