diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/dev.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/dev.js
index 3339c00718..8348c72f1a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/dev.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/dev.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import opener from 'opener'
 import { common, server } from '../options'
 import { eventsMapping, formatPath } from '../utils'
 import { showBanner } from '../utils/banner'
+import { showMemoryUsage } from '../utils/memory'
 
 export default {
   name: 'dev',
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ export default {
     await nuxt.server.listen()
 
     // Show banner when listening
-    showBanner(nuxt)
+    showBanner(nuxt, false)
 
     // Opens the server listeners url in the default browser (only once)
     if (argv.open) {
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ export default {
     // Start Build
     await builder.build()
 
+    // Print memory usage
+    showMemoryUsage()
+
     // Return instance
     return nuxt
   },
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/banner.js b/packages/cli/src/utils/banner.js
index ebbd9f860d..1cbe3fd3a6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/banner.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/banner.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 import consola from 'consola'
-import prettyBytes from 'pretty-bytes'
 import env from 'std-env'
 import chalk from 'chalk'
 import { successBox } from './formatting'
+import { getFormattedMemoryUsage } from './memory'
 
-export function showBanner(nuxt) {
+export function showBanner(nuxt, showMemoryUsage = true) {
   if (env.test) {
     return
   }
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ export function showBanner(nuxt) {
     titleLines.push(`TypeScript support is ${chalk.green.bold('enabled')}`)
   }
 
-  // https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#process_process_memoryusage
-  const { heapUsed, rss } = process.memoryUsage()
-  titleLines.push(`Memory usage: ${chalk.bold(prettyBytes(heapUsed))} (RSS: ${prettyBytes(rss)})`)
+  if (showMemoryUsage) {
+    titleLines.push(getFormattedMemoryUsage())
+  }
 
   // Listeners
   for (const listener of nuxt.server.listeners) {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/memory.js b/packages/cli/src/utils/memory.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0ed4f541b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/memory.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import chalk from 'chalk'
+import consola from 'consola'
+import prettyBytes from 'pretty-bytes'
+
+export function getMemoryUsage() {
+  // https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#process_process_memoryusage
+  const { heapUsed, rss } = process.memoryUsage()
+  return { heap: heapUsed, rss }
+}
+
+export function getFormattedMemoryUsage() {
+  const { heap, rss } = getMemoryUsage()
+  return `Memory usage: ${chalk.bold(prettyBytes(heap))} (RSS: ${prettyBytes(rss)})`
+}
+
+export function showMemoryUsage() {
+  consola.info(getFormattedMemoryUsage())
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/test/unit/utils.test.js b/packages/cli/test/unit/utils.test.js
index f8d14102b1..93dadc2c86 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/unit/utils.test.js
+++ b/packages/cli/test/unit/utils.test.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { consola } from '../utils'
 import { loadNuxtConfig } from '../../src/utils/config'
 import * as utils from '../../src/utils'
 import { showBanner } from '../../src/utils/banner'
+import { showMemoryUsage } from '../../src/utils/memory'
 import * as fmt from '../../src/utils/formatting'
 
 jest.mock('std-env', () => ({
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ describe('cli/utils', () => {
     expect(fmt.indent(4, '-')).toBe('----')
   })
 
-  test('showBanner prints full-info box', () => {
+  test('showBanner prints full-info box with memory usage', () => {
     const stdout = jest.spyOn(process.stdout, 'write').mockImplementation(() => {})
     const successBox = jest.fn().mockImplementation((m, t) => t + m)
     jest.spyOn(fmt, 'successBox').mockImplementation(successBox)
@@ -148,10 +149,41 @@ describe('cli/utils', () => {
     expect(stdout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching('Nuxt.js'))
     expect(stdout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching(`Listening on: ${listeners[0].url}`))
     expect(stdout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching(`Listening on: ${listeners[1].url}`))
+    expect(stdout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching('Memory usage'))
     expect(stdout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching('badgeMessage'))
     stdout.mockRestore()
   })
 
+  test('showBanner doesnt print memory usage', () => {
+    const stdout = jest.spyOn(process.stdout, 'write').mockImplementation(() => {})
+    const successBox = jest.fn().mockImplementation((m, t) => t + m)
+    jest.spyOn(fmt, 'successBox').mockImplementation(successBox)
+
+    showBanner({
+      options: {
+        cli: {
+          badgeMessages: []
+        }
+      },
+      server: {
+        listeners: []
+      }
+    }, false)
+
+    expect(successBox).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(stdout).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(stdout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching('Nuxt.js'))
+    expect(stdout).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching('Memory usage'))
+    stdout.mockRestore()
+  })
+
+  test('showMemoryUsage prints memory usage', () => {
+    showMemoryUsage()
+
+    expect(consola.info).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(consola.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringMatching('Memory usage'))
+  })
+
   test('forceExit exits after timeout', () => {
     jest.useFakeTimers()
     const exit = jest.spyOn(process, 'exit').mockImplementation(() => {})