diff --git a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
index 06adcf8cf..d30d4a220 100644
--- a/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/device_manager.rs
@@ -2534,6 +2534,7 @@ impl DeviceManager {
                                 self.exit_evt
                                     .try_clone()
                                     .map_err(DeviceManagerError::EventFd)?,
+                                &self.seccomp_action,
                             )
                             .map_err(DeviceManagerError::SpawnSerialManager)?;
                         Some(Arc::new(serial_manager))
diff --git a/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs b/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
index b08e8303b..0aeb6f979 100644
--- a/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/seccomp_filters.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ pub enum Thread {
     Vcpu,
     Vmm,
     PtyForeground,
+    SerialManager,
 }
 
 /// Shorthand for chaining `SeccompCondition`s with the `and` operator  in a `SeccompRule`.
@@ -1031,6 +1032,33 @@ fn event_monitor_thread_rules() -> Result<Vec<(i64, Vec<SeccompRule>)>, BackendE
     ])
 }
 
+fn serial_manager_thread_rules() -> Result<Vec<(i64, Vec<SeccompRule>)>, BackendError> {
+    Ok(vec![
+        (libc::SYS_accept4, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_clock_nanosleep, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_clock_gettime, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_close, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_epoll_ctl, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_epoll_pwait, vec![]),
+        #[cfg(target_arch = "x86_64")]
+        (libc::SYS_epoll_wait, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_exit, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_fcntl, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_futex, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_madvise, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_mmap, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_munmap, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_nanosleep, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_read, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_recvfrom, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_rt_sigprocmask, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_rt_sigreturn, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_shutdown, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_sigaltstack, vec![]),
+        (libc::SYS_write, vec![]),
+    ])
+}
+
 fn get_seccomp_rules(
     thread_type: Thread,
     hypervisor_type: Option<HypervisorType>,
@@ -1040,6 +1068,7 @@ fn get_seccomp_rules(
         #[cfg(feature = "dbus_api")]
         Thread::DBusApi => Ok(dbus_api_thread_rules()?),
         Thread::EventMonitor => Ok(event_monitor_thread_rules()?),
+        Thread::SerialManager => Ok(serial_manager_thread_rules()?),
         Thread::SignalHandler => Ok(signal_handler_thread_rules()?),
         Thread::Vcpu => Ok(vcpu_thread_rules(
             hypervisor_type.expect("hypervisor_type is required for Vcpu threads"),
diff --git a/vmm/src/serial_manager.rs b/vmm/src/serial_manager.rs
index 27f359bec..ce2eddc43 100644
--- a/vmm/src/serial_manager.rs
+++ b/vmm/src/serial_manager.rs
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ use devices::legacy::Pl011;
 use devices::legacy::Serial;
 use libc::EFD_NONBLOCK;
 use log::{error, info, warn};
+use seccompiler::{SeccompAction, apply_filter};
 use serial_buffer::SerialBuffer;
 use thiserror::Error;
 use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 
 use crate::console_devices::ConsoleTransport;
+use crate::seccomp_filters::{Thread, get_seccomp_filter};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Error)]
 pub enum Error {
@@ -84,6 +86,14 @@ pub enum Error {
     /// Cannot duplicate file descriptor
     #[error("Error duplicating file descriptor")]
     DupFd(#[source] io::Error),
+
+    /// Cannot create seccomp filter.
+    #[error("Error creating seccomp filter")]
+    CreateSeccompFilter(seccompiler::Error),
+
+    /// Cannot apply seccomp filter.
+    #[error("Error applying seccomp filter")]
+    ApplySeccompFilter(seccompiler::Error),
 }
 pub type Result<T> = result::Result<T, Error>;
 
@@ -250,13 +260,20 @@ impl SerialManager {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn start_thread(&mut self, exit_evt: EventFd) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn start_thread(
+        &mut self,
+        exit_evt: EventFd,
+        seccomp_action: &SeccompAction,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
         // Don't allow this to be run if the handle exists
         if self.handle.is_some() {
             warn!("Tried to start multiple SerialManager threads, ignoring");
             return Ok(());
         }
 
+        let seccomp_filter = get_seccomp_filter(seccomp_action, Thread::SerialManager, None)
+            .map_err(Error::CreateSeccompFilter)?;
+
         let epoll_fd = self.epoll_fd.try_clone().map_err(Error::Epoll)?;
         let transport = self.transport.clone();
         let serial = self.serial.clone();
@@ -275,6 +292,11 @@ impl SerialManager {
             .name("serial-manager".to_string())
             .spawn(move || {
                 std::panic::catch_unwind(AssertUnwindSafe(move || {
+                    // Apply seccomp filter for serial manager thread.
+                    if !seccomp_filter.is_empty() {
+                        apply_filter(&seccomp_filter).map_err(Error::ApplySeccompFilter)?;
+                    }
+
                     let mut events =
                         [epoll::Event::new(epoll::Events::empty(), 0); EPOLL_EVENTS_LEN];