diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 91498ff..9f2bc42 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ UBUNTU_IMGS = $(UBUNTU_OLD_IMGS) $(UBUNTU_NEW_IMGS)
 DOWNLOAD_ASSETS = mbuto \
 	$(DEBIAN_IMGS) $(FEDORA_IMGS) $(OPENSUSE_IMGS) $(UBUNTU_IMGS)
 TESTDATA_ASSETS = small.bin big.bin medium.bin
-LOCAL_ASSETS = mbuto.img QEMU_EFI.fd \
+LOCAL_ASSETS = mbuto.img mbuto.mem.img QEMU_EFI.fd \
 	$(DEBIAN_IMGS:%=prepared-%) $(FEDORA_IMGS:%=prepared-%) \
 	$(UBUNTU_NEW_IMGS:%=prepared-%) \
 	nsholder guest-key guest-key.pub \
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ guest-key guest-key.pub:
 mbuto.img: passt.mbuto mbuto guest-key.pub $(TESTDATA_ASSETS)
 	./mbuto/mbuto -p ./$< -c lz4 -f $@
 
+mbuto.mem.img: passt.mem.mbuto mbuto ../passt.avx2
+	./mbuto/mbuto -p ./$< -c lz4 -f $@
+
 nsholder: nsholder.c
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^
 
diff --git a/test/lib/layout_ugly b/test/lib/layout_ugly
index 9397b7d..22f6169 100644
--- a/test/lib/layout_ugly
+++ b/test/lib/layout_ugly
@@ -81,3 +81,33 @@ layout_pasta_simple() {
 
 	sleep 1
 }
+
+# layout_memory() - Screen-scraped panes for memory usage tests, big guest pane
+layout_memory() {
+	sleep 3
+
+	tmux kill-pane -a -t 0
+	cmd_write 0 clear
+
+	tmux split-window -h -l '35%' -t passt_test
+
+	PANE_GUEST=0
+	PANE_INFO=1
+
+	get_info_cols
+
+	tmux send-keys -l -t ${PANE_INFO} 'while cat '"$STATEBASE/log_pipe"'; do :; done'
+	tmux send-keys -t ${PANE_INFO} -N 100 C-m
+	tmux select-pane -t ${PANE_INFO} -T "test log"
+
+	if context_exists guest; then
+		pane_watch_contexts ${PANE_GUEST} guest guest
+	else
+		tmux pipe-pane -O -t ${PANE_GUEST} "cat >> ${LOGDIR}/pane_guest.log"
+		tmux select-pane -t ${PANE_GUEST} -T "guest"
+	fi
+
+	info_layout "memory usage"
+
+	sleep 1
+}
diff --git a/test/lib/setup_ugly b/test/lib/setup_ugly
index 764177e..bcf07ef 100755
--- a/test/lib/setup_ugly
+++ b/test/lib/setup_ugly
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2022 Red Hat GmbH
 # Author: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
 
+INITRAMFS_MEM="${BASEPATH}/mbuto.mem.img"
+
 # setup_distro() - Set up pane layout for distro tests
 setup_distro() {
 	layout_host
@@ -25,6 +27,20 @@ setup_pasta_options() {
 	layout_pasta_simple
 }
 
+# setup_memory() - Start qemu in guest pane, and passt in passt context
+setup_memory() {
+	layout_memory
+
+	pane_or_context_run guest 'qemu-system-$(uname -m)'		   \
+		' -machine accel=kvm'                                      \
+		' -m '${VMEM}' -cpu host -smp '${VCPUS}                    \
+		' -kernel ' "/boot/vmlinuz-$(uname -r)"			   \
+		' -initrd '${INITRAMFS_MEM}' -nographic -serial stdio'	   \
+		' -nodefaults'						   \
+		' -append "console=ttyS0 mitigations=off apparmor=0"'	   \
+		" -pidfile ${STATESETUP}/qemu.pid"
+}
+
 # teardown_distro() - Nothing to do, yet
 teardown_distro() {
 	:
@@ -36,3 +52,7 @@ teardown_pasta_options() {
 	teardown_context_watch ${PANE_PASST} passt
 }
 
