diff --git a/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/buffer/resource.pyi b/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/buffer/resource.pyi
index 6d7843800..818545f1e 100644
--- a/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/buffer/resource.pyi
+++ b/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/buffer/resource.pyi
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class BufferResource:
     def memory_reserved(self, mem_type: MemoryType) -> int: ...
     @property
     def spill_manager(self) -> SpillManager: ...
+    @property
+    def device_mr(self) -> DeviceMemoryResource: ...
 
 class LimitAvailableMemory:
     def __init__(
diff --git a/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/buffer/resource.pyx b/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/buffer/resource.pyx
index 42a126e38..0a4dc5f21 100644
--- a/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/buffer/resource.pyx
+++ b/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/buffer/resource.pyx
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ cdef class BufferResource:
         """
         return self._handle.get()
 
+    @property
+    def device_mr(self):
+        """The RMM Memory Resource this BufferResource was initialized with."""
+        return self._mr
+
     def memory_reserved(self, MemoryType mem_type):
         """
         Get the current reserved memory of the specified memory type.
diff --git a/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/integrations/core.py b/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/integrations/core.py
index 9b9593164..c2fbd0bd6 100644
--- a/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/integrations/core.py
+++ b/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/integrations/core.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from rapidsmpf.statistics import Statistics
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from collections.abc import Callable, Sequence
+    from collections.abc import Callable, Generator, Sequence
 
     from rapidsmpf.communicator.communicator import Communicator
 
@@ -671,6 +671,32 @@ def spill_func(
     return ctx.spill_collection.spill(amount, stream=DEFAULT_STREAM, device_mr=mr)
 
 
+def walk_rmm_resource_stack(
+    mr: rmm.mr.DeviceMemoryResource,
+) -> Generator[rmm.mr.DeviceMemoryResource, None, None]:
+    """
+    Walk the RMM Memory Resources in the given RMM resource stack.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    mr
+        The RMM Memory Resource to walk.
+
+    Yields
+    ------
+    RMM Memory Resource
+
+    Notes
+    -----
+    The initial memory resource is yielded first. The ``upstream_mr``
+    property of upstream memory resources are recursively yielded until
+    no more upstream memory reources are found.
+    """
+    yield mr
+    if hasattr(mr, "upstream_mr"):
+        yield from walk_rmm_resource_stack(mr.upstream_mr)
+
+
 def rmpf_worker_setup(
     worker: Any,
     option_prefix: str,
@@ -702,23 +728,29 @@ def rmpf_worker_setup(
     This function creates a new RMM memory pool, and
     sets it as the current device resource.
     """
-    # Insert RMM resource adaptor on top of the current RMM resource stack.
-    mr = RmmResourceAdaptor(
-        upstream_mr=rmm.mr.get_current_device_resource(),
-        fallback_mr=(
-            # Use a managed memory resource if OOM protection is enabled.
-            rmm.mr.ManagedMemoryResource()
-            if options.get_or_default(
-                f"{option_prefix}oom_protection", default_value=False
-            )
-            else None
-        ),
-    )
-    rmm.mr.set_current_device_resource(mr)
+    # Ensure that an RMM resource adaptor is present in the current RMM resource stack.
+    mr = rmm.mr.get_current_device_resource()
+    for child_mr in walk_rmm_resource_stack(mr):
+        if isinstance(child_mr, RmmResourceAdaptor):
+            resource_adaptor = child_mr
+            break
+    else:
+        resource_adaptor = mr = RmmResourceAdaptor(
+            upstream_mr=mr,
+            fallback_mr=(
+                # Use a managed memory resource if OOM protection is enabled.
+                rmm.mr.ManagedMemoryResource()
+                if options.get_or_default(
+                    f"{option_prefix}oom_protection", default_value=False
+                )
+                else None
+            ),
+        )
+        rmm.mr.set_current_device_resource(mr)
 
     # Print statistics at worker shutdown.
     if options.get_or_default(f"{option_prefix}statistics", default_value=False):
-        statistics = Statistics(enable=True, mr=mr)
+        statistics = Statistics(enable=True, mr=resource_adaptor)
     else:
         statistics = Statistics(enable=False)
 
