diff --git a/passes/cmds/Makefile.inc b/passes/cmds/Makefile.inc
index 33e3ae1bc5a..f208e3e06ef 100644
--- a/passes/cmds/Makefile.inc
+++ b/passes/cmds/Makefile.inc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ OBJS += passes/cmds/setundef.o
 OBJS += passes/cmds/splitnets.o
 OBJS += passes/cmds/splitcells.o
 OBJS += passes/cmds/stat.o
+OBJS += passes/cmds/internal_stats.o
 OBJS += passes/cmds/setattr.o
 OBJS += passes/cmds/copy.o
 OBJS += passes/cmds/splice.o
diff --git a/passes/cmds/internal_stats.cc b/passes/cmds/internal_stats.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fe27bee5eb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/passes/cmds/internal_stats.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/*
+ *  yosys -- Yosys Open SYnthesis Suite
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2012  Claire Xenia Wolf <claire@yosyshq.com>
+ *
+ *  Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ *  purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ *  copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ *  THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ *  WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ *  ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ *  WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ *  ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ *  OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <iterator>
+#include <optional>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include "kernel/yosys.h"
+#include "kernel/celltypes.h"
+#include "passes/techmap/libparse.h"
+#include "kernel/cost.h"
+#include "libs/json11/json11.hpp"
+
+#if defined(__APPLE__) && defined(__MACH__)
+#include <mach/task.h>
+#include <mach/mach_init.h>
+#endif
+
+USING_YOSYS_NAMESPACE
+PRIVATE_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+std::optional<uint64_t> current_mem_bytes() {
+
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+    task_basic_info_64_data_t basicInfo;
+    mach_msg_type_number_t count = TASK_BASIC_INFO_64_COUNT;
+    kern_return_t error = task_info(mach_task_self(), TASK_BASIC_INFO_64, (task_info_t)&basicInfo, &count);
+    if (error != KERN_SUCCESS) {
+        return {}; // Error getting task information
+    }
+    return basicInfo.resident_size; // Return RSS in KB
+
+#elif defined(__linux__)
+	// Not all linux distributions have to have this file
+    std::ifstream statusFile("/proc/self/status");
+    std::string line;
+    while (std::getline(statusFile, line)) {
+        if (line.find("VmRSS:") == 0) {
+            std::istringstream iss(line);
+            std::string token;
+			// Skip prefix
+            iss >> token;
+            uint64_t rss;
+            iss >> rss;
+            return rss * 1024;
+        }
+    }
+	// Error reading /proc/self/status
+    return {};
+
+#else
+	return {};
+#endif
+}
+
+struct InternalStatsPass : public Pass {
+	InternalStatsPass() : Pass("internal_stats", "print some internal statistics") { }
+	void help() override
+	{
+		//   |---v---|---v---|---v---|---v---|---v---|---v---|---v---|---v---|---v---|---v---|
+		log("\n"); // TODO
+	}
+	void execute(std::vector<std::string> args, RTLIL::Design *design) override
+	{
+		bool json_mode = false;
+
+		size_t argidx;
+		for (argidx = 1; argidx < args.size(); argidx++)
+		{
+			if (args[argidx] == "-json") {
+				json_mode = true;
+				continue;
+			}
+			break;
+		}
+		extra_args(args, argidx, design);
+
+		if(!json_mode)
+			log_header(design, "Printing internal statistics.\n");
+
+		log_experimental("internal_stats");
+
+		if (json_mode) {
+			log("{\n");
+			log("   \"creator\": %s,\n", json11::Json(yosys_version_str).dump().c_str());
+			std::stringstream invocation;
+			std::copy(args.begin(), args.end(), std::ostream_iterator<std::string>(invocation, " "));
+			log("   \"invocation\": %s,\n", json11::Json(invocation.str()).dump().c_str());
+			if (auto mem = current_mem_bytes()) {
+				log("   \"memory_now\": %s,\n", std::to_string(*mem).c_str());
+			}
+		}
+
+		// stats go here
+
+		if (json_mode) {
+			log("\n");
+			log("}\n");
+		}
+
+	}
+} InternalStatsPass;
+
+PRIVATE_NAMESPACE_END