diff --git a/repos/os/run/resource_request.run b/repos/os/run/resource_request.run
index 7fa6861405..342381130a 100644
--- a/repos/os/run/resource_request.run
+++ b/repos/os/run/resource_request.run
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-build "core init test/resource_request drivers/timer"
+build "core init server/report_rom test/resource_request drivers/timer"
 
 create_boot_directory
 
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ install_config {
 			<service name="ROM"/>
 			<service name="RAM"/>
 			<service name="CPU"/>
-			<service name="RM"/>
 			<service name="PD"/>
 			<service name="IRQ"/>
 			<service name="IO_PORT"/>
@@ -22,14 +21,34 @@ install_config {
 			<resource name="RAM" quantum="1M"/>
 			<provides><service name="Timer"/></provides>
 		</start>
-		<start name="test-resource_request">
+		<start name="report_rom">
 			<resource name="RAM" quantum="2M"/>
-			<provides> <service name="ROM" /> </provides>
+			<provides> <service name="ROM"/> <service name="Report"/> </provides>
+			<config verbose="no">
+				<policy label="init -> config" report="init_monitor -> init.config"/>
+				<policy label="init_monitor -> state" report="init -> state"/>
+			</config>
+		</start>
+		<start name="init">
+			<resource name="RAM" quantum="10M"/>
+			<route>
+				<service name="ROM" label="config"> <child name="report_rom"/> </service>
+				<any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service>
+			</route>
+		</start>
+		<start name="init_monitor">
+			<binary name="test-resource_request"/>
+			<resource name="RAM" quantum="2M"/>
+			<config role="monitor"/>
+			<route>
+				<service name="ROM" label="state"> <child name="report_rom"/> </service>
+				<any-service> <parent/> <any-child/> </any-service>
+			</route>
 		</start>
 	</config>
 }
 
-build_boot_image "core ld.lib.so init timer test-resource_request"
+build_boot_image "core ld.lib.so init timer report_rom test-resource_request"
 
 append qemu_args "-nographic -m 128"
 
diff --git a/repos/os/src/test/resource_request/main.cc b/repos/os/src/test/resource_request/main.cc
index c479b16f1f..37110ff1bf 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/test/resource_request/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/test/resource_request/main.cc
@@ -16,7 +16,14 @@
 
 #include <base/component.h>
 #include <base/log.h>
+#include <base/attached_rom_dataspace.h>
 #include <ram_session/connection.h>
+#include <os/reporter.h>
+
+namespace Test {
+	using namespace Genode;
+	struct Monitor;
+}
 
 
 static void print_quota_stats(Genode::Ram_session &ram)
@@ -31,10 +38,99 @@ static void print_quota_stats(Genode::Ram_session &ram)
 		throw Error(); }
 
 
+struct Test::Monitor
+{
+	Env &_env;
+
+	Attached_rom_dataspace _init_state { _env, "state" };
+
+	Reporter _init_config { _env, "init.config" };
+
+	size_t _ram_quota = 2*1024*1024;
+
+	void _gen_service_xml(Xml_generator &xml, char const *name)
+	{
+		xml.node("service", [&] () { xml.attribute("name", name); });
+	};
+
+	void _generate_init_config()
+	{
+		Reporter::Xml_generator xml(_init_config, [&] () {
+
+			xml.node("report", [&] () { xml.attribute("child_ram", true); });
+
+			xml.node("parent-provides", [&] () {
+				_gen_service_xml(xml, "ROM");
+				_gen_service_xml(xml, "CPU");
+				_gen_service_xml(xml, "PD");
+				_gen_service_xml(xml, "RAM");
+				_gen_service_xml(xml, "LOG");
+				_gen_service_xml(xml, "Timer");
+			});
+
+			xml.node("start", [&] () {
+				xml.attribute("name", "test-resource_request");
+				xml.node("resource", [&] () {
+					xml.attribute("name", "RAM");
+					xml.attribute("quantum", _ram_quota);
+				});
+				xml.node("route", [&] () {
+					xml.node("any-service", [&] () {
+						xml.node("parent", [&] () { }); }); });
+			});
+		});
+	}
+
+	size_t _resource_request_from_init_state()
+	{
+		try {
+			return _init_state.xml().sub_node("child")
+			                        .sub_node("ram")
+			                        .attribute_value("requested", Number_of_bytes(0));
+		}
+		catch (...) { return 0; }
+	}
+
+	Signal_handler<Monitor> _init_state_handler {
+		_env.ep(), *this, &Monitor::_handle_init_state };
+
+	void _handle_init_state()
+	{
+		_init_state.update();
+
+		size_t const requested = _resource_request_from_init_state();
+		if (requested > 0) {
+			log("responding to resource request of ", Number_of_bytes(requested));
+
+			_ram_quota += requested;
+			_generate_init_config();
+		}
+	}
+
+	Monitor(Env &env) : _env(env)
+	{
+		_init_config.enabled(true);
+		_init_state.sigh(_init_state_handler);
+		_generate_init_config();
+	}
+};
+
+
 void Component::construct(Genode::Env &env)
 {
 	using namespace Genode;
 
+	/*
+	 * Distinguish the roles of the program. If configured as playing the
+	 * monitor role, it manages the configuration of a sub init and monitors
+	 * the init state for resource requests.
+	 */
+	Attached_rom_dataspace config { env, "config" };
+	if (config.xml().attribute_value("role", String<32>()) == "monitor") {
+		static Test::Monitor monitor(env);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	class Error : Exception { };
 
 	log("--- test-resource_request started ---");