diff --git a/core/jni/android_media_AudioSystem.cpp b/core/jni/android_media_AudioSystem.cpp
index 7ec68edddf52e..bba09ce38d31c 100644
--- a/core/jni/android_media_AudioSystem.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android_media_AudioSystem.cpp
@@ -608,9 +608,10 @@ android_media_AudioSystem_getOutputLatency(JNIEnv *env, jobject clazz, jint stre
 }
 
 static jint
-android_media_AudioSystem_setLowRamDevice(JNIEnv *env, jobject clazz, jboolean isLowRamDevice)
+android_media_AudioSystem_setLowRamDevice(
+        JNIEnv *env, jobject clazz, jboolean isLowRamDevice, jlong totalMemory)
 {
-    return (jint) AudioSystem::setLowRamDevice((bool) isLowRamDevice);
+    return (jint) AudioSystem::setLowRamDevice((bool) isLowRamDevice, (int64_t) totalMemory);
 }
 
 static jint
@@ -1801,7 +1802,7 @@ static const JNINativeMethod gMethods[] = {
     {"getPrimaryOutputSamplingRate", "()I", (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_getPrimaryOutputSamplingRate},
     {"getPrimaryOutputFrameCount",   "()I", (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_getPrimaryOutputFrameCount},
     {"getOutputLatency",    "(I)I",     (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_getOutputLatency},
-    {"setLowRamDevice",     "(Z)I",     (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_setLowRamDevice},
+    {"setLowRamDevice",     "(ZJ)I",    (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_setLowRamDevice},
     {"checkAudioFlinger",    "()I",     (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_checkAudioFlinger},
     {"listAudioPorts",      "(Ljava/util/ArrayList;[I)I",
                                                 (void *)android_media_AudioSystem_listAudioPorts},
diff --git a/media/java/android/media/AudioSystem.java b/media/java/android/media/AudioSystem.java
index 2cd764df2c547..cbdecf9d02db3 100644
--- a/media/java/android/media/AudioSystem.java
+++ b/media/java/android/media/AudioSystem.java
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ public class AudioSystem
     public static native int getPrimaryOutputFrameCount();
     public static native int getOutputLatency(int stream);
 
-    public static native int setLowRamDevice(boolean isLowRamDevice);
+    public static native int setLowRamDevice(boolean isLowRamDevice, long totalMemory);
     public static native int checkAudioFlinger();
 
     public static native int listAudioPorts(ArrayList<AudioPort> ports, int[] generation);
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
index 7604b6b8f2df4..b932fa14dd43d 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/audio/AudioService.java
@@ -6583,7 +6583,19 @@ public class AudioService extends IAudioService.Stub
     // Inform AudioFlinger of our device's low RAM attribute
     private static void readAndSetLowRamDevice()
     {
-        int status = AudioSystem.setLowRamDevice(ActivityManager.isLowRamDeviceStatic());
+        boolean isLowRamDevice = ActivityManager.isLowRamDeviceStatic();
+        long totalMemory = 1024 * 1024 * 1024; // 1GB is the default if ActivityManager fails.
+
+        try {
+            final ActivityManager.MemoryInfo info = new ActivityManager.MemoryInfo();
+            ActivityManager.getService().getMemoryInfo(info);
+            totalMemory = info.totalMem;
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Cannot obtain MemoryInfo from ActivityManager, assume low memory device");
+            isLowRamDevice = true;
+        }
+
+        final int status = AudioSystem.setLowRamDevice(isLowRamDevice, totalMemory);
         if (status != 0) {
             Log.w(TAG, "AudioFlinger informed of device's low RAM attribute; status " + status);
         }