diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/runtimeclasses/kata-runtimeClasses.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/runtimeclasses/kata-runtimeClasses.yaml
index 00197ed3b7..4e8da4fea9 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/runtimeclasses/kata-runtimeClasses.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/runtimeclasses/kata-runtimeClasses.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,19 @@ scheduling:
 ---
 kind: RuntimeClass
 apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+    name: kata-qemu-snp
+handler: kata-qemu-snp
+overhead:
+    podFixed:
+        memory: "2048Mi"
+        cpu: "1.0"
+scheduling:
+  nodeSelector:
+    katacontainers.io/kata-runtime: "true"
+---
+kind: RuntimeClass
+apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1
 metadata:
     name: kata-clh
 handler: kata-clh