diff --git a/Builds/CMake/RippledCore.cmake b/Builds/CMake/RippledCore.cmake
index 18f85b0b9..bf24760b0 100644
--- a/Builds/CMake/RippledCore.cmake
+++ b/Builds/CMake/RippledCore.cmake
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ target_sources (rippled PRIVATE
        subdir: nodestore
   #]===============================]
   src/ripple/nodestore/backend/CassandraFactory.cpp
-  src/ripple/nodestore/backend/MemDBFactory.cpp
+  src/ripple/nodestore/backend/RWDBFactory.cpp
   src/ripple/nodestore/backend/MemoryFactory.cpp
   src/ripple/nodestore/backend/FlatmapFactory.cpp
   src/ripple/nodestore/backend/NuDBFactory.cpp
diff --git a/cfg/rippled-example.cfg b/cfg/rippled-example.cfg
index 0a6693130..41fe12158 100644
--- a/cfg/rippled-example.cfg
+++ b/cfg/rippled-example.cfg
@@ -1056,7 +1056,18 @@
 #       Cassandra is an alternative backend to be used only with Reporting Mode.
 #       See the Reporting Mode section for more details about Reporting Mode.
 #
-#   Required keys for NuDB and RocksDB:
+#   type = RWDB
+#
+#       RWDB is a high-performance memory store written by XRPL-Labs and optimized
+#       for xahaud. RWDB is NOT persistent and the data will be lost on restart.
+#       RWDB is recommended for Validator and Peer nodes that are not required to 
+#       store history.
+#
+#       RWDB maintains its high speed regardless of the amount of history
+#       stored. Online delete should NOT be used instead RWDB will use the 
+#       ledger_history config value to determine how many ledgers to keep in memory.
+#
+#   Required keys for NuDB, RWDB and RocksDB:
 #
 #       path                Location to store the database
 #
@@ -1112,7 +1123,8 @@
 #       online_delete       Minimum value of 256. Enable automatic purging
 #                           of older ledger information. Maintain at least this
 #                           number of ledger records online. Must be greater
-#                           than or equal to ledger_history.
+#                           than or equal to ledger_history. If using RWDB 
+#                           this value is ignored.
 #
 #       These keys modify the behavior of online_delete, and thus are only
 #       relevant if online_delete is defined and non-zero:
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/MemoryDatabase.h b/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/RWDBDatabase.h
similarity index 98%
rename from src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/MemoryDatabase.h
rename to src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/RWDBDatabase.h
index c75e5d8e3..0a84f48ce 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/MemoryDatabase.h
+++ b/src/ripple/app/rdb/backend/RWDBDatabase.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 namespace ripple {
 
-class MemoryDatabase : public SQLiteDatabase
+class RWDBDatabase : public SQLiteDatabase
 {
 private:
     struct LedgerData
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ private:
     };
 
     Application& app_;
-    Config const& config_;
-    JobQueue& jobQueue_;
 
     mutable std::shared_mutex mutex_;
 
@@ -42,8 +40,8 @@ private:
     std::map<AccountID, AccountTxData> accountTxMap_;
 
 public:
-    MemoryDatabase(Application& app, Config const& config, JobQueue& jobQueue)
-        : app_(app), config_(config), jobQueue_(jobQueue)
+    RWDBDatabase(Application& app, Config const& config, JobQueue& jobQueue)
+        : app_(app)
     {
     }
 
@@ -568,7 +566,7 @@ public:
         // No-op for in-memory database
     }
 
-    ~MemoryDatabase()
+    ~RWDBDatabase()
     {
         // Regular maps can use standard clear
         accountTxMap_.clear();
@@ -957,9 +955,9 @@ public:
 
 // Factory function
 std::unique_ptr<SQLiteDatabase>
-getMemoryDatabase(Application& app, Config const& config, JobQueue& jobQueue)
+getRWDBDatabase(Application& app, Config const& config, JobQueue& jobQueue)
 {
-    return std::make_unique<MemoryDatabase>(app, config, jobQueue);
+    return std::make_unique<RWDBDatabase>(app, config, jobQueue);
 }
 
 }  // namespace ripple
diff --git a/src/ripple/app/rdb/impl/RelationalDatabase.cpp b/src/ripple/app/rdb/impl/RelationalDatabase.cpp
index 2b0625e6c..64161bd53 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/rdb/impl/RelationalDatabase.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/rdb/impl/RelationalDatabase.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <ripple/app/main/Application.h>
 #include <ripple/app/rdb/RelationalDatabase.h>
 #include <ripple/app/rdb/backend/FlatmapDatabase.h>
-#include <ripple/app/rdb/backend/MemoryDatabase.h>
+#include <ripple/app/rdb/backend/RWDBDatabase.h>
 #include <ripple/core/ConfigSections.h>
 #include <ripple/nodestore/DatabaseShard.h>
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ RelationalDatabase::init(
 {
     bool use_sqlite = false;
     bool use_postgres = false;
-    bool use_memdb = false;
+    bool use_rwdb = false;
     bool use_flatmap = false;
 
