diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/cgroups.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/cgroups.go
index de8358661d1..c0a965923f9 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 fc40bf55560..fc9a164f869 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 3a31275221f..ef0db5aeb03 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 adc5f3bf516..c4b19b3e6d4 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 cdee5767aec..6d1c708279a 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 549c299aa30..f8af05d75fb 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
diff --git a/libcontainer/specconv/spec_linux.go b/libcontainer/specconv/spec_linux.go
index 593120157b4..d9e73c46be1 100644
--- a/libcontainer/specconv/spec_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/specconv/spec_linux.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func CreateLibcontainerConfig(opts *CreateOpts) (*configs.Config, error) {
 	if err := createDevices(spec, config); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	c, err := createCgroupConfig(opts)
+	c, err := CreateCgroupConfig(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ func createLibcontainerMount(cwd string, m specs.Mount) *configs.Mount {
 	}
 }
 
-func createCgroupConfig(opts *CreateOpts) (*configs.Cgroup, error) {
+func CreateCgroupConfig(opts *CreateOpts) (*configs.Cgroup, error) {
 	var (
 		myCgroupPath string
 
diff --git a/libcontainer/specconv/spec_linux_test.go b/libcontainer/specconv/spec_linux_test.go
index 452dce35f25..da6a43a0f42 100644
--- a/libcontainer/specconv/spec_linux_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/specconv/spec_linux_test.go
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func TestLinuxCgroupWithMemoryResource(t *testing.T) {
 		Spec:             spec,
 	}
 
-	cgroup, err := createCgroupConfig(opts)
+	cgroup, err := CreateCgroupConfig(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Couldn't create Cgroup config: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func TestLinuxCgroupSystemd(t *testing.T) {
 		Spec:             spec,
 	}
 
-	cgroup, err := createCgroupConfig(opts)
+	cgroup, err := CreateCgroupConfig(opts)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Couldn't create Cgroup config: %v", err)
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func TestLinuxCgroupSystemdWithEmptyPath(t *testing.T) {
 		Spec:             spec,
 	}
 
-	cgroup, err := createCgroupConfig(opts)
+	cgroup, err := CreateCgroupConfig(opts)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Couldn't create Cgroup config: %v", err)
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func TestLinuxCgroupSystemdWithInvalidPath(t *testing.T) {
 		Spec:             spec,
 	}
 
-	_, err := createCgroupConfig(opts)
+	_, err := CreateCgroupConfig(opts)
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Error("Expected to produce an error if not using the correct format for cgroup paths belonging to systemd")
 	}
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func TestLinuxCgroupsPathSpecified(t *testing.T) {
 		Spec:             spec,
 	}
 
-	cgroup, err := createCgroupConfig(opts)
+	cgroup, err := CreateCgroupConfig(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Couldn't create Cgroup config: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ func TestLinuxCgroupsPathNotSpecified(t *testing.T) {
 		Spec:             spec,
 	}
 
-	cgroup, err := createCgroupConfig(opts)
+	cgroup, err := CreateCgroupConfig(opts)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Couldn't create Cgroup config: %v", err)
 	}