diff --git a/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/routes/debug.js b/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/routes/debug.js
index 1ed38a0abe..9c71514cd7 100644
--- a/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/routes/debug.js
+++ b/packages/ipfs-http-server/src/api/routes/debug.js
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ import { disable, enable } from '@libp2p/logger'
 client.register.clear()
 
 /** @type {Record<string, client.Gauge<any>>} */
-const gauges = {}
+const gauges = {
+  nodejs_memory_usage: new client.Gauge({
+    name: 'nodejs_memory_usage',
+    help: 'nodejs_memory_usage',
+    labelNames: Object.keys(process.memoryUsage())
+  })
+}
 
 // Endpoint for handling debug metrics
 export default [{
@@ -23,6 +29,10 @@ export default [{
       throw Boom.notImplemented('Monitoring is disabled. Enable it by setting environment variable IPFS_MONITORING')
     }
 
+    Object.entries(process.memoryUsage()).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+      gauges.nodejs_memory_usage.set({ [key]: key }, value)
+    })
+
     const { ipfs } = request.server.app
     // @ts-expect-error libp2p does not exist on ipfs
     const metrics = ipfs.libp2p.metrics