diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 5fdf62af..f691b5f7 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@
 default['datadog']['process_agent']['container_interval'] = nil
 default['datadog']['process_agent']['rtcontainer_interval'] = nil
 
+# Cloud Workload Security functionality settings
+default['datadog']['security_agent']['cws']['enabled'] = false
+default['datadog']['security_agent']['cspm']['enabled'] = false
+
 # System probe functionality settings
 
 # Whether this cookbook should write system-probe.yaml or not.
diff --git a/recipes/dd-agent.rb b/recipes/dd-agent.rb
index 5f190188..1f8986ec 100644
--- a/recipes/dd-agent.rb
+++ b/recipes/dd-agent.rb
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ def template_vars
 # system-probe is a dependency of the agent on Linux or Windows
 include_recipe '::system-probe' if system_probe_managed && system_probe_supported
 
+# security-agent is a dependency of the agent on Linux or Windows
+include_recipe '::security-agent'
+
 # Installation metadata to let know the agent about installation method and its version
 include_recipe '::install_info'
 
diff --git a/recipes/security-agent.rb b/recipes/security-agent.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb6557ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/security-agent.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#
+# Cookbook:: datadog
+# Recipe:: security-agent
+#
+# Copyright:: 2011-2022, Datadog
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+is_windows = platform_family?('windows')
+
+# Set the correct agent startup action
+security_agent_enabled = !is_windows && node['datadog']['security_agent']['cws']['enabled'] || node['datadog']['security_agent']['cspm']['enabled']
+security_agent_start = security_agent_enabled ? :start : :stop
+
+#
+# Configures security-agent agent
+security_agent_config_file = '/etc/datadog-agent/security-agent.yaml'
+security_agent_config_file_exists = ::File.exist?(security_agent_config_file)
+
+template security_agent_config_file do
+  runtime_security_extra_config = {}
+  if node['datadog']['extra_config'] && node['datadog']['extra_config']['security_agent'] && node['datadog']['extra_config']['security_agent']['runtime_security_config']
+    node['datadog']['extra_config']['security_agent']['runtime_security_config'].each do |k, v|
+      next if v.nil?
+      runtime_security_extra_config[k] = v
+    end
+  end
+
+  compliance_extra_config = {}
+  if node['datadog']['extra_config'] && node['datadog']['extra_config']['security_agent'] && node['datadog']['extra_config']['security_agent']['compliance_config']
+    node['datadog']['extra_config']['security_agent']['compliance_config'].each do |k, v|
+      next if v.nil?
+      compliance_extra_config[k] = v
+    end
+  end
+
+  source 'security-agent.yaml.erb'
+  variables(
+    runtime_security_enabled: node['datadog']['security_agent']['cws']['enabled'],
+    runtime_security_extra_config: runtime_security_extra_config,
+    compliance_enabled: node['datadog']['security_agent']['cspm']['enabled'],
+    compliance_extra_config: compliance_extra_config
+  )
+
+  owner 'root'
+  group 'dd-agent'
+  mode '640'
+
+  notifies :restart, 'service[datadog-agent-security]', :delayed if security_agent_enabled
+
+  # Security agent is not enabled and the file doesn't exists, don't create it
+  not_if { !security_agent_enabled && !security_agent_config_file_exists }
+end
+
+# Common configuration
+service_provider = Chef::Datadog.service_provider(node)
+
+service_name = 'datadog-agent-security'
+
+service 'datadog-agent-security' do
+  service_name service_name
+  action [security_agent_start]
+  provider service_provider unless service_provider.nil?
+  supports :restart => true, :status => true, :start => true, :stop => true
+  subscribes :restart, "template[#{security_agent_config_file}]", :delayed if security_agent_enabled
+end
diff --git a/recipes/system-probe.rb b/recipes/system-probe.rb
index 3477480d..f55ee997 100644
--- a/recipes/system-probe.rb
+++ b/recipes/system-probe.rb
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@
 is_windows = platform_family?('windows')
 
 # Set the correct agent startup action
+cws_enabled = node['datadog']['security_agent']['cws']['enabled']
 sysprobe_enabled = if is_windows
                      node['datadog']['system_probe']['network_enabled']
                    else
-                     node['datadog']['system_probe']['enabled'] || node['datadog']['system_probe']['network_enabled']
+                     node['datadog']['system_probe']['enabled'] || node['datadog']['system_probe']['network_enabled'] || cws_enabled
                    end
 sysprobe_agent_start = sysprobe_enabled ? :start : :stop
 
