diff --git a/lib/common.sh b/lib/common.sh
index a390283..1858d87 100644
--- a/lib/common.sh
+++ b/lib/common.sh
@@ -180,6 +180,43 @@ stop_timer () {
     fi
 }
 
+#=================================================
+# Resource metrics helpers
+#=================================================
+# Communication between the background thread and the main one
+# is done via a shared memory.
+
+get_ram_usage() {
+    free -m | grep Mem | awk '{print $3}'
+}
+
+metrics_background_thread() {
+    declare -A resources=( [ram]=0 )
+    while true; do
+        ram_usage=$(get_ram_usage)
+        echo "$ram_usage"
+        if ((ram_usage > resources[ram])); then
+            resources[ram]=$ram_usage
+        fi
+        declare -p resources > "$TEST_CONTEXT/metrics_vars"
+        sleep 1
+    done
+}
+
+metrics_start() {
+    ram_usage_base=$(get_ram_usage)
+    metrics_background_thread &
+    metrics_background_thread_pid=$!
+}
+
+metrics_stop() {
+    kill "$metrics_background_thread_pid"
+    source "$TEST_CONTEXT/metrics_vars"
+
+    max_ram_usage_diff=$((resources[ram] - ram_usage_base))
+    log_info "RAM usage for this test: ${max_ram_usage_diff}MB (total: ${resources[ram]}MB)"
+}
+
 #=================================================
 # Package check self-upgrade
 #=================================================
diff --git a/lib/tests_coordination.sh b/lib/tests_coordination.sh
index 2d0e42e..fa448d8 100644
--- a/lib/tests_coordination.sh
+++ b/lib/tests_coordination.sh
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ TEST_LAUNCHER () {
     # And keep this value separately
     local global_start_timer=$starttime
 
+    # Start metrics measurement
+    metrics_start
+
     current_test_id=$(basename $testfile | cut -d. -f1)
     current_test_infos="$TEST_CONTEXT/tests/$current_test_id.json"
     current_test_results="$TEST_CONTEXT/results/$current_test_id.json"
@@ -168,6 +171,9 @@ TEST_LAUNCHER () {
     # End the timer for the test
     stop_timer one_test
 
+    # Stop metrics and show results
+    metrics_stop
+
     LXC_STOP $LXC_NAME
 
     # Update the lock file with the date of the last finished test.