diff --git a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/ggml-cuda.cu b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/ggml-cuda.cu
index 889801cb5d..8fe0899bb5 100644
--- a/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/ggml-cuda.cu
+++ b/ggml/src/ggml-cuda/ggml-cuda.cu
@@ -3748,10 +3748,110 @@ static const char * ggml_backend_cuda_device_get_description(ggml_backend_dev_t
     return ctx->description.c_str();
 }
 
+#if defined(__linux__)
+// Helper function to get available memory from /proc/meminfo for UMA systems
+static bool ggml_backend_cuda_get_available_uma_memory(long * available_memory_kb, long * free_swap_kb) {
+    FILE * meminfo_file = nullptr;
+    // 2KB buffer for reading /proc/meminfo since it does not report size info, should be enough
+    const size_t BUFFER_SIZE = 2048;
+    auto file_buffer = std::make_unique<char[]>(BUFFER_SIZE);
+    size_t bytes_read = 0;
+    long huge_tlb_total_pages = -1;
+    long huge_tlb_free_pages = -1;
+    long huge_tlb_page_size = -1;
+
+    if (available_memory_kb == nullptr || free_swap_kb == nullptr) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    meminfo_file = fopen("/proc/meminfo", "r");
+    if (meminfo_file == nullptr) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: failed to open /proc/meminfo\n", __func__);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // Read file into buffer
+    bytes_read = fread(file_buffer.get(), 1, BUFFER_SIZE - 1, meminfo_file);
+    fclose(meminfo_file);
+
+    if (bytes_read == 0) {
+        GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: failed to read from /proc/meminfo\n", __func__);
+        return false;
+    }
+    file_buffer[bytes_read] = '\0';
+
+    *available_memory_kb = -1;
+    *free_swap_kb = -1;
+
+    // Parse the file buffer line by line
+    char * line = file_buffer.get();
+    char * line_next;
+    while (line < file_buffer.get() + bytes_read) {
+        // Find the end of the current line
+        line_next = strchr(line, '\n');
+        if (line_next != nullptr) {
+            *line_next = '\0';
+            line_next++;
+        } else {
+            line_next = file_buffer.get() + bytes_read;
+        }
+
+        long value;
+        if (sscanf(line, "MemAvailable: %ld kB", &value) == 1) {
+            *available_memory_kb = value;
+        } else if (sscanf(line, "SwapFree: %ld kB", &value) == 1) {
+            *free_swap_kb = value;
+        } else if (sscanf(line, "HugePages_Total: %ld", &value) == 1) {
+            huge_tlb_total_pages = value;
+        } else if (sscanf(line, "HugePages_Free: %ld", &value) == 1) {
+            huge_tlb_free_pages = value;
+        } else if (sscanf(line, "Hugepagesize: %ld kB", &value) == 1) {
+            huge_tlb_page_size = value;
+        }
+
+        line = line_next;
+    }
+
+    if (huge_tlb_total_pages != 0 && huge_tlb_total_pages != -1) {
+        *available_memory_kb = huge_tlb_free_pages * huge_tlb_page_size;
+
+        // Hugetlbfs pages are not swappable.
+        *free_swap_kb = 0;
+    }
+
+    GGML_LOG_DEBUG("%s: final available_memory_kb: %ld\n", __func__, *available_memory_kb);
+    return true;
+}
+#endif // defined(__linux__)
+
 static void ggml_backend_cuda_device_get_memory(ggml_backend_dev_t dev, size_t * free, size_t * total) {
     ggml_backend_cuda_device_context * ctx = (ggml_backend_cuda_device_context *)dev->context;
     ggml_cuda_set_device(ctx->device);
     CUDA_CHECK(cudaMemGetInfo(free, total));
+
+// ref: https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/pull/17368
+#if defined(__linux__)
+    // Check if this is a UMA (Unified Memory Architecture) system
+    cudaDeviceProp prop;
+    CUDA_CHECK(cudaGetDeviceProperties(&prop, ctx->device));
+
+    // Check if UMA is explicitly enabled via environment variable
+    bool uma_env = getenv("GGML_CUDA_ENABLE_UNIFIED_MEMORY") != nullptr;
+    bool is_uma = prop.unifiedAddressing > 0 || uma_env;
+
+    if (is_uma) {
+        // For UMA systems (like DGX Spark), use system memory info
+        long available_memory_kb = 0;
+        long free_swap_kb = 0;
+
+        if (ggml_backend_cuda_get_available_uma_memory(&available_memory_kb, &free_swap_kb) && available_memory_kb > 0) {
+            *free = (size_t)available_memory_kb * 1024;
+        } else {
+            GGML_LOG_ERROR("%s: /proc/meminfo reading failed, using cudaMemGetInfo\n", __func__);
+        }
+    }
+#endif // defined(__linux__)
+
 }
 
 static enum ggml_backend_dev_type ggml_backend_cuda_device_get_type(ggml_backend_dev_t dev) {