diff --git a/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include b/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
index 00bf930738..79c3f89cde 100644
--- a/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
+++ b/cpu/mips32r2_common/Makefile.include
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ ifeq ($(USE_UHI_SYSCALLS),1)
   #Use UHI to handle syscalls
   export LINKFLAGS += -luhi
   export USEMODULE += newlib_syscalls_mips_uhi
+  CFLAGS += -DHAVE_HEAP_STATS
 else
   #Use RIOT to handle syscalls (default)
   export USEMODULE += newlib_syscalls_default
diff --git a/cpu/mips32r2_common/cpu.c b/cpu/mips32r2_common/cpu.c
index d2483cbc1c..0b21a8b47a 100644
--- a/cpu/mips32r2_common/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu/mips32r2_common/cpu.c
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@
  * directory for more details.
  */
 
+#include <mips/hal.h>
 #include <mips/m32c0.h>
 #include <mips/regdef.h>
 #include <mips/asm.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <assert.h>
+#include <malloc.h>
 
 #include "periph/uart.h"
 #include "periph/timer.h"
@@ -79,3 +81,35 @@ void cpu_init(void)
     /* trigger static peripheral initialization */
     periph_init();
 }
+
+#ifdef MODULE_NEWLIB_SYSCALLS_DEFAULT
+
+void heap_stats(void)
+{
+    puts("heap statistics are not supported for newlib_syscalls_default");
+}
+
+#else
+
+extern char _end[]; /* defined in linker script */
+
+void heap_stats(void)
+{
+    void *ram_base;
+    void *ram_extent;
+    unsigned long heap_size;
+
+    _get_ram_range (&ram_base, &ram_extent);
+    /* If the _end symbol is within the RAM then use _end.  */
+    if ((void*)_end > ram_base && (void*)_end < ram_extent) {
+        heap_size = ram_extent - (void*)_end;
+    }
+    else {
+        heap_size = ram_extent - ram_base;
+    }
+    struct mallinfo minfo = mallinfo();
+    printf("heap: %lu (used %lu, free %lu) [bytes]\n",
+           heap_size, minfo.uordblks, heap_size - minfo.uordblks);
+}
+
+#endif