diff --git a/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/PrestoServer.cpp b/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/PrestoServer.cpp
index 3b3064a4cea86..4a8a8896442a5 100644
--- a/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/PrestoServer.cpp
+++ b/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/PrestoServer.cpp
@@ -656,7 +656,16 @@ void PrestoServer::initializeVeloxMemory() {
         memoryGb,
         "Query memory capacity must not be larger than system memory capacity");
     options.arbitratorCapacity = queryMemoryGb << 30;
+    const uint64_t queryReservedMemoryGb =
+        systemConfig->queryReservedMemoryGb();
+    VELOX_USER_CHECK_LE(
+        queryReservedMemoryGb,
+        queryMemoryGb,
+        "Query reserved memory capacity must not be larger than query memory capacity");
+    options.arbitratorReservedCapacity = queryReservedMemoryGb << 30;
     options.memoryPoolInitCapacity = systemConfig->memoryPoolInitCapacity();
+    options.memoryPoolReservedCapacity =
+        systemConfig->memoryPoolReservedCapacity();
     options.memoryPoolTransferCapacity =
         systemConfig->memoryPoolTransferCapacity();
     options.memoryReclaimWaitMs = systemConfig->memoryReclaimWaitMs();
diff --git a/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/common/Configs.cpp b/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/common/Configs.cpp
index 1169abebacc96..ea2348023ed54 100644
--- a/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/common/Configs.cpp
+++ b/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/common/Configs.cpp
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-#include "presto_cpp/main/common/ConfigReader.h"
 #include "presto_cpp/main/common/Configs.h"
+#include "presto_cpp/main/common/ConfigReader.h"
 #include "presto_cpp/main/common/Utils.h"
 #include "velox/core/QueryConfig.h"
 
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ SystemConfig::SystemConfig() {
           BOOL_PROP(kUseMmapAllocator, true),
           STR_PROP(kMemoryArbitratorKind, ""),
           NUM_PROP(kQueryMemoryGb, 38),
+          NUM_PROP(kQueryMemoryGb, 4),
           BOOL_PROP(kEnableVeloxTaskLogging, false),
           BOOL_PROP(kEnableVeloxExprSetLogging, false),
           NUM_PROP(kLocalShuffleMaxPartitionBytes, 268435456),
@@ -462,12 +463,22 @@ int32_t SystemConfig::queryMemoryGb() const {
   return optionalProperty<int32_t>(kQueryMemoryGb).value();
 }
 
+int32_t SystemConfig::queryReservedMemoryGb() const {
+  return optionalProperty<int32_t>(kQueryReservedMemoryGb).value();
+}
+
 uint64_t SystemConfig::memoryPoolInitCapacity() const {
   static constexpr uint64_t kMemoryPoolInitCapacityDefault = 128 << 20;
   return optionalProperty<uint64_t>(kMemoryPoolInitCapacity)
       .value_or(kMemoryPoolInitCapacityDefault);
 }
 
+uint64_t SystemConfig::memoryPoolReservedCapacity() const {
+  static constexpr uint64_t kMemoryPoolReservedCapacityDefault = 64 << 20;
+  return optionalProperty<uint64_t>(kMemoryPoolReservedCapacity)
+      .value_or(kMemoryPoolReservedCapacityDefault);
+}
+
 uint64_t SystemConfig::memoryPoolTransferCapacity() const {
   static constexpr uint64_t kMemoryPoolTransferCapacityDefault = 32 << 20;
   return optionalProperty<uint64_t>(kMemoryPoolTransferCapacity)
diff --git a/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/common/Configs.h b/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/common/Configs.h
index 31b580915224c..e3838eefffe8f 100644
--- a/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/common/Configs.h
+++ b/presto-native-execution/presto_cpp/main/common/Configs.h
@@ -256,6 +256,17 @@ class SystemConfig : public ConfigBase {
   /// this config only applies if the memory arbitration has been enabled.
   static constexpr std::string_view kQueryMemoryGb{"query-memory-gb"};
 
+  /// Specifies the amount of query memory capacity reserved to ensure that a
+  /// query has minimal memory capacity to run. This capacity should be less
+  /// than 'query-memory-gb'. A query's minimal memory capacity is specified by
+  /// 'memory-pool-reserved-capacity'.
+  ///
+  /// NOTE: the reserved query memory capacity is enforced by memory arbitrator
+  /// so that this config only applies if the memory arbitration has been
+  /// enabled.
+  static constexpr std::string_view kQueryReservedMemoryGb{
+      "query-reserved-memory-gb"};
+
   /// If true, enable memory pushback when the server is under low memory
   /// condition. This only applies if 'system-mem-limit-gb' is set.
   static constexpr std::string_view kSystemMemPushbackEnabled{
@@ -335,6 +346,11 @@ class SystemConfig : public ConfigBase {
   static constexpr std::string_view kMemoryPoolInitCapacity{
       "memory-pool-init-capacity"};
 
+  /// The minimal amount of memory capacity in bytes reserved for each query
+  /// memory pool.
+  static constexpr std::string_view kMemoryPoolReservedCapacity{
+      "memory-pool-reserved-capacity"};
+
   /// The minimal memory capacity in bytes transferred between memory pools
   /// during memory arbitration.
   ///
@@ -620,8 +636,12 @@ class SystemConfig : public ConfigBase {
 
   int32_t queryMemoryGb() const;
 
+  int32_t queryReservedMemoryGb() const;
+
   uint64_t memoryPoolInitCapacity() const;
 
+  uint64_t memoryPoolReservedCapacity() const;
+
   uint64_t memoryPoolTransferCapacity() const;
 
   uint64_t memoryReclaimWaitMs() const;