diff --git a/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/crt/test/CrtMemoryLeakDetector.java b/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/crt/test/CrtMemoryLeakDetector.java
index a04971dab..955c19cf3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/crt/test/CrtMemoryLeakDetector.java
+++ b/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/crt/test/CrtMemoryLeakDetector.java
@@ -65,6 +65,38 @@ public static void nativeMemoryLeakCheck() throws Exception {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Checks for JVM memory leaks by comparing memory usage before and after test.
+     * A significant increase in memory usage indicates a potential leak.
+     *
+     * @param memoryBeforeTest The JVM memory usage before the test started
+     * @throws Exception if a memory leak is detected
+     */
+    public static void jvmMemoryLeakCheck(long memoryBeforeTest) throws Exception {
+        long memoryAfterTest = getJvmMemoryInUse();
+        long memoryGrowth = memoryAfterTest - memoryBeforeTest;
+
+        // Allow some tolerance for normal memory fluctuations (5MB)
+        long maxAllowedGrowth = expectedFixedGrowth();
+
+        if (memoryGrowth > maxAllowedGrowth) {
+            String output = String.format(
+                "Potential JVM Memory Leak Detected!\n" +
+                "Memory before test: %d bytes (%.2f MB)\n" +
+                "Memory after test: %d bytes (%.2f MB)\n" +
+                "Memory growth: %d bytes (%.2f MB)\n" +
+                "Allowed growth: %d bytes (%.2f MB)\n",
+                memoryBeforeTest, memoryBeforeTest / (1024.0 * 1024.0),
+                memoryAfterTest, memoryAfterTest / (1024.0 * 1024.0),
+                memoryGrowth, memoryGrowth / (1024.0 * 1024.0),
+                maxAllowedGrowth, maxAllowedGrowth / (1024.0 * 1024.0)
+            );
+
+            Log.log(Log.LogLevel.Error, Log.LogSubject.JavaCrtGeneral, output);
+            Assert.fail(output);
+        }
+    }
+
     public static void leakCheck(Callable<Void> fn) throws Exception {
         leakCheck(DEFAULT_NUM_LEAK_TEST_ITERATIONS, expectedFixedGrowth(), fn);
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/crt/test/CrtTestFixture.java b/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/crt/test/CrtTestFixture.java
index 1194a64ac..773daf4ec 100644
--- a/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/crt/test/CrtTestFixture.java
+++ b/src/test/java/software/amazon/awssdk/crt/test/CrtTestFixture.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 public class CrtTestFixture {
 
     private CrtTestContext context;
+    private long jvmMemoryBeforeTest;
 
     @Rule
     public TestName testName = new TestName();
@@ -239,6 +240,13 @@ public void setup() {
         System.out.println("[TEST START] " + testName.getMethodName());
         Log.log(Log.LogLevel.Debug, LogSubject.JavaCrtGeneral, "CrtTestFixture setup begin");
 
+        // Capture initial JVM memory usage for leak detection
+        if (CRT.getOSIdentifier() != "android") {
+            // Force GC to get a stable baseline
+            Runtime.getRuntime().gc();
+            jvmMemoryBeforeTest = Runtime.getRuntime().totalMemory() - Runtime.getRuntime().freeMemory();
+        }
+
         // TODO this CrtTestContext should be removed as we are using System Properties
         // for tests now.
         context = new CrtTestContext();
@@ -260,8 +268,9 @@ public void tearDown() {
             try {
                 Runtime.getRuntime().gc();
                 CrtMemoryLeakDetector.nativeMemoryLeakCheck();
+                CrtMemoryLeakDetector.jvmMemoryLeakCheck(jvmMemoryBeforeTest);
             } catch (Exception e) {
-                throw new RuntimeException("Memory leak from native resource detected!");
+                throw new RuntimeException("Memory leak detected!");
             }
         }
         Log.log(Log.LogLevel.Debug, LogSubject.JavaCrtGeneral, "CrtTestFixture tearDown end");