diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/webassembly/eos-vm-oc.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/webassembly/eos-vm-oc.hpp
index 21d6cf79b0..596e6fb76a 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/webassembly/eos-vm-oc.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/webassembly/eos-vm-oc.hpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class eosvmoc_runtime : public eosio::chain::wasm_runtime_interface {
 
       // Defined in eos-vm-oc.cpp. Used for non-main thread in multi-threaded execution
       thread_local static std::unique_ptr<eosvmoc::executor> exec_thread_local;
-      thread_local static eosvmoc::memory mem_thread_local;
+      thread_local static std::unique_ptr<eosvmoc::memory> mem_thread_local;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/webassembly/eos-vm-oc/memory.hpp b/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/webassembly/eos-vm-oc/memory.hpp
index cce12a2703..2197878d30 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/webassembly/eos-vm-oc/memory.hpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/include/eosio/chain/webassembly/eos-vm-oc/memory.hpp
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ class memory {
       static constexpr uintptr_t first_intrinsic_offset = cb_offset + 8u;
       // The maximum amount of data that PIC code can include in the prologue
       static constexpr uintptr_t max_prologue_size = mutable_global_size + table_size;
+      // Number of slices for read-only threads.
+      // Use a small number to save upfront virtual memory consumption.
+      // Memory uses beyond this limit will be handled by mprotect.
+      static constexpr uint32_t sliced_pages_for_ro_thread = 10;
 
       // Changed from -cb_offset == EOS_VM_OC_CONTROL_BLOCK_OFFSET to get around
       // of compile warning about comparing integers of different signedness
diff --git a/libraries/chain/wasm_interface_collection.cpp b/libraries/chain/wasm_interface_collection.cpp
index eace6f6517..0ea68397bf 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/wasm_interface_collection.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/wasm_interface_collection.cpp
@@ -9,26 +9,29 @@ namespace eosio::chain {
 
 #ifdef EOSIO_EOS_VM_OC_RUNTIME_ENABLED
 struct eosvmoc_tier {
+   // Called from main thread
    eosvmoc_tier(const std::filesystem::path& d, const eosvmoc::config& c, const chainbase::database& db)
       : cc(d, c, db) {
-      // construct exec for the main thread
-      init_thread_local_data();
+      // Construct exec and mem for the main thread
+      exec = std::make_unique<eosvmoc::executor>(cc);
+      mem  = std::make_unique<eosvmoc::memory>(wasm_constraints::maximum_linear_memory/wasm_constraints::wasm_page_size);
    }
 
-   // Support multi-threaded execution.
+   // Called from read-only threads
    void init_thread_local_data() {
       exec = std::make_unique<eosvmoc::executor>(cc);
+      mem  = std::make_unique<eosvmoc::memory>(eosvmoc::memory::sliced_pages_for_ro_thread);
    }
 
    eosvmoc::code_cache_async cc;
 
    // Each thread requires its own exec and mem.
    thread_local static std::unique_ptr<eosvmoc::executor> exec;
-   thread_local static eosvmoc::memory mem;
+   thread_local static std::unique_ptr<eosvmoc::memory>   mem;
 };
 
 thread_local std::unique_ptr<eosvmoc::executor> eosvmoc_tier::exec{};
-thread_local eosvmoc::memory eosvmoc_tier::mem{wasm_constraints::maximum_linear_memory / wasm_constraints::wasm_page_size};
+thread_local std::unique_ptr<eosvmoc::memory>   eosvmoc_tier::mem{};
 #endif
 
 wasm_interface_collection::wasm_interface_collection(wasm_interface::vm_type vm, wasm_interface::vm_oc_enable eosvmoc_tierup,
@@ -71,7 +74,7 @@ void wasm_interface_collection::apply(const digest_type& code_hash, const uint8_
       if (cd) {
          if (!context.is_applying_block()) // read_only_trx_test.py looks for this log statement
             tlog("${a} speculatively executing ${h} with eos vm oc", ("a", context.get_receiver())("h", code_hash));
-         eosvmoc->exec->execute(*cd, eosvmoc->mem, context);
+         eosvmoc->exec->execute(*cd, *eosvmoc->mem, context);
          return;
       }
    }
diff --git a/libraries/chain/webassembly/runtimes/eos-vm-oc.cpp b/libraries/chain/webassembly/runtimes/eos-vm-oc.cpp
index 9c7fd4ca21..3a20d83e7c 100644
--- a/libraries/chain/webassembly/runtimes/eos-vm-oc.cpp
+++ b/libraries/chain/webassembly/runtimes/eos-vm-oc.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class eosvmoc_instantiated_module : public wasm_instantiated_module_interface {
          if ( is_main_thread() )
             _eosvmoc_runtime.exec.execute(*cd, _eosvmoc_runtime.mem, context);
          else
-            _eosvmoc_runtime.exec_thread_local->execute(*cd, _eosvmoc_runtime.mem_thread_local, context);
+            _eosvmoc_runtime.exec_thread_local->execute(*cd, *_eosvmoc_runtime.mem_thread_local, context);
       }
 
