diff --git a/test/falco_k8s_audit_tests.yaml b/test/falco_k8s_audit_tests.yaml
index 03576382..9e1229af 100644
--- a/test/falco_k8s_audit_tests.yaml
+++ b/test/falco_k8s_audit_tests.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,68 @@
 #
 trace_files: !mux
 
+  compat_engine_v4_create_disallowed_pod:
+    detect: True
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
+      - ./rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml
+      - ./rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4/allow_only_apache_container.yaml
+    detect_counts:
+      - Create Disallowed Pod: 1
+    trace_file: trace_files/k8s_audit/create_nginx_pod_unprivileged.json
+
+  compat_engine_v4_create_allowed_pod:
+    detect: False
+    rules_file:
+      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
+      - ./rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml
+      - ./rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4/allow_nginx_container.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/k8s_audit/create_nginx_pod_unprivileged.json
+
+  compat_engine_v4_create_privileged_pod:
+    detect: True
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
+      - ./rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml
+    detect_counts:
+      - Create Privileged Pod: 1
+    trace_file: trace_files/k8s_audit/create_nginx_pod_privileged.json
+
+  compat_engine_v4_create_privileged_trusted_pod:
+    detect: False
+    rules_file:
+      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
+      - ./rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml
+      - ./rules/k8s_audit/trust_nginx_container.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/k8s_audit/create_nginx_pod_privileged.json
+
+  compat_engine_v4_create_unprivileged_pod:
+    detect: False
+    rules_file:
+      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
+      - ./rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/k8s_audit/create_nginx_pod_unprivileged.json
+
+  compat_engine_v4_create_hostnetwork_pod:
+    detect: True
+    detect_level: WARNING
+    rules_file:
+      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
+      - ./rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml
+    detect_counts:
+      - Create HostNetwork Pod: 1
+    trace_file: trace_files/k8s_audit/create_nginx_pod_hostnetwork.json
+
+  compat_engine_v4_create_hostnetwork_trusted_pod:
+    detect: False
+    rules_file:
+      - ../rules/falco_rules.yaml
+      - ./rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml
+      - ./rules/k8s_audit/trust_nginx_container.yaml
+    trace_file: trace_files/k8s_audit/create_nginx_pod_hostnetwork.json
+
   user_outside_allowed_set:
     detect: True
     detect_level: WARNING
diff --git a/test/rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4/allow_nginx_container.yaml b/test/rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4/allow_nginx_container.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3654647c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4/allow_nginx_container.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- macro: allowed_k8s_containers
+  condition: (ka.req.container.image.repository=nginx)
+
diff --git a/test/rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4/allow_only_apache_container.yaml b/test/rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4/allow_only_apache_container.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b755c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4/allow_only_apache_container.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- macro: allowed_k8s_containers
+  condition: (ka.req.container.image=apache)
+
diff --git a/test/rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml b/test/rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9377172
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/rules/k8s_audit/engine_v4_k8s_audit_rules.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,427 @@
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2019 The Falco Authors.
+#
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+- required_engine_version: 2
+
+# Like always_true/always_false, but works with k8s audit events
+- macro: k8s_audit_always_true
+  condition: (jevt.rawtime exists)
+
+- macro: k8s_audit_never_true
+  condition: (jevt.rawtime=0)
+
+# Generally only consider audit events once the response has completed
+- list: k8s_audit_stages
+  items: ["ResponseComplete"]
+
+# Generally exclude users starting with "system:"
+- macro: non_system_user
+  condition: (not ka.user.name startswith "system:")
+
+# This macro selects the set of Audit Events used by the below rules.
+- macro: kevt
+  condition: (jevt.value[/stage] in (k8s_audit_stages))
+
+- macro: kevt_started
+  condition: (jevt.value[/stage]=ResponseStarted)
+
+# If you wish to restrict activity to a specific set of users, override/append to this list.
