diff --git a/proto/anki/scheduler.proto b/proto/anki/scheduler.proto
index ea483d3db..1b7d44a83 100644
--- a/proto/anki/scheduler.proto
+++ b/proto/anki/scheduler.proto
@@ -450,6 +450,7 @@ message EvaluateParamsResponse {
 message ComputeMemoryStateResponse {
   optional cards.FsrsMemoryState state = 1;
   float desired_retention = 2;
+  float decay = 3;
 }
 
 message FuzzDeltaRequest {
diff --git a/rslib/src/scheduler/fsrs/memory_state.rs b/rslib/src/scheduler/fsrs/memory_state.rs
index 787fa212d..5067c6afa 100644
--- a/rslib/src/scheduler/fsrs/memory_state.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/scheduler/fsrs/memory_state.rs
@@ -190,7 +190,15 @@ impl Collection {
             .or_not_found(conf_id)?;
         let desired_retention = config.inner.desired_retention;
         let historical_retention = config.inner.historical_retention;
-        let fsrs = FSRS::new(Some(config.fsrs_params()))?;
+        let params = config.fsrs_params();
+        let decay = if params.is_empty() {
+            FSRS6_DEFAULT_DECAY // default decay for FSRS-6
+        } else if params.len() < 21 {
+            FSRS5_DEFAULT_DECAY // default decay for FSRS-4.5 and FSRS-5
+        } else {
+            params[20]
+        };
+        let fsrs = FSRS::new(Some(params))?;
         let revlog = self.revlog_for_srs(SearchNode::CardIds(card.id.to_string()))?;
         let item = fsrs_item_for_memory_state(
             &fsrs,
@@ -204,6 +212,7 @@ impl Collection {
             Ok(ComputeMemoryStateResponse {
                 state: card.memory_state.map(Into::into),
                 desired_retention,
+                decay,
             })
         } else {
             card.memory_state = None;
@@ -211,6 +220,7 @@ impl Collection {
             Ok(ComputeMemoryStateResponse {
                 state: None,
                 desired_retention,
+                decay,
             })
         }
     }