diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55a61885..bbc467a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ The following pieces of container metadata are available to plugins in NRI:
   - environment variables
   - mounts
   - OCI hooks
+  - rlimits
   - linux
     - namespace IDs
     - devices
@@ -212,6 +213,7 @@ container parameters:
   - mounts
   - environment variables
   - OCI hooks
+  - rlimits
   - linux
     - devices
     - resources
diff --git a/pkg/adaptation/adaptation_suite_test.go b/pkg/adaptation/adaptation_suite_test.go
index b741fe9a..fca19497 100644
--- a/pkg/adaptation/adaptation_suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/adaptation/adaptation_suite_test.go
@@ -26,10 +26,11 @@ import (
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 
-	nri "github.com/containerd/nri/pkg/adaptation"
-	"github.com/containerd/nri/pkg/api"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	nri "github.com/containerd/nri/pkg/adaptation"
+	"github.com/containerd/nri/pkg/api"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("Configuration", func() {
@@ -484,6 +485,9 @@ var _ = Describe("Plugin container creation adjustments", func() {
 			}
 			a.AddDevice(dev)
 
+		case "rlimit":
+			a.AddRlimit("nofile", 456, 123)
+
 		case "resources/cpu":
 			a.SetLinuxCPUShares(123)
 			a.SetLinuxCPUQuota(456)
@@ -623,6 +627,11 @@ var _ = Describe("Plugin container creation adjustments", func() {
 					},
 				},
 			),
+			Entry("adjust rlimits", "rlimit",
+				&api.ContainerAdjustment{
+					Rlimits: []*api.POSIXRlimit{{Type: "nofile", Soft: 123, Hard: 456}},
+				},
+			),
 			Entry("adjust CPU resources", "resources/cpu",
 				&api.ContainerAdjustment{
 					Linux: &api.LinuxContainerAdjustment{
@@ -1847,6 +1856,7 @@ func stripAdjustment(a *api.ContainerAdjustment) *api.ContainerAdjustment {
 	stripMounts(a)
 	stripEnv(a)
 	stripHooks(a)
+	stripRlimits(a)
 	stripLinuxAdjustment(a)
 	return a
 }
@@ -1885,6 +1895,12 @@ func stripHooks(a *api.ContainerAdjustment) {
 	}
 }
 
+func stripRlimits(a *api.ContainerAdjustment) {
+	if len(a.Rlimits) == 0 {
+		a.Rlimits = nil
+	}
+}
+
 func stripLinuxAdjustment(a *api.ContainerAdjustment) {
 	if a.Linux == nil {
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/adaptation/api.go b/pkg/adaptation/api.go
index bc8ada06..49240598 100644
--- a/pkg/adaptation/api.go
+++ b/pkg/adaptation/api.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ type (
 	HugepageLimit            = api.HugepageLimit
 	Hooks                    = api.Hooks
 	Hook                     = api.Hook
+	POSIXRlimit              = api.POSIXRlimit
 
 	EventMask = api.EventMask
 )
diff --git a/pkg/adaptation/result.go b/pkg/adaptation/result.go
index a6188ef5..80f15084 100644
--- a/pkg/adaptation/result.go
+++ b/pkg/adaptation/result.go
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ func collectCreateContainerResult(request *CreateContainerRequest) *result {
 	if request.Container.Hooks == nil {
 		request.Container.Hooks = &Hooks{}
 	}
+	if request.Container.Rlimits == nil {
+		request.Container.Rlimits = []*POSIXRlimit{}
+	}
 	if request.Container.Linux == nil {
 		request.Container.Linux = &LinuxContainer{}
 	}
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ func collectCreateContainerResult(request *CreateContainerRequest) *result {
 				Mounts:      []*Mount{},
 				Env:         []*KeyValue{},
 				Hooks:       &Hooks{},
+				Rlimits:     []*POSIXRlimit{},
 				Linux: &LinuxContainerAdjustment{
 					Devices: []*LinuxDevice{},
 					Resources: &LinuxResources{
@@ -210,6 +214,9 @@ func (r *result) adjust(rpl *ContainerAdjustment, plugin string) error {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	if err := r.adjustRlimits(rpl.Rlimits, plugin); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -659,6 +666,19 @@ func (r *result) adjustCgroupsPath(path, plugin string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (r *result) adjustRlimits(rlimits []*POSIXRlimit, plugin string) error {
+	create, id, adjust := r.request.create, r.request.create.Container.Id, r.reply.adjust
+	for _, l := range rlimits {
+		if err := r.owners.claimRlimits(id, l.Type, plugin); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		create.Container.Rlimits = append(create.Container.Rlimits, l)
+		adjust.Rlimits = append(adjust.Rlimits, l)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (r *result) updateResources(reply, u *ContainerUpdate, plugin string) error {
 	if u.Linux == nil || u.Linux.Resources == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -873,6 +893,7 @@ type owners struct {
 	rdtClass            string
 	unified             map[string]string
 	cgroupsPath         string
+	rlimits             map[string]string
 }
 
 func (ro resultOwners) ownersFor(id string) *owners {
@@ -980,6 +1001,10 @@ func (ro resultOwners) claimCgroupsPath(id, plugin string) error {
 	return ro.ownersFor(id).claimCgroupsPath(plugin)
 }
 
