diff --git a/src/bits.h b/src/bits.h
index fd36cac9..27a769c5 100644
--- a/src/bits.h
+++ b/src/bits.h
@@ -475,6 +475,9 @@ typedef struct MDBX_lockinfo {
   /* Number un-synced-with-disk pages for auto-sync feature. */
   volatile pgno_t mti_unsynced_pages;
 
+  /* Number of page which was discarded last time by madvise(MADV_FREE). */
+  volatile pgno_t mti_discarded_tail;
+
   alignas(MDBX_CACHELINE_SIZE) /* cacheline ---------------------------------*/
 
 #ifdef MDBX_OSAL_LOCK
@@ -820,6 +823,7 @@ struct MDBX_env {
   volatile uint64_t *me_autosync_period;
   volatile pgno_t *me_unsynced_pages;
   volatile pgno_t *me_autosync_threshold;
+  volatile pgno_t *me_discarded_tail;
   MDBX_oom_func *me_oom_func; /* Callback for kicking laggard readers */
   struct {
 #ifdef MDBX_OSAL_LOCK
@@ -830,6 +834,7 @@ struct MDBX_env {
     uint64_t autosync_period;
     pgno_t autosync_pending;
     pgno_t autosync_threshold;
+    pgno_t discarded_tail;
   } me_lckless_stub;
 #if MDBX_DEBUG
   MDBX_assert_func *me_assert_func; /*  Callback for assertion failures */
diff --git a/src/lck-windows.c b/src/lck-windows.c
index 34a6e5a5..01fce3dd 100644
--- a/src/lck-windows.c
+++ b/src/lck-windows.c
@@ -663,11 +663,21 @@ MDBX_srwlock_function mdbx_srwlock_Init, mdbx_srwlock_AcquireShared,
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+static DWORD WINAPI stub_DiscardVirtualMemory(PVOID VirtualAddress,
+                                              SIZE_T Size) {
+  return VirtualAlloc(VirtualAddress, Size, MEM_RESET, PAGE_NOACCESS)
+             ? ERROR_SUCCESS
+             : GetLastError();
+}
+
+/*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
 MDBX_GetFileInformationByHandleEx mdbx_GetFileInformationByHandleEx;
 MDBX_GetVolumeInformationByHandleW mdbx_GetVolumeInformationByHandleW;
 MDBX_GetFinalPathNameByHandleW mdbx_GetFinalPathNameByHandleW;
 MDBX_SetFileInformationByHandle mdbx_SetFileInformationByHandle;
 MDBX_PrefetchVirtualMemory mdbx_PrefetchVirtualMemory;
+MDBX_DiscardVirtualMemory mdbx_DiscardVirtualMemory;
 MDBX_NtFsControlFile mdbx_NtFsControlFile;
 
 static void mdbx_winnt_import(void) {
@@ -700,6 +710,9 @@ static void mdbx_winnt_import(void) {
   GET_KERNEL32_PROC(GetFinalPathNameByHandleW);
   GET_KERNEL32_PROC(SetFileInformationByHandle);
   GET_KERNEL32_PROC(PrefetchVirtualMemory);
+  GET_KERNEL32_PROC(DiscardVirtualMemory);
+  if (!mdbx_DiscardVirtualMemory)
+    mdbx_DiscardVirtualMemory = stub_DiscardVirtualMemory;
 
   const HINSTANCE hNtdll = GetModuleHandleA("ntdll.dll");
   mdbx_NtFsControlFile =
diff --git a/src/mdbx.c b/src/mdbx.c
index a8edbc64..688e7279 100644
--- a/src/mdbx.c
+++ b/src/mdbx.c
@@ -5400,31 +5400,51 @@ static int mdbx_sync_locked(MDBX_env *env, unsigned flags,
       flags &= MDBX_WRITEMAP | MDBX_SHRINK_ALLOWED; /* force steady */
   }
 
