diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtComputingResource.java b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtComputingResource.java
index ee6d0d41cac..888923e81a6 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtComputingResource.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtComputingResource.java
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ public class LibvirtComputingResource extends ServerResourceBase implements Serv
     protected int _rngRateBytes = 2048;
     private File _qemuSocketsPath;
     private final String _qemuGuestAgentSocketName = "org.qemu.guest_agent.0";
+    private long _totalMemory;
 
     private final Map <String, String> _pifs = new HashMap<String, String>();
     private final Map<String, VmStats> _vmStats = new ConcurrentHashMap<String, VmStats>();
@@ -2453,6 +2454,7 @@ public class LibvirtComputingResource extends ServerResourceBase implements Serv
     public StartupCommand[] initialize() {
 
         final List<Object> info = getHostInfo();
+        _totalMemory = (Long)info.get(2);
 
         final StartupRoutingCommand cmd =
                 new StartupRoutingCommand((Integer)info.get(0), (Long)info.get(1), (Long)info.get(2), (Long)info.get(4), (String)info.get(3), _hypervisorType,
@@ -3586,4 +3588,8 @@ public class LibvirtComputingResource extends ServerResourceBase implements Serv
             }
         }
     }
+
+    public long getTotalMemory() {
+        return _totalMemory;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/wrapper/LibvirtStartCommandWrapper.java b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/wrapper/LibvirtStartCommandWrapper.java
index d9606194b1d..198b95dd237 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/wrapper/LibvirtStartCommandWrapper.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/wrapper/LibvirtStartCommandWrapper.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.libvirt.Connect;
+import org.libvirt.Domain;
 import org.libvirt.DomainInfo.DomainState;
 import org.libvirt.LibvirtException;
 
@@ -60,6 +61,17 @@ public final class LibvirtStartCommandWrapper extends CommandWrapper<StartComman
         final LibvirtUtilitiesHelper libvirtUtilitiesHelper = libvirtComputingResource.getLibvirtUtilitiesHelper();
         Connect conn = null;
         try {
+
+            vm = libvirtComputingResource.createVMFromSpec(vmSpec);
+            conn = libvirtUtilitiesHelper.getConnectionByType(vm.getHvsType());
+
+            Long remainingMem = getFreeMemory(conn, libvirtComputingResource);
+            if (remainingMem == null){
+                return new StartAnswer(command, "failed to get free memory");
+            } else if (remainingMem < vmSpec.getMinRam()) {
+                return new StartAnswer(command, "Not enough memory on the host, remaining: " + remainingMem + ", asking: " + vmSpec.getMinRam());
+            }
+
             final NicTO[] nics = vmSpec.getNics();
 
             for (final NicTO nic : nics) {
@@ -68,8 +80,6 @@ public final class LibvirtStartCommandWrapper extends CommandWrapper<StartComman
                 }
             }
 
-            vm = libvirtComputingResource.createVMFromSpec(vmSpec);
-            conn = libvirtUtilitiesHelper.getConnectionByType(vm.getHvsType());
             libvirtComputingResource.createVbd(conn, vmSpec, vmName, vm);
 
             if (!storagePoolMgr.connectPhysicalDisksViaVmSpec(vmSpec)) {
@@ -150,4 +160,22 @@ public final class LibvirtStartCommandWrapper extends CommandWrapper<StartComman
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    private Long getFreeMemory(final Connect conn, final LibvirtComputingResource libvirtComputingResource){
+        try {
+            long allocatedMem = 0;
+            int[] ids = conn.listDomains();
+            for(int id :ids) {
+                Domain dm = conn.domainLookupByID(id);
+                allocatedMem += dm.getMaxMemory() * 1024L;
+                s_logger.debug("vm: " + dm.getName() + " mem: " + dm.getMaxMemory() * 1024L);
+            }
+            Long remainingMem = libvirtComputingResource.getTotalMemory() - allocatedMem;
+            s_logger.debug("remaining mem" + remainingMem);
+            return remainingMem;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            s_logger.debug("failed to get free memory", e);
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/test/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtComputingResourceTest.java b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/test/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtComputingResourceTest.java
index 93c130bafe0..8992a5b2430 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/test/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtComputingResourceTest.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/kvm/test/com/cloud/hypervisor/kvm/resource/LibvirtComputingResourceTest.java
@@ -4855,6 +4855,7 @@ public class LibvirtComputingResourceTest {
 
         final NicTO nic = Mockito.mock(NicTO.class);
         final NicTO[] nics = new NicTO[]{nic};
+        final int[] vms = new int[0];
 
