diff --git a/jerry-core/jerry-api.h b/jerry-core/jerry-api.h
index a026e4e65..27010d295 100644
--- a/jerry-core/jerry-api.h
+++ b/jerry-core/jerry-api.h
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ jerry_completion_code_t jerry_api_eval (const jerry_api_char_t *, size_t, bool,
 extern EXTERN_C
 jerry_api_object_t *jerry_api_get_global (void);
 
+extern EXTERN_C
+void jerry_api_gc (void);
+
 extern EXTERN_C
 void jerry_register_external_magic_strings (const jerry_api_char_ptr_t *, uint32_t, const jerry_api_length_t *);
 
diff --git a/jerry-core/jerry.cpp b/jerry-core/jerry.cpp
index acd977230..1468f51da 100644
--- a/jerry-core/jerry.cpp
+++ b/jerry-core/jerry.cpp
@@ -1375,6 +1375,17 @@ jerry_api_eval (const jerry_api_char_t *source_p, /**< source code */
   return status;
 } /* jerry_api_eval */
 
+/**
+ * Perform GC
+ */
+void
+jerry_api_gc (void)
+{
+  jerry_assert_api_available ();
+
+  ecma_gc_run ();
+} /* jerry_api_gc */
+
 /**
  * Jerry engine initialization
  */
diff --git a/tests/unit/test-api.cpp b/tests/unit/test-api.cpp
index 343ba4664..0feebd176 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test-api.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/test-api.cpp
@@ -660,6 +660,9 @@ main (void)
   // cleanup.
   jerry_api_release_object (global_obj_p);
 
+  // TEST: run gc.
+  jerry_api_gc ();
+
   jerry_cleanup ();
 
   JERRY_ASSERT (test_api_is_free_callback_was_called);