diff --git a/searchlib/src/tests/attribute/enumstore/enumstore_test.cpp b/searchlib/src/tests/attribute/enumstore/enumstore_test.cpp
index 5346cc7f764c..99fdd9f4b0a1 100644
--- a/searchlib/src/tests/attribute/enumstore/enumstore_test.cpp
+++ b/searchlib/src/tests/attribute/enumstore/enumstore_test.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright Yahoo. Licensed under the terms of the Apache 2.0 license. See LICENSE in the project root.
 
 #include <vespa/searchlib/attribute/enumstore.hpp>
+#include <vespa/vespalib/test/memory_allocator_observer.h>
 #include <vespa/vespalib/gtest/gtest.h>
 
 #include <vespa/log/log.h>
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ using vespalib::datastore::CompactionStrategy;
 using vespalib::datastore::EntryRef;
 using vespalib::datastore::EntryRefFilter;
 using RefT = vespalib::datastore::EntryRefT<22>;
+using vespalib::alloc::test::MemoryAllocatorObserver;
+using AllocStats = MemoryAllocatorObserver::Stats;
 
 namespace vespalib::datastore {
 
@@ -374,6 +377,13 @@ TEST(EnumStoreTest, address_space_usage_is_reported)
     EXPECT_EQ(AddressSpace(3, 3, ADDRESS_LIMIT + 2), store.get_values_address_space_usage());
 }
 
+TEST(EnumStoreTest, provided_memory_allocator_is_used)
+{
+    AllocStats stats;
+    NumericEnumStore ses(false, DictionaryConfig::Type::BTREE, std::make_unique<MemoryAllocatorObserver>(stats));
+    EXPECT_EQ(AllocStats(1, 0), stats);
+}
+
 class BatchUpdaterTest : public ::testing::Test {
 public:
     NumericEnumStore store;
diff --git a/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/attribute/enumstore.h b/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/attribute/enumstore.h
index 7fe586b8ccc4..73378311bec8 100644
--- a/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/attribute/enumstore.h
+++ b/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/attribute/enumstore.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class EnumStoreT : public IEnumStore {
     std::unique_ptr<EntryComparator> allocate_optionally_folded_comparator(bool folded) const;
     ComparatorType make_optionally_folded_comparator(bool folded) const;
 public:
+    EnumStoreT(bool has_postings, const search::DictionaryConfig& dict_cfg, std::shared_ptr<vespalib::alloc::MemoryAllocator> memory_allocator);
     EnumStoreT(bool has_postings, const search::DictionaryConfig & dict_cfg);
     ~EnumStoreT() override;
 
diff --git a/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/attribute/enumstore.hpp b/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/attribute/enumstore.hpp
index 5baa7cc9df80..fa0b8977c8a2 100644
--- a/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/attribute/enumstore.hpp
+++ b/searchlib/src/vespa/searchlib/attribute/enumstore.hpp
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ EnumStoreT<EntryT>::load_unique_value(const void* src, size_t available, Index&
 }
 
 template <typename EntryT>
-EnumStoreT<EntryT>::EnumStoreT(bool has_postings, const DictionaryConfig & dict_cfg)
-    : _store({}),
+EnumStoreT<EntryT>::EnumStoreT(bool has_postings, const DictionaryConfig& dict_cfg, std::shared_ptr<vespalib::alloc::MemoryAllocator> memory_allocator)
+    : _store(std::move(memory_allocator)),
       _dict(),
       _is_folded(dict_cfg.getMatch() == DictionaryConfig::Match::UNCASED),
       _comparator(_store.get_data_store()),
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ EnumStoreT<EntryT>::EnumStoreT(bool has_postings, const DictionaryConfig & dict_
     _dict = static_cast<IEnumStoreDictionary*>(&_store.get_dictionary());
 }
 
+template <typename EntryT>
+EnumStoreT<EntryT>::EnumStoreT(bool has_postings, const DictionaryConfig& dict_cfg)
+    : EnumStoreT<EntryT>(has_postings, dict_cfg, {})
+{
+}
+
 template <typename EntryT>
 EnumStoreT<EntryT>::~EnumStoreT() = default;