diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/fixtures/seccomp/sub/subtest b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/fixtures/seccomp/sub/subtest
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5dc0574216c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/fixtures/seccomp/sub/subtest
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "abc": "def"
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/fixtures/seccomp/test b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/fixtures/seccomp/test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e63d37b65a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/fixtures/seccomp/test
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "foo": "bar"
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
index 3c03b00441b..1dd213db595 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager.go
@@ -1016,10 +1016,14 @@ func (dm *DockerManager) getSecurityOpt(pod *api.Pod, ctrName string) ([]string,
 	}
 
 	name := strings.TrimPrefix(profile, "localhost/")
-	fname := filepath.Join(dm.seccompProfileRoot, filepath.FromSlash(path.Clean("/"+name)))
+	cleanName := strings.TrimPrefix(path.Clean("/"+name), "/")
+	if name != cleanName {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid seccomp profile name: %s", name)
+	}
+	fname := filepath.Join(dm.seccompProfileRoot, filepath.FromSlash(cleanName))
 	file, err := ioutil.ReadFile(fname)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot load seccomp profile %q: %v", name, err)
 	}
 
 	b := bytes.NewBuffer(nil)
@@ -1978,7 +1982,7 @@ func (dm *DockerManager) SyncPod(pod *api.Pod, _ api.PodStatus, podStatus *kubec
 		podInfraContainerID, err, msg = dm.createPodInfraContainer(pod)
 		if err != nil {
 			startContainerResult.Fail(err, msg)
-			glog.Errorf("Failed to create pod infra container: %v; Skipping pod %q", err, format.Pod(pod))
+			glog.Errorf("Failed to create pod infra container: %v; Skipping pod %q: %s", err, format.Pod(pod), msg)
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager_test.go
index 178f950bae7..09bba49f408 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockertools/manager_test.go
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"reflect"
 	"regexp"
+	goruntime "runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -1881,6 +1883,104 @@ func TestSeccompContainerAnnotationTrumpsPod(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NotContains(t, newContainer.HostConfig.SecurityOpt, "seccomp:unconfined", "Container annotation should trump the pod annotation for seccomp.")
 }
 
+func TestSeccompLocalhostProfileIsLoaded(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		annotations    map[string]string
+		expectedSecOpt string
+		expectedError  string
+	}{
+		{
+			annotations: map[string]string{
+				"seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/pod": "localhost/test",
+			},
+			expectedSecOpt: `seccomp={"foo":"bar"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			annotations: map[string]string{
+				"seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/pod": "localhost/sub/subtest",
+			},
+			expectedSecOpt: `seccomp={"abc":"def"}`,
+		},
+		{
+			annotations: map[string]string{
+				"seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/pod": "localhost/not-existing",
+			},
+			expectedError: "cannot load seccomp profile",
+		},
+		{
+			annotations: map[string]string{
+				"seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/pod": "localhost/../test",
+			},
+			expectedError: "invalid seccomp profile name",
+		},
+		{
+			annotations: map[string]string{
+				"seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/pod": "localhost//test",
+			},
+			expectedError: "invalid seccomp profile name",
+		},
+		{
+			annotations: map[string]string{
+				"seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/pod": "localhost/sub//subtest",
+			},
+			expectedError: "invalid seccomp profile name",
+		},
+		{
+			annotations: map[string]string{
+				"seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/pod": "localhost/test/",
+			},
+			expectedError: "invalid seccomp profile name",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		dm, fakeDocker := newTestDockerManagerWithVersion("1.10.1", "1.22")
+		_, filename, _, _ := goruntime.Caller(0)
+		dm.seccompProfileRoot = path.Join(path.Dir(filename), "fixtures", "seccomp")
+
+		pod := &api.Pod{
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+				UID:         "12345678",
+				Name:        "foo2",
+				Namespace:   "new",
+				Annotations: test.annotations,
+			},
+			Spec: api.PodSpec{
+				Containers: []api.Container{
+					{Name: "bar2"},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+
+		result := runSyncPod(t, dm, fakeDocker, pod, nil, test.expectedError != "")
+		if test.expectedError != "" {
+			assert.Contains(t, result.Error().Error(), test.expectedError)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		verifyCalls(t, fakeDocker, []string{
+			// Create pod infra container.
+			"create", "start", "inspect_container", "inspect_container",
+			// Create container.
+			"create", "start", "inspect_container",
+		})
+
+		fakeDocker.Lock()
+		if len(fakeDocker.Created) != 2 ||
+			!matchString(t, "/k8s_POD\\.[a-f0-9]+_foo2_new_", fakeDocker.Created[0]) ||
+			!matchString(t, "/k8s_bar2\\.[a-f0-9]+_foo2_new_", fakeDocker.Created[1]) {
+			t.Errorf("unexpected containers created %v", fakeDocker.Created)
+		}
+		fakeDocker.Unlock()
+
+		newContainer, err := fakeDocker.InspectContainer(fakeDocker.Created[1])
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error %v", err)
+		}
+		assert.Contains(t, newContainer.HostConfig.SecurityOpt, test.expectedSecOpt, "The compacted seccomp json profile should be loaded.")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestSecurityOptsAreNilWithDockerV19(t *testing.T) {
 	dm, fakeDocker := newTestDockerManagerWithVersion("1.9.1", "1.21")
 	pod := &api.Pod{