diff --git a/roles/consul/defaults/main.yml b/roles/consul/defaults/main.yml
index ef74b08..b81f632 100644
--- a/roles/consul/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/consul/defaults/main.yml
@@ -182,3 +182,7 @@ consul_base_catalog_services: {}
 consul_extra_catalog_services: {}
 consul_host_catalog_services: {}
 consul_catalog_services: "{{ consul_base_catalog_services | combine(consul_extra_catalog_services, recursive=True) | combine(consul_host_catalog_services, recursive=True) }}"
+
+# Control memory of the service
+consul_memory_high: 1024M
+consul_memory_max: 1200M
diff --git a/roles/consul/templates/consul.service.j2 b/roles/consul/templates/consul.service.j2
index 5e7f21b..0f782f8 100644
--- a/roles/consul/templates/consul.service.j2
+++ b/roles/consul/templates/consul.service.j2
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=5
 StartLimitInterval=0
 LimitNOFILE=65536
+MemoryHigh={{ consul_memory_high }}
+MemoryMax={{ consul_memory_max }}
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target