diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml
index 4bfe660c4f..ce2ebf5403 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-kata-deploy-tests-on-garm.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           - k0s
           - k3s
           - rke2
+          - microk8s
     # TODO: There are a couple of vmm/k8s combination failing (https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/issues/9854)
     # and we will put the entire kata-deploy-tests on GARM on maintenance.
     # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
diff --git a/tests/functional/kata-deploy/kata-deploy.bats b/tests/functional/kata-deploy/kata-deploy.bats
index 096df051fe..94b378d4d0 100644
--- a/tests/functional/kata-deploy/kata-deploy.bats
+++ b/tests/functional/kata-deploy/kata-deploy.bats
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ setup() {
 		kubectl apply -k "tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/k3s"
 	elif [ "${KUBERNETES}" = "rke2" ]; then
 		kubectl apply -k "tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/rke2"
+	elif [ "${KUBERNETES}" = "microk8s" ]; then
+		kubectl apply -k "tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/microk8s"
 	else
 		kubectl apply -f "tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml"
 	fi
@@ -142,6 +144,9 @@ teardown() {
 	elif [ "${KUBERNETES}" = "rke2" ]; then
 		deploy_spec="-k \"tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/rke2\""
 		cleanup_spec="-k \"tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/rke2\""
+	elif [ "${KUBERNETES}" = "microk8s" ]; then
+		deploy_spec="-k \"tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/microk8s\""
+		cleanup_spec="-k \"tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/microk8s\""
 	else
 		deploy_spec="-f \"tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml\""
 		cleanup_spec="-f \"tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/base/kata-cleanup.yaml\""
diff --git a/tests/gha-run-k8s-common.sh b/tests/gha-run-k8s-common.sh
index 4df12ee816..dcea96a264 100644
--- a/tests/gha-run-k8s-common.sh
+++ b/tests/gha-run-k8s-common.sh
@@ -323,6 +323,26 @@ function deploy_rke2() {
 	sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} ~/.kube/config
 }
 
+function deploy_microk8s() {
+	sudo snap install microk8s --classic
+
+	# These are arbitrary values
+	sleep 30
+	sudo /snap/bin/microk8s.status --wait-ready --timeout 300
+
+	# install kubectl
+	ARCH=$(arch_to_golang)
+	kubectl_version=$(/snap/bin/microk8s.version | grep -oe 'v[0-9]\+\(\.[0-9]\+\)*')
+	sudo curl -fL --progress-bar -o /usr/bin/kubectl https://dl.k8s.io/release/${kubectl_version}/bin/linux/${ARCH}/kubectl
+	sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/kubectl
+	sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/kubectl
+
+	mkdir -p ~/.kube
+	sudo /snap/bin/microk8s.config > ~/.kube/config
+	sudo chown ${USER}:${USER} ~/.kube/config
+	newgrp microk8s
+}
+
 function _get_k0s_kubernetes_version_for_crio() {
 	# k0s version will look like:
 	# v1.27.5+k0s.0
@@ -358,6 +378,7 @@ function deploy_k8s() {
 		k0s) deploy_k0s ;;
 		k3s) deploy_k3s ;;
 		rke2) deploy_rke2 ;;
+		microk8s) deploy_microk8s ;;
 		*) >&2 echo "${KUBERNETES} flavour is not supported"; exit 2 ;;
 	esac
 
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/README.md b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/README.md
index c9ecbe4208..11ab7a1afc 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/README.md
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/README.md
@@ -77,6 +77,13 @@ $ sudo k0s kubectl apply -k kata-deploy/overlays/k0s
 $ sudo k0s kubectl apply -f kata-deploy/base/kata-deploy.yaml
 ```
 
+#### Microk8s Kubernetes cluster
+
+```bash
+$ kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/main/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-rbac/base/kata-rbac.yaml
+$ kubectl apply -k https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers//tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/microk8s
+```
+
 #### Vanilla Kubernetes cluster
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/templates/_helpers.tpl b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 426331e05d..d17332778c 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Set the correct containerd conf path depending on the k8s distribution
  /var/lib/rancher/k3s/agent/etc/containerd/
 {{- else if eq .k8sDistribution "k0s" -}}
 /etc/k0s/containerd.d/
+{{- else if eq .k8sDistribution "microk8s" -}}
+/var/snap/microk8s/current/args/
 {{- else -}}
 /etc/containerd/
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/values.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/values.yaml
index afda75d4c9..e1a2157e38 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/values.yaml
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/helm-chart/kata-deploy/values.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ imagePullSecrets: []
 image:
   reference: quay.io/kata-containers/kata-deploy
   tag: ""
-# k8s-dist can be k8s, k3s, rke2, k0s
+# k8s-dist can be k8s, k3s, rke2, k0s, microk8s
 k8sDistribution: "k8s"
 env:
   debug: "false"
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/microk8s/kustomization.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/microk8s/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fefc8daba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/microk8s/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+- ../../base
+patches:
