diff --git a/cli/events.go b/cli/events.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..553ab0f1ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/events.go
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2014,2015,2016,2017 Docker, Inc.
+// Copyright (c) 2018 Huawei Corporation.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	vc "github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+type event struct {
+	Type string      `json:"type"`
+	ID   string      `json:"id"`
+	Data interface{} `json:"data,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// stats is the runc specific stats structure for stability when encoding and decoding stats.
+type stats struct {
+	CPU      cpu                `json:"cpu"`
+	Memory   memory             `json:"memory"`
+	Pids     pids               `json:"pids"`
+	Blkio    blkio              `json:"blkio"`
+	Hugetlb  map[string]hugetlb `json:"hugetlb"`
+	IntelRdt intelRdt           `json:"intel_rdt"`
+}
+
+type hugetlb struct {
+	Usage   uint64 `json:"usage,omitempty"`
+	Max     uint64 `json:"max,omitempty"`
+	Failcnt uint64 `json:"failcnt"`
+}
+
+type blkioEntry struct {
+	Major uint64 `json:"major,omitempty"`
+	Minor uint64 `json:"minor,omitempty"`
+	Op    string `json:"op,omitempty"`
+	Value uint64 `json:"value,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type blkio struct {
+	IoServiceBytesRecursive []blkioEntry `json:"ioServiceBytesRecursive,omitempty"`
+	IoServicedRecursive     []blkioEntry `json:"ioServicedRecursive,omitempty"`
+	IoQueuedRecursive       []blkioEntry `json:"ioQueueRecursive,omitempty"`
+	IoServiceTimeRecursive  []blkioEntry `json:"ioServiceTimeRecursive,omitempty"`
+	IoWaitTimeRecursive     []blkioEntry `json:"ioWaitTimeRecursive,omitempty"`
+	IoMergedRecursive       []blkioEntry `json:"ioMergedRecursive,omitempty"`
+	IoTimeRecursive         []blkioEntry `json:"ioTimeRecursive,omitempty"`
+	SectorsRecursive        []blkioEntry `json:"sectorsRecursive,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type pids struct {
+	Current uint64 `json:"current,omitempty"`
+	Limit   uint64 `json:"limit,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type throttling struct {
+	Periods          uint64 `json:"periods,omitempty"`
+	ThrottledPeriods uint64 `json:"throttledPeriods,omitempty"`
+	ThrottledTime    uint64 `json:"throttledTime,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type cpuUsage struct {
+	// Units: nanoseconds.
+	Total  uint64   `json:"total,omitempty"`
+	Percpu []uint64 `json:"percpu,omitempty"`
+	Kernel uint64   `json:"kernel"`
+	User   uint64   `json:"user"`
+}
+
+type cpu struct {
+	Usage      cpuUsage   `json:"usage,omitempty"`
+	Throttling throttling `json:"throttling,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type memoryEntry struct {
+	Limit   uint64 `json:"limit"`
+	Usage   uint64 `json:"usage,omitempty"`
+	Max     uint64 `json:"max,omitempty"`
+	Failcnt uint64 `json:"failcnt"`
+}
+
+type memory struct {
+	Cache     uint64            `json:"cache,omitempty"`
+	Usage     memoryEntry       `json:"usage,omitempty"`
+	Swap      memoryEntry       `json:"swap,omitempty"`
+	Kernel    memoryEntry       `json:"kernel,omitempty"`
+	KernelTCP memoryEntry       `json:"kernelTCP,omitempty"`
+	Raw       map[string]uint64 `json:"raw,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type l3CacheInfo struct {
+	CbmMask    string `json:"cbm_mask,omitempty"`
+	MinCbmBits uint64 `json:"min_cbm_bits,omitempty"`
+	NumClosids uint64 `json:"num_closids,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type intelRdt struct {
+	// The read-only L3 cache information
+	L3CacheInfo *l3CacheInfo `json:"l3_cache_info,omitempty"`
+
+	// The read-only L3 cache schema in root
+	L3CacheSchemaRoot string `json:"l3_cache_schema_root,omitempty"`
+
+	// The L3 cache schema in 'container_id' group
+	L3CacheSchema string `json:"l3_cache_schema,omitempty"`
+}
+
+var eventsCLICommand = cli.Command{
+	Name:  "events",
+	Usage: "display container events such as OOM notifications, cpu, memory, and IO usage statistics",
+	ArgsUsage: `<container-id>
+
+Where "<container-id>" is the name for the instance of the container.`,
+	Description: `The events command displays information about the container. By default the
+information is displayed once every 5 seconds.`,
