diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 67fd9de3..7eb4b86c 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ if(WIN32)
   # resolve to the same *W types minwin.h forward-declares (otherwise the two
   # disagree and MSVC reports "redefinition; different basic types").
   target_compile_definitions(eq_base PUBLIC OS_WIN NOMINMAX UNICODE _UNICODE)
+  target_link_libraries(eq_base PRIVATE psapi)
   if(MSVC)
     target_compile_options(eq_base PUBLIC "/utf-8")
   endif()
diff --git a/base/premake5.lua b/base/premake5.lua
index 71f2d27f..ae051c84 100644
--- a/base/premake5.lua
+++ b/base/premake5.lua
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ end
 local function base_project()
   filter("configurations:Profile")
     dependencies("tracysdk")
+  filter("system:windows")
+    links("psapi")
   filter{}
   warnings("High")
 
@@ -93,4 +95,4 @@ project("base_memory_unittests")
   defines({
     "BASE_STRIP_BUGCHECK",
     "BASE_MEM_CORE_DEBUG" -- enable additional debug verifications in the mem subsystem
-  })
\ No newline at end of file
+  })
diff --git a/base/process/process_metrics.h b/base/process/process_metrics.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3dc0846
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/process/process_metrics.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Vincent Hengel.
+// For licensing information see LICENSE at the root of this distribution.
+#pragma once
+
+#include <base/arch.h>
+#include <base/export.h>
+
+namespace base {
+
+#if defined(OS_WIN)
+using ProcessHandle = void*;
+#elif defined(OS_MAC) || defined(OS_MACOS)
+using ProcessHandle = u32;  // mach_port_t
+#else
+using ProcessHandle = i32;  // pid_t
+#endif
+
+struct ProcessMemoryUsage {
+  mem_size resident_set_bytes = 0;
+  mem_size peak_resident_set_bytes = 0;
+};
+
+// Returns a borrowed native handle for the calling process. Callers must not
+// close it. External handles remain owned by their creator.
+BASE_EXPORT ProcessHandle GetCurrentProcessHandle();
+
+// Queries physical memory resident for |process|. On POSIX the handle is a pid,
+// on macOS a Mach task port, and on Windows a process HANDLE with query rights.
+// The peak may be zero when the platform cannot provide it. Clears |usage| on
+// failure.
+BASE_EXPORT bool QueryProcessMemoryUsage(ProcessHandle process,
+                                         ProcessMemoryUsage& usage);
+
+}  // namespace base
diff --git a/base/process/process_metrics_linux.cc b/base/process/process_metrics_linux.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37985f90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/process/process_metrics_linux.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Vincent Hengel.
+// For licensing information see LICENSE at the root of this distribution.
+
+#include "base/process/process_metrics.h"
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <cstdio>
+
+namespace base {
+
+ProcessHandle GetCurrentProcessHandle() {
+  return static_cast<ProcessHandle>(getpid());
+}
+
+bool QueryProcessMemoryUsage(ProcessHandle process, ProcessMemoryUsage& usage) {
+  usage = {};
+  if (process <= 0)
+    return false;
+
+  char path[64];
+  std::snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/proc/%d/status", process);
+  std::FILE* status = std::fopen(path, "r");
+  if (!status)
+    return false;
+
+  bool found_resident = false;
+  char line[256];
+  while (std::fgets(line, sizeof(line), status)) {
+    unsigned long long kib = 0;
+    if (std::sscanf(line, "VmRSS: %llu kB", &kib) == 1) {
+      usage.resident_set_bytes = static_cast<mem_size>(kib) * 1024u;
+      found_resident = true;
+    } else if (std::sscanf(line, "VmHWM: %llu kB", &kib) == 1) {
+      usage.peak_resident_set_bytes = static_cast<mem_size>(kib) * 1024u;
+    }
+  }
+  std::fclose(status);
+  if (found_resident)
+    return true;
+  usage = {};
+  return false;
+}
+
+}  // namespace base
diff --git a/base/process/process_metrics_mac.cc b/base/process/process_metrics_mac.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2510fee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/process/process_metrics_mac.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Vincent Hengel.
+// For licensing information see LICENSE at the root of this distribution.
