diff --git a/src/core/interpreter.cc b/src/core/interpreter.cc
index 72d6216638aa..5c2b04644d6e 100644
--- a/src/core/interpreter.cc
+++ b/src/core/interpreter.cc
@@ -884,6 +884,10 @@ void Interpreter::ResetStack() {
   lua_settop(lua_, 0);
 }
 
+void Interpreter::RunGC() {
+  lua_gc(lua_, LUA_GCCOLLECT);
+}
+
 // Returns number of results, which is always 1 in this case.
 // Please note that lua resets the stack once the function returns so no need
 // to unwind the stack manually in the function (though lua allows doing this).
@@ -1104,4 +1108,14 @@ void InterpreterManager::Reset() {
   VLOG(1) << "InterpreterManager::Reset ended";
 }
 
+void InterpreterManager::Alter(std::function<void(Interpreter*)> modf) {
+  vector<Interpreter*> taken;
+  swap(taken, available_);  // swap data because modf can preempt
+
+  for (Interpreter* ir : taken) {
+    modf(ir);
+    Return(ir);
+  }
+}
+
 }  // namespace dfly
diff --git a/src/core/interpreter.h b/src/core/interpreter.h
index b0bb1b924c47..8f25d63d8d49 100644
--- a/src/core/interpreter.h
+++ b/src/core/interpreter.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ class Interpreter {
 
   void ResetStack();
 
+  void RunGC();
+
   // fp must point to buffer with at least 41 chars.
   // fp[40] will be set to '\0'.
   static void FuncSha1(std::string_view body, char* fp);
@@ -166,6 +168,9 @@ class InterpreterManager {
   // Clear all interpreters, keeps capacity. Waits until all are returned.
   void Reset();
 
+  // Run on all unused interpreters. Those are marked as used at once, so the callback can preempt
+  void Alter(std::function<void(Interpreter*)> modf);
+
   static Stats& tl_stats();
 
  private:
diff --git a/src/server/script_mgr.cc b/src/server/script_mgr.cc
index bf257f334cea..1c950c149c34 100644
--- a/src/server/script_mgr.cc
+++ b/src/server/script_mgr.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void ScriptMgr::Run(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx) {
         "LOAD <script>",
         "   Load a script into the scripts cache without executing it.",
         "FLAGS <sha> [flags ...]",
-        "   Set specific flags for script. Can be called before the sript is loaded."
+        "   Set specific flags for script. Can be called before the sript is loaded.",
         "   The following flags are possible: ",
         "      - Use 'allow-undeclared-keys' to allow accessing undeclared keys",
         "      - Use 'disable-atomicity' to allow running scripts non-atomically",
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ void ScriptMgr::Run(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx) {
         "   Lists loaded scripts.",
         "LATENCY",
         "   Prints latency histograms in usec for every called function.",
-        "HELP"
+        "GC",
+        "   Invokes garbage collection on all unused interpreter instances.",
+        "HELP",
         "   Prints this help."};
     auto rb = static_cast<RedisReplyBuilder*>(cntx->reply_builder());
     return rb->SendSimpleStrArr(kHelp);
@@ -104,6 +106,9 @@ void ScriptMgr::Run(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx) {
   if (subcmd == "FLAGS" && args.size() > 2)
     return ConfigCmd(args, cntx);
 
+  if (subcmd == "GC")
+    return GCCmd(cntx);
+
   string err = absl::StrCat("Unknown subcommand or wrong number of arguments for '", subcmd,
                             "'. Try SCRIPT HELP.");
   cntx->SendError(err, kSyntaxErrType);
@@ -122,7 +127,6 @@ void ScriptMgr::ExistsCmd(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx) const {
   for (uint8_t v : res) {
     rb->SendLong(v);
   }
-  return;
 }
 
 void ScriptMgr::FlushCmd(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx) {
@@ -207,6 +211,16 @@ void ScriptMgr::LatencyCmd(ConnectionContext* cntx) const {
   }
 }
 
+void ScriptMgr::GCCmd(ConnectionContext* cntx) const {
+  auto cb = [](Interpreter* ir) {
+    ir->RunGC();
+    ThisFiber::Yield();
+  };
+  shard_set->pool()->AwaitFiberOnAll(
+      [cb](auto* pb) { ServerState::tlocal()->AlterInterpreters(cb); });
+  return cntx->SendOk();
+}
+
 // Check if script starts with shebang (#!lua). If present, look for flags parameter and truncate
 // it.
 io::Result<optional<ScriptMgr::ScriptParams>, GenericError> DeduceParams(string_view* body) {
diff --git a/src/server/script_mgr.h b/src/server/script_mgr.h
index cd5401dbcb73..3ccd27eff8a9 100644
--- a/src/server/script_mgr.h
+++ b/src/server/script_mgr.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ class ScriptMgr {
   void ConfigCmd(CmdArgList args, ConnectionContext* cntx);
   void ListCmd(ConnectionContext* cntx) const;
   void LatencyCmd(ConnectionContext* cntx) const;
+  void GCCmd(ConnectionContext* cntx) const;
 
   void UpdateScriptCaches(ScriptKey sha, ScriptParams params) const;
 
diff --git a/src/server/server_state.cc b/src/server/server_state.cc
index f03a1a035fbd..9039176fb35d 100644
--- a/src/server/server_state.cc
+++ b/src/server/server_state.cc
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ void ServerState::ResetInterpreter() {
   interpreter_mgr_.Reset();
 }
 
+void ServerState::AlterInterpreters(std::function<void(Interpreter*)> modf) {
+  interpreter_mgr_.Alter(std::move(modf));
+}
+
 ServerState* ServerState::SafeTLocal() {
   // https://stackoverflow.com/a/75622732
   asm volatile("");
diff --git a/src/server/server_state.h b/src/server/server_state.h
index 0ebd18717927..bd0a25583bd8 100644
--- a/src/server/server_state.h
+++ b/src/server/server_state.h
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ class ServerState {  // public struct - to allow initialization.
 
   void ResetInterpreter();
 
+  // Invoke function on all free interpreters. They are marked atomically as
+  // used and the function is allowed to suspend.
+  void AlterInterpreters(std::function<void(Interpreter*)> modf);
+
   // Returns sum of all requests in the last 6 seconds
   // (not including the current one).
   uint32_t MovingSum6() const {
diff --git a/tests/dragonfly/eval_test.py b/tests/dragonfly/eval_test.py
index 8e0b4463f760..e4a496c39fbc 100644
--- a/tests/dragonfly/eval_test.py
+++ b/tests/dragonfly/eval_test.py
@@ -339,3 +339,26 @@ async def run():
 
     tasks = [asyncio.create_task(run()) for _ in range(50)]
     await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.opt_only
+@dfly_args({"proactor_threads": 4, "interpreter_per_thread": 4})
+async def test_fill_memory_gc(async_client: aioredis.Redis):
+    SCRIPT = """
+        local res = {{}}
+        for j = 1, 100 do
+          for i = 1, 10000 do
+            table.insert(res, tostring(i) .. 'data')
+          end
+        end
+    """
+
+    await asyncio.gather(*(async_client.eval(SCRIPT, 0) for _ in range(5)))
+
+    info = await async_client.info("memory")
+    # if this assert fails, we likely run gc after script invocations, remove this test
+    assert info["used_memory_lua"] > 50 * 1e6
+
+    await async_client.execute_command("SCRIPT GC")
+    info = await async_client.info("memory")
+    assert info["used_memory_lua"] < 10 * 1e6