-  /* LY: check conditions to shrink datafile */
-  const pgno_t backlog_gap =
-      pending->mm_dbs[FREE_DBI].md_depth + mdbx_backlog_extragap(env);
   pgno_t shrink = 0;
-  if ((flags & MDBX_SHRINK_ALLOWED) && pending->mm_geo.shrink &&
-      pending->mm_geo.now - pending->mm_geo.next >
-          pending->mm_geo.shrink + backlog_gap) {
-    const pgno_t largest = mdbx_find_largest(
+  if (flags & MDBX_SHRINK_ALLOWED) {
+    /* LY: check conditions to discard unused pages */
+    const pgno_t largest_pgno = mdbx_find_largest(
         env, (head->mm_geo.next > pending->mm_geo.next) ? head->mm_geo.next
                                                         : pending->mm_geo.next);
-    if (pending->mm_geo.now > largest &&
-        pending->mm_geo.now - largest > pending->mm_geo.shrink + backlog_gap) {
-      const pgno_t aligner =
-          pending->mm_geo.grow ? pending->mm_geo.grow : pending->mm_geo.shrink;
-      const pgno_t with_backlog_gap = largest + backlog_gap;
-      const pgno_t aligned = pgno_align2os_pgno(
-          env, with_backlog_gap + aligner - with_backlog_gap % aligner);
-      const pgno_t bottom =
-          (aligned > pending->mm_geo.lower) ? aligned : pending->mm_geo.lower;
-      if (pending->mm_geo.now > bottom) {
-        flags &= MDBX_WRITEMAP | MDBX_SHRINK_ALLOWED; /* force steady */
-        shrink = pending->mm_geo.now - bottom;
-        pending->mm_geo.now = bottom;
-        if (mdbx_meta_txnid_stable(env, head) == pending->mm_txnid_a)
-          mdbx_meta_set_txnid(env, pending, pending->mm_txnid_a + 1);
+    const size_t largest_aligned2os_bytes =
+        pgno_align2os_bytes(env, largest_pgno);
+    const pgno_t largest_aligned2os_pgno =
+        bytes2pgno(env, largest_aligned2os_bytes);
+    const pgno_t prev_discarded_pgno = *env->me_discarded_tail;
+    *env->me_discarded_tail = largest_aligned2os_pgno;
+    if (prev_discarded_pgno > largest_aligned2os_pgno) {
+      const size_t prev_discarded_bytes =
+          pgno_align2os_bytes(env, prev_discarded_pgno);
+      mdbx_ensure(env, prev_discarded_bytes > largest_aligned2os_bytes);
+#if defined(MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE_OR_DONTNEED)
+      (void)madvise(env->me_map + largest_aligned2os_bytes,
+                    prev_discarded_bytes - largest_aligned2os_bytes,
+                    MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE_OR_DONTNEED);
+#endif /* MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE_OR_DONTNEED */
+    }
+
+    /* LY: check conditions to shrink datafile */
+    const pgno_t backlog_gap =
+        pending->mm_dbs[FREE_DBI].md_depth + mdbx_backlog_extragap(env);
+    if (pending->mm_geo.shrink && pending->mm_geo.now - pending->mm_geo.next >
+                                      pending->mm_geo.shrink + backlog_gap) {
+      if (pending->mm_geo.now > largest_pgno &&
+          pending->mm_geo.now - largest_pgno >
+              pending->mm_geo.shrink + backlog_gap) {
+        const pgno_t aligner = pending->mm_geo.grow ? pending->mm_geo.grow
+                                                    : pending->mm_geo.shrink;
+        const pgno_t with_backlog_gap = largest_pgno + backlog_gap;
+        const pgno_t aligned = pgno_align2os_pgno(
+            env, with_backlog_gap + aligner - with_backlog_gap % aligner);
+        const pgno_t bottom =
+            (aligned > pending->mm_geo.lower) ? aligned : pending->mm_geo.lower;
+        if (pending->mm_geo.now > bottom) {
+          flags &= MDBX_WRITEMAP | MDBX_SHRINK_ALLOWED; /* force steady */
+          shrink = pending->mm_geo.now - bottom;
+          pending->mm_geo.now = bottom;
+          if (mdbx_meta_txnid_stable(env, head) == pending->mm_txnid_a)
+            mdbx_meta_set_txnid(env, pending, pending->mm_txnid_a + 1);
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -5755,14 +5775,16 @@ static int __cold mdbx_env_map(MDBX_env *env, const int is_exclusive,
 #endif
 
