diff --git a/virtcontainers/agent.go b/virtcontainers/agent.go
index d95cdbf63..d1044bd76 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/agent.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/agent.go
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ type agent interface {
 	// get agent url
 	getAgentURL() (string, error)
 
+	// update the agent using some elements from another agent
+	reuseAgent(agent agent) error
+
 	// createSandbox will tell the agent to perform necessary setup for a Sandbox.
 	createSandbox(sandbox *Sandbox) error
 
diff --git a/virtcontainers/hyperstart_agent.go b/virtcontainers/hyperstart_agent.go
index 34b381b13..b338369c2 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/hyperstart_agent.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/hyperstart_agent.go
@@ -964,6 +964,17 @@ func (h *hyper) getAgentURL() (string, error) {
 	return "", nil
 }
 
+func (h *hyper) reuseAgent(agent agent) error {
+	a, ok := agent.(*hyper)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Bug: get a wrong type of agent")
+	}
+
+	h.client = a.client
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (h *hyper) setProxy(sandbox *Sandbox, proxy proxy, pid int, url string) error {
 	if url == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid empty proxy url")
diff --git a/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go b/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
index e96ec088a..335a0a781 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
@@ -537,6 +537,17 @@ func (k *kataAgent) getAgentURL() (string, error) {
 	return k.agentURL()
 }
 
+func (k *kataAgent) reuseAgent(agent agent) error {
+	a, ok := agent.(*kataAgent)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Bug: get a wrong type of agent")
+	}
+
+	k.installReqFunc(a.client)
+	k.client = a.client
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (k *kataAgent) setProxy(sandbox *Sandbox, proxy proxy, pid int, url string) error {
 	if url == "" {
 		var err error
diff --git a/virtcontainers/noop_agent.go b/virtcontainers/noop_agent.go
index f9e447f2d..86d5abe5a 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/noop_agent.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/noop_agent.go
@@ -184,6 +184,11 @@ func (n *noopAgent) reseedRNG(data []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// reuseAgent is the Noop agent reuser. It does nothing.
+func (n *noopAgent) reuseAgent(agent agent) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // getAgentURL is the Noop agent url getter. It returns nothing.
 func (n *noopAgent) getAgentURL() (string, error) {
 	return "", nil
diff --git a/virtcontainers/vm.go b/virtcontainers/vm.go
index 534a78c5a..ac22d9283 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/vm.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/vm.go
@@ -319,6 +319,10 @@ func (v *VM) assignSandbox(s *Sandbox) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := s.agent.reuseAgent(v.agent); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	// First make sure the symlinks do not exist
 	os.RemoveAll(sbSharePath)
 	os.RemoveAll(sbSockDir)