+# teardown_passt() - Kill qemu with ^C, remove passt PID file
+teardown_memory() {
+	kill $(cat "${STATESETUP}/qemu.pid")
+}
diff --git a/test/memory/passt b/test/memory/passt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa89821
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/memory/passt
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+#
+# PASST - Plug A Simple Socket Transport
+#  for qemu/UNIX domain socket mode
+#
+# PASTA - Pack A Subtle Tap Abstraction
+#  for network namespace/tap device mode
+#
+# test/memory/passt - Show memory usage of passt in kernel and userspace
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2022 Red Hat GmbH
+# Author: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
+
+gtools	sed cat diff nm sort kill tee head tail chroot unshare mount mkdir cp 
+
+def	meminfo_row
+gout	DIFF meminfo_diff /tmp/meminfo.before /tmp/meminfo.after __WHAT__
+tl	__NAME__
+td	__DIFF__ 3 0 0
+endef
+
+def	meminfo_reverse_row
+gout	DIFF meminfo_diff /tmp/meminfo.after /tmp/meminfo.before __WHAT__
+tl	__NAME__
+td	__DIFF__ 3 0 0
+endef
+
+def	nm_row
+gout	SIZE nm_size /tmp/nm.size __WHAT__
+tl	__WHAT__
+td	__SIZE__ 6 0 0
+endef
+
+def	slab_row
+gout	COUNT slab_diff_count /tmp/slabinfo.before /tmp/slabinfo.after __WHAT__
+gout	SIZE slab_size /tmp/slabinfo.before __WHAT__
+gout	DIFF slab_diff_size /tmp/slabinfo.before /tmp/slabinfo.after __WHAT__
+tl	__WHAT__
+td	__COUNT__ 0 0 0
+td	__SIZE__ 0 0 0
+td	__DIFF__ 6 0 0
+endef
+
+def	start_stop_diff
+guest	sed /proc/slabinfo -ne 's/^\([^ ]* *[^ ]* *[^ ]* *[^ ]*\).*/\\\1/p' > /tmp/slabinfo.before
+guest	cat /proc/meminfo > /tmp/meminfo.before
+guest	/usr/bin/passt.avx2 -l /tmp/log -s /tmp/sock -P /tmp/pid __OPTS__ --netns-only
+sleep	2
+guest	cat /proc/meminfo > /tmp/meminfo.after
+guest	sed /proc/slabinfo -ne 's/^\([^ ]* *[^ ]* *[^ ]* *[^ ]*\).*/\\\1/p' > /tmp/slabinfo.after
+guest	kill \$(cat /tmp/pid)
+guest	diff -y --suppress-common-lines /tmp/meminfo.before /tmp/meminfo.after || :
+guest	nm -td -Sr --size-sort -P /usr/bin/passt.avx2 | head -30 | tee /tmp/nm.size
+guest	sed /proc/slabinfo -ne 's/\(.*<objsize>\).*$/\1/p' | tail -1; (diff -y --suppress-common-lines /tmp/slabinfo.before /tmp/slabinfo.after | sort -grk8)
+endef
+
+def	summary
+info	Memory usage summary
+info	
+th	type MiB
+set	WHAT MemFree
+set	NAME used
+meminfo_reverse_row
+set	WHAT AnonPages
+set	NAME userspace
+meminfo_row
+set	WHAT Slab
+set	NAME kernel
+meminfo_row
+te
+endef
+
+
+guest	mkdir /test
+guest	mount -t tmpfs none /test
+guest	mkdir /test/proc /test/dev /test/tmp
+guest	mount -o bind /proc /test/proc
+guest	mount -o bind /dev /test/dev
+guest	cp -Lr /bin /lib /lib64 /usr /sbin /test/
+
+guest	ulimit -Hn 300000
+guest	unshare -rUm -R /test
+guest	chroot .
+
+guest	meminfo_size() { grep "^$2:" $1 | tr -s ' ' | cut -f2 -d ' '; }
+guest	meminfo_diff() { echo $(( $(meminfo_size $2 $3) - $(meminfo_size $1 $3) )); }
+
+guest	nm_size() { grep -m1 "^$2 " $1 | cut -f4 -d ' '; }
+
+guest	slab_count() { grep "^$2 " $1 | tr -s ' ' | cut -f3 -d ' '; }
+guest	slab_size() { grep "^$2 " $1 | tr -s ' ' | cut -f4 -d ' '; }
+guest	slab_diff_count() { echo $(( $(slab_count $2 $3) - $(slab_count $1 $3) )); }