+
+#include "base/process/process_metrics.h"
+
+#include <mach/mach.h>
+namespace base {
+
+ProcessHandle GetCurrentProcessHandle() {
+  static_assert(sizeof(ProcessHandle) == sizeof(mach_port_t));
+  return static_cast<ProcessHandle>(mach_task_self());
+}
+
+bool QueryProcessMemoryUsage(ProcessHandle process, ProcessMemoryUsage& usage) {
+  usage = {};
+  const mach_port_t task = static_cast<mach_port_t>(process);
+  if (!MACH_PORT_VALID(task))
+    return false;
+
+  mach_task_basic_info_data_t task_memory{};
+  mach_msg_type_number_t count = MACH_TASK_BASIC_INFO_COUNT;
+  const kern_return_t result = task_info(
+      task, MACH_TASK_BASIC_INFO, reinterpret_cast<task_info_t>(&task_memory), &count);
+  if (result != KERN_SUCCESS)
+    return false;
+  usage.resident_set_bytes = static_cast<mem_size>(task_memory.resident_size);
+  usage.peak_resident_set_bytes = static_cast<mem_size>(task_memory.resident_size_max);
+  return true;
+}
+
+}  // namespace base
diff --git a/base/process/process_metrics_test.cc b/base/process/process_metrics_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a08d9f01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/process/process_metrics_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Vincent Hengel.
+// For licensing information see LICENSE at the root of this distribution.
+
+#include "base/process/process_metrics.h"
+
+#if defined(OS_LINUX)
+#include <signal.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+namespace base {
+namespace {
+
+TEST(ProcessMetricsTest, ReportsCurrentProcessResidentSet) {
+  ProcessMemoryUsage usage;
+  ASSERT_TRUE(QueryProcessMemoryUsage(GetCurrentProcessHandle(), usage));
+  EXPECT_GT(usage.resident_set_bytes, 0u);
+  if (usage.peak_resident_set_bytes > 0) {
+    EXPECT_GE(usage.peak_resident_set_bytes, usage.resident_set_bytes);
+  }
+}
+
+TEST(ProcessMetricsTest, RejectsInvalidHandleAndClearsOutput) {
+  ProcessMemoryUsage usage{1, 1};
+  EXPECT_FALSE(QueryProcessMemoryUsage(ProcessHandle{}, usage));
+  EXPECT_EQ(usage.resident_set_bytes, 0u);
+  EXPECT_EQ(usage.peak_resident_set_bytes, 0u);
+}
+
+#if defined(OS_LINUX)
+TEST(ProcessMetricsTest, ReportsAnotherProcessResidentSet) {
+  const pid_t child = fork();
+  ASSERT_NE(child, -1);
+  if (child == 0) {
+    pause();
+    _exit(0);
+  }
+
+  ProcessMemoryUsage usage;
+  const bool queried = QueryProcessMemoryUsage(static_cast<ProcessHandle>(child), usage);
+  kill(child, SIGTERM);
+  waitpid(child, nullptr, 0);
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(queried);
+  EXPECT_GT(usage.resident_set_bytes, 0u);
+}
+#endif
+
+}  // namespace
+}  // namespace base
diff --git a/base/process/process_metrics_win.cc b/base/process/process_metrics_win.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e2d63ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/process/process_metrics_win.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2026 Vincent Hengel.
+// For licensing information see LICENSE at the root of this distribution.
+
+#include "base/process/process_metrics.h"
+
+#include <windows.h>
+#include <psapi.h>
+
+namespace base {
+
+ProcessHandle GetCurrentProcessHandle() {
+  static_assert(sizeof(ProcessHandle) == sizeof(HANDLE));
+  return GetCurrentProcess();
+}
+
+bool QueryProcessMemoryUsage(ProcessHandle process, ProcessMemoryUsage& usage) {
+  usage = {};
+  // GetCurrentProcess() is the valid pseudo-handle (HANDLE)-1, the same bit
+  // pattern as INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE, and GetProcessMemoryInfo accepts it.
+  if (!process)
+    return false;
+
+  PROCESS_MEMORY_COUNTERS counters{};
+  counters.cb = static_cast<DWORD>(sizeof(counters));
+  if (!GetProcessMemoryInfo(process, &counters, static_cast<DWORD>(sizeof(counters)))) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  usage.resident_set_bytes = static_cast<mem_size>(counters.WorkingSetSize);
+  usage.peak_resident_set_bytes = static_cast<mem_size>(counters.PeakWorkingSetSize);
+  return true;
+}
+
+}  // namespace base
diff --git a/build/build_config.lua b/build/build_config.lua
index e53e8827..06f1160d 100644
--- a/build/build_config.lua
+++ b/build/build_config.lua
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ defines({
     "OS_LINUX",
     "OS_POSIX" })               -- we also define the POSIX alias here)
 buildoptions("-mwaitpkg -mrtm") -- Enable Intel(R) Transactional Synchronization Extensions (-mrtm) and WAITPKG instructions support (-mwaitpkg) on relevant processors
-defines("OS_MACOS")
+filter("system:macosx")
+defines({
+    "OS_MAC",
+    "OS_POSIX" })
 
 filter {}
 -- -std=c++2b