diff --git a/test/images/resource-consumer/resource_consumer_handler.go b/test/images/resource-consumer/resource_consumer_handler.go
index f01350cc42..928064aed5 100644
--- a/test/images/resource-consumer/resource_consumer_handler.go
+++ b/test/images/resource-consumer/resource_consumer_handler.go
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ func (handler ResourceConsumerHandler) handleConsumeMem(w http.ResponseWriter, q
 			http.Error(w, incorrectFunctionArgument, http.StatusBadRequest)
 			return
 		}
-		ConsumeMem(megabytes, durationSec)
-		fmt.Fprintln(w, "Warning: not implemented!")
+		go ConsumeMem(megabytes, durationSec)
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, consumeMemAddress[1:])
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, megabytes, megabytesQuery)
 		fmt.Fprintln(w, durationSec, durationSecQuery)
diff --git a/test/images/resource-consumer/utils.go b/test/images/resource-consumer/utils.go
index 9557e49c95..3b3b646eb2 100644
--- a/test/images/resource-consumer/utils.go
+++ b/test/images/resource-consumer/utils.go
@@ -20,9 +20,13 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
 )
 
-const consumeCPUBinary = "./consume-cpu/consume-cpu"
+const (
+	consumeCPUBinary = "./consume-cpu/consume-cpu"
+	consumeMemBinary = "stress"
+)
 
 func ConsumeCPU(millicores int, durationSec int) {
 	log.Printf("ConsumeCPU millicores: %v, durationSec: %v", millicores, durationSec)
@@ -35,7 +39,11 @@ func ConsumeCPU(millicores int, durationSec int) {
 
 func ConsumeMem(megabytes int, durationSec int) {
 	log.Printf("ConsumeMem megabytes: %v, durationSec: %v", megabytes, durationSec)
-	// not implemented
+	megabytesString := strconv.Itoa(megabytes) + "M"
+	durationSecString := strconv.Itoa(durationSec)
+	// creating new consume memory process
+	consumeMem := exec.Command(consumeMemBinary, "-m", "1", "--vm-bytes", megabytesString, "--vm-hang", "0", "-t", durationSecString)
+	consumeMem.Start()
 }
 
 func GetCurrentStatus() {