diff --git a/pkg/instance/lifecycle.go b/pkg/instance/lifecycle.go
index 4de9dde..ef92f97 100644
--- a/pkg/instance/lifecycle.go
+++ b/pkg/instance/lifecycle.go
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ func (i *Process) Stop() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (i *Process) LastRequestTime() int64 {
+	return i.lastRequestTime.Load()
+}
+
 func (i *Process) WaitForHealthy(timeout int) error {
 	if !i.IsRunning() {
 		return fmt.Errorf("instance %s is not running", i.Name)
diff --git a/pkg/manager/manager.go b/pkg/manager/manager.go
index 21e85ea..390cefe 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/manager.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ type InstanceManager interface {
 	StartInstance(name string) (*instance.Process, error)
 	IsMaxRunningInstancesReached() bool
 	StopInstance(name string) (*instance.Process, error)
+	EvictLRUInstance() error
 	RestartInstance(name string) (*instance.Process, error)
 	GetInstanceLogs(name string) (string, error)
 	Shutdown()
diff --git a/pkg/manager/operations.go b/pkg/manager/operations.go
index 5af19e7..8972b80 100644
--- a/pkg/manager/operations.go
+++ b/pkg/manager/operations.go
@@ -239,6 +239,36 @@ func (im *instanceManager) StopInstance(name string) (*instance.Process, error)
 	return instance, nil
 }
 
+// EvictLRUInstance finds and stops the least recently used running instance.
+func (im *instanceManager) EvictLRUInstance() error {
+	im.mu.RLock()
+	var lruInstance *instance.Process
+
+	for name, _ := range im.runningInstances {
+		inst := im.instances[name]
+		if inst == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if lruInstance == nil {
+			lruInstance = inst
+		}
+
+		if inst.LastRequestTime() < lruInstance.LastRequestTime() {
+			lruInstance = inst
+		}
+	}
+	im.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if lruInstance == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to find lru instance")
+	}
+
+	// Evict Instance
+	_, err := im.StopInstance(lruInstance.Name)
+	return err
+}
+
 // RestartInstance stops and then starts an instance, returning the updated instance.
 func (im *instanceManager) RestartInstance(name string) (*instance.Process, error) {
 	instance, err := im.StopInstance(name)