diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/cgroups.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/cgroups.go
index de8358661..c0a965923 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/cgroups.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/cgroups.go
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ type Manager interface {
 
 	// Sets the cgroup as configured.
 	Set(container *configs.Config) error
+
+	// Gets the cgroup as configured.
+	GetCgroups() (*configs.Cgroup, error)
 }
 
 type NotFoundError struct {
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/apply_raw.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/apply_raw.go
index fc40bf555..fc9a164f8 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/apply_raw.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/fs/apply_raw.go
@@ -467,3 +467,7 @@ func CheckCpushares(path string, c uint64) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (m *Manager) GetCgroups() (*configs.Cgroup, error) {
+	return m.Cgroups, nil
+}
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_nosystemd.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_nosystemd.go
index 3a3127522..ef0db5aeb 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_nosystemd.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_nosystemd.go
@@ -61,3 +61,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Freeze(state configs.FreezerState) error {
 func Freeze(c *configs.Cgroup, state configs.FreezerState) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("Systemd not supported")
 }
+
+func (m *Manager) GetCgroups() (*configs.Cgroup, error) {
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Systemd not supported")
+}
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go
index adc5f3bf5..c4b19b3e6 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go
@@ -528,3 +528,7 @@ func isUnitExists(err error) bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func (m *LegacyManager) GetCgroups() (*configs.Cgroup, error) {
+	return m.Cgroups, nil
+}
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/unified_hierarchy.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/unified_hierarchy.go
index cdee5767a..6d1c70827 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/unified_hierarchy.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/unified_hierarchy.go
@@ -346,3 +346,7 @@ func (m *UnifiedManager) Set(container *configs.Config) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (m *UnifiedManager) GetCgroups() (*configs.Cgroup, error) {
+	return m.Cgroups, nil
+}
diff --git a/libcontainer/container_linux_test.go b/libcontainer/container_linux_test.go
index 549c299aa..f8af05d75 100644
--- a/libcontainer/container_linux_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/container_linux_test.go
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ func (m *mockCgroupManager) GetUnifiedPath() (string, error) {
 func (m *mockCgroupManager) Freeze(state configs.FreezerState) error {
 	return nil
 }
+func (m *mockCgroupManager) GetCgroups() (*configs.Cgroup, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
 
 func (m *mockIntelRdtManager) Apply(pid int) error {
 	return nil
@@ -82,6 +85,10 @@ func (m *mockIntelRdtManager) Set(container *configs.Config) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m *mockIntelRdtManager) GetCgroups() (*configs.Cgroup, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
 type mockProcess struct {
 	_pid    int
 	started uint64