     if (config.reporting())
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ RelationalDatabase::init(
             {
                 use_sqlite = true;
             }
-            else if (boost::iequals(get(rdb_section, "backend"), "memdb"))
+            else if (boost::iequals(get(rdb_section, "backend"), "rwdb"))
             {
-                use_memdb = true;
+                use_rwdb = true;
             }
             else if (boost::iequals(get(rdb_section, "backend"), "flatmap"))
             {
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ RelationalDatabase::init(
     {
         return getPostgresDatabase(app, config, jobQueue);
     }
-    else if (use_memdb)
+    else if (use_rwdb)
     {
-        return getMemoryDatabase(app, config, jobQueue);
+        return getRWDBDatabase(app, config, jobQueue);
     }
     else if (use_flatmap)
     {
diff --git a/src/ripple/core/Config.h b/src/ripple/core/Config.h
index 604baf8a3..2779547e2 100644
--- a/src/ripple/core/Config.h
+++ b/src/ripple/core/Config.h
@@ -357,9 +357,9 @@ public:
         static bool const isMem =
             (!section(SECTION_RELATIONAL_DB).empty() &&
              boost::beast::iequals(
-                 get(section(SECTION_RELATIONAL_DB), "backend"), "memdb")) ||
+                 get(section(SECTION_RELATIONAL_DB), "backend"), "rwdb")) ||
             (!section("node_db").empty() &&
-             (boost::beast::iequals(get(section("node_db"), "type"), "memdb") ||
+             (boost::beast::iequals(get(section("node_db"), "type"), "rwdb") ||
               boost::beast::iequals(
                   get(section("node_db"), "type"), "flatmap")));
         // RHNOTE: memory type is not selected for here because it breaks
diff --git a/src/ripple/nodestore/backend/MemDBFactory.cpp b/src/ripple/nodestore/backend/RWDBFactory.cpp
similarity index 94%
rename from src/ripple/nodestore/backend/MemDBFactory.cpp
rename to src/ripple/nodestore/backend/RWDBFactory.cpp
index aa354cf76..3f700038b 100644
--- a/src/ripple/nodestore/backend/MemDBFactory.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/nodestore/backend/RWDBFactory.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 namespace ripple {
 namespace NodeStore {
 
-class MemDBBackend : public Backend
+class RWDBBackend : public Backend
 {
 private:
     std::string name_;
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ private:
     DataStore table_;
 
 public:
-    MemDBBackend(
+    RWDBBackend(
         size_t keyBytes,
         Section const& keyValues,
         beast::Journal journal)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public:
             name_ = "node_db";
     }
 
-    ~MemDBBackend() override
+    ~RWDBBackend() override
     {
         close();
     }
@@ -205,15 +205,15 @@ private:
     }
 };
 
-class MemDBFactory : public Factory
+class RWDBFactory : public Factory
 {
 public:
-    MemDBFactory()
+    RWDBFactory()
     {
         Manager::instance().insert(*this);
     }
 
-    ~MemDBFactory() override
+    ~RWDBFactory() override
     {
         Manager::instance().erase(*this);
     }
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public:
     std::string
     getName() const override
     {
-        return "MemDB";
+        return "RWDB";
     }
 
     std::unique_ptr<Backend>
@@ -232,9 +232,11 @@ public:
         Scheduler& scheduler,
         beast::Journal journal) override
     {
-        return std::make_unique<MemDBBackend>(keyBytes, keyValues, journal);
+        return std::make_unique<RWDBBackend>(keyBytes, keyValues, journal);
     }
 };
 
+static RWDBFactory rwDBFactory;
+
 }  // namespace NodeStore
 }  // namespace ripple
diff --git a/src/ripple/overlay/impl/OverlayImpl.cpp b/src/ripple/overlay/impl/OverlayImpl.cpp
index 3e0e68e87..b1027826f 100644
--- a/src/ripple/overlay/impl/OverlayImpl.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/overlay/impl/OverlayImpl.cpp
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ OverlayImpl::OverlayImpl(
           app.config().section(SECTION_RELATIONAL_DB).empty() ||
               !boost::iequals(
                   get(app.config().section(SECTION_RELATIONAL_DB), "backend"),
-                  "memory")))
+                  "rwdb")))
     , m_resolver(resolver)
     , next_id_(1)
     , timer_count_(0)
diff --git a/src/test/nodestore/Backend_test.cpp b/src/test/nodestore/Backend_test.cpp
index ef6b99c99..10ba4e4ad 100644
--- a/src/test/nodestore/Backend_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/nodestore/Backend_test.cpp
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ public:
             }
         }
 
-        // Memory backend does not keep table/data after close
-        if (type != "memory")
+        // rwdb backend does not keep table/data after close
+        if (type != "rwdb")
         {
             // Re-open the backend
             std::unique_ptr<Backend> backend = Manager::instance().make_Backend(
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public:
         std::uint64_t const seedValue = 50;
 
         testBackend("memory", seedValue);
-        testBackend("memdb", seedValue);
+        testBackend("rwdb", seedValue);
         testBackend("nudb", seedValue);
 
 #if RIPPLE_ROCKSDB_AVAILABLE
diff --git a/src/test/nodestore/Database_test.cpp b/src/test/nodestore/Database_test.cpp
index 87ae5b148..80c0808bb 100644
--- a/src/test/nodestore/Database_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/nodestore/Database_test.cpp
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ public:
 
         testNodeStore("memory", false, seedValue);
 
-        testNodeStore("memdb", false, seedValue);
+        testNodeStore("rwdb", false, seedValue);
 
         // Persistent backend tests
         {