diff --git a/headers/private/kernel/vm_types.h b/headers/private/kernel/vm_types.h
index 220fff929b..bcd055547b 100644
--- a/headers/private/kernel/vm_types.h
+++ b/headers/private/kernel/vm_types.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ typedef struct vm_cache {
 	struct vm_cache		*source;
 	struct vm_store		*store;
 	off_t				virtual_size;
+	uint32				page_count;
 	uint32				temporary : 1;
 	uint32				scan_skip : 1;
 } vm_cache;
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
index ca45001871..38a21448de 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
+++ b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm.cpp
@@ -3105,11 +3105,17 @@ fill_area_info(struct vm_area *area, area_info *info, size_t size)
 	info->protection = area->protection & B_USER_PROTECTION;
 	info->lock = B_FULL_LOCK;
 	info->team = area->address_space->id;
-	info->ram_size = area->size;
 	info->copy_count = 0;
 	info->in_count = 0;
 	info->out_count = 0;
 		// ToDo: retrieve real values here!
+
+	mutex_lock(&area->cache_ref->lock);
+
+	// Note, this is a simplification; the cache could be larger than this area
+	info->ram_size = area->cache_ref->cache->page_count * B_PAGE_SIZE;
+
+	mutex_unlock(&area->cache_ref->lock);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_cache.c b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_cache.c
index 35f88871b0..b610831b9c 100644
--- a/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_cache.c
+++ b/src/system/kernel/vm/vm_cache.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ vm_cache_create(vm_store *store)
 	cache->virtual_size = 0;
 	cache->temporary = 0;
 	cache->scan_skip = 0;
+	cache->page_count = 0;
 
 	// connect the store to its cache
 	cache->store = store;
@@ -243,23 +244,24 @@ vm_cache_lookup_page(vm_cache_ref *cache_ref, off_t offset)
 
 
 void
-vm_cache_insert_page(vm_cache_ref *cache_ref, vm_page *page, off_t offset)
+vm_cache_insert_page(vm_cache_ref *cacheRef, vm_page *page, off_t offset)
 {
 	cpu_status state;
 
-	TRACE(("vm_cache_insert_page: cache_ref %p, page %p, offset %Ld\n", cache_ref, page, offset));
-	ASSERT_LOCKED_MUTEX(&cache_ref->lock);
+	TRACE(("vm_cache_insert_page: cache_ref %p, page %p, offset %Ld\n", cacheRef, page, offset));
+	ASSERT_LOCKED_MUTEX(&cacheRef->lock);
 
 	page->cache_offset = (uint32)(offset >> PAGE_SHIFT);
 
-	if (cache_ref->cache->page_list != NULL)
-		cache_ref->cache->page_list->cache_prev = page;
+	if (cacheRef->cache->page_list != NULL)
+		cacheRef->cache->page_list->cache_prev = page;
 
-	page->cache_next = cache_ref->cache->page_list;
+	page->cache_next = cacheRef->cache->page_list;
 	page->cache_prev = NULL;
-	cache_ref->cache->page_list = page;
+	cacheRef->cache->page_list = page;
+	cacheRef->cache->page_count++;
 
-	page->cache = cache_ref->cache;
+	page->cache = cacheRef->cache;
 
 	state = disable_interrupts();
 	acquire_spinlock(&page_cache_table_lock);
@@ -278,12 +280,12 @@ vm_cache_insert_page(vm_cache_ref *cache_ref, vm_page *page, off_t offset)
  */
 
 void
-vm_cache_remove_page(vm_cache_ref *cache_ref, vm_page *page)
+vm_cache_remove_page(vm_cache_ref *cacheRef, vm_page *page)
 {
 	cpu_status state;
 
-	TRACE(("vm_cache_remove_page: cache %p, page %p\n", cache_ref, page));
-	ASSERT_LOCKED_MUTEX(&cache_ref->lock);
+	TRACE(("vm_cache_remove_page: cache %p, page %p\n", cacheRef, page));
+	ASSERT_LOCKED_MUTEX(&cacheRef->lock);
 
 	state = disable_interrupts();
 	acquire_spinlock(&page_cache_table_lock);
@@ -293,16 +295,17 @@ vm_cache_remove_page(vm_cache_ref *cache_ref, vm_page *page)
 	release_spinlock(&page_cache_table_lock);
 	restore_interrupts(state);
 
-	if (cache_ref->cache->page_list == page) {
+	if (cacheRef->cache->page_list == page) {
 		if (page->cache_next != NULL)
 			page->cache_next->cache_prev = NULL;
-		cache_ref->cache->page_list = page->cache_next;
+		cacheRef->cache->page_list = page->cache_next;
 	} else {
 		if (page->cache_prev != NULL)
 			page->cache_prev->cache_next = page->cache_next;
 		if (page->cache_next != NULL)
 			page->cache_next->cache_prev = page->cache_prev;
 	}
+	cacheRef->cache->page_count--;
 	page->cache = NULL;
 }