diff --git a/sstables/sstables_manager.cc b/sstables/sstables_manager.cc
index c0f0a6c029..c1a6439712 100644
--- a/sstables/sstables_manager.cc
+++ b/sstables/sstables_manager.cc
@@ -154,7 +154,10 @@ sstable_writer_config sstables_manager::configure_writer(sstring origin) const {
 
 void sstables_manager::increment_total_reclaimable_memory_and_maybe_reclaim(sstable* sst) {
     _total_reclaimable_memory += sst->total_reclaimable_memory_size();
+    maybe_reclaim_components();
+}
 
+void sstables_manager::maybe_reclaim_components() {
     size_t memory_reclaim_threshold = _available_memory * _db_config.components_memory_reclaim_threshold();
     if (_total_reclaimable_memory <= memory_reclaim_threshold) {
         // total memory used is within limit; no need to reclaim.
diff --git a/sstables/sstables_manager.hh b/sstables/sstables_manager.hh
index 6342141da9..4e9a0d151f 100644
--- a/sstables/sstables_manager.hh
+++ b/sstables/sstables_manager.hh
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ private:
     void increment_total_reclaimable_memory_and_maybe_reclaim(sstable* sst);
     // Fiber to reload reclaimed components back into memory when memory becomes available.
     future<> components_reloader_fiber();
+    // Reclaims components from SSTables if total memory usage exceeds the threshold.
+    void maybe_reclaim_components();
     // Reloads components from reclaimed SSTables if memory is available.
     future<> maybe_reload_components();
     size_t get_memory_available_for_reclaimable_components();