diff --git a/virtcontainers/pkg/annotations/annotations.go b/virtcontainers/pkg/annotations/annotations.go
index fa580cc9d..e06b071ea 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/pkg/annotations/annotations.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/pkg/annotations/annotations.go
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ const (
 	// UseVSock is a sandbox annotation to specify use of vsock for agent communication.
 	UseVSock = kataAnnotHypervisorPrefix + "use_vsock"
 
+	// DisableImageNvdimm is a sandbox annotation to specify use of nvdimm device for guest rootfs image.
+	DisableImageNvdimm = kataAnnotHypervisorPrefix + "disable_image_nvdimm"
+
 	// HotplugVFIOOnRootBus is a sandbox annotation used to indicate if devices need to be hotplugged on the
 	// root bus instead of a bridge.
 	HotplugVFIOOnRootBus = kataAnnotHypervisorPrefix + "hotplug_vfio_on_root_bus"
diff --git a/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils.go b/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils.go
index 98e2a843d..4cf6d5f10 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils.go
@@ -429,6 +429,15 @@ func addHypervisorConfigOverrides(ocispec specs.Spec, config *vc.SandboxConfig)
 		config.HypervisorConfig.UseVSock = useVsock
 	}
 
+	if value, ok := ocispec.Annotations[vcAnnotations.DisableImageNvdimm]; ok {
+		disableNvdimm, err := strconv.ParseBool(value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error parsing annotation for use_nvdimm: Please specify boolean value 'true|false'")
+		}
+
+		config.HypervisorConfig.DisableImageNvdimm = disableNvdimm
+	}
+
 	if value, ok := ocispec.Annotations[vcAnnotations.HotplugVFIOOnRootBus]; ok {
 		hotplugVFIOOnRootBus, err := strconv.ParseBool(value)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils_test.go b/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils_test.go
index 5bd09b721..592cf67d5 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils_test.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/pkg/oci/utils_test.go
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@ func TestAddHypervisorAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	ocispec.Annotations[vcAnnotations.DisableVhostNet] = "true"
 	ocispec.Annotations[vcAnnotations.GuestHookPath] = "/usr/bin/"
 	ocispec.Annotations[vcAnnotations.UseVSock] = "true"
+	ocispec.Annotations[vcAnnotations.DisableImageNvdimm] = "true"
 	ocispec.Annotations[vcAnnotations.HotplugVFIOOnRootBus] = "true"
 	ocispec.Annotations[vcAnnotations.EntropySource] = "/dev/urandom"
 
@@ -773,6 +774,7 @@ func TestAddHypervisorAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(config.HypervisorConfig.DisableVhostNet, true)
 	assert.Equal(config.HypervisorConfig.GuestHookPath, "/usr/bin/")
 	assert.Equal(config.HypervisorConfig.UseVSock, true)
+	assert.Equal(config.HypervisorConfig.DisableImageNvdimm, true)
 	assert.Equal(config.HypervisorConfig.HotplugVFIOOnRootBus, true)
 	assert.Equal(config.HypervisorConfig.EntropySource, "/dev/urandom")