diff --git a/src/common/memContext.c b/src/common/memContext.c
index 9092b812e..94931bcbf 100644
--- a/src/common/memContext.c
+++ b/src/common/memContext.c
@@ -719,6 +719,36 @@ memContextPrior(void)
     FUNCTION_TEST_RETURN(memContextStack[memContextCurrentStackIdx - priorIdx].memContext);
 }
 
+/**********************************************************************************************************************************/
+size_t
+memContextSize(const MemContext *this)
+{
+    FUNCTION_TEST_BEGIN();
+        FUNCTION_TEST_PARAM(MEM_CONTEXT, this);
+    FUNCTION_TEST_END();
+
+    // Size of struct and child context/alloc arrays
+    size_t result =
+        sizeof(MemContext) + (this->contextChildListSize * sizeof(MemContext *)) +
+        (this->allocListSize * sizeof(MemContextAlloc *));
+
+    // Add child contexts
+    for (unsigned int contextIdx = 0; contextIdx < this->contextChildListSize; contextIdx++)
+    {
+        if (this->contextChildList[contextIdx])
+            result += memContextSize(this->contextChildList[contextIdx]);
+    }
+
+    // Add allocations
+    for (unsigned int allocIdx = 0; allocIdx < this->allocListSize; allocIdx++)
+    {
+        if (this->allocList[allocIdx] != NULL)
+            result += this->allocList[allocIdx]->size;
+    }
+
+    FUNCTION_TEST_RETURN(result);
+}
+
 /**********************************************************************************************************************************/
 void
 memContextClean(unsigned int tryDepth)
diff --git a/src/common/memContext.h b/src/common/memContext.h
index 856a7c3b2..f6bdbc4f8 100644
--- a/src/common/memContext.h
+++ b/src/common/memContext.h
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ MemContext *memContextTop(void);
 // Mem context name
 const char *memContextName(MemContext *this);
 
+// Get total size of mem context and all children
+size_t memContextSize(const MemContext *this);
+
 /***********************************************************************************************************************************
 Macros for function logging
 ***********************************************************************************************************************************/
diff --git a/test/src/module/common/memContextTest.c b/test/src/module/common/memContextTest.c
index 849a91d82..ca86c1f04 100644
--- a/test/src/module/common/memContextTest.c
+++ b/test/src/module/common/memContextTest.c
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ testRun(void)
             memContextTop()->contextChildList[MEM_CONTEXT_INITIAL_SIZE]->contextChildListSize, MEM_CONTEXT_INITIAL_SIZE,
             "context child list initial size");
 
+        // This test will change if the contexts above change
+        TEST_RESULT_UINT(memContextSize(memContextTop()), TEST_64BIT() ? 960 : 544, "check size");
+
         TEST_ERROR(
             memContextFree(memContextTop()->contextChildList[MEM_CONTEXT_INITIAL_SIZE]),
             AssertError, "cannot free current context 'test5'");
@@ -219,6 +222,9 @@ testRun(void)
         TEST_RESULT_VOID(memNew(3), "new allocation");
         TEST_RESULT_UINT(memContextCurrent()->allocFreeIdx, MEM_CONTEXT_ALLOC_INITIAL_SIZE + 3, "check alloc free idx");
 
+        // This test will change if the allocations above change
+        TEST_RESULT_UINT(memContextSize(memContextCurrent()), TEST_64BIT() ? 249 : 165, "check size");
+
         TEST_ERROR(
             memFree(NULL), AssertError,
             "assertion '((MemContextAlloc *)buffer - 1) != NULL"