diff --git a/man/systemd.resource-control.xml b/man/systemd.resource-control.xml
index d4c8fa70919..0551d750269 100644
--- a/man/systemd.resource-control.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.resource-control.xml
@@ -228,9 +228,11 @@
           reclaimed as long as memory can be reclaimed from unprotected units.</para>
 
           <para>Takes a memory size in bytes. If the value is suffixed with K, M, G or T, the specified memory size is
-          parsed as Kilobytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes, or Terabytes (with the base 1024), respectively. This controls the
-          <literal>memory.low</literal> control group attribute. For details about this control group attribute, see
-          <ulink url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v2.txt">cgroup-v2.txt</ulink>.</para>
+          parsed as Kilobytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes, or Terabytes (with the base 1024), respectively. Alternatively, a
+          percentage value may be specified, which is taken relative to the installed physical memory on the
+          system. This controls the <literal>memory.low</literal> control group attribute. For details about this
+          control group attribute, see <ulink
+          url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v2.txt">cgroup-v2.txt</ulink>.</para>
 
           <para>Implies <literal>MemoryAccounting=true</literal>.</para>
 
@@ -247,7 +249,9 @@
           aggressively in such cases. This is the main mechanism to control memory usage of a unit.</para>
 
           <para>Takes a memory size in bytes. If the value is suffixed with K, M, G or T, the specified memory size is
-          parsed as Kilobytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes, or Terabytes (with the base 1024), respectively. If assigned the
+          parsed as Kilobytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes, or Terabytes (with the base 1024), respectively. Alternatively, a
+          percentage value may be specified, which is taken relative to the installed physical memory on the
+          system. If assigned the
           special value <literal>infinity</literal>, no memory limit is applied. This controls the
           <literal>memory.high</literal> control group attribute. For details about this control group attribute, see
           <ulink url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v2.txt">cgroup-v2.txt</ulink>.</para>
@@ -268,8 +272,9 @@
           last line of defense.</para>
 
           <para>Takes a memory size in bytes. If the value is suffixed with K, M, G or T, the specified memory size is
-          parsed as Kilobytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes, or Terabytes (with the base 1024), respectively. If assigned the
-          special value <literal>infinity</literal>, no memory limit is applied. This controls the
+          parsed as Kilobytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes, or Terabytes (with the base 1024), respectively. Alternatively, a
+          percentage value may be specified, which is taken relative to the installed physical memory on the system. If
+          assigned the special value <literal>infinity</literal>, no memory limit is applied. This controls the
           <literal>memory.max</literal> control group attribute. For details about this control group attribute, see
           <ulink url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v2.txt">cgroup-v2.txt</ulink>.</para>
 
@@ -284,17 +289,14 @@
         <term><varname>MemoryLimit=<replaceable>bytes</replaceable></varname></term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>Specify the limit on maximum memory usage of the
-          executed processes. The limit specifies how much process and
-          kernel memory can be used by tasks in this unit. Takes a
-          memory size in bytes. If the value is suffixed with K, M, G
-          or T, the specified memory size is parsed as Kilobytes,
-          Megabytes, Gigabytes, or Terabytes (with the base 1024),
-          respectively. If assigned the special value
-          <literal>infinity</literal>, no memory limit is applied. This
-          controls the <literal>memory.limit_in_bytes</literal>
-          control group attribute. For details about this control
-          group attribute, see <ulink
+          <para>Specify the limit on maximum memory usage of the executed processes. The limit specifies how much
+          process and kernel memory can be used by tasks in this unit. Takes a memory size in bytes. If the value is
+          suffixed with K, M, G or T, the specified memory size is parsed as Kilobytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes, or
+          Terabytes (with the base 1024), respectively. Alternatively, a percentage value may be specified, which is
+          taken relative to the installed physical memory on the system. If assigned the special value
+          <literal>infinity</literal>, no memory limit is applied. This controls the
+          <literal>memory.limit_in_bytes</literal> control group attribute. For details about this control group
+          attribute, see <ulink
           url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/cgroup-v1/memory.txt">memory.txt</ulink>.</para>
 
           <para>Implies <literal>MemoryAccounting=true</literal>.</para>
diff --git a/src/core/load-fragment.c b/src/core/load-fragment.c
index fe60bee7891..05852cc7e3e 100644
--- a/src/core/load-fragment.c
+++ b/src/core/load-fragment.c
@@ -2812,9 +2812,19 @@ int config_parse_memory_limit(
         int r;
 
         if (!isempty(rvalue) && !streq(rvalue, "infinity")) {
-                r = parse_size(rvalue, 1024, &bytes);
-                if (r < 0 || bytes < 1) {
-                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, r, "Memory limit '%s' invalid. Ignoring.", rvalue);
+
+                r = parse_percent(rvalue);
+                if (r < 0) {
+                        r = parse_size(rvalue, 1024, &bytes);
+                        if (r < 0) {
+                                log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, r, "Memory limit '%s' invalid. Ignoring.", rvalue);
+                                return 0;
+                        }
+                } else
+                        bytes = (((physical_memory() / page_size()) * (uint64_t) r) / 100) * page_size();
+
+                if (bytes < 1) {
+                        log_syntax(unit, LOG_ERR, filename, line, 0, "Memory limit '%s' too small. Ignoring.", rvalue);
                         return 0;
                 }
         }