diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse.c b/libfuse/lib/fuse.c
index 73c9aa09..04691c30 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse.c
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse.c
@@ -3730,6 +3730,11 @@ metrics_log_nodes_info(struct fuse *f_,
                        FILE        *file_)
 {
   char buf[1024];
+  uint64_t time_now;
+  uint64_t sizeof_node;
+
+  time_now = time(NULL);
+  sizeof_node = sizeof(struct node);
 
   lfmp_lock(&f_->node_fmp);
   snprintf(buf,sizeof(buf),
@@ -3745,10 +3750,12 @@ metrics_log_nodes_info(struct fuse *f_,
            "node memory pool usage ratio: %f\n"
            "node memory pool avail objs: %"PRIu64"\n"
            "node memory pool total allocated memory: %"PRIu64"\n"
+           "msgbuf allocation count: %"PRIu64"\n"
+           "msgbuf total allocated memory: %"PRIu64"\n"
            "\n"
            ,
-           (uint64_t)time(NULL),
-           (uint64_t)sizeof(struct node),
+           (uint64_t)time_now,
+           (uint64_t)sizeof_node,
            (uint64_t)f_->id_table.size,
            (uint64_t)f_->id_table.use,
            (uint64_t)(f_->id_table.size * sizeof(struct node*)),
@@ -3758,7 +3765,9 @@ metrics_log_nodes_info(struct fuse *f_,
            (uint64_t)fmp_slab_count(&f_->node_fmp.fmp),
            fmp_slab_usage_ratio(&f_->node_fmp.fmp),
            (uint64_t)fmp_avail_objs(&f_->node_fmp.fmp),
-           (uint64_t)fmp_total_allocated_memory(&f_->node_fmp.fmp)
+           (uint64_t)fmp_total_allocated_memory(&f_->node_fmp.fmp),
+           (uint64_t)msgbuf_alloc_count(),
+           (uint64_t)msgbuf_alloc_count() * msgbuf_get_bufsize()
            );
   lfmp_unlock(&f_->node_fmp);
 
@@ -3818,7 +3827,10 @@ fuse_maintenance_loop(void *fuse_)
 
       // Trigger a followup gc if this gc succeeds
       if(!f->conf.nogc && gc)
-        gc = lfmp_gc(&f->node_fmp);
+        {
+          gc = lfmp_gc(&f->node_fmp);
+          msgbuf_gc();
+        }
 
       if(g_LOG_METRICS)
         metrics_log_nodes_info_to_tmp_dir(f);
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_msgbuf.cpp b/libfuse/lib/fuse_msgbuf.cpp
index fd167612..dd857876 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_msgbuf.cpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_msgbuf.cpp
@@ -78,13 +78,11 @@ page_aligned_malloc(const uint64_t size_)
 fuse_msgbuf_t*
 msgbuf_alloc()
 {
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lck(g_MUTEX);
   fuse_msgbuf_t *msgbuf;
 
-  g_MUTEX.lock();
   if(g_MSGBUF_STACK.empty())
     {
-      g_MUTEX.unlock();
-
       msgbuf = (fuse_msgbuf_t*)malloc(sizeof(fuse_msgbuf_t));
       if(msgbuf == NULL)
         return NULL;
@@ -102,7 +100,6 @@ msgbuf_alloc()
     {
       msgbuf = g_MSGBUF_STACK.top();
       g_MSGBUF_STACK.pop();
-      g_MUTEX.unlock();
     }
 
   return msgbuf;
@@ -122,3 +119,28 @@ msgbuf_free(fuse_msgbuf_t *msgbuf_)
 
   g_MSGBUF_STACK.push(msgbuf_);
 }
+
+uint64_t
+msgbuf_alloc_count()
+{
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lck(g_MUTEX);
+
+  return g_MSGBUF_STACK.size();
+}
+
+void
+msgbuf_gc()
+{
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lck(g_MUTEX);
+
+  while(!g_MSGBUF_STACK.empty())
+    {
+      fuse_msgbuf_t *msgbuf;
+
+      msgbuf = g_MSGBUF_STACK.top();
+      g_MSGBUF_STACK.pop();
+
+      free(msgbuf->mem);
+      free(msgbuf);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libfuse/lib/fuse_msgbuf.hpp b/libfuse/lib/fuse_msgbuf.hpp
index 8ff0f77f..348b2698 100644
--- a/libfuse/lib/fuse_msgbuf.hpp
+++ b/libfuse/lib/fuse_msgbuf.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ void     msgbuf_set_bufsize(const uint32_t size);
 uint32_t msgbuf_get_bufsize();
 
 fuse_msgbuf_t* msgbuf_alloc();
-fuse_msgbuf_t* msgbuf_alloc_memonly();
 void           msgbuf_free(fuse_msgbuf_t *msgbuf);
 
+void           msgbuf_gc();
+
+uint64_t       msgbuf_alloc_count();
+
 EXTERN_C_END