diff --git a/kata-deploy/examples/test-deploy-kata-qemu-virtiofs.yaml b/kata-deploy/examples/test-deploy-kata-qemu-virtiofs.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3c551b4d00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kata-deploy/examples/test-deploy-kata-qemu-virtiofs.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    run: php-apache-kata-qemu-virtiofs
+  name: php-apache-kata-qemu-virtiofs
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      run: php-apache-kata-qemu-virtiofs
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        run: php-apache-kata-qemu-virtiofs
+    spec:
+      runtimeClassName: kata-qemu-virtiofs
+      containers:
+      - image: k8s.gcr.io/hpa-example
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        name: php-apache
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 80
+          protocol: TCP
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 200m
+      restartPolicy: Always
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: php-apache-kata-qemu-virtiofs
+spec:
+  ports:
+  - port: 80
+    protocol: TCP
+    targetPort: 80
+  selector:
+    run: php-apache-kata-qemu-virtiofs
+  sessionAffinity: None
+  type: ClusterIP
diff --git a/kata-deploy/k8s-1.13/kata-qemu-virtiofs-runtimeClass.yaml b/kata-deploy/k8s-1.13/kata-qemu-virtiofs-runtimeClass.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74b34386e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kata-deploy/k8s-1.13/kata-qemu-virtiofs-runtimeClass.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+kind: RuntimeClass
+apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1alpha1
+metadata:
+    name: kata-qemu-virtiofs
+spec:
+    runtimeHandler: kata-qemu-virtiofs
+---
+kind: RuntimeClass
+apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1alpha1
+metadata:
+    name: kata
+spec:
+    runtimeHandler: kata
diff --git a/kata-deploy/k8s-1.14/kata-qemu-virtiofs-runtimeClass.yaml b/kata-deploy/k8s-1.14/kata-qemu-virtiofs-runtimeClass.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0a8d0b23a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kata-deploy/k8s-1.14/kata-qemu-virtiofs-runtimeClass.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+kind: RuntimeClass
+apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1beta1
+metadata:
+    name: kata
+handler: kata
+---
+kind: RuntimeClass
+apiVersion: node.k8s.io/v1beta1
+metadata:
+    name: kata-qemu-virtiofs
+handler: kata-qemu-virtiofs
diff --git a/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy-docker.sh b/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy-docker.sh
index 9bdc2c0d5d..c3b7464d2d 100755
--- a/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy-docker.sh
+++ b/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy-docker.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ function configure_docker() {
       "path": "/opt/kata/bin/kata-runtime",
       "runtimeArgs": [ "--kata-config", "/opt/kata/share/defaults/kata-containers/configuration-qemu.toml" ]
     },
+    "kata-qemu-virtiofs": {
+      "path": "/opt/kata/bin/kata-runtime",
+      "runtimeArgs": [ "--kata-config", "/opt/kata/share/defaults/kata-containers/configuration-qemu-virtiofs.toml" ]
+    },
     "kata-nemu": {
       "path": "/opt/kata/bin/kata-runtime",
       "runtimeArgs": [ "--kata-config", "/opt/kata/share/defaults/kata-containers/configuration-nemu.toml" ]
diff --git a/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh b/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
index 9bcdea7ac1..83afa8a566 100755
--- a/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
+++ b/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@ function configure_crio() {
 	cp -n "$crio_conf_file" "$crio_conf_file_backup"
 
 	local kata_qemu_path="/opt/kata/bin/kata-qemu"
+	local kata_qemu_virtiofs_path="/opt/kata/bin/kata-qemu-virtiofs"
 	local kata_nemu_path="/opt/kata/bin/kata-nemu"
 	local kata_fc_path="/opt/kata/bin/kata-fc"
 	local kata_qemu_conf="crio.runtime.runtimes.kata-qemu"
+	local kata_qemu_virtiofs_conf="crio.runtime.runtimes.kata-qemu-virtiofs"
 	local kata_nemu_conf="crio.runtime.runtimes.kata-nemu"
 	local kata_fc_conf="crio.runtime.runtimes.kata-fc"
 
@@ -84,6 +86,20 @@ function configure_crio() {
 EOT
 	fi
 
+        # add kata-qemu-virtiofs config
+	if grep -q "^\[$kata_qemu_virtiofs_conf\]" $crio_conf_file; then
+		echo "Configuration exists $kata_qemu_virtiofs_conf, overwriting"
+		sed -i "/^\[$kata_qemu_virtiofs_conf\]/,+1s#runtime_path.*#runtime_path = \"${kata_qemu_path}\"#" $crio_conf_file
+	else
+		cat <<EOT | tee -a "$crio_conf_file"
+
+# Path to the Kata Containers runtime binary that uses the QEMU hypervisor.
+[$kata_qemu_conf]
+  runtime_path = "${kata_qemu_virtiofs_path}"
+EOT
+        fi
+
+
 	# add kata-nemu config
 	if grep -q "^\[$kata_nemu_conf\]" $crio_conf_file; then
 		echo "Configuration exists $kata_nemu_conf, overwriting"
diff --git a/kernel/build-kernel.sh b/kernel/build-kernel.sh
index e885aab689..3f8ac2d500 100755
--- a/kernel/build-kernel.sh
+++ b/kernel/build-kernel.sh
@@ -78,10 +78,12 @@ Commands:
 