       const digest_type              _code_hash;
@@ -57,12 +57,10 @@ std::unique_ptr<wasm_instantiated_module_interface> eosvmoc_runtime::instantiate
 
 void eosvmoc_runtime::init_thread_local_data() {
    exec_thread_local = std::make_unique<eosvmoc::executor>(cc);
+   mem_thread_local  = std::make_unique<eosvmoc::memory>(eosvmoc::memory::sliced_pages_for_ro_thread);
 }
 
-thread_local std::unique_ptr<eosvmoc::executor> eosvmoc_runtime::exec_thread_local {};
-// Set sliced_pages_for_ro_thread to a small number to save upfront virtual memory
-// consumption. Usage beyond this limit will be handled by mprotect.
-constexpr uint32_t sliced_pages_for_ro_thread = 10;
-thread_local eosvmoc::memory eosvmoc_runtime::mem_thread_local{sliced_pages_for_ro_thread};
+thread_local std::unique_ptr<eosvmoc::executor> eosvmoc_runtime::exec_thread_local{};
+thread_local std::unique_ptr<eosvmoc::memory> eosvmoc_runtime::mem_thread_local{};
 
 }}}}
diff --git a/tests/read_only_trx_test.py b/tests/read_only_trx_test.py
index 752f9775b7..661c3fded8 100755
--- a/tests/read_only_trx_test.py
+++ b/tests/read_only_trx_test.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 import time
 import signal
 import threading
+import os
+import platform
 
 from TestHarness import Account, Cluster, ReturnType, TestHelper, Utils, WalletMgr
 from TestHarness.TestHelper import AppArgs
@@ -109,6 +111,9 @@ def startCluster():
     specificExtraNodeosArgs[pnodes]+=" --read-only-threads "
     specificExtraNodeosArgs[pnodes]+=str(args.read_only_threads)
     if args.eos_vm_oc_enable:
+        if platform.system() != "Linux":
+            Print("OC not run on Linux. Skip the test")
+            exit(True) # Do not fail the test
         specificExtraNodeosArgs[pnodes]+=" --eos-vm-oc-enable "
         specificExtraNodeosArgs[pnodes]+=args.eos_vm_oc_enable
     if args.wasm_runtime:
@@ -132,6 +137,29 @@ def startCluster():
     found = producerNode.findInLog(f"executing {eosioCodeHash} with eos vm oc")
     assert( found or (noOC and not found) )
 
+    if args.eos_vm_oc_enable:
+        verifyOcVirtualMemory()
+
+def verifyOcVirtualMemory():
+    try:
+        with open(f"/proc/{apiNode.pid}/statm") as f:
+            data = f.read().split()
+            vmPages = int(data[0])
+            pageSize = os.sysconf("SC_PAGESIZE")
+            actualVmSize = vmPages * pageSize
+
+            # When OC tierup is enabled, virtual memory used by IC is around
+            # 529 slices * 8GB (for main thread) + numReadOnlyThreads * 11 slices * 8GB
+            # This test verifies virtual memory taken by one read-only thread
+            # is not in the order of 1TB.
+            otherGB = 1000 # add 1TB for virtual memory used by others
+            expectedVmSize = ((529 * 8) + (args.read_only_threads * 88) + otherGB) * 1024 * 1024 * 1024
+            Utils.Print(f"pid: {apiNode.pid}, actualVmSize: {actualVmSize}, expectedVmSize: {expectedVmSize}")
+            assert(actualVmSize < expectedVmSize)
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        Utils.Print(f"/proc/{apiNode.pid}/statm not found")
+        assert(False)
+
 def deployTestContracts():
     Utils.Print("create test accounts")
     testAccount = Account(testAccountName)
@@ -348,4 +376,4 @@ def runEverythingParallel():
     TestHelper.shutdown(cluster, walletMgr, testSuccessful, dumpErrorDetails)
 
 errorCode = 0 if testSuccessful else 1
-exit(errorCode)
\ No newline at end of file
+exit(errorCode)