diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/service.go b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/service.go
index 72f3f14a0..27ebe1926 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/service.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/service.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	sysexec "os/exec"
+	goruntime "runtime"
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katautils"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/katatrace"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/oci"
+	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/utils"
 	vc "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/compatoci"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/types"
@@ -234,9 +236,19 @@ func (s *service) StartShim(ctx context.Context, opts cdshim.StartOpts) (_ strin
 
 	cmd.ExtraFiles = append(cmd.ExtraFiles, f)
 
+	goruntime.LockOSThread()
+	if os.Getenv("SCHED_CORE") != "" {
+		if err := utils.Create(utils.ProcessGroup); err != nil {
+			return "", errors.Wrap(err, "enable sched core support")
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
+
+	goruntime.UnlockOSThread()
+
 	defer func() {
 		if retErr != nil {
 			cmd.Process.Kill()
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/utils/schedcore.go b/src/runtime/pkg/utils/schedcore.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5084bfd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/utils/schedcore.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2022 Apple Inc.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+// PidType is the type of provided pid value and how it should be treated
+type PidType int
+
+const (
+	pidTypePid            = 0
+	pidTypeThreadGroupId  = 1
+	pidTypeProcessGroupId = 2
+
+	// Pid affects the current pid
+	Pid PidType = pidtypePid
+	// ThreadGroup affects all threads in the group
+	ThreadGroup PidType = pidtypeTgid
+	// ProcessGroup affects all processes in the group
+	ProcessGroup PidType = pidtypePgid
+)
+
+// Create a new sched core domain
+func Create(t PidType) error {
+	return unix.Prctl(unix.PR_SCHED_CORE, unix.PR_SCHED_CORE_CREATE, 0, uintptr(t), 0)
+}
+
+// ShareFrom shares the sched core domain from the provided pid
+func ShareFrom(pid uint64, t PidType) error {
+	return unix.Prctl(unix.PR_SCHED_CORE, unix.PR_SCHED_CORE_SHARE_FROM, uintptr(pid), uintptr(t), 0)
+}