diff --git a/src/server/server.cc b/src/server/server.cc
index 29a2d0282c7..02127f4734e 100644
--- a/src/server/server.cc
+++ b/src/server/server.cc
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ Status Server::Start() {
       }
     }
   });
-
+  memory_startup_use_ = Stats::GetMemoryRSS();
   LOG(INFO) << "Ready to accept connections";
 
   return Status::OK();
@@ -818,6 +818,7 @@ void Server::GetMemoryInfo(std::string *info) {
   string_stream << "used_memory_human:" << used_memory_rss_human << "\r\n";
   string_stream << "used_memory_lua:" << memory_lua << "\r\n";
   string_stream << "used_memory_lua_human:" << used_memory_lua_human << "\r\n";
+  string_stream << "used_memory_startup:" << memory_startup_use_ << "\r\n";
   *info = string_stream.str();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/server/server.h b/src/server/server.h
index 715edc96671..c539c267607 100644
--- a/src/server/server.h
+++ b/src/server/server.h
@@ -281,6 +281,9 @@ class Server {
   TaskRunner task_runner_;
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<WorkerThread>> worker_threads_;
   std::unique_ptr<ReplicationThread> replication_thread_;
+
+  // memory
+  int64_t memory_startup_use_ = 0;
 };
 
 extern Server *srv;