diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_memory.hh b/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_memory.hh
index e7da1a6d4fd..0142f5d248a 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_memory.hh
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_memory.hh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <atomic>
+#include <ctime>
 #include <functional>
 #include <map>
 #include <mutex>
@@ -231,17 +232,20 @@ class MTLCircularBuffer {
 struct MTLBufferHandle {
   gpu::MTLBuffer *buffer;
   uint64_t buffer_size;
+  time_t insert_time;
 
   inline MTLBufferHandle(gpu::MTLBuffer *buf)
   {
     this->buffer = buf;
     this->buffer_size = this->buffer->get_size();
+    this->insert_time = std::time(nullptr);
   }
 
   inline MTLBufferHandle(uint64_t compare_size)
   {
     this->buffer = nullptr;
     this->buffer_size = compare_size;
+    this->insert_time = 0;
   }
 };
 
@@ -354,7 +358,6 @@ class MTLBufferPool {
 
   /* Debug statistics. */
   std::atomic<int> per_frame_allocation_count_;
-  std::atomic<int64_t> allocations_in_pool_;
   std::atomic<int64_t> buffers_in_pool_;
 #endif
 
@@ -399,6 +402,7 @@ class MTLBufferPool {
   /* MTLBuffer::free() can be called from separate threads, due to usage within animation
    * system/worker threads. */
   std::atomic<MTLSafeFreeList *> current_free_list_;
+  std::atomic<int64_t> allocations_in_pool_;
 
  public:
   void init(id<MTLDevice> device);
diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_memory.mm b/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_memory.mm
index ca5abec959e..73b167a9ce3 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_memory.mm
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_memory.mm
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
 using namespace blender;
 using namespace blender::gpu;
 
+/* Memory size in bytes macros, used as pool flushing frequency thresholds. */
+#define MEMORY_SIZE_2GB 2147483648LL
+#define MEMORY_SIZE_1GB 1073741824LL
+#define MEMORY_SIZE_512MB 536870912LL
+#define MEMORY_SIZE_256MB 268435456LL
+
 namespace blender::gpu {
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
@@ -28,9 +34,10 @@ void MTLBufferPool::init(id<MTLDevice> mtl_device)
     /* Debug statistics. */
     total_allocation_bytes_ = 0;
     per_frame_allocation_count_ = 0;
-    allocations_in_pool_ = 0;
     buffers_in_pool_ = 0;
 #endif
+    /* Track pool allocation size. */
+    allocations_in_pool_ = 0;
 
     /* Free pools -- Create initial safe free pool */
     BLI_assert(current_free_list_ == nullptr);
@@ -159,11 +166,13 @@ gpu::MTLBuffer *MTLBufferPool::allocate_aligned(uint64_t size,
 
 #if MTL_DEBUG_MEMORY_STATISTICS == 1
     /* Debug. */
-    allocations_in_pool_ -= new_buffer->get_size();
     buffers_in_pool_--;
-    BLI_assert(allocations_in_pool_ >= 0);
 #endif
 
+    /* Decrement size of pool. */
+    BLI_assert(allocations_in_pool_ >= 0);
+    allocations_in_pool_ -= new_buffer->get_size();
+
     /* Ensure buffer memory is correctly backed. */
     BLI_assert(new_buffer->get_metal_buffer());
   }
@@ -275,6 +284,59 @@ void MTLBufferPool::update_memory_pools()
     }
   }
 
+  /* Release memory allocations which have not been used in a while.
+   * This ensures memory pressure stays low for scenes with compounding complexity during
+   * animation.
+   * If memory is continually used, then we do not want to free this memory as it will be
+   * re-allocated during a short time period. */
+  const time_t time_now = std::time(nullptr);
+  for (auto buffer_pool_list : buffer_pools_.items()) {
+    MTLBufferPoolOrderedList *pool_allocations = buffer_pool_list.value;
+    MTLBufferPoolOrderedList::iterator pool_iterator = pool_allocations->begin();
+    while (pool_iterator != pool_allocations->end()) {
+
+      const MTLBufferHandle handle = *pool_iterator;
+      const time_t time_passed = time_now - handle.insert_time;
+
+      /* Free allocations if a certain amount of time has passed.
+       * Deletion frequency depends on how much excess memory
+       * the application is using. */
+      time_t deletion_time_threshold_s = 600;
+      /* Spare pool memory >= 2GB. */
+      if (allocations_in_pool_ >= MEMORY_SIZE_2GB) {
+        deletion_time_threshold_s = 2;
+      }
+      else
+          /* Spare pool memory >= 1GB. */
+          if (allocations_in_pool_ >= MEMORY_SIZE_1GB)
+      {
+        deletion_time_threshold_s = 4;
+      }
+      /* Spare pool memory >= 512MB.*/
+      else if (allocations_in_pool_ >= MEMORY_SIZE_512MB) {
+        deletion_time_threshold_s = 15;
+      }
+      /* Spare pool memory >= 256MB. */
+      else if (allocations_in_pool_ >= MEMORY_SIZE_256MB) {
+        deletion_time_threshold_s = 60;
+      }
+
+      if (time_passed > deletion_time_threshold_s) {
+
+        /* Delete allocation. */
+        delete handle.buffer;
+        pool_iterator = pool_allocations->erase(pool_iterator);
+        allocations_in_pool_ -= handle.buffer_size;
+#if MTL_DEBUG_MEMORY_STATISTICS == 1
+        total_allocation_bytes_ -= handle.buffer_size;
+        buffers_in_pool_--;
+#endif
+        continue;
+      }
+      pool_iterator++;
+    }
+  }
+
 #if MTL_DEBUG_MEMORY_STATISTICS == 1
   printf("--- Allocation Stats ---\n");
   printf("  Num buffers processed in pool (this frame): %u\n", num_buffers_added);
@@ -383,10 +445,10 @@ void MTLBufferPool::insert_buffer_into_pool(MTLResourceOptions options, gpu::MTL
 
   std::multiset<MTLBufferHandle, CompareMTLBuffer> *pool = buffer_pools_.lookup(options);
   pool->insert(MTLBufferHandle(buffer));
+  allocations_in_pool_ += buffer->get_size();
 
 #if MTL_DEBUG_MEMORY_STATISTICS == 1
   /* Debug statistics. */
-  allocations_in_pool_ += buffer->get_size();
   buffers_in_pool_++;
 #endif
 }