diff --git a/crates/udp/src/common.rs b/crates/udp/src/common.rs
index 8cc322c..6504f06 100644
--- a/crates/udp/src/common.rs
+++ b/crates/udp/src/common.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::borrow::Cow;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use std::hash::Hash;
 use std::io::Write;
+use std::mem::size_of;
 use std::net::{SocketAddr, SocketAddrV4};
 use std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -101,6 +102,15 @@ pub struct ConnectedResponseWithAddr {
     pub addr: CanonicalSocketAddr,
 }
 
+impl ConnectedResponseWithAddr {
+    pub fn estimated_max_size(config: &Config) -> usize {
+        size_of::<Self>()
+            + config.protocol.max_response_peers
+                * (size_of::<ResponsePeer<Ipv4AddrBytes>>()
+                    + size_of::<ResponsePeer<Ipv6AddrBytes>>())
+    }
+}
+
 pub struct Recycler;
 
 impl thingbuf::Recycle<ConnectedResponseWithAddr> for Recycler {
diff --git a/crates/udp/src/lib.rs b/crates/udp/src/lib.rs
index 6658b37..c9871ba 100644
--- a/crates/udp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/udp/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub mod config;
 pub mod workers;
 
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
+use std::mem::size_of;
 use std::thread::Builder;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ use aquatic_common::access_list::update_access_list;
 #[cfg(feature = "cpu-pinning")]
 use aquatic_common::cpu_pinning::{pin_current_if_configured_to, WorkerIndex};
 use aquatic_common::privileges::PrivilegeDropper;
-use aquatic_common::{PanicSentinelWatcher, ServerStartInstant};
+use aquatic_common::{CanonicalSocketAddr, PanicSentinelWatcher, ServerStartInstant};
 
 use common::{
     ConnectedRequestSender, ConnectedResponseSender, Recycler, SocketWorkerIndex, State,
@@ -24,12 +25,19 @@ use common::{
 use config::Config;
 use workers::socket::ConnectionValidator;
 
+use crate::common::{ConnectedRequest, ConnectedResponseWithAddr};
+
 pub const APP_NAME: &str = "aquatic_udp: UDP BitTorrent tracker";
 pub const APP_VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
 
 pub fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut signals = Signals::new([SIGUSR1, SIGTERM])?;
 
+    ::log::info!(
+        "Estimated max channel memory use: {:.02} MB",
+        est_max_total_channel_memory(&config)
+    );
+
     let state = State::new(config.swarm_workers);
     let connection_validator = ConnectionValidator::new(&config)?;
     let (sentinel_watcher, sentinel) = PanicSentinelWatcher::create_with_sentinel();
@@ -206,3 +214,16 @@ pub fn run(config: Config) -> ::anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+fn est_max_total_channel_memory(config: &Config) -> f64 {
+    let request_channel_max_size = config.swarm_workers
+        * config.worker_channel_size
+        * (size_of::<SocketWorkerIndex>()
+            + size_of::<ConnectedRequest>()
+            + size_of::<CanonicalSocketAddr>());
+    let response_channel_max_size = config.socket_workers
+        * config.worker_channel_size
+        * ConnectedResponseWithAddr::estimated_max_size(&config);
+
+    (request_channel_max_size as u64 + response_channel_max_size as u64) as f64 / (1024.0 * 1024.0)
+}