diff --git a/include/types.h b/include/types.h
index 76f8910a7..d4bcd581d 100644
--- a/include/types.h
+++ b/include/types.h
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@ typedef enum event_identifier
   EVENT_MONITOR_NOINPUT_ABORT     = 0x00000088,
   EVENT_BACKEND_SESSION_POST      = 0x00000090,
   EVENT_BACKEND_SESSION_PRE       = 0x00000091,
-  EVENT_BACKEND_DEVICE_INIT_POST  = 0x00000092,
-  EVENT_BACKEND_DEVICE_INIT_PRE   = 0x00000093,
+  EVENT_BACKEND_SESSION_HOSTMEM   = 0x00000092,
+  EVENT_BACKEND_DEVICE_INIT_POST  = 0x00000093,
+  EVENT_BACKEND_DEVICE_INIT_PRE   = 0x00000094,
   EVENT_OUTERLOOP_FINISHED        = 0x000000a0,
   EVENT_OUTERLOOP_MAINSCREEN      = 0x000000a1,
   EVENT_OUTERLOOP_STARTING        = 0x000000a2,
diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index ddbaf6456..e7e31ae11 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -6944,6 +6944,8 @@ int backend_session_begin (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
   if (backend_ctx->enabled == false) return 0;
 
+  u64 size_total_host_all = 0;
+
   u32 hardware_power_all = 0;
 
   int CU_rc;
@@ -10315,12 +10317,12 @@ int backend_session_begin (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
     // this value should represent a reasonable amount of memory a host system has per GPU.
     // note we're allocating 3 blocks of that size.
 
-    #define PWS_SPACE (1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+    const u64 PWS_SPACE = 4ull * 1024ull * 1024ull * 1024ull;
 
     // sometimes device_available_mem and device_maxmem_alloc reported back from the opencl runtime are a bit inaccurate.
     // let's add some extra space just to be sure.
 
-    #define EXTRA_SPACE (64 * 1024 * 1024)
+    const u64 EXTRA_SPACE = 64ull * 1024ull * 1024ull;
 
     while (kernel_accel_max >= kernel_accel_min)
     {
@@ -10412,6 +10414,13 @@ int backend_session_begin (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
       if ((size_total + EXTRA_SPACE) > device_param->device_available_mem) memory_limit_hit = 1;
 
+      if (memory_limit_hit == 1)
+      {
+        kernel_accel_max--;
+
+        continue;
+      }
+
       const u64 size_total_host
         = size_pws_comp
         + size_pws_idx
@@ -10423,23 +10432,7 @@ int backend_session_begin (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
         + size_pws_pre
         + size_pws_base;
 
-      if ((size_total_host + EXTRA_SPACE) > device_param->device_maxmem_alloc) memory_limit_hit = 1;
-
-      #if defined (__x86_x64__)
-      const u64 MAX_HOST_MEMORY = 16ull * 1024ull * 1024ull * 1024ull; // don't be too memory hungry
-      #else
-      const u64 MAX_HOST_MEMORY =  2ull * 1024ull * 1024ull * 1024ull; // windows 7 starter limits to 2gb instead of 4gb
-      #endif
-
-      // we assume all devices have the same specs here, which is wrong, it's a start
-      if ((size_total_host * backend_ctx->backend_devices_cnt) > MAX_HOST_MEMORY) memory_limit_hit = 1;
-
-      if (memory_limit_hit == 1)
-      {
-        kernel_accel_max--;
-
-        continue;
-      }
+      size_total_host_all += size_total_host + EXTRA_SPACE;
 
       break;
     }
@@ -10680,6 +10673,8 @@ int backend_session_begin (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
 
   backend_ctx->hardware_power_all = hardware_power_all;
 
+  EVENT_DATA (EVENT_BACKEND_SESSION_HOSTMEM, &size_total_host_all, sizeof (u64));
+
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 48c357c1a..c5a684f1e 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -567,6 +567,18 @@ static void main_backend_session_post (MAYBE_UNUSED hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx,
   event_log_info_nn (hashcat_ctx, "Initialized device kernels and memory...");
 }
 
+static void main_backend_session_hostmem (MAYBE_UNUSED hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, MAYBE_UNUSED const void *buf, MAYBE_UNUSED const size_t len)
+{
+  const user_options_t *user_options = hashcat_ctx->user_options;
+
+  if (user_options->quiet == true) return;
+
+  const u64 *hostmem = (const u64 *) buf;
+
+  event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, "Host memory required for this attack: %" PRIu64 " MB", *hostmem / (1024 * 1024));
+  event_log_info (hashcat_ctx, NULL);
+}
+
 static void main_backend_device_init_pre (MAYBE_UNUSED hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, MAYBE_UNUSED const void *buf, MAYBE_UNUSED const size_t len)
 {
   const user_options_t *user_options = hashcat_ctx->user_options;
@@ -1024,6 +1036,7 @@ static void event (const u32 id, hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const void *buf, co
     case EVENT_MONITOR_NOINPUT_ABORT:     main_monitor_noinput_abort     (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;
     case EVENT_BACKEND_SESSION_POST:      main_backend_session_post      (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;
     case EVENT_BACKEND_SESSION_PRE:       main_backend_session_pre       (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;
+    case EVENT_BACKEND_SESSION_HOSTMEM:   main_backend_session_hostmem   (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;
     case EVENT_BACKEND_DEVICE_INIT_POST:  main_backend_device_init_post  (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;
     case EVENT_BACKEND_DEVICE_INIT_PRE:   main_backend_device_init_pre   (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;
     case EVENT_OUTERLOOP_FINISHED:        main_outerloop_finished        (hashcat_ctx, buf, len); break;