diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create.go b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create.go
index 541e481b4..7ecc86301 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create.go
@@ -160,6 +160,11 @@ func CreateSandbox(ctx context.Context, vci vc.VC, ociSpec specs.Spec, runtimeCo
 		return nil, vc.Process{}, err
 	}
 
+	// Run create runtime OCI hooks, in the runtime namespace.
+	if err := CreateRuntimeHooks(ctx, ociSpec, containerID, bundlePath); err != nil {
+		return nil, vc.Process{}, err
+	}
+
 	sandbox, err := vci.CreateSandbox(ctx, sandboxConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, vc.Process{}, err
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/hook.go b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/hook.go
index 16c316fea..303773e60 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/hook.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/hook.go
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ func runHooks(ctx context.Context, spec specs.Spec, hooks []specs.Hook, cid, bun
 	return nil
 }
 
+func CreateRuntimeHooks(ctx context.Context, spec specs.Spec, cid, bundlePath string) error {
+	// If no hook available, nothing needs to be done.
+	if spec.Hooks == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return runHooks(ctx, spec, spec.Hooks.CreateRuntime, cid, bundlePath, "createRuntime")
+}
+
 // PreStartHooks run the hooks before start container
 func PreStartHooks(ctx context.Context, spec specs.Spec, cid, bundlePath string) error {
 	// If no hook available, nothing needs to be done.