diff --git a/meshtastic/telemetry.options b/meshtastic/telemetry.options
index a429c3e..9868544 100644
--- a/meshtastic/telemetry.options
+++ b/meshtastic/telemetry.options
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 *LocalStats.num_online_nodes int_size:16
 *LocalStats.num_total_nodes int_size:16
+*LocalStats.percent_memory_utilization int_size:8
 
 *HealthMetrics.heart_bpm int_size:8
 *HealthMetrics.spO2 int_size:8
diff --git a/meshtastic/telemetry.proto b/meshtastic/telemetry.proto
index 3ca7d07..72a27ec 100644
--- a/meshtastic/telemetry.proto
+++ b/meshtastic/telemetry.proto
@@ -318,6 +318,12 @@ message LocalStats {
    * This will always be zero for ROUTERs/REPEATERs. If this number is high, some other node(s) is/are relaying faster than you.
    */
   uint32 num_tx_relay_canceled = 11;
+
+  /*
+    * Percent of memory utilization (0-100)
+    * This is based on the native heap free / totals in the SDK
+   */
+  uint32 percent_memory_utilization = 12;
 }
 
 /*