diff --git a/examples/rpc/rpc-server.cpp b/examples/rpc/rpc-server.cpp
index b2bbd7c2f..f809aec33 100644
--- a/examples/rpc/rpc-server.cpp
+++ b/examples/rpc/rpc-server.cpp
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ static ggml_backend_t create_backend() {
     if (!backend) {
         fprintf(stderr, "%s: ggml_backend_cuda_init() failed\n", __func__);
     }
-#endif
-
-#ifdef GGML_USE_METAL
+#elif GGML_USE_METAL
     fprintf(stderr, "%s: using Metal backend\n", __func__);
     backend = ggml_backend_metal_init();
     if (!backend) {
@@ -44,6 +42,16 @@ static ggml_backend_t create_backend() {
     return backend;
 }
 
+static void get_backend_memory(size_t * free_mem, size_t * total_mem) {
+#ifdef GGML_USE_CUDA
+    ggml_backend_cuda_get_device_memory(0, free_mem, total_mem);
+#else
+    // TODO: implement for other backends
+    *free_mem = 1;
+    *total_mem = 1;
+#endif
+}
+
 static int create_server_socket(const char * host, int port) {
     int sockfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     if (sockfd < 0) {
@@ -101,8 +109,10 @@ int main(int argc, char * argv[])
             close(client_socket);
             continue;
         }
-        printf("Accepted client connection\n");
-        rpc_serve_client(backend, client_socket);
+        size_t free_mem, total_mem;
+        get_backend_memory(&free_mem, &total_mem);
+        printf("Accepted client connection, free_mem=%zu, total_mem=%zu\n", free_mem, total_mem);
+        rpc_serve_client(backend, client_socket, free_mem, total_mem);
         printf("Client connection closed\n");
         close(client_socket);
     }
diff --git a/ggml-rpc.cpp b/ggml-rpc.cpp
index 323d7690a..1c21c44a0 100644
--- a/ggml-rpc.cpp
+++ b/ggml-rpc.cpp
@@ -565,11 +565,31 @@ GGML_API GGML_CALL bool ggml_backend_is_rpc(ggml_backend_t backend) {
     return backend != NULL && ggml_guid_matches(backend->guid, ggml_backend_rpc_guid());
 }
 
+static void get_device_memory(const std::shared_ptr<sockfd> & sock, size_t * free, size_t * total) {
+    // input serialization format: | 0 bytes |
+    std::vector<uint8_t> input;
+    std::vector<uint8_t> output;
+    bool status = send_rpc_cmd(sock, GET_DEVICE_MEMORY, input, output);
+    GGML_ASSERT(status);
+    GGML_ASSERT(output.size() == 2*sizeof(uint64_t));
+    // output serialization format: | free (8 bytes) | total (8 bytes) |
+    uint64_t free_mem;
+    memcpy(&free_mem, output.data(), sizeof(free_mem));
+    uint64_t total_mem;
+    memcpy(&total_mem, output.data() + sizeof(uint64_t), sizeof(total_mem));
+    *free = free_mem;
+    *total = total_mem;
+}
+
 GGML_API GGML_CALL void ggml_backend_rpc_get_device_memory(const std::string & endpoint, size_t * free, size_t * total) {
-    UNUSED(endpoint);
-    // TODO: implement
-    *free = 1;
-    *total = 1;
+    ggml_backend_t backend = ggml_backend_rpc_init(endpoint);
+    if (backend == nullptr) {
+        *free = 0;
+        *total = 0;
+        return;
+    }
+    ggml_backend_rpc_context * ctx = (ggml_backend_rpc_context *)backend->context;
+    get_device_memory(ctx->sock, free, total);
 }
 
 // RPC server-side implementation
@@ -759,7 +779,7 @@ static void rpc_graph_compute(ggml_backend_t backend, const std::vector<uint8_t>
     ggml_free(ctx);
 }
 
-void rpc_serve_client(ggml_backend_t backend, int sockfd) {
+void rpc_serve_client(ggml_backend_t backend, int sockfd, size_t free_mem, size_t total_mem) {
     while (true) {
         uint8_t cmd;
         if (!recv_data(sockfd, &cmd, 1)) {
@@ -816,6 +836,13 @@ void rpc_serve_client(ggml_backend_t backend, int sockfd) {
                 rpc_graph_compute(backend, input, output);
                 break;
             }
+            case GET_DEVICE_MEMORY: {
+                // output serialization format: | free (8 bytes) | total (8 bytes) |
+                output.resize(2*sizeof(uint64_t), 0);
+                memcpy(output.data(), &free_mem, sizeof(free_mem));
+                memcpy(output.data() + sizeof(uint64_t), &total_mem, sizeof(total_mem));
+                break;
+            }
             default: {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Unknown command: %d\n", cmd);
                 break;
diff --git a/ggml-rpc.h b/ggml-rpc.h
index a98d789f5..a7dfaef71 100644
--- a/ggml-rpc.h
+++ b/ggml-rpc.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ enum rpc_cmd {
     GET_TENSOR,
     COPY_TENSOR,
     GRAPH_COMPUTE,
+    GET_DEVICE_MEMORY,
 };
 
 #define GGML_RPC_MAX_SERVERS       16
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ GGML_API GGML_CALL ggml_backend_buffer_type_t ggml_backend_rpc_buffer_type(const
 
 GGML_API GGML_CALL void ggml_backend_rpc_get_device_memory(const std::string & endpoint, size_t * free, size_t * total);
 
-GGML_API GGML_CALL void rpc_serve_client(ggml_backend_t backend, int sockfd);
+GGML_API GGML_CALL void rpc_serve_client(ggml_backend_t backend, int sockfd, size_t free_mem, size_t total_mem);
 
 #ifdef  __cplusplus
 }