@@ -47,6 +48,14 @@
     end
   end
 
+  runtime_security_extra_config = {}
+  if node['datadog']['extra_config'] && node['datadog']['extra_config']['security_agent'] && node['datadog']['extra_config']['security_agent']['runtime_security_config']
+    node['datadog']['extra_config']['security_agent']['runtime_security_config'].each do |k, v|
+      next if v.nil?
+      runtime_security_extra_config[k] = v
+    end
+  end
+
   source 'system_probe.yaml.erb'
   variables(
     enabled: node['datadog']['system_probe']['enabled'],
@@ -54,7 +63,9 @@
     debug_port: node['datadog']['system_probe']['debug_port'],
     bpf_debug: node['datadog']['system_probe']['bpf_debug'],
     enable_conntrack: node['datadog']['system_probe']['enable_conntrack'],
-    extra_config: extra_config
+    system_probe_extra_config: extra_config,
+    runtime_security_enabled: cws_enabled,
+    runtime_security_extra_config: runtime_security_extra_config
   )
 
   if is_windows
@@ -70,6 +81,7 @@
   notifies :restart, 'service[datadog-agent-sysprobe]', :delayed if sysprobe_enabled
   # since process-agent collects network info through system-probe, enabling system-probe should also restart process-agent
   notifies :restart, 'service[datadog-agent]', :delayed if sysprobe_enabled
+  notifies :restart, 'service[datadog-agent-security]', :delayed if cws_enabled
 
   # System probe is not enabled and the file doesn't exists, don't create it
   not_if { !sysprobe_enabled && !system_probe_config_file_exists }
diff --git a/spec/security-agent_spec.rb b/spec/security-agent_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af6b3349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/security-agent_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'datadog::security-agent' do
+  context 'with CWS enabled' do
+    cached(:solo) do
+      ChefSpec::SoloRunner.new(
+        platform: 'ubuntu',
+        version: '16.04'
+      ) do |node|
+        node.name 'chef-nodename' # expected to be used as the hostname in `datadog.yaml`
+        node.normal['datadog'] = {
+          'api_key' => 'somethingnotnil',
+          'agent_major_version' => 6,
+          'security_agent' => {
+            'cws' => {
+              'enabled' => true,
+            }
+          },
+          'extra_config' => {
+            'security_agent' => {
+              'runtime_security_config' => {
+                'activity_dump' => {
+                  'enabled' => true,
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      end
+    end
+
+    cached(:chef_run) do
+      solo.converge(described_recipe) do
+        solo.resource_collection.insert(
+          Chef::Resource::Service.new('datadog-agent', solo.run_context))
+      end
+    end
+
+    it 'security-agent.yaml is created' do
+      expect(chef_run).to create_template('/etc/datadog-agent/security-agent.yaml')
+    end
+
+    it 'security-agent.yaml contains expected YAML configuration' do
+      expected_yaml = <<-EOF
+      compliance_config:
+        enabled: false
+      runtime_security_config:
+        enabled: true
+        activity_dump:
+          enabled: true
+      EOF
+
+      expect(chef_run).to(render_file('/etc/datadog-agent/security-agent.yaml').with_content { |content|
+        expect(YAML.safe_load(content).to_json).to be_json_eql(YAML.safe_load(expected_yaml).to_json)
+      })
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/templates/default/security-agent.yaml.erb b/templates/default/security-agent.yaml.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dafb4379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/default/security-agent.yaml.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<%
+## Populate system_probe_config ##
+security_agent_config = {
+  runtime_security_config: {
+    enabled: @runtime_security_enabled,
+  }.merge(@runtime_security_extra_config),
+  compliance_config: {
+    enabled: @compliance_enabled,
+  }.merge(@compliance_extra_config),
+}
+-%>
+
+<%= JSON.parse(security_agent_config.to_json).to_yaml %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/default/system_probe.yaml.erb b/templates/default/system_probe.yaml.erb
index 801c8363..ce1b72eb 100644
--- a/templates/default/system_probe.yaml.erb
+++ b/templates/default/system_probe.yaml.erb
@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@ system_probe_config = {
     debug_port: @debug_port,
     bpf_debug: @bpf_debug,
     enable_conntrack: @enable_conntrack,
-  }.merge(@extra_config),
+  }.merge(@system_probe_extra_config),
 }
 
+if @runtime_security_enabled
+  system_probe_config['runtime_security_config'] = {
+    enabled: @runtime_security_enabled
+  }.merge(@runtime_security_extra_config)
+end
+
 # We let the Agent default value take effect if user didn't explicitly
 # specify something else than nil for 'network_enabled'
 if !node['datadog']['system_probe']['network_enabled'].nil?