+func (ro resultOwners) claimRlimits(id, typ, plugin string) error {
+	return ro.ownersFor(id).claimRlimit(typ, plugin)
+}
+
 func (o *owners) claimAnnotation(key, plugin string) error {
 	if o.annotations == nil {
 		o.annotations = make(map[string]string)
@@ -1183,6 +1208,17 @@ func (o *owners) claimUnified(key, plugin string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (o *owners) claimRlimit(typ, plugin string) error {
+	if o.rlimits == nil {
+		o.rlimits = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+	if other, taken := o.rlimits[typ]; taken {
+		return conflict(plugin, other, "rlimit", typ)
+	}
+	o.rlimits[typ] = plugin
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (o *owners) claimCgroupsPath(plugin string) error {
 	if other := o.cgroupsPath; other != "" {
 		return conflict(plugin, other, "cgroups path")
diff --git a/pkg/api/adjustment.go b/pkg/api/adjustment.go
index c44b4aa5..0f1fcd36 100644
--- a/pkg/api/adjustment.go
+++ b/pkg/api/adjustment.go
@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@ func (a *ContainerAdjustment) AddHooks(h *Hooks) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (a *ContainerAdjustment) AddRlimit(typ string, hard, soft uint64) {
+	a.initRlimits()
+	a.Rlimits = append(a.Rlimits, &POSIXRlimit{
+		Type: typ,
+		Hard: hard,
+		Soft: soft,
+	})
+}
+
 // AddDevice records the addition of the given device to a container.
 func (a *ContainerAdjustment) AddDevice(d *LinuxDevice) {
 	a.initLinux()
@@ -260,6 +269,12 @@ func (a *ContainerAdjustment) initHooks() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (a *ContainerAdjustment) initRlimits() {
+	if a.Rlimits == nil {
+		a.Rlimits = []*POSIXRlimit{}
+	}
+}
+
 func (a *ContainerAdjustment) initLinux() {
 	if a.Linux == nil {
 		a.Linux = &LinuxContainerAdjustment{}
diff --git a/pkg/runtime-tools/generate/generate.go b/pkg/runtime-tools/generate/generate.go
index 847383eb..ad8c20e2 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime-tools/generate/generate.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime-tools/generate/generate.go
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ func (g *Generator) Adjust(adjust *nri.ContainerAdjustment) error {
 	if err := g.AdjustMounts(adjust.GetMounts()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := g.AdjustRlimits(adjust.GetRlimits()); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -320,6 +323,20 @@ func (g *Generator) AdjustDevices(devices []*nri.LinuxDevice) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (g *Generator) AdjustRlimits(rlimits []*nri.POSIXRlimit) error {
+	for _, l := range rlimits {
+		if l == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		g.Config.Process.Rlimits = append(g.Config.Process.Rlimits, rspec.POSIXRlimit{
+			Type: l.Type,
+			Hard: l.Hard,
+			Soft: l.Soft,
+		})
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // AdjustMounts adjusts the mounts in the OCI Spec.
 func (g *Generator) AdjustMounts(mounts []*nri.Mount) error {
 	if len(mounts) == 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/runtime-tools/generate/generate_suite_test.go b/pkg/runtime-tools/generate/generate_suite_test.go
index 7e302b04..589b8309 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime-tools/generate/generate_suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime-tools/generate/generate_suite_test.go
@@ -69,6 +69,28 @@ var _ = Describe("Adjustment", func() {
 		})
 	})
 
+	When("has rlimits", func() {
+		It("adjusts Spec correctly", func() {
+			var (
+				spec   = makeSpec()
+				adjust = &api.ContainerAdjustment{
+					Rlimits: []*api.POSIXRlimit{{
+						Type: "nofile",
+						Hard: 456,
+						Soft: 123,
+					}},
+				}
+			)
+
+			rg := &rgen.Generator{Config: spec}
+			xg := xgen.SpecGenerator(rg)
+
+			Expect(xg).ToNot(BeNil())
+			Expect(xg.Adjust(adjust)).To(Succeed())
+			Expect(spec).To(Equal(makeSpec(withRlimit("nofile", 456, 123))))
+		})
+	})
+
 	When("has memory limit", func() {
 		It("adjusts Spec correctly", func() {
 			var (
@@ -381,6 +403,19 @@ func withMounts(mounts []rspec.Mount) specOption {
 	}
 }
 
+func withRlimit(typ string, hard, soft uint64) specOption {
+	return func(spec *rspec.Spec) {
+		if spec.Process == nil {
+			return
+		}
+		spec.Process.Rlimits = append(spec.Process.Rlimits, rspec.POSIXRlimit{
+			Type: typ,
+			Hard: hard,
+			Soft: soft,
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func makeSpec(options ...specOption) *rspec.Spec {
 	spec := &rspec.Spec{
 		Process: &rspec.Process{},