diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_service.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_service.go
index 9923a94b3e4..d35ffcac90a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_service.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/docker_service.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	runtimeApi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/runtime"
 	kubecontainer "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/dockertools"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/term"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ type DockerLegacyService interface {
 	GetContainerLogs(pod *api.Pod, containerID kubecontainer.ContainerID, logOptions *api.PodLogOptions, stdout, stderr io.Writer) (err error)
 	kubecontainer.ContainerAttacher
 	PortForward(pod *kubecontainer.Pod, port uint16, stream io.ReadWriteCloser) error
+
+	// TODO: Remove this once exec is properly defined in CRI.
+	ExecInContainer(containerID kubecontainer.ContainerID, cmd []string, stdin io.Reader, stdout, stderr io.WriteCloser, tty bool, resize <-chan term.Size) error
 }
 
 type dockerService struct {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/legacy.go b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/legacy.go
index 2abeeca819d..2335e47d5cc 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/legacy.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/dockershim/legacy.go
@@ -42,3 +42,16 @@ func (ds *dockerService) GetContainerLogs(pod *api.Pod, containerID kubecontaine
 func (ds *dockerService) PortForward(pod *kubecontainer.Pod, port uint16, stream io.ReadWriteCloser) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
 }
+
+func (ds *dockerService) ExecInContainer(containerID kubecontainer.ContainerID, cmd []string, stdin io.Reader, stdout, stderr io.WriteCloser, tty bool, resize <-chan term.Size) error {
+	container, err := ds.client.InspectContainer(containerID.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !container.State.Running {
+		return fmt.Errorf("container not running (%s)", container.ID)
+	}
+
+	handler := &dockertools.NativeExecHandler{}
+	return handler.ExecInContainer(ds.client, container, cmd, stdin, stdout, stderr, tty, resize)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container.go
index ff9ca90ad1b..ab99f285ef6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_container.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	runtimeApi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/runtime"
 	kubecontainer "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/dockershim"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/events"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/util/format"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
@@ -513,6 +514,13 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) AttachContainer(id kubecontainer.ContainerID
 
 // GetContainerLogs returns logs of a specific container.
 func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) GetContainerLogs(pod *api.Pod, containerID kubecontainer.ContainerID, logOptions *api.PodLogOptions, stdout, stderr io.Writer) (err error) {
+	// Get logs directly from docker for in-process docker integration for
+	// now to unblock other tests.
+	// TODO: remove this hack after setting down on how to implement log
+	// retrieval/management.
+	if ds, ok := m.runtimeService.(dockershim.DockerLegacyService); ok {
+		return ds.GetContainerLogs(pod, containerID, logOptions, stdout, stderr)
+	}
 	return fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
 }
 
@@ -521,6 +529,12 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) GetContainerLogs(pod *api.Pod, containerID k
 // tty.
 // TODO: handle terminal resizing, refer https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/29579
 func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) ExecInContainer(containerID kubecontainer.ContainerID, cmd []string, stdin io.Reader, stdout, stderr io.WriteCloser, tty bool, resize <-chan term.Size) error {
+	// Use `docker exec` directly for in-process docker integration for
+	// now to unblock other tests.
+	// TODO: remove this hack after exec is defined in CRI.
+	if ds, ok := m.runtimeService.(dockershim.DockerLegacyService); ok {
+		return ds.ExecInContainer(containerID, cmd, stdin, stdout, stderr, tty, resize)
+	}
 	return fmt.Errorf("not implemented")
 }