diff --git a/tools/container/container.go b/tools/container/container.go
index c2c50c5b..857dc37c 100644
--- a/tools/container/container.go
+++ b/tools/container/container.go
@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ const (
 
 // Options defines the shared options for the CLIs to configure containers runtimes.
 type Options struct {
-	Config        string
-	Socket        string
-	RuntimeName   string
-	RuntimeDir    string
-	SetAsDefault  bool
-	RestartMode   string
-	HostRootMount string
+	Config           string
+	Socket           string
+	RuntimeName      string
+	RuntimeDir       string
+	SetAsDefault     bool
+	RestartMode      string
+	HostRootMount    string
+	RuntimeEnableCDI bool
 }
 
 // ParseArgs parses the command line arguments to the CLI
@@ -111,6 +112,10 @@ func (o Options) UpdateConfig(cfg engine.Interface) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if o.RuntimeEnableCDI {
+		cfg.EnableCDI()
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/container/runtime/containerd/config_v1_test.go b/tools/container/runtime/containerd/config_v1_test.go
index 26b673e4..5ec9d439 100644
--- a/tools/container/runtime/containerd/config_v1_test.go
+++ b/tools/container/runtime/containerd/config_v1_test.go
@@ -415,6 +415,51 @@ func TestUpdateV1ConfigWithRuncPresent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestUpdateV1EnableCDI(t *testing.T) {
+	logger, _ := testlog.NewNullLogger()
+	const runtimeDir = "/test/runtime/dir"
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		runtimeEnableCDI       bool
+		expectedEnableCDIValue interface{}
+	}{
+		{},
+		{
+			runtimeEnableCDI:       false,
+			expectedEnableCDIValue: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			runtimeEnableCDI:       true,
+			expectedEnableCDIValue: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
+			o := &container.Options{
+				RuntimeName:      "nvidia",
+				RuntimeDir:       runtimeDir,
+				RuntimeEnableCDI: tc.runtimeEnableCDI,
+			}
+
+			cfg, err := toml.Empty.Load()
+			require.NoError(t, err, "%d: %v", i, tc)
+
+			v1 := &containerd.ConfigV1{
+				Logger:      logger,
+				Tree:        cfg,
+				RuntimeType: runtimeType,
+			}
+
+			err = o.UpdateConfig(v1)
+			require.NoError(t, err, "%d: %v", i, tc)
+
+			enableCDIValue := v1.GetPath([]string{"plugins", "cri", "containerd", "enable_cdi"})
+			require.EqualValues(t, tc.expectedEnableCDIValue, enableCDIValue, "%d: %v", i, tc)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRevertV1Config(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		config map[string]interface {
diff --git a/tools/container/runtime/containerd/config_v2_test.go b/tools/container/runtime/containerd/config_v2_test.go
index 8c4620eb..cc203cf0 100644
--- a/tools/container/runtime/containerd/config_v2_test.go
+++ b/tools/container/runtime/containerd/config_v2_test.go
@@ -369,6 +369,52 @@ func TestUpdateV2ConfigWithRuncPresent(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestUpdateV2ConfigEnableCDI(t *testing.T) {
+	logger, _ := testlog.NewNullLogger()
+	const runtimeDir = "/test/runtime/dir"
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		runtimeEnableCDI       bool
+		expectedEnableCDIValue interface{}
+	}{
+		{},
+		{
+			runtimeEnableCDI:       false,
+			expectedEnableCDIValue: nil,
+		},
+		{
+			runtimeEnableCDI:       true,
+			expectedEnableCDIValue: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d", i), func(t *testing.T) {
+			o := &container.Options{
+				RuntimeName:      "nvidia",
+				RuntimeDir:       runtimeDir,
+				SetAsDefault:     false,
+				RuntimeEnableCDI: tc.runtimeEnableCDI,
+			}
+
+			cfg, err := toml.LoadMap(map[string]interface{}{})
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			v2 := &containerd.Config{
+				Logger:      logger,
+				Tree:        cfg,
+				RuntimeType: runtimeType,
+			}
+
+			err = o.UpdateConfig(v2)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			enableCDIValue := cfg.GetPath([]string{"plugins", "io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri", "enable_cdi"})
+			require.EqualValues(t, tc.expectedEnableCDIValue, enableCDIValue)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRevertV2Config(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		config map[string]interface {
diff --git a/tools/container/runtime/docker/docker.go b/tools/container/runtime/docker/docker.go
index fd5a2750..809d6807 100644
--- a/tools/container/runtime/docker/docker.go
+++ b/tools/container/runtime/docker/docker.go
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ func Setup(c *cli.Context, o *container.Options) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to configure docker: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	if o.RuntimeEnableCDI {
+		cfg.Set("features", map[string]bool{"cdi": true})
+	}
+
 	err = RestartDocker(o)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to restart docker: %v", err)
diff --git a/tools/container/runtime/runtime.go b/tools/container/runtime/runtime.go
index 865f92e8..7ef428ba 100644
--- a/tools/container/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/tools/container/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ import (
 const (
 	defaultSetAsDefault = true
 	// defaultRuntimeName specifies the NVIDIA runtime to be use as the default runtime if setting the default runtime is enabled
-	defaultRuntimeName   = "nvidia"
-	defaultHostRootMount = "/host"
+	defaultRuntimeName      = "nvidia"
+	defaultHostRootMount    = "/host"
+	defaultRuntimeEnableCDI = false
 
 	runtimeSpecificDefault = "RUNTIME_SPECIFIC_DEFAULT"
 )
@@ -89,6 +90,13 @@ func Flags(opts *Options) []cli.Flag {
 			EnvVars:     []string{"NVIDIA_RUNTIME_SET_AS_DEFAULT", "CONTAINERD_SET_AS_DEFAULT", "DOCKER_SET_AS_DEFAULT"},
 			Hidden:      true,
 		},
+		&cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name:        "runtime-enable-cdi",
+			Usage:       "Enable CDI in the configured runtime",
+			Value:       defaultRuntimeEnableCDI,
+			Destination: &opts.RuntimeEnableCDI,
+			EnvVars:     []string{"RUNTIME_ENABLE_CDI"},
+		},
 	}
 
 	flags = append(flags, containerd.Flags(&opts.containerdOptions)...)
@@ -124,6 +132,9 @@ func ValidateOptions(opts *Options, runtime string, toolkitRoot string) error {
 		if opts.RestartMode == runtimeSpecificDefault {
 			opts.RestartMode = crio.DefaultRestartMode
 		}
+		if opts.RuntimeEnableCDI {
+			opts.RuntimeEnableCDI = false
+		}
 	case docker.Name:
 		if opts.Config == runtimeSpecificDefault {
 			opts.Config = docker.DefaultConfig
@@ -142,6 +153,7 @@ func ValidateOptions(opts *Options, runtime string, toolkitRoot string) error {
 }
 
 func Setup(c *cli.Context, opts *Options, runtime string) error {
+	opts.
 	switch runtime {
 	case containerd.Name:
 		return containerd.Setup(c, &opts.Options, &opts.containerdOptions)