+	Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		cli.DurationFlag{
+			Name:  "interval",
+			Value: 5 * time.Second,
+			Usage: "set the stats collection interval",
+		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:  "stats",
+			Usage: "display the container's stats then exit",
+		},
+	},
+	Action: func(context *cli.Context) error {
+		containerID := context.Args().First()
+		if containerID == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("container id cannot be empty")
+		}
+
+		duration := context.Duration("interval")
+		if duration <= 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("duration interval must be greater than 0")
+		}
+
+		status, sandboxID, err := getExistingContainerInfo(containerID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if status.State.State == vc.StateStopped {
+			return fmt.Errorf("container with id %s is not running", status.ID)
+		}
+
+		var (
+			events = make(chan *event, 1024)
+			group  = &sync.WaitGroup{}
+		)
+		group.Add(1)
+
+		go func() {
+			defer group.Done()
+			enc := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
+			for e := range events {
+				if err := enc.Encode(e); err != nil {
+					logrus.Error(err)
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+
+		if context.Bool("stats") {
+			s, err := vci.StatsContainer(sandboxID, containerID)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			events <- &event{Type: "stats", ID: status.ID, Data: convertVirtcontainerStats(&s)}
+			close(events)
+			group.Wait()
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		go func() {
+			for range time.Tick(context.Duration("interval")) {
+				s, err := vci.StatsContainer(sandboxID, containerID)
+				if err != nil {
+					logrus.Error(err)
+					continue
+				}
+				events <- &event{Type: "stats", ID: status.ID, Data: convertVirtcontainerStats(&s)}
+			}
+		}()
+
+		group.Wait()
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+func convertVirtcontainerStats(containerStats *vc.ContainerStats) *stats {
+	cg := containerStats.CgroupStats
+	if cg == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var s stats
+	s.Pids.Current = cg.PidsStats.Current
+	s.Pids.Limit = cg.PidsStats.Limit
+
+	s.CPU.Usage.Kernel = cg.CPUStats.CPUUsage.UsageInKernelmode
+	s.CPU.Usage.User = cg.CPUStats.CPUUsage.UsageInUsermode
+	s.CPU.Usage.Total = cg.CPUStats.CPUUsage.TotalUsage
+	s.CPU.Usage.Percpu = cg.CPUStats.CPUUsage.PercpuUsage
+	s.CPU.Throttling.Periods = cg.CPUStats.ThrottlingData.Periods
+	s.CPU.Throttling.ThrottledPeriods = cg.CPUStats.ThrottlingData.ThrottledPeriods
+	s.CPU.Throttling.ThrottledTime = cg.CPUStats.ThrottlingData.ThrottledTime
+
+	s.Memory.Cache = cg.MemoryStats.Cache
+	s.Memory.Kernel = convertMemoryEntry(cg.MemoryStats.KernelUsage)
+	s.Memory.KernelTCP = convertMemoryEntry(cg.MemoryStats.KernelTCPUsage)
+	s.Memory.Swap = convertMemoryEntry(cg.MemoryStats.SwapUsage)
+	s.Memory.Usage = convertMemoryEntry(cg.MemoryStats.Usage)
+	s.Memory.Raw = cg.MemoryStats.Stats
+
+	s.Blkio.IoServiceBytesRecursive = convertBlkioEntry(cg.BlkioStats.IoServiceBytesRecursive)
+	s.Blkio.IoServicedRecursive = convertBlkioEntry(cg.BlkioStats.IoServicedRecursive)
+	s.Blkio.IoQueuedRecursive = convertBlkioEntry(cg.BlkioStats.IoQueuedRecursive)
+	s.Blkio.IoServiceTimeRecursive = convertBlkioEntry(cg.BlkioStats.IoServiceTimeRecursive)
+	s.Blkio.IoWaitTimeRecursive = convertBlkioEntry(cg.BlkioStats.IoWaitTimeRecursive)
+	s.Blkio.IoMergedRecursive = convertBlkioEntry(cg.BlkioStats.IoMergedRecursive)
+	s.Blkio.IoTimeRecursive = convertBlkioEntry(cg.BlkioStats.IoTimeRecursive)
+	s.Blkio.SectorsRecursive = convertBlkioEntry(cg.BlkioStats.SectorsRecursive)
+
+	s.Hugetlb = make(map[string]hugetlb)
+	for k, v := range cg.HugetlbStats {
+		s.Hugetlb[k] = convertHugtlb(v)
+	}
+
+	return &s
+}
+
+func convertHugtlb(c vc.HugetlbStats) hugetlb {
+	return hugetlb{
+		Usage:   c.Usage,
+		Max:     c.MaxUsage,
+		Failcnt: c.Failcnt,
+	}
+}
+
+func convertMemoryEntry(c vc.MemoryData) memoryEntry {
+	return memoryEntry{
+		Limit:   c.Limit,
+		Usage:   c.Usage,
+		Max:     c.MaxUsage,
+		Failcnt: c.Failcnt,
+	}
+}
+
+func convertBlkioEntry(c []vc.BlkioStatEntry) []blkioEntry {
+	var out []blkioEntry
+	for _, e := range c {
+		out = append(out, blkioEntry{
+			Major: e.Major,