+- list: allowed_k8s_users
+  items: ["minikube", "minikube-user", "kubelet", "kops"]
+
+- rule: Disallowed K8s User
+  desc: Detect any k8s operation by users outside of an allowed set of users.
+  condition: kevt and non_system_user and not ka.user.name in (allowed_k8s_users)
+  output: K8s Operation performed by user not in allowed list of users (user=%ka.user.name target=%ka.target.name/%ka.target.resource verb=%ka.verb uri=%ka.uri resp=%ka.response.code)
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+# In a local/user rules file, you could override this macro to
+# explicitly enumerate the container images that you want to run in
+# your environment. In this main falco rules file, there isn't any way
+# to know all the containers that can run, so any container is
+# allowed, by using the always_true macro. In the overridden macro, the condition
+# would look something like (ka.req.container.image.repository=my-repo/my-image)
+- macro: allowed_k8s_containers
+  condition: (k8s_audit_always_true)
+
+- macro: response_successful
+  condition: (ka.response.code startswith 2)
+
+- macro: kcreate
+  condition: ka.verb=create
+
+- macro: kmodify
+  condition: (ka.verb in (create,update,patch))
+
+- macro: kdelete
+  condition: ka.verb=delete
+
+- macro: pod
+  condition: ka.target.resource=pods and not ka.target.subresource exists
+
+- macro: pod_subresource
+  condition: ka.target.resource=pods and ka.target.subresource exists
+
+- macro: deployment
+  condition: ka.target.resource=deployments
+
+- macro: service
+  condition: ka.target.resource=services
+
+- macro: configmap
+  condition: ka.target.resource=configmaps
+
+- macro: namespace
+  condition: ka.target.resource=namespaces
+
+- macro: serviceaccount
+  condition: ka.target.resource=serviceaccounts
+
+- macro: clusterrole
+  condition: ka.target.resource=clusterroles
+
+- macro: clusterrolebinding
+  condition: ka.target.resource=clusterrolebindings
+
+- macro: role
+  condition: ka.target.resource=roles
+
+- macro: health_endpoint
+  condition: ka.uri=/healthz
+
+- rule: Create Disallowed Pod
+  desc: >
+    Detect an attempt to start a pod with a container image outside of a list of allowed images.
+  condition: kevt and pod and kcreate and not allowed_k8s_containers
+  output: Pod started with container not in allowed list (user=%ka.user.name pod=%ka.resp.name ns=%ka.target.namespace image=%ka.req.container.image)
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: Create Privileged Pod
+  desc: >
+    Detect an attempt to start a pod with a privileged container
+  condition: kevt and pod and kcreate and ka.req.container.privileged=true and not ka.req.container.image.repository in (falco_privileged_images)
+  output: Pod started with privileged container (user=%ka.user.name pod=%ka.resp.name ns=%ka.target.namespace image=%ka.req.container.image)
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- macro: sensitive_vol_mount
+  condition: >
+    (ka.req.volume.hostpath[/proc*]=true or
+     ka.req.volume.hostpath[/var/run/docker.sock]=true or
+     ka.req.volume.hostpath[/]=true or
+     ka.req.volume.hostpath[/etc]=true or
+     ka.req.volume.hostpath[/root*]=true)
+
+- rule: Create Sensitive Mount Pod
+  desc: >
+    Detect an attempt to start a pod with a volume from a sensitive host directory (i.e. /proc).
+    Exceptions are made for known trusted images.
+  condition: kevt and pod and kcreate and sensitive_vol_mount and not ka.req.container.image.repository in (falco_sensitive_mount_images)
+  output: Pod started with sensitive mount (user=%ka.user.name pod=%ka.resp.name ns=%ka.target.namespace image=%ka.req.container.image mounts=%jevt.value[/requestObject/spec/volumes])
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+# Corresponds to K8s CIS Benchmark 1.7.4
+- rule: Create HostNetwork Pod
+  desc: Detect an attempt to start a pod using the host network.