         final String vmName = "Test";
         final String controlIp = "127.0.0.1";
@@ -4868,6 +4869,7 @@ public class LibvirtComputingResourceTest {
         when(libvirtComputingResource.getLibvirtUtilitiesHelper()).thenReturn(libvirtUtilitiesHelper);
         try {
             when(libvirtUtilitiesHelper.getConnectionByType(vmDef.getHvsType())).thenReturn(conn);
+            when(conn.listDomains()).thenReturn(vms);
             doNothing().when(libvirtComputingResource).createVbd(conn, vmSpec, vmName, vmDef);
         } catch (final LibvirtException e) {
             fail(e.getMessage());
@@ -4927,6 +4929,7 @@ public class LibvirtComputingResourceTest {
 
         final NicTO nic = Mockito.mock(NicTO.class);
         final NicTO[] nics = new NicTO[]{nic};
+        final int[] vms = new int[0];
 
         final String vmName = "Test";
         final String controlIp = "127.0.0.1";
@@ -4940,6 +4943,7 @@ public class LibvirtComputingResourceTest {
         when(libvirtComputingResource.getLibvirtUtilitiesHelper()).thenReturn(libvirtUtilitiesHelper);
         try {
             when(libvirtUtilitiesHelper.getConnectionByType(vmDef.getHvsType())).thenReturn(conn);
+            when(conn.listDomains()).thenReturn(vms);
             doNothing().when(libvirtComputingResource).createVbd(conn, vmSpec, vmName, vmDef);
         } catch (final LibvirtException e) {
             fail(e.getMessage());
@@ -4989,6 +4993,61 @@ public class LibvirtComputingResourceTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testStartCommandHostMemory() {
+        final VirtualMachineTO vmSpec = Mockito.mock(VirtualMachineTO.class);
+        final com.cloud.host.Host host = Mockito.mock(com.cloud.host.Host.class);
+        final boolean executeInSequence = false;
+
+        final StartCommand command = new StartCommand(vmSpec, host, executeInSequence);
+
+        final KVMStoragePoolManager storagePoolMgr = Mockito.mock(KVMStoragePoolManager.class);
+        final LibvirtUtilitiesHelper libvirtUtilitiesHelper = Mockito.mock(LibvirtUtilitiesHelper.class);
+        final Connect conn = Mockito.mock(Connect.class);
+        final LibvirtVMDef vmDef = Mockito.mock(LibvirtVMDef.class);
+
+        final NicTO nic = Mockito.mock(NicTO.class);
+        final NicTO[] nics = new NicTO[]{nic};
+        int vmId = 1;
+        final int[] vms = new int[]{vmId};
+        final Domain dm = Mockito.mock(Domain.class);
+
+        final String vmName = "Test";
+
+        when(libvirtComputingResource.getStoragePoolMgr()).thenReturn(storagePoolMgr);
+        when(vmSpec.getNics()).thenReturn(nics);
+        when(vmSpec.getType()).thenReturn(VirtualMachine.Type.User);
+        when(vmSpec.getName()).thenReturn(vmName);
+        when(vmSpec.getMaxRam()).thenReturn(512L);
+        when(libvirtComputingResource.createVMFromSpec(vmSpec)).thenReturn(vmDef);
+
+        when(libvirtComputingResource.getLibvirtUtilitiesHelper()).thenReturn(libvirtUtilitiesHelper);
+        try {
+            when(libvirtUtilitiesHelper.getConnectionByType(vmDef.getHvsType())).thenReturn(conn);
+            when(conn.listDomains()).thenReturn(vms);
+            when(conn.domainLookupByID(vmId)).thenReturn(dm);
+            when(dm.getMaxMemory()).thenReturn(1024L);
+            when(dm.getName()).thenReturn(vmName);
+            when(libvirtComputingResource.getTotalMemory()).thenReturn(2048*1024L);
+            doNothing().when(libvirtComputingResource).createVbd(conn, vmSpec, vmName, vmDef);
+        } catch (final LibvirtException e) {
+            fail(e.getMessage());
+        } catch (final InternalErrorException e) {
+            fail(e.getMessage());
+        } catch (final URISyntaxException e) {
+            fail(e.getMessage());
+        }
+
+        when(storagePoolMgr.connectPhysicalDisksViaVmSpec(vmSpec)).thenReturn(true);
+
+        final LibvirtRequestWrapper wrapper = LibvirtRequestWrapper.getInstance();
+        assertNotNull(wrapper);
+
+        final Answer answer = wrapper.execute(command, libvirtComputingResource);
+        assertTrue(answer.getResult());
+    }
+
+
     @Test
     public void testUpdateHostPasswordCommand() {
         final LibvirtUtilitiesHelper libvirtUtilitiesHelper = Mockito.mock(LibvirtUtilitiesHelper.class);