+			Minor: e.Minor,
+			Op:    e.Op,
+			Value: e.Value,
+		})
+	}
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/cli/events_test.go b/cli/events_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..315b268606
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cli/events_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018 Huawei Corporation.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	vc "github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers"
+	vcAnnotations "github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/annotations"
+	"github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+func TestEventsCliAction(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	// get Action function
+	actionFunc, ok := eventsCLICommand.Action.(func(ctx *cli.Context) error)
+	flagSet := flag.NewFlagSet("events", flag.ContinueOnError)
+
+	// create a new fake context
+	ctx := cli.NewContext(&cli.App{}, flagSet, nil)
+	assert.True(ok)
+
+	err := actionFunc(ctx)
+	assert.Error(err, "Missing container ID")
+}
+
+func TestEventsCLIFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	flagSet := flag.NewFlagSet("events", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	ctx := cli.NewContext(&cli.App{}, flagSet, nil)
+
+	actionFunc, ok := eventsCLICommand.Action.(func(ctx *cli.Context) error)
+	assert.True(ok)
+
+	// missing container ID
+	err := actionFunc(ctx)
+	assert.Error(err)
+
+	// interval is negative
+	flagSet.Parse([]string{testContainerID})
+	flagSet.Duration("interval", (-1)*time.Second, "")
+	ctx = cli.NewContext(&cli.App{}, flagSet, nil)
+	err = actionFunc(ctx)
+	assert.Error(err)
+
+	// interval is zero
+	flagSet = flag.NewFlagSet("events", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	flagSet.Parse([]string{testContainerID})
+	flagSet.Duration("interval", 0*time.Second, "")
+	ctx = cli.NewContext(&cli.App{}, flagSet, nil)
+	err = actionFunc(ctx)
+	assert.Error(err)
+
+	// not running
+	sandbox := &vcmock.Sandbox{
+		MockID: testContainerID,
+	}
+
+	sandbox.MockContainers = []*vcmock.Container{
+		{
+			MockID:      sandbox.ID(),
+			MockSandbox: sandbox,
+		},
+	}
+
+	testingImpl.StatusContainerFunc = func(sandboxID, containerID string) (vc.ContainerStatus, error) {
+		return vc.ContainerStatus{
+			ID: sandbox.ID(),
+			Annotations: map[string]string{
+				vcAnnotations.ContainerTypeKey: string(vc.PodContainer),
+			},
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		testingImpl.StatusContainerFunc = nil
+	}()
+	err = actionFunc(ctx)
+	assert.Error(err)
+}
+
+func TestEventsCLISuccessful(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	sandbox := &vcmock.Sandbox{
+		MockID: testContainerID,
+	}
+
+	sandbox.MockContainers = []*vcmock.Container{
+		{
+			MockID:      sandbox.ID(),
+			MockSandbox: sandbox,
+		},
+	}
+
+	testingImpl.StatusContainerFunc = func(sandboxID, containerID string) (vc.ContainerStatus, error) {
+		return vc.ContainerStatus{
+			ID: sandbox.ID(),
+			Annotations: map[string]string{
+				vcAnnotations.ContainerTypeKey: string(vc.PodContainer),
+			},
+			State: vc.State{
+				State: vc.StateRunning,
+			},
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	testingImpl.StatsContainerFunc = func(sandboxID, containerID string) (vc.ContainerStats, error) {
+		return vc.ContainerStats{}, nil
+	}
+
+	defer func() {
+		testingImpl.StatusContainerFunc = nil
+		testingImpl.StatsContainerFunc = nil
+	}()
+
+	path, err := createTempContainerIDMapping(sandbox.ID(), sandbox.ID())
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(path)
+
+	actionFunc, ok := eventsCLICommand.Action.(func(ctx *cli.Context) error)
+	assert.True(ok)
+
+	flagSet := flag.NewFlagSet("events", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	flagSet.Parse([]string{testContainerID})
+	flagSet.Duration("interval", 5*time.Second, "")
+	flagSet.Bool("stats", true, "")
+	ctx := cli.NewContext(&cli.App{}, flagSet, nil)
+	err = actionFunc(ctx)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+}
diff --git a/cli/main.go b/cli/main.go
index b84d6fff19..e5b7f61e25 100644
--- a/cli/main.go
+++ b/cli/main.go
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ var runtimeCommands = []cli.Command{
 	startCLICommand,
 	stateCLICommand,
 	updateCLICommand,
+	eventsCLICommand,
 	versionCLICommand,
 
