diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/agent.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/agent.py
index 9a9bb94b3b..a4576c0935 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/agent.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/agent.py
@@ -71,11 +71,12 @@ PARTITION_IMAGE_LABELS = ('kernel', 'ramdisk', 'root_gb', 'root_mb', 'swap_mb',
 
 
 @METRICS.timer('check_image_size')
-def check_image_size(task, image_source):
+def check_image_size(task, image_source, image_disk_format=None):
     """Check if the requested image is larger than the ram size.
 
     :param task: a TaskManager instance containing the node to act on.
     :param image_source: href of the image.
+    :param image_disk_format: The disk format of the image if provided
     :raises: InvalidParameterValue if size of the image is greater than
         the available ram size.
     """
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ def check_image_size(task, image_source):
         return
 
     image_show = images.image_show(task.context, image_source)
-    if CONF.agent.stream_raw_images and image_show.get('disk_format') == 'raw':
+    if CONF.agent.stream_raw_images and (image_show.get('disk_format') == 'raw'
+                                         or image_disk_format == 'raw'):
         LOG.debug('Skip the image size check since the image is going to be '
                   'streamed directly onto the disk for node %s', node.uuid)
         return
@@ -417,6 +419,7 @@ class AgentDeploy(AgentDeployMixin, base.DeployInterface):
         params = {}
         image_source = node.instance_info.get('image_source')
         image_checksum = node.instance_info.get('image_checksum')
+        image_disk_format = node.instance_info.get('image_disk_format')
         os_hash_algo = node.instance_info.get('image_os_hash_algo')
         os_hash_value = node.instance_info.get('image_os_hash_value')
 
@@ -449,7 +452,7 @@ class AgentDeploy(AgentDeployMixin, base.DeployInterface):
 
         validate_http_provisioning_configuration(node)
 
-        check_image_size(task, image_source)
+        check_image_size(task, image_source, image_disk_format)
         # Validate the root device hints
         deploy_utils.get_root_device_for_deploy(node)
         validate_image_proxies(node)
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_agent.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_agent.py
index 7d6406c8a1..ccf78fb427 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_agent.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_agent.py
@@ -121,6 +121,35 @@ class TestAgentMethods(db_base.DbTestCase):
             agent.check_image_size(task, 'fake-image')
             show_mock.assert_called_once_with(self.context, 'fake-image')
 
+    @mock.patch.object(images, 'image_show', autospec=True)
+    def test_check_image_size_raw_stream_enabled_format_raw(self, show_mock):
+        CONF.set_override('stream_raw_images', True, 'agent')
+        # Image is bigger than memory but it's raw and will be streamed
+        # so the test should pass
+        show_mock.return_value = {
+            'size': 15 * 1024 * 1024,
+        }
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
+                                  shared=False) as task:
+            task.node.properties['memory_mb'] = 10
+            agent.check_image_size(task, 'fake-image', 'raw')
+            show_mock.assert_called_once_with(self.context, 'fake-image')
+
+    @mock.patch.object(images, 'image_show', autospec=True)
+    def test_check_image_size_raw_stream_enabled_format_qcow2(self, show_mock):
+        CONF.set_override('stream_raw_images', True, 'agent')
+        # Image is bigger than memory and won't be streamed
+        show_mock.return_value = {
+            'size': 15 * 1024 * 1024,
+        }
+        with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
+                                  shared=False) as task:
+            task.node.properties['memory_mb'] = 10
+            self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidParameterValue,
+                              agent.check_image_size,
+                              task, 'fake-image', 'qcow2')
+            show_mock.assert_called_once_with(self.context, 'fake-image')
+
     @mock.patch.object(images, 'image_show', autospec=True)
     def test_check_image_size_raw_stream_disabled(self, show_mock):
         CONF.set_override('stream_raw_images', False, 'agent')
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/use-image-format-for-memory-check-25b1f06701ccdc47.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/use-image-format-for-memory-check-25b1f06701ccdc47.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9684fb9a97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/use-image-format-for-memory-check-25b1f06701ccdc47.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    If the disk format of the image is provided in the instance_info, skip the
+    memory check if it is set to `raw` and raw image streaming is enabled. That
+    allows to stream raw images provided as URL and not through Glance.