@@ -740,7 +772,7 @@ def rmpf_worker_setup(
     )
     memory_available = {
         MemoryType.DEVICE: LimitAvailableMemory(
-            mr, limit=int(total_memory * spill_device)
+            resource_adaptor, limit=int(total_memory * spill_device)
         )
     }
     br = BufferResource(
diff --git a/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/statistics.pyi b/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/statistics.pyi
index 6af83fa7e..bf369f45a 100644
--- a/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/statistics.pyi
+++ b/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/statistics.pyi
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ class Statistics:
         mr: RmmResourceAdaptor | None = None,
     ) -> None: ...
     @property
+    def mr(self) -> RmmResourceAdaptor | None: ...
+    @property
     def enabled(self) -> bool: ...
     def report(self) -> str: ...
     def get_stat(self, name: str) -> dict[str, Number]: ...
diff --git a/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/statistics.pyx b/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/statistics.pyx
index 66eaac7dd..dc1762879 100644
--- a/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/statistics.pyx
+++ b/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/statistics.pyx
@@ -80,6 +80,15 @@ cdef class Statistics:
         """
         return deref(self._handle).enabled()
 
+    @property
+    def mr(self):
+        """
+        The RMM Memory Resource this Statistics was initialized with, if enabled.
+
+        This is None if statistics are not enabled.
+        """
+        return self._mr
+
     def report(self):
         """
         Generates a report of statistics in a formatted string.
diff --git a/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/tests/integrations/test_core.py b/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/tests/integrations/test_core.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c4122689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/tests/integrations/test_core.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import pytest
+
+import rmm.mr
+
+import rapidsmpf.communicator.single
+import rapidsmpf.config
+import rapidsmpf.integrations.core
+import rapidsmpf.rmm_resource_adaptor
+
+
+class Worker:
+    pass
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("case", ["cuda", "stats-cuda", "stats-pool-cuda"])
+def test_rmpf_worker_setup_memory_resource(
+    device_mr: rmm.mr.CudaMemoryResource, case: str
+) -> None:
+    if case == "cuda":
+        mr = rapidsmpf.rmm_resource_adaptor.RmmResourceAdaptor(device_mr)
+    elif case == "stats-cuda":
+        mr = rmm.mr.StatisticsResourceAdaptor(
+            rapidsmpf.rmm_resource_adaptor.RmmResourceAdaptor(device_mr)
+        )
+    elif case == "stats-pool-cuda":
+        mr = rmm.mr.StatisticsResourceAdaptor(
+            rapidsmpf.rmm_resource_adaptor.RmmResourceAdaptor(
+                rmm.mr.PoolMemoryResource(device_mr)
+            )
+        )
+    else:
+        raise AssertionError(f"Unknown case: {case}")
+    rmm.mr.set_current_device_resource(mr)
+
+    statistics = "stats" in case
+
+    if statistics:
+        options = rapidsmpf.config.Options({"single_statistics": "true"})
+    else:
+        options = rapidsmpf.config.Options()
+    comm = rapidsmpf.communicator.single.new_communicator(options=options)
+    # call
+    worker = Worker()
+    worker_context = rapidsmpf.integrations.core.rmpf_worker_setup(
+        worker, "single_", comm=comm, options=options
+    )
+
+    # The global is set
+    assert rmm.mr.get_current_device_resource() is mr
+
+    assert worker_context.statistics.enabled is statistics
+
+    if statistics:
+        assert isinstance(
+            worker_context.statistics.mr,
+            rapidsmpf.rmm_resource_adaptor.RmmResourceAdaptor,
+        )
+        assert worker_context.statistics.mr is mr.get_upstream()
+    else:
+        assert worker_context.statistics.mr is None
+
+    assert worker_context.br.device_mr is mr
+    # Can't say much about worker_context.br.memory_available, since it just returns an int
diff --git a/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/tests/test_dask.py b/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/tests/test_dask.py
index f8045743f..bc3c8a637 100644
--- a/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/tests/test_dask.py
+++ b/python/rapidsmpf/rapidsmpf/tests/test_dask.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 import dask.dataframe as dd
 import pytest
 
+import rmm.mr
+
 import rapidsmpf.integrations.single
 from rapidsmpf.communicator import COMMUNICATORS
 from rapidsmpf.config import Options
@@ -121,14 +123,22 @@ def test_dask_cudf_integration(
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("partition_count", [None, 3])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("sort", [True, False])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("cluster_kind", ["auto", "single"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("preconfigure_mr", [False, True])
 def test_dask_cudf_integration_single(
     partition_count: int,
-    sort: bool,  # noqa: FBT001
+    *,
+    sort: bool,
     cluster_kind: Literal["distributed", "single", "auto"],
+    preconfigure_mr: bool,
+    device_mr: rmm.mr.CudaMemoryResource,
 ) -> None:
     # Test single-worker cuDF integration with Dask-cuDF
     pytest.importorskip("dask_cudf")
 
+    if preconfigure_mr:
+        mr = rapidsmpf.rmm_resource_adaptor.RmmResourceAdaptor(device_mr)
+        rmm.mr.set_current_device_resource(mr)
+
     df = (
         dask.datasets.timeseries(
             freq="3600s",