 	// Kata Containers specific extensions
diff --git a/virtcontainers/agent.go b/virtcontainers/agent.go
index a787ade7b0..e1e0b406cd 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/agent.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/agent.go
@@ -194,4 +194,7 @@ type agent interface {
 	// This function should be called after hot adding vCPUs or Memory.
 	// cpus specifies the number of CPUs that were added and the agent should online
 	onlineCPUMem(cpus uint32) error
+
+	// statsContainer will tell the agent to get stats from a container related to a Sandbox
+	statsContainer(sandbox *Sandbox, c Container) (*ContainerStats, error)
 }
diff --git a/virtcontainers/api.go b/virtcontainers/api.go
index 5cfb5a23f1..1d439d8cf0 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/api.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/api.go
@@ -628,3 +628,28 @@ func UpdateContainer(sandboxID, containerID string, resources specs.LinuxResourc
 
 	return s.UpdateContainer(containerID, resources)
 }
+
+// StatsContainer is the virtcontainers container stats entry point.
+// StatsContainer returns a detailed container stats.
+func StatsContainer(sandboxID, containerID string) (ContainerStats, error) {
+	if sandboxID == "" {
+		return ContainerStats{}, errNeedSandboxID
+	}
+
+	if containerID == "" {
+		return ContainerStats{}, errNeedContainerID
+	}
+	lockFile, err := rLockSandbox(sandboxID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ContainerStats{}, err
+	}
+
+	defer unlockSandbox(lockFile)
+
+	s, err := fetchSandbox(sandboxID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ContainerStats{}, err
+	}
+
+	return s.StatsContainer(containerID)
+}
diff --git a/virtcontainers/api_test.go b/virtcontainers/api_test.go
index 0a009f53e7..502302ab9c 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/api_test.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/api_test.go
@@ -1934,6 +1934,74 @@ func TestStatusContainerFailing(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestStatsContainerFailing(t *testing.T) {
+	cleanUp()
+
+	contID := "100"
+	config := newTestSandboxConfigNoop()
+
+	p, err := CreateSandbox(config)
+	if p == nil || err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	pImpl, ok := p.(*Sandbox)
+	assert.True(t, ok)
+
+	os.RemoveAll(pImpl.configPath)
+	globalSandboxList.removeSandbox(p.ID())
+
+	_, err = StatsContainer(p.ID(), contID)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal()
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStatsContainer(t *testing.T) {
+	cleanUp()
+
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	contID := "100"
+
+	_, err := StatsContainer("", "")
+	assert.Error(err)
+
+	_, err = StatsContainer("abc", "")
+	assert.Error(err)
+
+	_, err = StatsContainer("abc", "abc")
+	assert.Error(err)
+
+	config := newTestSandboxConfigNoop()
+	p, err := CreateSandbox(config)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.NotNil(p)
+
+	p, err = StartSandbox(p.ID())
+	if p == nil || err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	pImpl, ok := p.(*Sandbox)
+	assert.True(ok)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(pImpl.configPath)
+
+	contConfig := newTestContainerConfigNoop(contID)
+	_, c, err := CreateContainer(p.ID(), contConfig)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.NotNil(c)
+
+	_, err = StatsContainer(pImpl.id, "xyz")
+	assert.Error(err)
+
+	_, err = StatsContainer("xyz", contID)
+	assert.Error(err)
+
+	stats, err := StatsContainer(pImpl.id, contID)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Equal(stats, ContainerStats{})
+}
+
 func TestProcessListContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	cleanUp()
 
