diff --git a/cmd/ctr/commands/commands.go b/cmd/ctr/commands/commands.go
index f4c5ec034..d0e52a652 100644
--- a/cmd/ctr/commands/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/ctr/commands/commands.go
@@ -193,6 +193,10 @@ var (
 			Name:  "apparmor-profile",
 			Usage: "enable AppArmor with an existing custom profile",
 		},
+		cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "rdt-class",
+			Usage: "name of the RDT class to associate the container with. Specifies a Class of Service (CLOS) for cache and memory bandwidth management.",
+		},
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/ctr/commands/run/run_unix.go b/cmd/ctr/commands/run/run_unix.go
index 019d0d7e7..7641ba61b 100644
--- a/cmd/ctr/commands/run/run_unix.go
+++ b/cmd/ctr/commands/run/run_unix.go
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@ func NewContainer(ctx gocontext.Context, client *containerd.Client, context *cli
 				return nil
 			})
 		}
+
+		if c := context.String("rdt-class"); c != "" {
+			opts = append(opts, oci.WithRdt(c, "", ""))
+		}
 	}
 
 	runtimeOpts, err := getRuntimeOptions(context)