diff --git a/components/heap/heap_caps.c b/components/heap/heap_caps.c
index 9c7d91a2e..2a9b12a51 100644
--- a/components/heap/heap_caps.c
+++ b/components/heap/heap_caps.c
@@ -329,6 +329,18 @@ IRAM_ATTR void *heap_caps_calloc( size_t n, size_t size, uint32_t caps)
     return result;
 }
 
+size_t heap_caps_get_total_size(uint32_t caps)
+{
+    size_t total_size = 0;
+    heap_t *heap;
+    SLIST_FOREACH(heap, &registered_heaps, next) {
+        if (heap_caps_match(heap, caps)) {
+            total_size += (heap->end - heap->start);
+        }
+    }
+    return total_size;
+}
+
 size_t heap_caps_get_free_size( uint32_t caps )
 {
     size_t ret = 0;
diff --git a/components/heap/include/esp_heap_caps.h b/components/heap/include/esp_heap_caps.h
index 3b7252288..6df13cbf5 100644
--- a/components/heap/include/esp_heap_caps.h
+++ b/components/heap/include/esp_heap_caps.h
@@ -101,6 +101,20 @@ void *heap_caps_realloc( void *ptr, size_t size, int caps);
  */
 void *heap_caps_calloc(size_t n, size_t size, uint32_t caps);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get the total size of all the regions that have the given capabilities
+ *
+ * This function takes all regions capable of having the given capabilities allocated in them
+ * and adds up the total space they have.
+ *
+ * @param caps        Bitwise OR of MALLOC_CAP_* flags indicating the type
+ *                    of memory
+ *
+ * @return total size in bytes
+ */
+
+size_t heap_caps_get_total_size(uint32_t caps);
+
 /**
  * @brief Get the total free size of all the regions that have the given capabilities
  *