diff --git a/virtcontainers/container.go b/virtcontainers/container.go
index f96cc61d37..bbab96fcbb 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/container.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/container.go
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+// +build linux
 // Copyright (c) 2016 Intel Corporation
-//
+// Copyright (c) 2014,2015,2016,2017 Docker, Inc.
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
 
@@ -55,6 +56,119 @@ type ContainerStatus struct {
 	Annotations map[string]string
 }
 
+// ThrottlingData gather the date related to container cpu throttling.
+type ThrottlingData struct {
+	// Number of periods with throttling active
+	Periods uint64 `json:"periods,omitempty"`
+	// Number of periods when the container hit its throttling limit.
+	ThrottledPeriods uint64 `json:"throttled_periods,omitempty"`
+	// Aggregate time the container was throttled for in nanoseconds.
+	ThrottledTime uint64 `json:"throttled_time,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// CPUUsage denotes the usage of a CPU.
+// All CPU stats are aggregate since container inception.
+type CPUUsage struct {
+	// Total CPU time consumed.
+	// Units: nanoseconds.
+	TotalUsage uint64 `json:"total_usage,omitempty"`
+	// Total CPU time consumed per core.
+	// Units: nanoseconds.
+	PercpuUsage []uint64 `json:"percpu_usage,omitempty"`
+	// Time spent by tasks of the cgroup in kernel mode.
+	// Units: nanoseconds.
+	UsageInKernelmode uint64 `json:"usage_in_kernelmode"`
+	// Time spent by tasks of the cgroup in user mode.
+	// Units: nanoseconds.
+	UsageInUsermode uint64 `json:"usage_in_usermode"`
+}
+
+// CPUStats describes the cpu stats
+type CPUStats struct {
+	CPUUsage       CPUUsage       `json:"cpu_usage,omitempty"`
+	ThrottlingData ThrottlingData `json:"throttling_data,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// MemoryData gather the data related to memory
+type MemoryData struct {
+	Usage    uint64 `json:"usage,omitempty"`
+	MaxUsage uint64 `json:"max_usage,omitempty"`
+	Failcnt  uint64 `json:"failcnt"`
+	Limit    uint64 `json:"limit"`
+}
+
+// MemoryStats describes the memory stats
+type MemoryStats struct {
+	// memory used for cache
+	Cache uint64 `json:"cache,omitempty"`
+	// usage of memory
+	Usage MemoryData `json:"usage,omitempty"`
+	// usage of memory  swap
+	SwapUsage MemoryData `json:"swap_usage,omitempty"`
+	// usage of kernel memory
+	KernelUsage MemoryData `json:"kernel_usage,omitempty"`
+	// usage of kernel TCP memory
+	KernelTCPUsage MemoryData `json:"kernel_tcp_usage,omitempty"`
+	// if true, memory usage is accounted for throughout a hierarchy of cgroups.
+	UseHierarchy bool `json:"use_hierarchy"`
+
+	Stats map[string]uint64 `json:"stats,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// PidsStats describes the pids stats
+type PidsStats struct {
+	// number of pids in the cgroup
+	Current uint64 `json:"current,omitempty"`
+	// active pids hard limit
+	Limit uint64 `json:"limit,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// BlkioStatEntry gather date related to a block device
+type BlkioStatEntry struct {
+	Major uint64 `json:"major,omitempty"`
+	Minor uint64 `json:"minor,omitempty"`
+	Op    string `json:"op,omitempty"`
+	Value uint64 `json:"value,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// BlkioStats describes block io stats
+type BlkioStats struct {
+	// number of bytes tranferred to and from the block device
+	IoServiceBytesRecursive []BlkioStatEntry `json:"io_service_bytes_recursive,omitempty"`
+	IoServicedRecursive     []BlkioStatEntry `json:"io_serviced_recursive,omitempty"`
+	IoQueuedRecursive       []BlkioStatEntry `json:"io_queue_recursive,omitempty"`
+	IoServiceTimeRecursive  []BlkioStatEntry `json:"io_service_time_recursive,omitempty"`
+	IoWaitTimeRecursive     []BlkioStatEntry `json:"io_wait_time_recursive,omitempty"`
+	IoMergedRecursive       []BlkioStatEntry `json:"io_merged_recursive,omitempty"`
+	IoTimeRecursive         []BlkioStatEntry `json:"io_time_recursive,omitempty"`
+	SectorsRecursive        []BlkioStatEntry `json:"sectors_recursive,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// HugetlbStats describes hugetable memory stats
+type HugetlbStats struct {
+	// current res_counter usage for hugetlb
+	Usage uint64 `json:"usage,omitempty"`
+	// maximum usage ever recorded.
+	MaxUsage uint64 `json:"max_usage,omitempty"`
+	// number of times hugetlb usage allocation failure.
+	Failcnt uint64 `json:"failcnt"`
+}
+
+// CgroupStats describes all cgroup subsystem stats
+type CgroupStats struct {
+	CPUStats    CPUStats    `json:"cpu_stats,omitempty"`
+	MemoryStats MemoryStats `json:"memory_stats,omitempty"`
+	PidsStats   PidsStats   `json:"pids_stats,omitempty"`
+	BlkioStats  BlkioStats  `json:"blkio_stats,omitempty"`
+	// the map is in the format "size of hugepage: stats of the hugepage"
+	HugetlbStats map[string]HugetlbStats `json:"hugetlb_stats,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ContainerStats describes a container stats.
+type ContainerStats struct {
+	CgroupStats *CgroupStats
+}
+
 // ContainerResources describes container resources
 type ContainerResources struct {
 	// CPUQuota specifies the total amount of time in microseconds
@@ -788,6 +902,13 @@ func (c *Container) processList(options ProcessListOptions) (ProcessList, error)
 	return c.sandbox.agent.processListContainer(c.sandbox, *c, options)
 }
 
