diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/runtimeclasses/kata-runtimeClasses.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/runtimeclasses/kata-runtimeClasses.yaml
index d3260d4a8e..daa4d1e2f9 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/runtimeclasses/kata-runtimeClasses.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/runtimeclasses/kata-runtimeClasses.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,19 @@ scheduling:
 ---
 kind: RuntimeClass
 apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+    name: kata-qemu-tdx
+handler: kata-qemu-tdx
+overhead:
+    podFixed:
+        memory: "160Mi"
+        cpu: "250m"
+scheduling:
+  nodeSelector:
+    katacontainers.io/kata-runtime: "true"
+---
+kind: RuntimeClass
+apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1
 metadata:
     name: kata-clh
 handler: kata-clh
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
index e4e48732bc..8991e04fcf 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ containerd_conf_file_backup="${containerd_conf_file}.bak"
 shims=(
 	"fc"
 	"qemu"
+	"qemu-tdx"
 	"clh"
 	"dragonball"
 )