 Options:
 
-	-c <path>: Path to config file to build a the kernel
+	-c <path>: Path to config file to build a the kernel.
+	-e       : Enable experimental kernel.
 	-h       : Display this help.
-	-k <path>: Path to kernel to build
+	-k <path>: Path to kernel to build.
 	-p <path>: Path to a directory with patches to apply to kernel.
+	-t       : Hypervisor_target.
 	-v       : Kernel version to use if kernel path not provided.
 EOT
 }
@@ -414,9 +416,13 @@ main() {
 
 	# If not kernel version take it from versions.yaml
 	if [ -z "$kernel_version" ]; then
-		kernel_version=$(get_from_kata_deps "assets.kernel.version")
-		#Remove extra 'v'
-		kernel_version="${kernel_version#v}"
+		if [[ ${experimental_kernel} == "true" ]]; then
+			kernel_version=$(get_from_kata_deps "assets.kernel-experimental.tag")
+		else
+			kernel_version=$(get_from_kata_deps "assets.kernel.version")
+			#Remove extra 'v'
+			kernel_version="${kernel_version#v}"
+		fi
 	fi
 
 	if [ -z "${kernel_path}" ]; then
diff --git a/release/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/release/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index 9f31435146..0802c2c8ba 100755
--- a/release/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/release/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -103,6 +103,17 @@ install_kernel() {
 	)
 }
 
+#Install experimental kernel asset
+install_experimental_kernel() {
+	pushd ${GOPATH}/src/github.com/${project}/packaging
+	info "build experimental kernel"
+	./kernel/build-kernel.sh -e setup
+	./kernel/build-kernel.sh -e build
+	info "install experimental kernel"
+	DESTDIR="${destdir}" PREFIX="${prefix}" ./kernel/build-kernel.sh -e install
+	popd
+}
+
 # Install static nemu asset
 install_nemu() {
 	info "build static nemu"
@@ -122,8 +133,8 @@ install_qemu() {
 # Install static qemu-virtiofsd asset
 install_qemu_virtiofsd() {
 	info "build static qemu-virtiofs"
-	"${script_dir}/../static-build/qemu-virtiofsd/build-static-qemu.sh"
-	info "Install static qemu-virtiofsd"
+	"${script_dir}/../static-build/qemu-virtiofs/build-static-qemu-virtiofs.sh"
+	info "Install static qemu-virtiofs"
 	tar xf kata-qemu-static.tar.gz -C "${destdir}"
 }
 
@@ -216,6 +227,7 @@ main() {
 	install_image
 	install_kata_components
 	install_kernel
+	install_experimental_kernel
 	install_qemu
 	install_qemu_virtiofsd
 	install_nemu
diff --git a/static-build/qemu-virtiofs/Dockerfile b/static-build/qemu-virtiofs/Dockerfile
index e0a1f8c9c1..7fb74df7e1 100644
--- a/static-build/qemu-virtiofs/Dockerfile
+++ b/static-build/qemu-virtiofs/Dockerfile
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@ RUN PREFIX="${PREFIX}" /root/configure-hypervisor.sh -s kata-qemu | sed -e 's|--
 RUN make -j$(nproc)
 RUN make -j$(nproc) virtiofsd
 RUN make install DESTDIR=/tmp/qemu-virtiofs-static
+RUN mv /tmp/qemu-virtiofs-static/"${PREFIX}"/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 /tmp/qemu-virtiofs-static/"${PREFIX}"/bin/qemu-virtiofs-system-x86_64
 RUN chmod +x virtiofsd && mv virtiofsd /tmp/qemu-virtiofs-static/opt/kata/bin/
 RUN cd /tmp/qemu-virtiofs-static && tar -czvf kata-qemu-static.tar.gz *
diff --git a/static-build/qemu-virtiofs/build-static-qemu-virtiofs.sh b/static-build/qemu-virtiofs/build-static-qemu-virtiofs.sh
index 416b24e131..1412559356 100755
--- a/static-build/qemu-virtiofs/build-static-qemu-virtiofs.sh
+++ b/static-build/qemu-virtiofs/build-static-qemu-virtiofs.sh
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ set -o pipefail
 script_dir="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
 
 source "${script_dir}/../../scripts/lib.sh"
+source "${script_dir}/../qemu.blacklist"
 
 packaging_dir="${script_dir}/../.."
-qemu_virtiofs_repo="https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/qemu.git"
+qemu_virtiofs_repo=$(get_from_kata_deps "assets.hypervisor.qemu-experimental.url")
 # This tag will be supported on the runtime versions.yaml
-qemu_virtiofs_tag="virtio-fs-v0.3"
+qemu_virtiofs_tag=$(get_from_kata_deps "assets.hypervisor.qemu-experimental.tag")
 qemu_tar="kata-qemu-static.tar.gz"
 qemu_tmp_tar="kata-qemu-static-tmp.tar.gz"