diff --git a/api/backend_test.go b/api/backend_test.go
index 3bcfbce75c6..ea1903b8daf 100644
--- a/api/backend_test.go
+++ b/api/backend_test.go
@@ -1926,3 +1926,17 @@ func TestRestoreKeycardAccountAndLogin(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, acc)
 }
+
+func TestReleaseOSMemory(t *testing.T) {
+	b := NewGethStatusBackend(tt.MustCreateTestLogger())
+
+	// the first call should succeed
+	require.NoError(t, b.ReleaseOSMemory())
+
+	// the second immediate call should be skipped due to rate limiting
+	require.Error(t, b.ReleaseOSMemory())
+
+	// reset the lastGCTime to allow the next call
+	b.lastGCTime = time.Now().Add(-(gcInterval + time.Second))
+	require.NoError(t, b.ReleaseOSMemory())
+}
diff --git a/api/geth_backend.go b/api/geth_backend.go
index 37ddfcfd545..f321988e297 100644
--- a/api/geth_backend.go
+++ b/api/geth_backend.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -66,6 +68,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/status-im/status-go/walletdatabase"
 )
 
+const (
+	gcInterval = 10 * time.Second
+)
+
 var (
 	// ErrWhisperClearIdentitiesFailure clearing whisper identities has failed.
 	ErrWhisperClearIdentitiesFailure = errors.New("failed to clear whisper identities")
@@ -110,6 +116,9 @@ type GethStatusBackend struct {
 
 	logger            *zap.Logger
 	preLoginLogConfig *logutils.PreLoginLogConfig
+
+	lastGCTime     time.Time
+	lastGCTimeLock sync.Mutex
 }
 
 // NewGethStatusBackend create a new GethStatusBackend instance
@@ -3036,3 +3045,44 @@ func (b *GethStatusBackend) SetPreLoginLogLevel(level string) error {
 	}
 	return logutils.OverrideRootLoggerWithConfig(b.preLoginLogConfig.ConvertToLogSettings())
 }
+
+func (b *GethStatusBackend) ReleaseOSMemory() error {
+	b.lastGCTimeLock.Lock()
+	defer b.lastGCTimeLock.Unlock()
+
+	// Only run GC if 10 seconds have passed since the last call
+	if time.Since(b.lastGCTime) < gcInterval {
+		return errors.New("skipping GC because it was called too recently")
+	}
+	b.releaseOSMemory()
+	b.lastGCTime = time.Now()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b *GethStatusBackend) releaseOSMemory() {
+	var before, after runtime.MemStats
+
+	// Collect stats before GC
+	runtime.ReadMemStats(&before)
+	b.logger.Debug("Before garbage collection",
+		zap.Uint64("heap_alloc_mb", before.HeapAlloc/1024/1024),
+		zap.Uint64("heap_objects", before.HeapObjects),
+		zap.Uint64("sys_mb", before.Sys/1024/1024),
+	)
+
+	runtime.GC()
+	debug.FreeOSMemory()
+
+	// Collect stats after GC
+	runtime.ReadMemStats(&after)
+
+	// Log results with differences
+	b.logger.Debug("After garbage collection",
+		zap.Uint64("heap_alloc_mb", after.HeapAlloc/1024/1024),
+		zap.Uint64("heap_objects", after.HeapObjects),
+		zap.Uint64("sys_mb", after.Sys/1024/1024),
+		zap.Int64("freed_mb", int64(before.HeapAlloc-after.HeapAlloc)/1024/1024),
+		zap.Int64("objects_freed", int64(before.HeapObjects-after.HeapObjects)),
+		zap.Int64("released_mb", int64(after.HeapReleased-before.HeapReleased)/1024/1024),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/mobile/status.go b/mobile/status.go
index 75ab3807451..30512e974e3 100644
--- a/mobile/status.go
+++ b/mobile/status.go
@@ -2429,3 +2429,12 @@ func IntendedPanic(message string) string {
 		panic(err)
 	})
 }
+
+func ReleaseOSMemory() string {
+	return callWithResponse(releaseOSMemory)
+}
+
+func releaseOSMemory() string {
+	err := statusBackend.ReleaseOSMemory()
+	return makeJSONResponse(err)
+}
diff --git a/mobile/status_test.go b/mobile/status_test.go
index d18a24313b3..5da47368883 100644
--- a/mobile/status_test.go
+++ b/mobile/status_test.go
@@ -47,3 +47,10 @@ func TestIntendedPanic(t *testing.T) {
 		IntendedPanic(message)
 	})
 }
+
+// TestReleaseOSMemory is a simple test to ensure the function doesn't panic
+func TestReleaseOSMemory(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NotPanics(t, func() {
+		ReleaseOSMemory()
+	})
+}