diff --git a/integration/cri-api/pkg/apis/services.go b/integration/cri-api/pkg/apis/services.go
index 74591cb42..318e3129a 100644
--- a/integration/cri-api/pkg/apis/services.go
+++ b/integration/cri-api/pkg/apis/services.go
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@ type RuntimeService interface {
 	UpdateRuntimeConfig(runtimeConfig *runtimeapi.RuntimeConfig, opts ...grpc.CallOption) error
 	// Status returns the status of the runtime.
 	Status(opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*runtimeapi.RuntimeStatus, error)
+	// RuntimeConfig returns configuration information of the runtime.
+	// A couple of notes:
+	//   - The RuntimeConfigRequest object is not to be confused with the contents of UpdateRuntimeConfigRequest.
+	//     The former is for having runtime tell Kubelet what to do, the latter vice versa.
+	//   - It is the expectation of the Kubelet that these fields are static for the lifecycle of the Kubelet.
+	//     The Kubelet will not re-request the RuntimeConfiguration after startup, and CRI implementations should
+	//     avoid updating them without a full node reboot.
+	RuntimeConfig(in *runtimeapi.RuntimeConfigRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*runtimeapi.RuntimeConfigResponse, error)
 }
 
 // ImageManagerService interface should be implemented by a container image
diff --git a/integration/main_test.go b/integration/main_test.go
index 170a1079c..34877c54e 100644
--- a/integration/main_test.go
+++ b/integration/main_test.go
@@ -51,11 +51,13 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 	runtime "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/runtime/v1"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
 const (
-	timeout      = 1 * time.Minute
-	k8sNamespace = constants.K8sContainerdNamespace
+	timeout                    = 1 * time.Minute
+	k8sNamespace               = constants.K8sContainerdNamespace
+	defaultCgroupSystemdParent = "/containerd-test.slice"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -208,6 +210,13 @@ func WithPodLabels(kvs map[string]string) PodSandboxOpts {
 
 // PodSandboxConfig generates a pod sandbox config for test.
 func PodSandboxConfig(name, ns string, opts ...PodSandboxOpts) *runtime.PodSandboxConfig {
+	var cgroupParent string
+	runtimeConfig, err := runtimeService.RuntimeConfig(&runtime.RuntimeConfigRequest{})
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Errorf("runtime service call RuntimeConfig error %s", err.Error())
+	} else if runtimeConfig.GetLinux().GetCgroupDriver() == runtime.CgroupDriver_SYSTEMD {
+		cgroupParent = defaultCgroupSystemdParent
+	}
 	config := &runtime.PodSandboxConfig{
 		Metadata: &runtime.PodSandboxMetadata{
 			Name: name,
@@ -216,7 +225,9 @@ func PodSandboxConfig(name, ns string, opts ...PodSandboxOpts) *runtime.PodSandb
 			Uid:       util.GenerateID(),
 			Namespace: Randomize(ns),
 		},
-		Linux:       &runtime.LinuxPodSandboxConfig{},
+		Linux: &runtime.LinuxPodSandboxConfig{
+			CgroupParent: cgroupParent,
+		},
 		Annotations: make(map[string]string),
 		Labels:      make(map[string]string),
 	}
diff --git a/integration/remote/remote_runtime.go b/integration/remote/remote_runtime.go
index 57d492bba..d602381d9 100644
--- a/integration/remote/remote_runtime.go
+++ b/integration/remote/remote_runtime.go
@@ -535,6 +535,15 @@ func (r *RuntimeService) Status(opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*runtimeapi.RuntimeSta
 	return resp.Status, nil
 }
 
+// RuntimeConfig returns the CgroupDriver of the runtime.
+func (r *RuntimeService) RuntimeConfig(in *runtimeapi.RuntimeConfigRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*runtimeapi.RuntimeConfigResponse, error) {
+	klog.V(10).Infof("[RuntimeService] RuntimeConfig (timeout=%v)", r.timeout)
+	ctx, cancel := getContextWithTimeout(r.timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	runtimeConfig, err := r.runtimeClient.RuntimeConfig(ctx, in)
+	return runtimeConfig, err
+}
+
 // ContainerStats returns the stats of the container.
 func (r *RuntimeService) ContainerStats(containerID string, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*runtimeapi.ContainerStats, error) {
 	klog.V(10).Infof("[RuntimeService] ContainerStats (containerID=%v, timeout=%v)", containerID, r.timeout)