diff --git a/frontend/frontend_driver.c b/frontend/frontend_driver.c
index eff9f24cae..634f354618 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_driver.c
+++ b/frontend/frontend_driver.c
@@ -316,4 +316,12 @@ uint32_t frontend_driver_get_total_memory(void)
       return 0;
    return frontend->get_total_mem();
 }
+
+uint32_t frontend_driver_get_free_memory(void)
+{
+   frontend_ctx_driver_t *frontend = frontend_get_ptr();
+   if (!frontend || !frontend->get_free_mem)
+      return 0;
+   return frontend->get_free_mem();
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/frontend/frontend_driver.h b/frontend/frontend_driver.h
index 7cf0824d78..d84e9f4016 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend_driver.h
+++ b/frontend/frontend_driver.h
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ bool frontend_driver_get_salamander_basename(char *s, size_t len);
 
 uint32_t frontend_driver_get_total_memory(void);
 
+uint32_t frontend_driver_get_free_memory(void);
+
 RETRO_END_DECLS
 
 #endif