diff --git a/container_test.go b/container_test.go
index d7254a2d0..00b9c43b0 100644
--- a/container_test.go
+++ b/container_test.go
@@ -289,3 +289,74 @@ func TestContainerExec(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	<-finished
 }
+
+func TestContainerProcesses(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip()
+	}
+	client, err := New(address)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer client.Close()
+
+	var (
+		ctx = context.Background()
+		id  = "ContainerProcesses"
+	)
+	image, err := client.GetImage(ctx, testImage)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	spec, err := GenerateSpec(WithImageConfig(ctx, image), WithProcessArgs("sleep", "100"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	container, err := client.NewContainer(ctx, id, spec, WithImage(image), WithNewRootFS(id, image))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer container.Delete(ctx)
+
+	task, err := container.NewTask(ctx, empty())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	defer task.Delete(ctx)
+
+	statusC := make(chan uint32, 1)
+	go func() {
+		status, err := task.Wait(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
+		statusC <- status
+	}()
+
+	pid := task.Pid()
+	if pid <= 0 {
+		t.Errorf("invalid task pid %d", pid)
+	}
+	processes, err := task.Processes(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	if l := len(processes); l != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 1 process but received %d", l)
+	}
+	if len(processes) > 0 {
+		actual := processes[0]
+		if pid != actual {
+			t.Errorf("expected pid %d but received %d", pid, actual)
+		}
+	}
+	if err := task.Kill(ctx, syscall.SIGKILL); err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	<-statusC
+}
diff --git a/process.go b/process.go
index 8aa31585e..6a1fb552c 100644
--- a/process.go
+++ b/process.go
@@ -26,10 +26,13 @@ type process struct {
 	spec *specs.Process
 }
 
+// Pid returns the pid of the process
+// The pid is not set until start is called and returns
 func (p *process) Pid() uint32 {
 	return p.pid
 }
 
+// Start starts the exec process
 func (p *process) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 	data, err := json.Marshal(p.spec)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/task.go b/task.go
index 5172da99d..ba5489a64 100644
--- a/task.go
+++ b/task.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ type Task interface {
 	Status(context.Context) (TaskStatus, error)
 	Wait(context.Context) (uint32, error)
 	Exec(context.Context, *specs.Process, IOCreation) (Process, error)
+	Processes(context.Context) ([]uint32, error)
 }
 
 type Process interface {
@@ -143,3 +144,17 @@ func (t *task) Exec(ctx context.Context, spec *specs.Process, ioCreate IOCreatio
 		pidSync: make(chan struct{}),
 	}, nil
 }
+
+func (t *task) Processes(ctx context.Context) ([]uint32, error) {
+	response, err := t.client.TaskService().Processes(ctx, &execution.ProcessesRequest{
+		ContainerID: t.containerID,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var out []uint32
+	for _, p := range response.Processes {
+		out = append(out, p.Pid)
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}