diff --git a/checkpoint_test.go b/checkpoint_test.go
index fd0a7143c..4e853bb41 100644
--- a/checkpoint_test.go
+++ b/checkpoint_test.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package containerd
 import (
 	"syscall"
 	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runcopts"
 )
 
 func TestCheckpointRestore(t *testing.T) {
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ func TestCheckpointRestore(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	checkpoint, err := task.Checkpoint(ctx, runcopts.WithExit)
+	checkpoint, err := task.Checkpoint(ctx, WithExit)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
@@ -151,7 +149,7 @@ func TestCheckpointRestoreNewContainer(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	checkpoint, err := task.Checkpoint(ctx, runcopts.WithExit)
+	checkpoint, err := task.Checkpoint(ctx, WithExit)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
diff --git a/cmd/ctr/checkpoint.go b/cmd/ctr/checkpoint.go
index fbed63b44..2bea3169a 100644
--- a/cmd/ctr/checkpoint.go
+++ b/cmd/ctr/checkpoint.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runcopts"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
 )
@@ -41,9 +40,9 @@ var checkpointCommand = cli.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		var opts []containerd.CheckpointOpts
+		var opts []containerd.CheckpointTaskOpts
 		if context.Bool("exit") {
-			opts = append(opts, runcopts.WithExit)
+			opts = append(opts, containerd.WithExit)
 		}
 		checkpoint, err := task.Checkpoint(ctx, opts...)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index 44e291822..c98039f4d 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/containers/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/tasks/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/typeurl"
 	ptypes "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	specs "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ func (c *container) Image(ctx context.Context) (Image, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-type NewTaskOpts func(context.Context, *Client, *tasks.CreateTaskRequest) error
+type NewTaskOpts func(context.Context, *Client, *TaskInfo) error
 
 func (c *container) NewTask(ctx context.Context, ioCreate IOCreation, opts ...NewTaskOpts) (Task, error) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
@@ -197,18 +198,26 @@ func (c *container) NewTask(ctx context.Context, ioCreate IOCreation, opts ...Ne
 			})
 		}
 	}
+	var info TaskInfo
 	for _, o := range opts {
-		if err := o(ctx, c.client, request); err != nil {
+		if err := o(ctx, c.client, &info); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
+	if info.Options != nil {
+		any, err := typeurl.MarshalAny(info.Options)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		request.Options = any
+	}
 	t := &task{
 		client: c.client,
 		io:     i,
 		id:     c.ID(),
 	}
-
-	if request.Checkpoint != nil {
+	if info.Checkpoint != nil {
+		request.Checkpoint = info.Checkpoint
 		// we need to defer the create call to start
 		t.deferred = request
 	} else {
diff --git a/container_unix.go b/container_unix.go
index 30f999aa2..c19aa4955 100644
--- a/container_unix.go
+++ b/container_unix.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/containers/v1"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/tasks/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/content"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/errdefs"
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ func WithCheckpoint(desc v1.Descriptor, rootfsID string) NewContainerOpts {
 }
 
 func WithTaskCheckpoint(desc v1.Descriptor) NewTaskOpts {
-	return func(ctx context.Context, c *Client, r *tasks.CreateTaskRequest) error {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, c *Client, info *TaskInfo) error {
 		id := desc.Digest
 		index, err := decodeIndex(ctx, c.ContentStore(), id)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ func WithTaskCheckpoint(desc v1.Descriptor) NewTaskOpts {
 		}
 		for _, m := range index.Manifests {
 			if m.MediaType == images.MediaTypeContainerd1Checkpoint {
-				r.Checkpoint = &types.Descriptor{
+				info.Checkpoint = &types.Descriptor{
 					MediaType: m.MediaType,
 					Size_:     m.Size,
 					Digest:    m.Digest,
diff --git a/linux/runcopts/options.go b/linux/runcopts/options.go
deleted file mode 100644
index b45be84cc..000000000
--- a/linux/runcopts/options.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-package runcopts
-
-import (
-	tasks "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/tasks/v1"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/typeurl"
-)
-
-func WithExit(r *tasks.CheckpointTaskRequest) error {
-	a, err := typeurl.MarshalAny(&CheckpointOptions{
-		Exit: true,
-	})
-	r.Options = a
-	return err
-}
diff --git a/process.go b/process.go
index bf5d023ca..caa332017 100644
--- a/process.go
+++ b/process.go
@@ -89,9 +89,11 @@ func (p *process) CloseIO(ctx context.Context, opts ...IOCloserOpts) error {
 		ContainerID: p.task.id,
 		ExecID:      p.id,
 	}
+	var i IOCloseInfo
 	for _, o := range opts {
-		o(r)
+		o(&i)
 	}
+	r.Stdin = i.Stdin
 	_, err := p.task.client.TaskService().CloseIO(ctx, r)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/spec_unix.go b/spec_unix.go
index d8e07c9c4..e3109fdb0 100644
--- a/spec_unix.go
+++ b/spec_unix.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/containers/v1"
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/tasks/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/images"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/typeurl"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
@@ -285,12 +284,8 @@ func WithSpec(spec *specs.Spec) NewContainerOpts {
 }
 
