diff --git a/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/main.go b/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/main.go
index c94942e3a..24f84e835 100644
--- a/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/main.go
+++ b/cmd/containerd-shim-runc-v2/main.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/pause"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/manager"
 	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/runc/task/plugin"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/shim"
diff --git a/runtime/v2/pause/sandbox.go b/runtime/v2/pause/sandbox.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c94ff44a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/v2/pause/sandbox.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+//go:build linux
+// +build linux
+
+/*
+   Copyright The containerd Authors.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package pause
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/containerd/ttrpc"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/plugin"
+	api "github.com/containerd/containerd/runtime/v2/task"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	plugin.Register(&plugin.Registration{
+		Type: plugin.TTRPCPlugin,
+		ID:   "pause",
+		InitFn: func(ic *plugin.InitContext) (interface{}, error) {
+			return &pauseService{}, nil
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+// pauseService is an extension for task v2 runtime to support Pod "pause" containers via sandbox API.
+type pauseService struct{}
+
+var _ api.SandboxService = (*pauseService)(nil)
+
+func (p *pauseService) RegisterTTRPC(server *ttrpc.Server) error {
+	api.RegisterSandboxService(server, p)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *pauseService) StartSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *api.StartSandboxRequest) (*api.StartSandboxResponse, error) {
+	log.Debugf("start sandbox request: %+v", req)
+	return &api.StartSandboxResponse{}, nil
+}
+
+func (p *pauseService) StopSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *api.StopSandboxRequest) (*api.StopSandboxResponse, error) {
+	log.Debugf("stop sandbox request: %+v", req)
+	return &api.StopSandboxResponse{}, nil
+}
+
+func (p *pauseService) UpdateSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *api.UpdateSandboxRequest) (*api.UpdateSandboxResponse, error) {
+	log.Debugf("update sandbox request: %+v", req)
+	return &api.UpdateSandboxResponse{}, nil
+}
+
+func (p *pauseService) PauseSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *api.PauseSandboxRequest) (*api.PauseSandboxResponse, error) {
+	log.Debugf("pause sandbox request: %+v", req)
+	return &api.PauseSandboxResponse{}, nil
+}
+
+func (p *pauseService) ResumeSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *api.ResumeSandboxRequest) (*api.ResumeSandboxResponse, error) {
+	log.Debugf("resume sandbox request: %+v", req)
+	return &api.ResumeSandboxResponse{}, nil
+}
+
+func (p *pauseService) SandboxStatus(ctx context.Context, req *api.SandboxStatusRequest) (*api.SandboxStatusResponse, error) {
+	log.Debugf("sandbox status request: %+v", req)
+	return &api.SandboxStatusResponse{}, nil
+}
+
+func (p *pauseService) PingSandbox(ctx context.Context, req *api.PingRequest) (*api.PingResponse, error) {
+	return &api.PingResponse{}, nil
+}