+  condition: kevt and pod and kcreate and ka.req.container.host_network=true and not ka.req.container.image.repository in (falco_hostnetwork_images)
+  output: Pod started using host network (user=%ka.user.name pod=%ka.resp.name ns=%ka.target.namespace image=%ka.req.container.image)
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: Create NodePort Service
+  desc: >
+    Detect an attempt to start a service with a NodePort service type
+  condition: kevt and service and kcreate and ka.req.service.type=NodePort
+  output: NodePort Service Created (user=%ka.user.name service=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace ports=%ka.req.service.ports)
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- macro: contains_private_credentials
+  condition: >
+    (ka.req.configmap.obj contains "aws_access_key_id" or
+     ka.req.configmap.obj contains "aws-access-key-id" or
+     ka.req.configmap.obj contains "aws_s3_access_key_id" or
+     ka.req.configmap.obj contains "aws-s3-access-key-id" or
+     ka.req.configmap.obj contains "password" or
+     ka.req.configmap.obj contains "passphrase")
+
+- rule: Create/Modify Configmap With Private Credentials
+  desc: >
+     Detect creating/modifying a configmap containing a private credential (aws key, password, etc.)
+  condition: kevt and configmap and kmodify and contains_private_credentials
+  output: K8s configmap with private credential (user=%ka.user.name verb=%ka.verb configmap=%ka.req.configmap.name config=%ka.req.configmap.obj)
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+# Corresponds to K8s CIS Benchmark, 1.1.1.
+- rule: Anonymous Request Allowed
+  desc: >
+    Detect any request made by the anonymous user that was allowed
+  condition: kevt and ka.user.name=system:anonymous and ka.auth.decision!=reject and not health_endpoint
+  output: Request by anonymous user allowed (user=%ka.user.name verb=%ka.verb uri=%ka.uri reason=%ka.auth.reason))
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+# Roughly corresponds to K8s CIS Benchmark, 1.1.12. In this case,
+# notifies an attempt to exec/attach to a privileged container.
+
+# Ideally, we'd add a more stringent rule that detects attaches/execs
+# to a privileged pod, but that requires the engine for k8s audit
+# events to be stateful, so it could know if a container named in an
+# attach request was created privileged or not. For now, we have a
+# less severe rule that detects attaches/execs to any pod.
+
+- rule: Attach/Exec Pod
+  desc: >
+    Detect any attempt to attach/exec to a pod
+  condition: kevt_started and pod_subresource and kcreate and ka.target.subresource in (exec,attach)
+  output: Attach/Exec to pod (user=%ka.user.name pod=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace action=%ka.target.subresource command=%ka.uri.param[command])
+  priority: NOTICE
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+# In a local/user rules fie, you can append to this list to add additional allowed namespaces
+- list: allowed_namespaces
+  items: [kube-system, kube-public, default]
+
+- rule: Create Disallowed Namespace
+  desc: Detect any attempt to create a namespace outside of a set of known namespaces
+  condition: kevt and namespace and kcreate and not ka.target.name in (allowed_namespaces)
+  output: Disallowed namespace created (user=%ka.user.name ns=%ka.target.name)
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+# Detect any new pod created in the kube-system namespace
+- rule: Pod Created in Kube Namespace
+  desc: Detect any attempt to create a pod in the kube-system or kube-public namespaces
+  condition: kevt and pod and kcreate and ka.target.namespace in (kube-system, kube-public)
+  output: Pod created in kube namespace (user=%ka.user.name pod=%ka.resp.name ns=%ka.target.namespace image=%ka.req.container.image)
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+# Detect creating a service account in the kube-system/kube-public namespace
+- rule: Service Account Created in Kube Namespace
+  desc: Detect any attempt to create a serviceaccount in the kube-system or kube-public namespaces
+  condition: kevt and serviceaccount and kcreate and ka.target.namespace in (kube-system, kube-public)
+  output: Service account created in kube namespace (user=%ka.user.name serviceaccount=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace)
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+# Detect any modify/delete to any ClusterRole starting with
+# "system:". "system:coredns" is excluded as changes are expected in
+# normal operation.