+guest	slab_diff_size() { echo $(( $(slab_count $2 $3) * $(slab_size $2 $3) - $(slab_count $1 $3) * $(slab_size $1 $3) )); }
+
+
+test	Memory usage: all TCP and UDP ports forwarded, IPv4 and IPv6
+set	OPTS -t all -u all
+start_stop_diff
+summary
+
+info	Userspace memory detail
+info	
+th	symbol MiB
+set	WHAT tcp_buf_discard
+nm_row
+set	WHAT tcp6_l2_buf
+nm_row
+set	WHAT tcp4_l2_buf
+nm_row
+set	WHAT tc
+nm_row
+set	WHAT pkt_buf
+nm_row
+set	WHAT udp_splice_map
+nm_row
+set	WHAT udp6_l2_buf
+nm_row
+set	WHAT udp4_l2_buf
+nm_row
+set	WHAT udp_tap_map
+nm_row
+set	WHAT icmp_id_map
+nm_row
+set	WHAT udp_splice_buf
+nm_row
+set	WHAT tc_hash
+nm_row
+set	WHAT pool_tap6_storage
+nm_row
+set	WHAT pool_tap4_storage
+nm_row
+set	WHAT tap6_l4
+nm_row
+set	WHAT tap4_l4
+nm_row
+te
+
+info	Kernel memory detail
+info	
+th	objects count size MiB
+set	WHAT pid
+slab_row
+set	WHAT dentry
+slab_row
+set	WHAT Acpi-Parse
+slab_row
+set	WHAT kmalloc-64
+slab_row
+set	WHAT kmalloc-32
+slab_row
+set	WHAT lsm_file_cache
+slab_row
+set	WHAT filp
+slab_row
+set	WHAT anon_vma_chain
+slab_row
+set	WHAT ep_head
+slab_row
+set	WHAT sock_inode_cache
+slab_row
+set	WHAT signal_cache
+slab_row
+set	WHAT TCPv6
+slab_row
+set	WHAT TCP
+slab_row
+set	WHAT UDPv6
+slab_row
+te
+
+
+test	Memory usage: all TCP ports forwarded, IPv4
+set	OPTS -t all -4
+start_stop_diff
+summary
+
+
+test	Memory usage: all TCP and UDP ports forwarded, IPv4
+set	OPTS -t all -u all -4
+start_stop_diff
+summary
+
+
+test	Memory usage: no ports forwarded
+set	OPTS -t none -u none
+start_stop_diff
+summary
diff --git a/test/passt.mem.mbuto b/test/passt.mem.mbuto
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..dc06015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/passt.mem.mbuto
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+#
+# PASST - Plug A Simple Socket Transport
+#  for qemu/UNIX domain socket mode
+#
+# test/passt.mem.mbuto - mbuto (https://mbuto.sh) profile for memory usage tests
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2022 Red Hat GmbH
+# Author: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
+
+PROGS="${PROGS:-ash,dash,bash chmod ip mount insmod mkdir ln cat chmod modprobe
+       grep mknod sed chown sleep bc ls ps mount unshare chroot cp kill diff
+       head tail sort tr tee cut nm which}"
+
+KMODS="${KMODS:- dummy}"
+
+NODES="${NODES:-console kmsg null ptmx random urandom zero}"
+
+LINKS="${LINKS:-
+	 ash,dash,bash		/init
+	 ash,dash,bash		/bin/sh}"
+
+DIRS="${DIRS} /tmp /sbin"
+
+COPIES="${COPIES} ../passt.avx2,/bin/passt.avx2"
+
+FIXUP="${FIXUP}"'
+ln -s /bin /usr/bin
+chmod 777 /tmp
+ip link add eth0 type dummy
+ip link set eth0 up
+ip address add 192.0.2.2/24 dev eth0
+ip address add 2001:db8::2/64 dev eth0
+ip route add default via 192.0.2.1
+ip -6 route add default via 2001:db8::1 dev eth0
+sleep 2
+sh +m
+'
+
+OUTPUT="KERNEL=__KERNEL__
+INITRD=__INITRD__
+"
diff --git a/test/run b/test/run
index c3486b9..e07513f 100755
--- a/test/run
+++ b/test/run
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ run() {
 	test pasta_options/log_to_file
 	teardown pasta_options
 
+	setup memory
+	test memory/passt
+	teardown memory
+
 	setup passt
 	test passt/ndp
 	test passt/dhcp