diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_fake.go b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_fake.go
index d43645f2f4e..1bd57c7e41e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_fake.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_fake.go
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ func (c *Fake) ContainerInfo(name string, req *cadvisorApi.ContainerInfoRequest)
 	return new(cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo), nil
 }
 
+func (c *Fake) SubcontainerInfo(name string, req *cadvisorApi.ContainerInfoRequest) (map[string]*cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo, error) {
+	return map[string]*cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo{}, nil
+}
+
 func (c *Fake) DockerContainer(name string, req *cadvisorApi.ContainerInfoRequest) (cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo, error) {
 	return cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_linux.go
index e0c4d27c625..c3f691b0312 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_linux.go
@@ -114,6 +114,19 @@ func (cc *cadvisorClient) VersionInfo() (*cadvisorApi.VersionInfo, error) {
 	return cc.GetVersionInfo()
 }
 
+func (cc *cadvisorClient) SubcontainerInfo(name string, req *cadvisorApi.ContainerInfoRequest) (map[string]*cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo, error) {
+	infos, err := cc.SubcontainersInfo(name, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	result := make(map[string]*cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo, len(infos))
+	for _, info := range infos {
+		result[info.Name] = info
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
 func (cc *cadvisorClient) MachineInfo() (*cadvisorApi.MachineInfo, error) {
 	return cc.GetMachineInfo()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_mock.go b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_mock.go
index b1aa1cfd2df..371f30526cb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_mock.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_mock.go
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ func (c *Mock) ContainerInfo(name string, req *cadvisorApi.ContainerInfoRequest)
 	return args.Get(0).(*cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo), args.Error(1)
 }
 
+func (c *Mock) SubcontainerInfo(name string, req *cadvisorApi.ContainerInfoRequest) (map[string]*cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo, error) {
+	args := c.Called(name, req)
+	return args.Get(0).(map[string]*cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo), args.Error(1)
+}
+
 // DockerContainer is a mock implementation of Interface.DockerContainer.
 func (c *Mock) DockerContainer(name string, req *cadvisorApi.ContainerInfoRequest) (cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo, error) {
 	args := c.Called(name, req)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_unsupported.go b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_unsupported.go
index 21e22a9cc60..b0300ef5bc0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_unsupported.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/cadvisor_unsupported.go
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ func (cu *cadvisorUnsupported) ContainerInfo(name string, req *cadvisorApi.Conta
 	return nil, unsupportedErr
 }
 
+func (cu *cadvisorUnsupported) SubcontainerInfo(name string, req *cadvisorApi.ContainerInfoRequest) (map[string]*cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo, error) {
+	return nil, unsupportedErr
+}
+
 func (cu *cadvisorUnsupported) MachineInfo() (*cadvisorApi.MachineInfo, error) {
 	return nil, unsupportedErr
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/types.go b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/types.go
index a82390c4a99..b14154645c6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/types.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cadvisor/types.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 type Interface interface {
 	DockerContainer(name string, req *cadvisorApi.ContainerInfoRequest) (cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo, error)
 	ContainerInfo(name string, req *cadvisorApi.ContainerInfoRequest) (*cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo, error)
+	SubcontainerInfo(name string, req *cadvisorApi.ContainerInfoRequest) (map[string]*cadvisorApi.ContainerInfo, error)
 	MachineInfo() (*cadvisorApi.MachineInfo, error)
 
 	VersionInfo() (*cadvisorApi.VersionInfo, error)