diff --git a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/resources.py b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/resources.py
index 728377478391f..4c833d170d3e5 100644
--- a/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/resources.py
+++ b/src/middlewared/middlewared/plugins/apps/resources.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 from .ix_apps.utils import ContainerState
 from .resources_utils import get_normalized_gpu_choices
+from .utils import IX_APPS_MOUNT_PATH
 
 
 class AppService(Service):
@@ -112,6 +113,15 @@ async def ip_choices(self):
             for ip in await self.middleware.call('interface.ip_in_use', {'static': True, 'any': True})
         }
 
+    @accepts(roles=['CATALOG_READ'])
+    @returns(Int())
+    async def available_space(self):
+        """
+        Returns space available in bytes in the configured apps pool which apps can consume
+        """
+        await self.middleware.call('docker.state.validate')
+        return (await self.middleware.call('filesystem.statfs', IX_APPS_MOUNT_PATH))['avail_bytes']
+
     @accepts(roles=['APPS_READ'])
     @returns(Dict('gpu_choices', additional_attrs=True))
     async def gpu_choices(self):