diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index bc8508a..90c91a3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ authors = ["Thijs Cadier <thijs@appsignal.com>",
            "Robert Beekman <robert@appsignal.com>",
            "Dax Huiberts <daxhuiberts@gmail.com>",
            "Timon Vonk <mail@timonv.nl>"]
+
+[dependencies]
+libc = "*"
diff --git a/fixtures/linux/process_memory/proc_self_statm b/fixtures/linux/process_memory/proc_self_statm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b91c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/linux/process_memory/proc_self_statm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+6373 1138 428 214 0 755 0
diff --git a/fixtures/linux/process_memory/proc_self_statm_garbage b/fixtures/linux/process_memory/proc_self_statm_garbage
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c496177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/linux/process_memory/proc_self_statm_garbage
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+eceveveev
diff --git a/fixtures/linux/process_memory/proc_self_statm_incomplete b/fixtures/linux/process_memory/proc_self_statm_incomplete
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..75864bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/linux/process_memory/proc_self_statm_incomplete
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1086
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 615109d..f294077 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
+extern crate libc;
+
 mod error;
 pub mod load;
 pub mod memory;
 pub mod cpu_stat;
+pub mod process_memory;
 
 use std::fs;
 use std::io;
diff --git a/src/process_memory.rs b/src/process_memory.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e08aec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/process_memory.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+// These methods are described in:
+// http://nadeausoftware.com/articles/2012/07/c_c_tip_how_get_process_resident_set_size_physical_memory_use
+
+use libc;
+use super::Result;
+
+/// Get the current RSS memory of this process in KB
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+pub fn current_rss() -> Result<u64> {
+    os::current_rss()
+}
+
+/// Get the current RSS memory of a process with given pid in KB
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+pub fn current_rss_of(pid: libc::pid_t) -> Result<u64> {
+    os::current_rss_of(pid)
+}
+
+/// Get the max RSS memory of this process in KB
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+pub fn max_rss() -> u64 {
+    os::max_rss()
+}
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+mod os {
+    use std::mem;
+    use libc;
+    use std::path::Path;
+    use super::super::Result;
+    use super::super::ProbeError;
+    use super::super::file_to_string;
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn current_rss() -> Result<u64> {
+        read_and_get_current_rss(&Path::new("/proc/self/statm"))
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn current_rss_of(pid: libc::pid_t) -> Result<u64> {
+        read_and_get_current_rss(&Path::new(&format!("/proc/{}/statm", pid)))
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn read_and_get_current_rss(path: &Path) -> Result<u64> {
+        let raw_data = try!(file_to_string(path));
+        let segments: Vec<&str> = raw_data.split_whitespace().collect();
+
+        if segments.len() < 2 {
+            return Err(ProbeError::UnexpectedContent("Incorrect number of segments".to_owned()))
+        }
+
+        let pages: u64 = try!(segments[1].parse().map_err(|_| {
+            ProbeError::UnexpectedContent("Could not parse segment".to_owned())
+        }));
+
+        // Value is in pages, needs to be multiplied by the page size to get a value in KB. We ask the OS
+        // for this information using sysconf.
+        let pagesize = unsafe { libc::sysconf(libc::_SC_PAGESIZE) } as u64;
+
+        Ok(pages * pagesize)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn max_rss() -> u64 {
+        let mut rusage: libc::rusage = unsafe { mem::uninitialized() };
+        unsafe { libc::getrusage(libc::RUSAGE_SELF, &mut rusage) };
+        rusage.ru_maxrss as u64
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use libc;
+    use std::path::Path;
+    use super::super::ProbeError;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_current_rss() {
+        assert!(super::current_rss().is_ok());
+        // See if it's a sort of sane value, between 1 and 10 mb
+        assert!(super::current_rss().unwrap() > 1_000_000);
+        assert!(super::current_rss().unwrap() < 10_000_000);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_and_get_current_rss() {
+        let path = Path::new("fixtures/linux/process_memory/proc_self_statm");
+        let value = super::os::read_and_get_current_rss(&path).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(4_661_248, value);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_and_get_current_rss_wrong_path() {
+        let path = Path::new("/nonsense");
+        match super::os::read_and_get_current_rss(&path) {
+            Err(ProbeError::IO(_)) => (),
+            r => panic!("Unexpected result: {:?}", r)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_and_get_current_rss_incomplete() {
+        let path = Path::new("fixtures/linux/process_memory/proc_self_statm_incomplete");
+        match super::os::read_and_get_current_rss(&path) {
+            Err(ProbeError::UnexpectedContent(_)) => (),
+            r => panic!("Unexpected result: {:?}", r)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_read_and_get_current_rss_garbage() {
+        let path = Path::new("fixtures/linux/process_memory/proc_self_statm_garbage");
+        match super::os::read_and_get_current_rss(&path) {
+            Err(ProbeError::UnexpectedContent(_)) => (),
+            r => panic!("Unexpected result: {:?}", r)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_current_rss_of() {
+        let pid = unsafe { libc::getpid() };
+        assert!(super::current_rss_of(pid).is_ok());
+        // See if it's a sort of sane value, between 1 and 10 mb
+        assert!(super::current_rss_of(pid).unwrap() > 1_000_000);
+        assert!(super::current_rss_of(pid).unwrap() < 10_000_000);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_current_rss_of_invalid_pid() {
+        assert!(super::current_rss_of(0).is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_max_rss() {
+        // See if it's a sort of sane value, between 1 and 10 mb
+        assert!(super::current_rss().unwrap() > 1_000_000);
+        assert!(super::current_rss().unwrap() < 10_000_000);
+    }
+}