+func (c *Container) stats() (*ContainerStats, error) {
+	if err := c.checkSandboxRunning("stats"); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return c.sandbox.agent.statsContainer(c.sandbox, *c)
+}
+
 func (c *Container) update(resources specs.LinuxResources) error {
 	if err := c.checkSandboxRunning("update"); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/virtcontainers/hyperstart_agent.go b/virtcontainers/hyperstart_agent.go
index 648acd506e..c62417c0b3 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/hyperstart_agent.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/hyperstart_agent.go
@@ -609,6 +609,11 @@ func (h *hyper) processListContainer(sandbox *Sandbox, c Container, options Proc
 	return h.processListOneContainer(sandbox.id, c.id, options)
 }
 
+// statsContainer is the hyperstart agent Container stats implementation. It does nothing.
+func (h *hyper) statsContainer(sandbox *Sandbox, c Container) (*ContainerStats, error) {
+	return &ContainerStats{}, nil
+}
+
 func (h *hyper) updateContainer(sandbox *Sandbox, c Container, resources specs.LinuxResources) error {
 	// hyperstart-agent does not support update
 	return nil
diff --git a/virtcontainers/implementation.go b/virtcontainers/implementation.go
index dba32c5063..81ed6db32f 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/implementation.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/implementation.go
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ func (impl *VCImpl) StatusContainer(sandboxID, containerID string) (ContainerSta
 	return StatusContainer(sandboxID, containerID)
 }
 
+// StatsContainer implements the VC function of the same name.
+func (impl *VCImpl) StatsContainer(sandboxID, containerID string) (ContainerStats, error) {
+	return StatsContainer(sandboxID, containerID)
+}
+
 // KillContainer implements the VC function of the same name.
 func (impl *VCImpl) KillContainer(sandboxID, containerID string, signal syscall.Signal, all bool) error {
 	return KillContainer(sandboxID, containerID, signal, all)
diff --git a/virtcontainers/interfaces.go b/virtcontainers/interfaces.go
index c86736232f..f61fd1de07 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/interfaces.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/interfaces.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type VC interface {
 	KillContainer(sandboxID, containerID string, signal syscall.Signal, all bool) error
 	StartContainer(sandboxID, containerID string) (VCContainer, error)
 	StatusContainer(sandboxID, containerID string) (ContainerStatus, error)
+	StatsContainer(sandboxID, containerID string) (ContainerStats, error)
 	StopContainer(sandboxID, containerID string) (VCContainer, error)
 	ProcessListContainer(sandboxID, containerID string, options ProcessListOptions) (ProcessList, error)
 	UpdateContainer(sandboxID, containerID string, resources specs.LinuxResources) error
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ type VCSandbox interface {
 	DeleteContainer(contID string) (VCContainer, error)
 	StartContainer(containerID string) (VCContainer, error)
 	StatusContainer(containerID string) (ContainerStatus, error)
+	StatsContainer(containerID string) (ContainerStats, error)
 	EnterContainer(containerID string, cmd Cmd) (VCContainer, *Process, error)
 	UpdateContainer(containerID string, resources specs.LinuxResources) error
 	WaitProcess(containerID, processID string) (int32, error)
diff --git a/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go b/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
index 4deb2c6f3d..70440a2493 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
@@ -941,6 +941,38 @@ func (k *kataAgent) onlineCPUMem(cpus uint32) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+func (k *kataAgent) statsContainer(sandbox *Sandbox, c Container) (*ContainerStats, error) {
+	req := &grpc.StatsContainerRequest{
+		ContainerId: c.id,
+	}
+
+	returnStats, err := k.sendReq(req)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	stats, ok := returnStats.(*grpc.StatsContainerResponse)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("irregular response container stats")
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(stats.CgroupStats)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var cgroupStats CgroupStats
+	err = json.Unmarshal(data, &cgroupStats)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	containerStats := &ContainerStats{
+		CgroupStats: &cgroupStats,
+	}
+	return containerStats, nil
+}
+
 func (k *kataAgent) connect() error {
 	if k.client != nil {
 		return nil
@@ -1069,6 +1101,9 @@ func (k *kataAgent) installReqFunc(c *kataclient.AgentClient) {
 	k.reqHandlers["grpc.CloseStdinRequest"] = func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}, opts ...golangGrpc.CallOption) (interface{}, error) {
 		return k.client.CloseStdin(ctx, req.(*grpc.CloseStdinRequest), opts...)
 	}
+	k.reqHandlers["grpc.StatsContainerRequest"] = func(ctx context.Context, req interface{}, opts ...golangGrpc.CallOption) (interface{}, error) {
+		return k.client.StatsContainer(ctx, req.(*grpc.StatsContainerRequest), opts...)
+	}
 }
 