+- path: mount_microk8s_conf.yaml
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/microk8s/mount_microk8s_conf.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/microk8s/mount_microk8s_conf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db2ebe25af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-cleanup/overlays/microk8s/mount_microk8s_conf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: DaemonSet
+metadata:
+  name: kubelet-kata-cleanup
+  namespace: kube-system
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: kube-kata-cleanup
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: containerd-conf
+          mountPath: /etc/containerd/
+      volumes:
+        - name: containerd-conf
+          hostPath:
+            path: /var/snap/microk8s/current/args/
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/microk8s/kustomization.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/microk8s/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fefc8daba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/microk8s/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+- ../../base
+patches:
+- path: mount_microk8s_conf.yaml
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/microk8s/mount_microk8s_conf.yaml b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/microk8s/mount_microk8s_conf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..582dd74fd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/kata-deploy/overlays/microk8s/mount_microk8s_conf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: DaemonSet
+metadata:
+  name: kata-deploy
+  namespace: kube-system
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      volumes:
+        - name: containerd-conf
+          hostPath:
+            path: /var/snap/microk8s/current/args/
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
index c8e298338e..730beeac14 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/scripts/kata-deploy.sh
@@ -150,12 +150,15 @@ function delete_runtimeclasses() {
 function get_container_runtime() {
 
 	local runtime=$(kubectl get node $NODE_NAME -o jsonpath='{.status.nodeInfo.containerRuntimeVersion}')
+	local microk8s=$(kubectl get node $NODE_NAME -o jsonpath='{.metadata.labels.microk8s\.io\/cluster}')
 	if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
                 die "invalid node name"
 	fi
 
 	if echo "$runtime" | grep -qE "cri-o"; then
 		echo "cri-o"
+	elif [ "$microk8s" == "true" ]; then
+		echo "microk8s"
 	elif echo "$runtime" | grep -qE 'containerd.*-k3s'; then
 		if host_systemctl is-active --quiet rke2-agent; then
 			echo "rke2-agent"
@@ -193,6 +196,12 @@ function is_containerd_capable_of_using_drop_in_files() {
 		return
 	fi
 
+	if [ "$runtime" == "microk8s" ]; then
+		# microk8s use snap containerd
+		echo "false"
+		return
+	fi
+ 
 	local version_major=$(kubectl get node $NODE_NAME -o jsonpath='{.status.nodeInfo.containerRuntimeVersion}' | grep -oE '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' | cut -d'.' -f1)
 	if [ $version_major -lt 2 ]; then
 		# Only containerd 2.0 does the merge of the plugins section from different snippets,
@@ -465,13 +474,15 @@ function configure_cri_runtime() {
 	crio)
 		configure_crio
 		;;
-	containerd | k3s | k3s-agent | rke2-agent | rke2-server | k0s-controller | k0s-worker)
+	containerd | k3s | k3s-agent | rke2-agent | rke2-server | k0s-controller | k0s-worker | microk8s)
 		configure_containerd "$1"
 		;;
 	esac
 	if [ "$1" == "k0s-worker" ] || [ "$1" == "k0s-controller" ]; then
 		# do nothing, k0s will automatically load the config on the fly
 		:
+	elif [ "$1" == "microk8s" ]; then
+		host_systemctl restart snap.microk8s.daemon-containerd.service
 	else
 		host_systemctl daemon-reload
 		host_systemctl restart "$1"
@@ -658,6 +669,8 @@ function restart_cri_runtime() {
 	if [ "${runtime}" == "k0s-worker" ] || [ "${runtime}" == "k0s-controller" ]; then
 		# do nothing, k0s will automatically unload the config on the fly
 		:
+	elif [ "$1" == "microk8s" ]; then
+		host_systemctl restart snap.microk8s.daemon-containerd.service
 	else
 		host_systemctl daemon-reload
 		host_systemctl restart "${runtime}"
@@ -669,7 +682,7 @@ function cleanup_cri_runtime() {
 	crio)
 		cleanup_crio
 		;;
-	containerd | k3s | k3s-agent | rke2-agent | rke2-server | k0s-controller | k0s-worker)
+	containerd | k3s | k3s-agent | rke2-agent | rke2-server | k0s-controller | k0s-worker | microk8s)
 		cleanup_containerd
 		;;
 	esac
@@ -793,6 +806,9 @@ function main() {
 	# CRI-O isn't consistent with the naming -- let's use crio to match the service file
 	if [ "$runtime" == "cri-o" ]; then
 		runtime="crio"
+	elif [ "$runtime" == "microk8s" ]; then
+		containerd_conf_file="/etc/containerd/containerd-template.toml"
+		containerd_conf_file_backup="${containerd_conf_file}.bak"
 	elif [[ "$runtime" =~ ^(k3s|k3s-agent|rke2-agent|rke2-server)$ ]]; then
 		containerd_conf_tmpl_file="${containerd_conf_file}.tmpl"
 		containerd_conf_file_backup="${containerd_conf_tmpl_file}.bak"
@@ -809,7 +825,7 @@ function main() {
 
 
 	# only install / remove / update if we are dealing with CRIO or containerd
-	if [[ "$runtime" =~ ^(crio|containerd|k3s|k3s-agent|rke2-agent|rke2-server|k0s-worker|k0s-controller)$ ]]; then
+	if [[ "$runtime" =~ ^(crio|containerd|k3s|k3s-agent|rke2-agent|rke2-server|k0s-worker|k0s-controller|microk8s)$ ]]; then
 		if [ "$runtime" != "crio" ]; then
 			containerd_snapshotter_version_check
 			snapshotter_handler_mapping_validation_check