 func WithResources(resources *specs.LinuxResources) UpdateTaskOpts {
-	return func(ctx context.Context, client *Client, r *tasks.UpdateTaskRequest) error {
-		any, err := typeurl.MarshalAny(resources)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		r.Resources = any
+	return func(ctx context.Context, client *Client, r *UpdateTaskInfo) error {
+		r.Resources = resources
 		return nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spec_windows.go b/spec_windows.go
index ff06fc3cc..709c504c6 100644
--- a/spec_windows.go
+++ b/spec_windows.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/containers/v1"
-	tasks "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/tasks/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/images"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/typeurl"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
@@ -87,12 +86,8 @@ func WithSpec(spec *specs.Spec) NewContainerOpts {
 }
 
 func WithResources(resources *specs.WindowsResources) UpdateTaskOpts {
-	return func(ctx context.Context, client *Client, r *tasks.UpdateTaskRequest) error {
-		any, err := typeurl.MarshalAny(resources)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		r.Resources = any
+	return func(ctx context.Context, client *Client, r *UpdateTaskInfo) error {
+		r.Resources = resources
 		return nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index 2015a6bfb..ff32c4af7 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/containers/v1"
 	eventsapi "github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/events/v1"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/services/tasks/v1"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/content"
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/linux/runcopts"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/rootfs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/typeurl"
+	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/image-spec/specs-go/v1"
 	specs "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -34,13 +37,27 @@ const (
 	Pausing TaskStatus = "pausing"
 )
 
-type IOCloserOpts func(*tasks.CloseIORequest)
+type IOCloseInfo struct {
+	Stdin bool
+}
 
-func WithStdinCloser(r *tasks.CloseIORequest) {
+type IOCloserOpts func(*IOCloseInfo)
+
+func WithStdinCloser(r *IOCloseInfo) {
 	r.Stdin = true
 }
 
-type CheckpointOpts func(*tasks.CheckpointTaskRequest) error
+type CheckpointTaskInfo struct {
+	ParentCheckpoint digest.Digest
+	Options          interface{}
+}
+
+type CheckpointTaskOpts func(*CheckpointTaskInfo) error
+
+type TaskInfo struct {
+	Checkpoint *types.Descriptor
+	Options    interface{}
+}
 
 type Task interface {
 	Pid() uint32
@@ -56,7 +73,7 @@ type Task interface {
 	CloseIO(context.Context, ...IOCloserOpts) error
 	Resize(ctx context.Context, w, h uint32) error
 	IO() *IO
-	Checkpoint(context.Context, ...CheckpointOpts) (v1.Descriptor, error)
+	Checkpoint(context.Context, ...CheckpointTaskOpts) (v1.Descriptor, error)
 	Update(context.Context, ...UpdateTaskOpts) error
 }
 
@@ -217,9 +234,11 @@ func (t *task) CloseIO(ctx context.Context, opts ...IOCloserOpts) error {
 	r := &tasks.CloseIORequest{
 		ContainerID: t.id,
 	}
+	var i IOCloseInfo
 	for _, o := range opts {
-		o(r)
+		o(&i)
 	}
+	r.Stdin = i.Stdin
 	_, err := t.client.TaskService().CloseIO(ctx, r)
 	return err
 }
@@ -237,15 +256,24 @@ func (t *task) Resize(ctx context.Context, w, h uint32) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (t *task) Checkpoint(ctx context.Context, opts ...CheckpointOpts) (d v1.Descriptor, err error) {
+func (t *task) Checkpoint(ctx context.Context, opts ...CheckpointTaskOpts) (d v1.Descriptor, err error) {
 	request := &tasks.CheckpointTaskRequest{
 		ContainerID: t.id,
 	}
+	var i CheckpointTaskInfo
 	for _, o := range opts {
-		if err := o(request); err != nil {
+		if err := o(&i); err != nil {
 			return d, err
 		}
 	}
+	request.ParentCheckpoint = i.ParentCheckpoint
+	if i.Options != nil {
+		any, err := typeurl.MarshalAny(i.Options)
+		if err != nil {
+			return d, err
+		}
+		request.Options = any
+	}
 	// make sure we pause it and resume after all other filesystem operations are completed
 	if err := t.Pause(ctx); err != nil {
 		return d, err
@@ -272,17 +300,29 @@ func (t *task) Checkpoint(ctx context.Context, opts ...CheckpointOpts) (d v1.Des
 	return t.writeIndex(ctx, &index)
 }
 
-type UpdateTaskOpts func(context.Context, *Client, *tasks.UpdateTaskRequest) error
+type UpdateTaskInfo struct {
+	Resources interface{}
+}
+
+type UpdateTaskOpts func(context.Context, *Client, *UpdateTaskInfo) error
 
 func (t *task) Update(ctx context.Context, opts ...UpdateTaskOpts) error {
 	request := &tasks.UpdateTaskRequest{
 		ContainerID: t.id,
 	}
+	var i UpdateTaskInfo
 	for _, o := range opts {
-		if err := o(ctx, t.client, request); err != nil {
+		if err := o(ctx, t.client, &i); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	if i.Resources != nil {
+		any, err := typeurl.MarshalAny(i.Resources)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		request.Resources = any
+	}
 	_, err := t.client.TaskService().Update(ctx, request)
 	return err
 }
@@ -359,3 +399,10 @@ func writeContent(ctx context.Context, store content.Store, mediaType, ref strin
 		Size:      size,
 	}, nil
 }
+
+func WithExit(r *CheckpointTaskInfo) error {
+	r.Options = &runcopts.CheckpointOptions{
+		Exit: true,
+	}
+	return nil
+}