diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/fake/fake_runtime.go b/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/fake/fake_runtime.go
index b1480a56703..f49fc0066a4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/fake/fake_runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/fake/fake_runtime.go
@@ -356,3 +356,13 @@ func (f *RemoteRuntime) ListPodSandboxMetrics(ctx context.Context, req *kubeapi.
 
 	return &kubeapi.ListPodSandboxMetricsResponse{PodMetrics: podMetrics}, nil
 }
+
+// RuntimeConfig returns the configuration information of the runtime.
+func (f *RemoteRuntime) RuntimeConfig(ctx context.Context, req *kubeapi.RuntimeConfigRequest) (*kubeapi.RuntimeConfigResponse, error) {
+	resp, err := f.RuntimeService.RuntimeConfig(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return resp, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/remote_runtime.go b/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/remote_runtime.go
index 22b1f34b224..64571069376 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/remote_runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cri/remote/remote_runtime.go
@@ -865,3 +865,18 @@ func (r *remoteRuntimeService) ListPodSandboxMetrics(ctx context.Context) ([]*ru
 
 	return resp.GetPodMetrics(), nil
 }
+
+// RuntimeConfig returns the configuration information of the runtime.
+func (r *remoteRuntimeService) RuntimeConfig(ctx context.Context) (*runtimeapi.RuntimeConfigResponse, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, r.timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	resp, err := r.runtimeClient.RuntimeConfig(ctx, &runtimeapi.RuntimeConfigRequest{})
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "RuntimeConfig from runtime service failed")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	klog.V(10).InfoS("[RemoteRuntimeService] RuntimeConfigResponse", "linuxConfig", resp.GetLinux())
+
+	return resp, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/instrumented_services.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/instrumented_services.go
index a83565a9c96..cfa633a9983 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/instrumented_services.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/instrumented_services.go
@@ -361,3 +361,12 @@ func (in instrumentedRuntimeService) ListPodSandboxMetrics(ctx context.Context)
 	recordError(operation, err)
 	return out, err
 }
+
+func (in instrumentedRuntimeService) RuntimeConfig(ctx context.Context) (*runtimeapi.RuntimeConfigResponse, error) {
+	const operation = "runtime_config"
+	defer recordOperation(operation, time.Now())
+
+	out, err := in.service.RuntimeConfig(ctx)
+	recordError(operation, err)
+	return out, err
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/services.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/services.go
index a3a7e7ed876..b21b11ba24c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/services.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/services.go
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ type RuntimeService interface {
 	UpdateRuntimeConfig(ctx context.Context, runtimeConfig *runtimeapi.RuntimeConfig) error
 	// Status returns the status of the runtime.
 	Status(ctx context.Context, verbose bool) (*runtimeapi.StatusResponse, error)
+	// RuntimeConfig returns the configuration information of the runtime.
+	RuntimeConfig(ctx context.Context) (*runtimeapi.RuntimeConfigResponse, error)
 }
 
 // ImageManagerService interface should be implemented by a container image
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/testing/fake_runtime_service.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/testing/fake_runtime_service.go
index 33cf8438dbb..332aa71d52a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/testing/fake_runtime_service.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis/testing/fake_runtime_service.go
@@ -64,14 +64,15 @@ type FakeRuntimeService struct {
 	Called []string
 	Errors map[string][]error
 
-	FakeStatus            *runtimeapi.RuntimeStatus
-	Containers            map[string]*FakeContainer
-	Sandboxes             map[string]*FakePodSandbox
-	FakeContainerStats    map[string]*runtimeapi.ContainerStats
-	FakePodSandboxStats   map[string]*runtimeapi.PodSandboxStats
-	FakePodSandboxMetrics map[string]*runtimeapi.PodSandboxMetrics
-	FakeMetricDescriptors map[string]*runtimeapi.MetricDescriptor
-	FakeContainerMetrics  map[string]*runtimeapi.ContainerMetrics
+	FakeStatus             *runtimeapi.RuntimeStatus
+	Containers             map[string]*FakeContainer
+	Sandboxes              map[string]*FakePodSandbox
+	FakeContainerStats     map[string]*runtimeapi.ContainerStats
+	FakePodSandboxStats    map[string]*runtimeapi.PodSandboxStats
+	FakePodSandboxMetrics  map[string]*runtimeapi.PodSandboxMetrics
+	FakeMetricDescriptors  map[string]*runtimeapi.MetricDescriptor
+	FakeContainerMetrics   map[string]*runtimeapi.ContainerMetrics
+	FakeLinuxConfiguration *runtimeapi.LinuxRuntimeConfiguration
 
 	ErrorOnSandboxCreate bool
 }
@@ -780,3 +781,16 @@ func (r *FakeRuntimeService) ListPodSandboxMetrics(_ context.Context) ([]*runtim
 
 	return result, nil
 }
+
+// RuntimeConfig returns runtime configuration of the FakeRuntimeService.
+func (r *FakeRuntimeService) RuntimeConfig(_ context.Context) (*runtimeapi.RuntimeConfigResponse, error) {
+	r.Lock()
+	defer r.Unlock()
+
+	r.Called = append(r.Called, "RuntimeConfig")
+	if err := r.popError("RuntimeConfig"); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &runtimeapi.RuntimeConfigResponse{Linux: r.FakeLinuxConfiguration}, nil
+}