+- rule: System ClusterRole Modified/Deleted
+  desc: Detect any attempt to modify/delete a ClusterRole/Role starting with system
+  condition: kevt and (role or clusterrole) and (kmodify or kdelete) and (ka.target.name startswith "system:") and ka.target.name!="system:coredns"
+  output: System ClusterRole/Role modified or deleted (user=%ka.user.name role=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace action=%ka.verb)
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+# Detect any attempt to create a ClusterRoleBinding to the cluster-admin user
+# (exapand this to any built-in cluster role that does "sensitive" things)
+- rule: Attach to cluster-admin Role
+  desc: Detect any attempt to create a ClusterRoleBinding to the cluster-admin user
+  condition: kevt and clusterrolebinding and kcreate and ka.req.binding.role=cluster-admin
+  output: Cluster Role Binding to cluster-admin role (user=%ka.user.name subject=%ka.req.binding.subjects)
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: ClusterRole With Wildcard Created
+  desc: Detect any attempt to create a Role/ClusterRole with wildcard resources or verbs
+  condition: kevt and (role or clusterrole) and kcreate and (ka.req.role.rules.resources contains '"*"' or ka.req.role.rules.verbs contains '"*"')
+  output: Created Role/ClusterRole with wildcard (user=%ka.user.name role=%ka.target.name rules=%ka.req.role.rules)
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- macro: writable_verbs
+  condition: >
+    (ka.req.role.rules.verbs contains create or
+     ka.req.role.rules.verbs contains update or
+     ka.req.role.rules.verbs contains patch or
+     ka.req.role.rules.verbs contains delete or
+     ka.req.role.rules.verbs contains deletecollection)
+
+- rule: ClusterRole With Write Privileges Created
+  desc: Detect any attempt to create a Role/ClusterRole that can perform write-related actions
+  condition: kevt and (role or clusterrole) and kcreate and writable_verbs
+  output: Created Role/ClusterRole with write privileges (user=%ka.user.name role=%ka.target.name rules=%ka.req.role.rules)
+  priority: NOTICE
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: ClusterRole With Pod Exec Created
+  desc: Detect any attempt to create a Role/ClusterRole that can exec to pods
+  condition: kevt and (role or clusterrole) and kcreate and ka.req.role.rules.resources contains "pods/exec"
+  output: Created Role/ClusterRole with pod exec privileges (user=%ka.user.name role=%ka.target.name rules=%ka.req.role.rules)
+  priority: WARNING
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+# The rules below this point are less discriminatory and generally
+# represent a stream of activity for a cluster. If you wish to disable
+# these events, modify the following macro.