 func (k *kataAgent) sendReq(request interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
diff --git a/virtcontainers/kata_agent_test.go b/virtcontainers/kata_agent_test.go
index df87ffa73f..41ad8f15d9 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/kata_agent_test.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/kata_agent_test.go
@@ -199,6 +199,10 @@ func (p *gRPCProxy) OnlineCPUMem(ctx context.Context, req *pb.OnlineCPUMemReques
 	return emptyResp, nil
 }
 
+func (p *gRPCProxy) StatsContainer(ctx context.Context, req *pb.StatsContainerRequest) (*pb.StatsContainerResponse, error) {
+	return &pb.StatsContainerResponse{}, nil
+}
+
 func (p *gRPCProxy) Check(ctx context.Context, req *pb.CheckRequest) (*pb.HealthCheckResponse, error) {
 	return &pb.HealthCheckResponse{}, nil
 }
@@ -226,6 +230,7 @@ var reqList = []interface{}{
 	&pb.SignalProcessRequest{},
 	&pb.CheckRequest{},
 	&pb.WaitProcessRequest{},
+	&pb.StatsContainerRequest{},
 }
 
 func TestKataAgentSendReq(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/virtcontainers/noop_agent.go b/virtcontainers/noop_agent.go
index e437e62c5b..07356f02e9 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/noop_agent.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/noop_agent.go
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ func (n *noopAgent) check() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// statsContainer is the Noop agent Container stats implementation. It does nothing.
+func (n *noopAgent) statsContainer(sandbox *Sandbox, c Container) (*ContainerStats, error) {
+	return &ContainerStats{}, nil
+}
+
 // waitProcess is the Noop agent process waiter. It does nothing.
 func (n *noopAgent) waitProcess(c *Container, processID string) (int32, error) {
 	return 0, nil
diff --git a/virtcontainers/noop_agent_test.go b/virtcontainers/noop_agent_test.go
index 703c05576a..cd158cbf10 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/noop_agent_test.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/noop_agent_test.go
@@ -117,3 +117,16 @@ func TestNoopAgentStopContainer(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNoopAgentStatsContainer(t *testing.T) {
+	n := &noopAgent{}
+	sandbox, container, err := testCreateNoopContainer()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer cleanUp()
+	_, err = n.statsContainer(sandbox, *container)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/mock.go b/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/mock.go
index df9e0170f0..bda162e381 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/mock.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/mock.go
@@ -179,6 +179,15 @@ func (m *VCMock) StatusContainer(sandboxID, containerID string) (vc.ContainerSta
 	return vc.ContainerStatus{}, fmt.Errorf("%s: %s (%+v): sandboxID: %v, containerID: %v", mockErrorPrefix, getSelf(), m, sandboxID, containerID)
 }
 
+// StatsContainer implements the VC function of the same name.
+func (m *VCMock) StatsContainer(sandboxID, containerID string) (vc.ContainerStats, error) {
+	if m.StatsContainerFunc != nil {
+		return m.StatsContainerFunc(sandboxID, containerID)
+	}
+
+	return vc.ContainerStats{}, fmt.Errorf("%s: %s (%+v): sandboxID: %v, containerID: %v", mockErrorPrefix, getSelf(), m, sandboxID, containerID)
+}
+
 // KillContainer implements the VC function of the same name.
 func (m *VCMock) KillContainer(sandboxID, containerID string, signal syscall.Signal, all bool) error {
 	if m.KillContainerFunc != nil {
diff --git a/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/mock_test.go b/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/mock_test.go
index e966b328e7..77537432fe 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/mock_test.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/mock_test.go
@@ -510,6 +510,33 @@ func TestVCMockStatusContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(IsMockError(err))
 }
 