   if (is_exclusive && (env->me_flags & MDBX_WRITEMAP) != 0) {
-#ifdef MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE
-    const size_t used_alined2os = mdbx_roundup2(usedsize, env->me_os_psize);
-    if (used_alined2os < env->me_mapsize)
-      (void)madvise(env->me_map + used_alined2os,
-                    env->me_mapsize - used_alined2os, MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE);
-#else
-    (void)usedsize;
-#endif
+    const size_t used_aligned2os_bytes =
+        mdbx_roundup2(usedsize, env->me_os_psize);
+    *env->me_discarded_tail = bytes2pgno(env, used_aligned2os_bytes);
+    if (used_aligned2os_bytes < env->me_mapsize) {
+#if defined(MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE_OR_DONTNEED)
+      (void)madvise(env->me_map + used_aligned2os_bytes,
+                    env->me_mapsize - used_aligned2os_bytes,
+                    MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE_OR_DONTNEED);
+#endif /* MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE_OR_DONTNEED */
+    }
   }
 
 #ifdef POSIX_FADV_RANDOM
@@ -6511,6 +6533,7 @@ static int __cold mdbx_setup_lck(MDBX_env *env, char *lck_pathname,
     env->me_autosync_period = &env->me_lckless_stub.autosync_period;
     env->me_unsynced_pages = &env->me_lckless_stub.autosync_pending;
     env->me_autosync_threshold = &env->me_lckless_stub.autosync_threshold;
+    env->me_discarded_tail = &env->me_lckless_stub.discarded_tail;
     env->me_maxreaders = UINT_MAX;
 #ifdef MDBX_OSAL_LOCK
     env->me_wmutex = &env->me_lckless_stub.wmutex;
@@ -6623,6 +6646,7 @@ static int __cold mdbx_setup_lck(MDBX_env *env, char *lck_pathname,
   env->me_autosync_period = &env->me_lck->mti_autosync_period;
   env->me_unsynced_pages = &env->me_lck->mti_unsynced_pages;
   env->me_autosync_threshold = &env->me_lck->mti_autosync_threshold;
+  env->me_discarded_tail = &env->me_lck->mti_discarded_tail;
 #ifdef MDBX_OSAL_LOCK
   env->me_wmutex = &env->me_lck->mti_wmutex;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/osal.h b/src/osal.h
index be7e44d3..12fdd723 100644
--- a/src/osal.h
+++ b/src/osal.h
@@ -200,13 +200,15 @@ typedef pthread_mutex_t mdbx_fastmutex_t;
 #define MADV_DONTDUMP MADV_NOCORE
 #endif /* MADV_NOCORE -> MADV_DONTDUMP */
 
-#ifndef MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE
+#ifndef MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE_OR_DONTNEED
 #ifdef MADV_REMOVE
-#define MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE MADV_REMOVE
+#define MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE_OR_DONTNEED MADV_REMOVE
 #elif defined(MADV_FREE)
-#define MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE MADV_FREE
+#define MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE_OR_DONTNEED MADV_FREE
+#elif defined(MADV_DONTNEED)
+#define MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE_OR_DONTNEED MADV_DONTNEED
 #endif
-#endif /* MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE */
+#endif /* MADV_REMOVE_OR_FREE_OR_DONTNEED */
 
 #if defined(i386) || defined(__386) || defined(__i386) || defined(__i386__) || \
     defined(i486) || defined(__i486) || defined(__i486__) ||                   \
@@ -765,6 +767,10 @@ typedef BOOL(WINAPI *MDBX_PrefetchVirtualMemory)(
     PWIN32_MEMORY_RANGE_ENTRY VirtualAddresses, ULONG Flags);
 extern MDBX_PrefetchVirtualMemory mdbx_PrefetchVirtualMemory;
 
+typedef DWORD(WINAPI *MDBX_DiscardVirtualMemory)(PVOID VirtualAddress,
+                                                 SIZE_T Size);
+extern MDBX_DiscardVirtualMemory mdbx_DiscardVirtualMemory;
+
 #endif /* Windows */
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/