+- macro: consider_activity_events
+  condition: (k8s_audit_always_true)
+
+- macro: kactivity
+  condition: (kevt and consider_activity_events)
+
+- rule: K8s Deployment Created
+  desc: Detect any attempt to create a deployment
+  condition: (kactivity and kcreate and deployment and response_successful)
+  output: K8s Deployment Created (user=%ka.user.name deployment=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason)
+  priority: INFO
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: K8s Deployment Deleted
+  desc: Detect any attempt to delete a deployment
+  condition: (kactivity and kdelete and deployment and response_successful)
+  output: K8s Deployment Deleted (user=%ka.user.name deployment=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason)
+  priority: INFO
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: K8s Service Created
+  desc: Detect any attempt to create a service
+  condition: (kactivity and kcreate and service and response_successful)
+  output: K8s Service Created (user=%ka.user.name service=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason)
+  priority: INFO
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: K8s Service Deleted
+  desc: Detect any attempt to delete a service
+  condition: (kactivity and kdelete and service and response_successful)
+  output: K8s Service Deleted (user=%ka.user.name service=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason)
+  priority: INFO
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: K8s ConfigMap Created
+  desc: Detect any attempt to create a configmap
+  condition: (kactivity and kcreate and configmap and response_successful)
+  output: K8s ConfigMap Created (user=%ka.user.name configmap=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason)
+  priority: INFO
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: K8s ConfigMap Deleted
+  desc: Detect any attempt to delete a configmap
+  condition: (kactivity and kdelete and configmap and response_successful)
+  output: K8s ConfigMap Deleted (user=%ka.user.name configmap=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason)
+  priority: INFO
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: K8s Namespace Created
+  desc: Detect any attempt to create a namespace
+  condition: (kactivity and kcreate and namespace and response_successful)
+  output: K8s Namespace Created (user=%ka.user.name namespace=%ka.target.name resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason)
+  priority: INFO
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: K8s Namespace Deleted
+  desc: Detect any attempt to delete a namespace
+  condition: (kactivity and non_system_user and kdelete and namespace and response_successful)
+  output: K8s Namespace Deleted (user=%ka.user.name namespace=%ka.target.name resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason)
+  priority: INFO
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: K8s Serviceaccount Created
+  desc: Detect any attempt to create a service account
+  condition: (kactivity and kcreate and serviceaccount and response_successful)
+  output: K8s Serviceaccount Created (user=%ka.user.name user=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason)
+  priority: INFO
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: K8s Serviceaccount Deleted
+  desc: Detect any attempt to delete a service account
+  condition: (kactivity and kdelete and serviceaccount and response_successful)
+  output: K8s Serviceaccount Deleted (user=%ka.user.name user=%ka.target.name ns=%ka.target.namespace resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason)
+  priority: INFO
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: K8s Role/Clusterrole Created
+  desc: Detect any attempt to create a cluster role/role
+  condition: (kactivity and kcreate and (clusterrole or role) and response_successful)
+  output: K8s Cluster Role Created (user=%ka.user.name role=%ka.target.name rules=%ka.req.role.rules resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason)
+  priority: INFO
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: K8s Role/Clusterrole Deleted
+  desc: Detect any attempt to delete a cluster role/role
+  condition: (kactivity and kdelete and (clusterrole or role) and response_successful)
+  output: K8s Cluster Role Deleted (user=%ka.user.name role=%ka.target.name resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason)
+  priority: INFO
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: K8s Role/Clusterrolebinding Created
+  desc: Detect any attempt to create a clusterrolebinding
+  condition: (kactivity and kcreate and clusterrolebinding and response_successful)
+  output: K8s Cluster Role Binding Created (user=%ka.user.name binding=%ka.target.name subjects=%ka.req.binding.subjects role=%ka.req.binding.role resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason foo=%ka.req.binding.subject.has_name[cluster-admin])
+  priority: INFO
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+- rule: K8s Role/Clusterrolebinding Deleted
+  desc: Detect any attempt to delete a clusterrolebinding
+  condition: (kactivity and kdelete and clusterrolebinding and response_successful)
+  output: K8s Cluster Role Binding Deleted (user=%ka.user.name binding=%ka.target.name resp=%ka.response.code decision=%ka.auth.decision reason=%ka.auth.reason)
+  priority: INFO
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]
+
+# This rule generally matches all events, and as a result is disabled
+# by default. If you wish to enable these events, modify the
+# following macro.
+#  condition: (jevt.rawtime exists)
+- macro: consider_all_events
+  condition: (k8s_audit_never_true)
+
+- macro: kall
+  condition: (kevt and consider_all_events)
+
+- rule: All K8s Audit Events
+  desc: Match all K8s Audit Events
+  condition: kall
+  output: K8s Audit Event received (user=%ka.user.name verb=%ka.verb uri=%ka.uri obj=%jevt.obj)
+  priority: DEBUG
+  source: k8s_audit
+  tags: [k8s]