diff --git a/lib/include/srsran/upper/bearer_mem_pool.h b/lib/include/srsran/upper/bearer_mem_pool.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7953863a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/include/srsran/upper/bearer_mem_pool.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * \section COPYRIGHT
+ *
+ * Copyright 2013-2021 Software Radio Systems Limited
+ *
+ * By using this file, you agree to the terms and conditions set
+ * forth in the LICENSE file which can be found at the top level of
+ * the distribution.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef SRSRAN_BEARER_MEM_POOL_H
+#define SRSRAN_BEARER_MEM_POOL_H
+
+#include <cstddef>
+
+namespace srsran {
+
+// Allocation of objects in rnti-dedicated memory pool
+void  reserve_rlc_memblocks(size_t nof_blocks);
+void* allocate_rlc_bearer(std::size_t size);
+void  deallocate_rlc_bearer(void* p);
+
+} // namespace srsran
+
+#endif // SRSRAN_BEARER_MEM_POOL_H
diff --git a/lib/include/srsran/upper/rlc_common.h b/lib/include/srsran/upper/rlc_common.h
index ab76e4c5a..f48939dcc 100644
--- a/lib/include/srsran/upper/rlc_common.h
+++ b/lib/include/srsran/upper/rlc_common.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include "srsran/adt/circular_buffer.h"
 #include "srsran/interfaces/rlc_interface_types.h"
+#include "srsran/upper/bearer_mem_pool.h"
 #include "srsran/upper/rlc_metrics.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
@@ -270,6 +271,9 @@ public:
 
   virtual void set_bsr_callback(bsr_callback_t callback) = 0;
 
+  void* operator new(size_t sz) { return allocate_rlc_bearer(sz); }
+  void  operator delete(void* p) { return deallocate_rlc_bearer(p); }
+
 private:
   bool suspended = false;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/upper/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/src/upper/CMakeLists.txt
index df43f663e..9d70b93ad 100644
--- a/lib/src/upper/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/src/upper/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@ set(SOURCES gtpu.cc
             rlc_am_lte.cc
             pdcp_entity_nr.cc
             rlc_um_nr.cc
-            rlc_am_nr.cc)
+            rlc_am_nr.cc
+            bearer_mem_pool.cc)
 
 add_library(srsran_upper STATIC ${SOURCES})
 target_link_libraries(srsran_upper srsran_common srsran_asn1)
-INSTALL(TARGETS srsran_upper DESTINATION ${LIBRARY_DIR})
\ No newline at end of file
+INSTALL(TARGETS srsran_upper DESTINATION ${LIBRARY_DIR})
diff --git a/lib/src/upper/bearer_mem_pool.cc b/lib/src/upper/bearer_mem_pool.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..764d8d122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/upper/bearer_mem_pool.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/**
+ *
+ * \section COPYRIGHT
+ *
+ * Copyright 2013-2021 Software Radio Systems Limited
+ *
+ * By using this file, you agree to the terms and conditions set
+ * forth in the LICENSE file which can be found at the top level of
+ * the distribution.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "srsran/upper/bearer_mem_pool.h"
+#include "srsran/adt/pool/batch_mem_pool.h"
+#include "srsran/upper/rlc_am_lte.h"
+#include "srsran/upper/rlc_um_lte.h"
+#include "srsran/upper/rlc_um_nr.h"
+
+namespace srsran {
+
+srsran::background_mem_pool* get_bearer_pool()
+{
+  static background_mem_pool pool(
+      4, std::max(std::max(sizeof(rlc_am_lte), sizeof(rlc_um_lte)), sizeof(rlc_um_nr)), 8, 8);
+  return &pool;
+}
+
+void reserve_rlc_memblocks(size_t nof_blocks)
+{
+  srsran::background_mem_pool* pool = get_bearer_pool();
+  while (pool->cache_size() < nof_blocks) {
+    pool->allocate_batch();
+  }
+}
+void* allocate_rlc_bearer(std::size_t sz)
+{
+  return get_bearer_pool()->allocate_node(sz);
+}
+void deallocate_rlc_bearer(void* p)
+{
+  get_bearer_pool()->deallocate_node(p);
+}
+
+} // namespace srsran
diff --git a/srsenb/src/stack/enb_stack_lte.cc b/srsenb/src/stack/enb_stack_lte.cc
index 97cb04db9..59d44c5c9 100644
--- a/srsenb/src/stack/enb_stack_lte.cc
+++ b/srsenb/src/stack/enb_stack_lte.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "srsenb/hdr/enb.h"
 #include "srsran/interfaces/enb_metrics_interface.h"
 #include "srsran/srslog/event_trace.h"
+#include "srsran/upper/bearer_mem_pool.h"
 
 using namespace srsran;
 
@@ -71,8 +72,10 @@ int enb_stack_lte::init(const stack_args_t& args_, const rrc_cfg_t& rrc_cfg_)
   args    = args_;
   rrc_cfg = rrc_cfg_;
 
-  // Init RNTI memory pool
+  // Init RNTI and bearer memory pools
   reserve_rnti_memblocks(args.mac.max_nof_ues);
+  uint32_t min_nof_bearers_per_ue = 4;
+  reserve_rlc_memblocks(args.mac.max_nof_ues * min_nof_bearers_per_ue);
 
   // setup logging for each layer
   mac_logger.set_level(srslog::str_to_basic_level(args.log.mac_level));