diff --git a/src/android/mod.rs b/src/android/mod.rs
index d58143d..c236413 100644
--- a/src/android/mod.rs
+++ b/src/android/mod.rs
@@ -358,6 +358,18 @@ impl MemoryReadout for AndroidMemoryReadout {
 
         Ok(total - free - cached - reclaimable - buffers)
     }
+
+    fn swap_total(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
+
+    fn swap_free(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
+
+    fn swap_used(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
 }
 
 impl ProductReadout for AndroidProductReadout {
diff --git a/src/freebsd/mod.rs b/src/freebsd/mod.rs
index 9746b4f..457218f 100644
--- a/src/freebsd/mod.rs
+++ b/src/freebsd/mod.rs
@@ -349,6 +349,18 @@ impl MemoryReadout for FreeBSDMemoryReadout {
 
         Ok(total - free)
     }
+
+    fn swap_total(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
+
+    fn swap_free(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
+
+    fn swap_used(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
 }
 
 impl ProductReadout for FreeBSDProductReadout {
diff --git a/src/linux/mod.rs b/src/linux/mod.rs
index ca48b92..1d1a62e 100644
--- a/src/linux/mod.rs
+++ b/src/linux/mod.rs
@@ -641,6 +641,45 @@ impl MemoryReadout for LinuxMemoryReadout {
             available => Ok(total - available),
         }
     }
+
+    fn swap_total(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        let mut info = self.sysinfo;
+        let info_ptr: *mut sysinfo = &mut info;
+        let ret = unsafe { sysinfo(info_ptr) };
+        if ret != -1 {
+            Ok(info.totalswap as u64 * info.mem_unit as u64 / 1024)
+        } else {
+            Err(ReadoutError::Other(
+                "Something went wrong during the initialization of the sysinfo struct.".to_string(),
+            ))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn swap_free(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        let mut info = self.sysinfo;
+        let info_ptr: *mut sysinfo = &mut info;
+        let ret = unsafe { sysinfo(info_ptr) };
+        if ret != -1 {
+            Ok(info.freeswap as u64 * info.mem_unit as u64 / 1024)
+        } else {
+            Err(ReadoutError::Other(
+                "Something went wrong during the initialization of the sysinfo struct.".to_string(),
+            ))
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn swap_used(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        let mut info = self.sysinfo;
+        let info_ptr: *mut sysinfo = &mut info;
+        let ret = unsafe { sysinfo(info_ptr) };
+        if ret != -1 {
+            Ok((info.totalswap as u64 - info.freeswap as u64) * info.mem_unit as u64 / 1024)
+        } else {
+            Err(ReadoutError::Other(
+                "Something went wrong during the initialization of the sysinfo struct.".to_string(),
+            ))
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl ProductReadout for LinuxProductReadout {
diff --git a/src/macos/mod.rs b/src/macos/mod.rs
index 1b612bd..4f82cc0 100644
--- a/src/macos/mod.rs
+++ b/src/macos/mod.rs
@@ -488,6 +488,18 @@ impl MemoryReadout for MacOSMemoryReadout {
 
         Ok(used)
     }
+
+    fn swap_total(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
+
+    fn swap_free(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
+
+    fn swap_used(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
 }
 
 impl MacOSMemoryReadout {
diff --git a/src/netbsd/mod.rs b/src/netbsd/mod.rs
index f9395af..d31f146 100644
--- a/src/netbsd/mod.rs
+++ b/src/netbsd/mod.rs
@@ -369,6 +369,18 @@ impl MemoryReadout for NetBSDMemoryReadout {
 
         Ok(total - free)
     }
+
+    fn swap_total(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
+
+    fn swap_free(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
+
+    fn swap_used(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
 }
 
 impl ProductReadout for NetBSDProductReadout {
diff --git a/src/openwrt/mod.rs b/src/openwrt/mod.rs
index 81a26ad..cd7b2d9 100644
--- a/src/openwrt/mod.rs
+++ b/src/openwrt/mod.rs
@@ -287,6 +287,18 @@ impl MemoryReadout for OpenWrtMemoryReadout {
 
         Ok(total - free - cached - buffers)
     }
+
+    fn swap_total(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
+
+    fn swap_free(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
+
+    fn swap_used(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
 }
 
 impl PackageReadout for OpenWrtPackageReadout {
diff --git a/src/traits.rs b/src/traits.rs
index f7eff47..6efc250 100644
--- a/src/traits.rs
+++ b/src/traits.rs
@@ -222,6 +222,15 @@ pub trait MemoryReadout {
 
     /// This function should return the amount of currently used memory in kilobytes.
     fn used(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError>;
+
+    /// This function should return of the total available swap in kilobytes.
+    fn swap_total(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError>;
+
+    /// This function should return the amount of the free available swap in kilobytes.
+    fn swap_free(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError>;
+
+    /// This function should return the amount of currently used swap in kilobytes.
+    fn swap_used(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError>;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/windows/mod.rs b/src/windows/mod.rs
index 1d399d9..a90b40b 100644
--- a/src/windows/mod.rs
+++ b/src/windows/mod.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,18 @@ impl MemoryReadout for WindowsMemoryReadout {
         let memory_status = WindowsMemoryReadout::get_memory_status()?;
         Ok((memory_status.ullTotalPhys - memory_status.ullAvailPhys) / 1024u64)
     }
+
+    fn swap_total(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
+
+    fn swap_free(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
+
+    fn swap_used(&self) -> Result<u64, ReadoutError> {
+        return Err(ReadoutError::NotImplemented);
+    }
 }
 
 impl WindowsMemoryReadout {