+func TestVCMockStatsContainer(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	m := &VCMock{}
+	assert.Nil(m.StatsContainerFunc)
+
+	_, err := m.StatsContainer(testSandboxID, testContainerID)
+
+	assert.Error(err)
+	assert.True(IsMockError(err))
+
+	m.StatsContainerFunc = func(sandboxID, containerID string) (vc.ContainerStats, error) {
+		return vc.ContainerStats{}, nil
+	}
+
+	stats, err := m.StatsContainer(testSandboxID, testContainerID)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Equal(stats, vc.ContainerStats{})
+
+	// reset
+	m.StatsContainerFunc = nil
+
+	_, err = m.StatsContainer(testSandboxID, testContainerID)
+	assert.Error(err)
+	assert.True(IsMockError(err))
+}
+
 func TestVCMockStopContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 
diff --git a/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/sandbox.go b/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/sandbox.go
index 25a44c94f6..270958f744 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/sandbox.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/sandbox.go
@@ -94,6 +94,11 @@ func (p *Sandbox) StatusContainer(contID string) (vc.ContainerStatus, error) {
 	return vc.ContainerStatus{}, nil
 }
 
+// StatsContainer implements the VCSandbox function of the same name.
+func (p *Sandbox) StatsContainer(contID string) (vc.ContainerStats, error) {
+	return vc.ContainerStats{}, nil
+}
+
 // Status implements the VCSandbox function of the same name.
 func (p *Sandbox) Status() vc.SandboxStatus {
 	return vc.SandboxStatus{}
diff --git a/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/types.go b/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/types.go
index 36a6eb38ec..73226c50f8 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/types.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/pkg/vcmock/types.go
@@ -37,16 +37,17 @@ type Container struct {
 type VCMock struct {
 	SetLoggerFunc func(logger logrus.FieldLogger)
 
-	CreateSandboxFunc func(sandboxConfig vc.SandboxConfig) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
-	DeleteSandboxFunc func(sandboxID string) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
-	ListSandboxFunc   func() ([]vc.SandboxStatus, error)
-	FetchSandboxFunc  func(sandboxID string) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
-	PauseSandboxFunc  func(sandboxID string) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
-	ResumeSandboxFunc func(sandboxID string) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
-	RunSandboxFunc    func(sandboxConfig vc.SandboxConfig) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
-	StartSandboxFunc  func(sandboxID string) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
-	StatusSandboxFunc func(sandboxID string) (vc.SandboxStatus, error)
-	StopSandboxFunc   func(sandboxID string) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
+	CreateSandboxFunc  func(sandboxConfig vc.SandboxConfig) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
+	DeleteSandboxFunc  func(sandboxID string) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
+	ListSandboxFunc    func() ([]vc.SandboxStatus, error)
+	FetchSandboxFunc   func(sandboxID string) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
+	PauseSandboxFunc   func(sandboxID string) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
+	ResumeSandboxFunc  func(sandboxID string) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
+	RunSandboxFunc     func(sandboxConfig vc.SandboxConfig) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
+	StartSandboxFunc   func(sandboxID string) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
+	StatusSandboxFunc  func(sandboxID string) (vc.SandboxStatus, error)
+	StatsContainerFunc func(sandboxID, containerID string) (vc.ContainerStats, error)
+	StopSandboxFunc    func(sandboxID string) (vc.VCSandbox, error)
 
 	CreateContainerFunc      func(sandboxID string, containerConfig vc.ContainerConfig) (vc.VCSandbox, vc.VCContainer, error)
 	DeleteContainerFunc      func(sandboxID, containerID string) (vc.VCContainer, error)
diff --git a/virtcontainers/sandbox.go b/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
index 823f4bbe4b..556dddb805 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/sandbox.go
@@ -1101,6 +1101,21 @@ func (s *Sandbox) UpdateContainer(containerID string, resources specs.LinuxResou
 	return c.update(resources)
 }
 
+// StatsContainer return the stats of a running container
+func (s *Sandbox) StatsContainer(containerID string) (ContainerStats, error) {
+	// Fetch the container.
+	c, err := s.findContainer(containerID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return ContainerStats{}, err
+	}
+
+	stats, err := c.stats()
+	if err != nil {
+		return ContainerStats{}, err
+	}
+	return *stats, nil
+}
+
 // createContainers registers all containers to the proxy, create the
 // containers in the guest and starts one shim per container.
 func (s *Sandbox) createContainers() error {