diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/agent.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/agent.go
index 0db3927683..90730153e3 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/agent.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/agent.go
@@ -190,9 +190,15 @@ type agent interface {
 	// getAgentMetrics get metrics of agent and guest through agent
 	getAgentMetrics(context.Context, *grpc.GetMetricsRequest) (*grpc.Metrics, error)
 
-	//getGuestVolumeStats get the filesystem stats of a volume specified by the volume mount path on the guest.
+	// getGuestVolumeStats get the filesystem stats of a volume specified by the volume mount path on the guest.
 	getGuestVolumeStats(ctx context.Context, volumeGuestPath string) ([]byte, error)
 
 	// resizeGuestVolume resizes a volume specified by the volume mount path on the guest.
 	resizeGuestVolume(ctx context.Context, volumeGuestPath string, size uint64) error
+
+	// getIPTables obtains the iptables from the guest
+	getIPTables(ctx context.Context, isIPv6 bool) ([]byte, error)
+
+	// setIPTables sets the iptables from the guest
+	setIPTables(ctx context.Context, isIPv6 bool, data []byte) error
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/interfaces.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/interfaces.go
index bb3935be06..df72978e50 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/interfaces.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/interfaces.go
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ type VCSandbox interface {
 
 	GuestVolumeStats(ctx context.Context, volumePath string) ([]byte, error)
 	ResizeGuestVolume(ctx context.Context, volumePath string, size uint64) error
+
+	GetIPTables(ctx context.Context, isIPv6 bool) ([]byte, error)
+	SetIPTables(ctx context.Context, isIPv6 bool, data []byte) error
 }
 
 // VCContainer is the Container interface
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
index bee94ef9b3..2f85a2828a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ const (
 	grpcAddSwapRequest           = "grpc.AddSwapRequest"
 	grpcVolumeStatsRequest       = "grpc.VolumeStatsRequest"
 	grpcResizeVolumeRequest      = "grpc.ResizeVolumeRequest"
+	grpcGetIPTablesRequest       = "grpc.GetIPTablesRequest"
+	grpcSetIPTablesRequest       = "grpc.SetIPTablesRequest"
 )
 
 // newKataAgent returns an agent from an agent type.
@@ -1976,6 +1978,12 @@ func (k *kataAgent) installReqFunc(c *kataclient.AgentClient) {
 	k.reqHandlers[grpcResizeVolumeRequest] = func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 		return k.client.AgentServiceClient.ResizeVolume(ctx, req.(*grpc.ResizeVolumeRequest))
 	}
+	k.reqHandlers[grpcGetIPTablesRequest] = func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return k.client.AgentServiceClient.GetIPTables(ctx, req.(*grpc.GetIPTablesRequest))
+	}
+	k.reqHandlers[grpcSetIPTablesRequest] = func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+		return k.client.AgentServiceClient.SetIPTables(ctx, req.(*grpc.SetIPTablesRequest))
+	}
 }
 
 func (k *kataAgent) getReqContext(ctx context.Context, reqName string) (newCtx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc) {
@@ -2194,6 +2202,26 @@ func (k *kataAgent) getAgentMetrics(ctx context.Context, req *grpc.GetMetricsReq
 	return resp.(*grpc.Metrics), nil
 }
 
+func (k *kataAgent) getIPTables(ctx context.Context, isIPv6 bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	resp, err := k.sendReq(ctx, &grpc.GetIPTablesRequest{IsIpv6: isIPv6})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return resp.(*grpc.GetIPTablesResponse).Data, nil
+}
+
+func (k *kataAgent) setIPTables(ctx context.Context, isIPv6 bool, data []byte) error {
+	_, err := k.sendReq(ctx, &grpc.SetIPTablesRequest{
+		IsIpv6: isIPv6,
+		Data:   data,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		k.Logger().WithError(err).Errorf("setIPTables request to agent failed")
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
 func (k *kataAgent) getGuestVolumeStats(ctx context.Context, volumeGuestPath string) ([]byte, error) {
 	result, err := k.sendReq(ctx, &grpc.VolumeStatsRequest{VolumeGuestPath: volumeGuestPath})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_agent.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_agent.go
index 43c84b9471..a3c4d44b06 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_agent.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/mock_agent.go
@@ -249,3 +249,11 @@ func (n *mockAgent) getGuestVolumeStats(ctx context.Context, volumeGuestPath str
 func (n *mockAgent) resizeGuestVolume(ctx context.Context, volumeGuestPath string, size uint64) error {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (k *mockAgent) getIPTables(ctx context.Context, isIPv6 bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (k *mockAgent) setIPTables(ctx context.Context, isIPv6 bool, data []byte) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/mock/mock.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/mock/mock.go
index 2af88b8416..634dc7fd8d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/mock/mock.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/mock/mock.go
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 
+	"path"
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/containerd/ttrpc"
 	gpb "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	aTypes "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/agent/protocols"
 	pb "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/agent/protocols/grpc"
-	"path"
-	"strings"
 )
 
 const VSockPrefix = "mock://"
@@ -239,3 +240,11 @@ func (p *HybridVSockTTRPCMockImp) GetVolumeStats(ctx context.Context, req *pb.Vo
 func (p *HybridVSockTTRPCMockImp) ResizeVolume(ctx context.Context, req *pb.ResizeVolumeRequest) (*gpb.Empty, error) {
 	return &gpb.Empty{}, nil
 }
+
+func (p *HybridVSockTTRPCMockImp) GetIPTables(ctx context.Context, req *pb.GetIPTablesRequest) (*pb.GetIPTablesResponse, error) {
+	return &pb.GetIPTablesResponse{}, nil
+}
+
+func (p *HybridVSockTTRPCMockImp) SetIPTables(ctx context.Context, req *pb.SetIPTablesRequest) (*pb.SetIPTablesResponse, error) {
+	return &pb.SetIPTablesResponse{}, nil
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/sandbox.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/sandbox.go
index b3b5f7a8d1..064a60af71 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/sandbox.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/sandbox.go
@@ -261,3 +261,11 @@ func (s *Sandbox) GuestVolumeStats(ctx context.Context, path string) ([]byte, er
 func (s *Sandbox) ResizeGuestVolume(ctx context.Context, path string, size uint64) error {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (s *Sandbox) GetIPTables(ctx context.Context, isIPv6 bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (s *Sandbox) SetIPTables(ctx context.Context, isIPv6 bool, data []byte) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
index d494d54bab..71851c2cfb 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
@@ -2254,6 +2254,16 @@ func (s *Sandbox) GetAgentURL() (string, error) {
 	return s.agent.getAgentURL()
 }
 
+// GetIPTables will obtain the iptables from the guest
+func (s *Sandbox) GetIPTables(ctx context.Context, isIPv6 bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	return s.agent.getIPTables(ctx, isIPv6)
+}
+
+// SetIPTables will set the iptables in the guest
+func (s *Sandbox) SetIPTables(ctx context.Context, isIPv6 bool, data []byte) error {
+	return s.agent.setIPTables(ctx, isIPv6, data)
+}
+
 // GuestVolumeStats return the filesystem stat of a given volume in the guest.
 func (s *Sandbox) GuestVolumeStats(ctx context.Context, volumePath string) ([]byte, error) {
 	guestMountPath, err := s.guestMountPath(volumePath)