diff --git a/runtime/v2/binary.go b/runtime/v2/binary.go
index a2c6e92b9..2087509ba 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/binary.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/binary.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	client "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/task"
 	"github.com/containerd/ttrpc"
+	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ type binary struct {
 	rtTasks           *runtime.TaskList
 }
 
-func (b *binary) Start(ctx context.Context, onClose func()) (_ *shim, err error) {
+func (b *binary) Start(ctx context.Context, opts *types.Any, onClose func()) (_ *shim, err error) {
 	args := []string{"-id", b.bundle.ID}
 	if logrus.GetLevel() == logrus.DebugLevel {
 		args = append(args, "-debug")
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ func (b *binary) Start(ctx context.Context, onClose func()) (_ *shim, err error)
 		b.runtime,
 		b.containerdAddress,
 		b.bundle.Path,
+		opts,
 		args...,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ func (b *binary) Delete(ctx context.Context) (*runtime.Exit, error) {
 		b.runtime,
 		b.containerdAddress,
 		bundlePath,
+		nil,
 		"-id", b.bundle.ID,
 		"-bundle", b.bundle.Path,
 		"delete")
diff --git a/runtime/v2/manager.go b/runtime/v2/manager.go
index 19daefdba..059ae0c80 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/manager.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/manager.go
@@ -126,8 +126,13 @@ func (m *TaskManager) Create(ctx context.Context, id string, opts runtime.Create
 			bundle.Delete()
 		}
 	}()
+	topts := opts.TaskOptions
+	if topts == nil {
+		topts = opts.RuntimeOptions
+	}
+
 	b := shimBinary(ctx, bundle, opts.Runtime, m.containerdAddress, m.events, m.tasks)
-	shim, err := b.Start(ctx, func() {
+	shim, err := b.Start(ctx, topts, func() {
 		log.G(ctx).WithField("id", id).Info("shim disconnected")
 		_, err := m.tasks.Get(ctx, id)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/runtime/v2/shim/util.go b/runtime/v2/shim/util.go
index 2e34444a8..48e1e66d9 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/shim/util.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/shim/util.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package shim
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -29,13 +30,15 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/namespaces"
+	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
+	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 var runtimePaths sync.Map
 
 // Command returns the shim command with the provided args and configuration
-func Command(ctx context.Context, runtime, containerdAddress, path string, cmdArgs ...string) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
+func Command(ctx context.Context, runtime, containerdAddress, path string, opts *types.Any, cmdArgs ...string) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
 	ns, err := namespaces.NamespaceRequired(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -94,6 +97,13 @@ func Command(ctx context.Context, runtime, containerdAddress, path string, cmdAr
 	cmd.Dir = path
 	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "GOMAXPROCS=2")
 	cmd.SysProcAttr = getSysProcAttr()
+	if opts != nil {
+		d, err := proto.Marshal(opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		cmd.Stdin = bytes.NewReader(d)
+	}
 	return cmd, nil
 }