diff --git a/src/cli/exec/mod.rs b/src/cli/exec/mod.rs
index 4a757f74..a844cc6b 100644
--- a/src/cli/exec/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/exec/mod.rs
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ fn build_orchestrator_config(
         cycle_estimation: args.shared.cycle_estimation,
         exclude_allocations: args.shared.exclude_allocations,
         simulation_track_subprocess: args.shared.simulation_track_subprocess,
+        memory_track_physical: args.shared.experimental.experimental_memory_track_physical,
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/cli/experimental.rs b/src/cli/experimental.rs
index 74aab817..336093b3 100644
--- a/src/cli/experimental.rs
+++ b/src/cli/experimental.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ pub struct ExperimentalArgs {
     )]
     pub experimental_fair_sched: bool,
 
+    /// Enable physical (resident) memory tracking in memory mode.
+    #[arg(
+        long,
+        default_value_t = false,
+        help_heading = "Experimental",
+        env = "CODSPEED_MEMTRACK_TRACK_PHYSICAL",
+        value_parser = clap::builder::FalseyValueParser::new()
+    )]
+    pub experimental_memory_track_physical: bool,
+
     /// Deprecated: cycle estimation is enabled by default and this flag has no effect.
     #[arg(long, hide = true, env = "CODSPEED_EXPERIMENTAL_CYCLE_ESTIMATION")]
     pub experimental_cycle_estimation: bool,
@@ -33,6 +43,9 @@ impl ExperimentalArgs {
         if self.experimental_fair_sched {
             flags.push("--experimental-fair-sched");
         }
+        if self.experimental_memory_track_physical {
+            flags.push("--experimental-memory-track-physical");
+        }
         flags
     }
 
diff --git a/src/cli/run/mod.rs b/src/cli/run/mod.rs
index a218155c..414e04f8 100644
--- a/src/cli/run/mod.rs
+++ b/src/cli/run/mod.rs
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ impl RunArgs {
                     experimental_fair_sched: false,
                     experimental_cycle_estimation: false,
                     experimental_exclude_allocations: false,
+                    experimental_memory_track_physical: false,
                 },
             },
             instruments: vec![],
@@ -135,6 +136,7 @@ fn build_orchestrator_config(
         cycle_estimation: args.shared.cycle_estimation,
         exclude_allocations: args.shared.exclude_allocations,
         simulation_track_subprocess: args.shared.simulation_track_subprocess,
+        memory_track_physical: args.shared.experimental.experimental_memory_track_physical,
     })
 }
 
diff --git a/src/executor/config.rs b/src/executor/config.rs
index 07f99c82..39f95851 100644
--- a/src/executor/config.rs
+++ b/src/executor/config.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ pub struct OrchestratorConfig {
     /// Inherit valgrind's instrumentation state across a traced exec, so the cost of
     /// subprocesses spawned by a benchmark is measured too.
     pub simulation_track_subprocess: bool,
+    /// Enable physical (resident) memory tracking in memory mode.
+    pub memory_track_physical: bool,
 }
 
 /// Per-execution configuration passed to executors.
@@ -138,6 +140,11 @@ pub struct ExecutorConfig {
     /// Inherit valgrind's instrumentation state across a traced exec, so the cost of
     /// subprocesses spawned by a benchmark is measured too.
     pub simulation_track_subprocess: bool,
+    /// Enable physical (resident) memory tracking in memory mode.
+    ///
+    /// Only read by the memory executor, which is Linux-only.
+    #[cfg_attr(not(target_os = "linux"), allow(dead_code))]
+    pub memory_track_physical: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
@@ -210,6 +217,7 @@ impl OrchestratorConfig {
             cycle_estimation: self.cycle_estimation,
             exclude_allocations: self.exclude_allocations,
             simulation_track_subprocess: self.simulation_track_subprocess,
+            memory_track_physical: self.memory_track_physical,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -245,6 +253,7 @@ impl OrchestratorConfig {
             cycle_estimation: true,
             exclude_allocations: false,
             simulation_track_subprocess: false,
+            memory_track_physical: false,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/executor/memory/executor.rs b/src/executor/memory/executor.rs
index b8c9a398..6cbb0f97 100644
--- a/src/executor/memory/executor.rs
+++ b/src/executor/memory/executor.rs
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ impl MemoryExecutor {
 
         // Build the memtrack command
         let mut cmd_builder = CommandBuilder::new(MEMTRACK_COMMAND);
+        if execution_context.config.memory_track_physical {
+            cmd_builder.env("CODSPEED_MEMTRACK_TRACK_PHYSICAL", "1");
+        }
         cmd_builder.arg("track");
         cmd_builder.arg("--output");
         cmd_builder.arg(execution_context.profile_folder.join("results"));