diff --git a/include/hcc_detail/hip_runtime_api.h b/include/hcc_detail/hip_runtime_api.h
index 6bd2e2e982..029682a341 100644
--- a/include/hcc_detail/hip_runtime_api.h
+++ b/include/hcc_detail/hip_runtime_api.h
@@ -1274,6 +1274,15 @@ hipError_t hipDeviceGetName(char *name,int len,hipDevice_t device);
  */
 hipError_t hipDeviceGetPCIBusId (int *pciBusId,int len,hipDevice_t device);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Returns the total amount of memory on the device.
+ * @param [out] bytes
+ * @param [in] device
+ *
+ * @returns #hipSuccess, #hipErrorInavlidDevice
+ */
+hipError_t hipDeviceTotalMem (size_t *bytes,hipDevice_t device);
+
 /**
  * @brief Returns the approximate HIP driver version.
  *
diff --git a/include/nvcc_detail/hip_runtime_api.h b/include/nvcc_detail/hip_runtime_api.h
index 6001226acf..e2bcf41dd9 100644
--- a/include/nvcc_detail/hip_runtime_api.h
+++ b/include/nvcc_detail/hip_runtime_api.h
@@ -645,6 +645,11 @@ inline static hipError_t hipDeviceGetPCIBusId (int *pciBusId,int len,hipDevice_t
     return hipCUResultTohipError(cuDeviceGetPCIBusId((char*)pciBusId,len,device));
 }
 
+inline static hipError_t hipDeviceTotalMem (size_t *bytes,hipDevice_t device)
+{
+    return hipCUResultTohipError(cuDeviceTotalMem(bytes,device));
+}
+
 inline static hipError_t hipModuleLoad(hipModule_t *module, const char* fname)
 {
     return hipCUResultTohipError(cuModuleLoad(module, fname));
diff --git a/src/hip_device.cpp b/src/hip_device.cpp
index d05f5bc69e..c3acbadbff 100644
--- a/src/hip_device.cpp
+++ b/src/hip_device.cpp
@@ -354,3 +354,10 @@ hipError_t hipDeviceGetPCIBusId (int *pciBusId,int len,hipDevice_t device)
     return ihipLogStatus(e);
 }
 
+hipError_t hipDeviceTotalMem (size_t *bytes,hipDevice_t device)
+{
+    HIP_INIT_API(bytes, device);
+    hipError_t e = hipSuccess;
+    *bytes= device->_props.totalGlobalMem;
+    return ihipLogStatus(e);
+}