diff --git a/test/test/commands.c b/test/test/commands.c
index 0473dac6ca..b7f60680b5 100644
--- a/test/test/commands.c
+++ b/test/test/commands.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include <rte_atomic.h>
 #include <rte_branch_prediction.h>
 #include <rte_ring.h>
+#include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mempool.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
 #include <rte_devargs.h>
@@ -163,13 +164,20 @@ static void cmd_dump_parsed(void *parsed_result,
 		rte_eal_devargs_dump(stdout);
 	else if (!strcmp(res->dump, "dump_log_types"))
 		rte_log_dump(stdout);
+	else if (!strcmp(res->dump, "dump_malloc_stats"))
+		rte_malloc_dump_stats(stdout, NULL);
 }
 
 cmdline_parse_token_string_t cmd_dump_dump =
 	TOKEN_STRING_INITIALIZER(struct cmd_dump_result, dump,
-				 "dump_physmem#dump_memzone#"
-				 "dump_struct_sizes#dump_ring#dump_mempool#"
-				 "dump_devargs#dump_log_types");
+				 "dump_physmem#"
+				 "dump_memzone#"
+				 "dump_struct_sizes#"
+				 "dump_ring#"
+				 "dump_mempool#"
+				 "dump_malloc_stats#"
+				 "dump_devargs#"
+				 "dump_log_types");
 
 cmdline_parse_inst_t cmd_dump = {
 	.f = cmd_dump_parsed,  /* function to call */