diff --git a/waku/stress_test.go b/waku/stress_test.go
index f102ba8..0afcda7 100644
--- a/waku/stress_test.go
+++ b/waku/stress_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package waku
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -11,6 +13,64 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
+func TestMemoryUsageForThreeNodes(t *testing.T) {
+	logFile, err := os.OpenFile("test_logs.log", os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY|os.O_TRUNC, 0666)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to open log file")
+
+	multiWriter := log.MultiWriter(os.Stdout, logFile)
+	log.SetOutput(multiWriter)
+
+	Debug("Starting memory usage test for three Waku nodes")
+
+	var memStats runtime.MemStats
+
+	runtime.ReadMemStats(&memStats)
+	initialHeapAlloc := memStats.HeapAlloc
+	Debug("Initial memory usage before creating nodes: %d MB", initialHeapAlloc/1024/1024)
+
+	node1, err := NewWakuNode(&DefaultWakuConfig, "node1")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create Node1")
+
+	node2, err := NewWakuNode(&DefaultWakuConfig, "node2")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create Node2")
+
+	node3, err := NewWakuNode(&DefaultWakuConfig, "node3")
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create Node3")
+
+	runtime.ReadMemStats(&memStats)
+	afterCreationHeapAlloc := memStats.HeapAlloc
+	Debug("Memory usage after creating nodes: %d MB", afterCreationHeapAlloc/1024/1024)
+
+	err = node1.Start()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to start Node1")
+
+	err = node2.Start()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to start Node2")
+
+	err = node3.Start()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to start Node3")
+
+	runtime.ReadMemStats(&memStats)
+	afterStartHeapAlloc := memStats.HeapAlloc
+	Debug("Memory usage after starting nodes: %d MB", afterStartHeapAlloc/1024/1024)
+
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+
+	node1.Stop()
+	node2.Stop()
+	node3.Stop()
+
+	runtime.ReadMemStats(&memStats)
+	afterStopHeapAlloc := memStats.HeapAlloc
+	Debug("Memory usage after stopping nodes: %d MB", afterStopHeapAlloc/1024/1024)
+
+	require.LessOrEqual(t, afterStartHeapAlloc, initialHeapAlloc*3, "Unexpected memory growth after starting nodes")
+
+	Debug("Test completed successfully")
+
+	logFile.Close()
+}
+
 func TestStoreQuery5kMessagesWithPagination(t *testing.T) {
 	Debug("Starting test")