diff --git a/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/app/mainwindow.py b/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/app/mainwindow.py
index af1d05caa88a3195091b200eb583ca0e9d6d8269..5c70508df96cb9883f2ec51c55e28c1a362915a1 100644
--- a/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/app/mainwindow.py
+++ b/qt/applications/workbench/workbench/app/mainwindow.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.setObjectName(MAIN_WINDOW_OBJECT_NAME)
 
         # widgets
+        self.memorywidget = None
         self.messagedisplay = None
         self.ipythonconsole = None
         self.workspacewidget = None
@@ -172,6 +173,12 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.workspacewidget.workspacewidget.enableDeletePrompt(bool(prompt))
         self.widgets.append(self.workspacewidget)
 
+        self.set_splash("Loading memory widget")
+        from workbench.plugins.memorywidget import MemoryWidget
+        self.memorywidget = MemoryWidget(self)
+        self.memorywidget.register_plugin()
+        self.widgets.append(self.memorywidget)
+
         # set the link between the algorithm and workspace widget
         self.algorithm_selector.algorithm_selector.set_get_selected_workspace_fn(
             self.workspacewidget.workspacewidget.getSelectedWorkspaceNames)
@@ -462,6 +469,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
     def setup_default_layouts(self):
         """Set the default layouts of the child widgets"""
         # layout definition
+        memorywidget = self.memorywidget
         logmessages = self.messagedisplay
         ipython = self.ipythonconsole
         workspacewidget = self.workspacewidget
@@ -475,7 +483,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
                 # column 1
                 [[editor, ipython]],
                 # column 2
-                [[logmessages]]
+                [[memorywidget], [logmessages]]
             ],
             'width-fraction': [
                 0.25,  # column 0 width
@@ -485,7 +493,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
             'height-fraction': [
                 [0.5, 0.5],  # column 0 row heights
                 [1.0],  # column 1 row heights
-                [1.0]
+                [0.1, 0.9]
             ]  # column 2 row heights
         }