diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/filesystem.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/filesystem.go
index 6cf643b192..081f1c583b 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/filesystem.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/filesystem.go
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ type InternalData struct {
 	// should exist in the procfs.
 	GVisorMarkerFile bool
 
+	// OverrideProcs is a list of proc files to override with stubs. The
+	// /proc/ prefix is removed (e.g., this contains filenames like
+	// "kallsyms").
+	OverrideProcs []string
+
 	// Cgroups-internal data.
 	Cgroups map[string]string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/tasks.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/tasks.go
index 02a7b954e6..129cf56a80 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/tasks.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/tasks.go
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ func (fs *filesystem) newTasksInode(ctx context.Context, k *kernel.Kernel, pidns
 	}
 	fs.addNvproxyFiles(ctx, root, k, contents)
 
+	for _, name := range internalData.OverrideProcs {
+		contents[name] = fs.newInode(ctx, root, 0444, newStaticFile(""))
+	}
+
 	fs.newTasksInodeExtra(ctx, root, internalData, k, contents)
 
 	inode := &tasksInode{
diff --git a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/tasks_test.go b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/tasks_test.go
index fc96bb815f..8f4e38ff10 100644
--- a/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/tasks_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sentry/fsimpl/proc/tasks_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package proc
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"math"
 	"path"
 	"strconv"
@@ -105,6 +106,15 @@ var (
 )
 
 func setup(t *testing.T) *testutil.System {
+	return setupWithData(t, &InternalData{
+		Cgroups: map[string]string{
+			"cpuset": "/foo/cpuset",
+			"memory": "/foo/memory",
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func setupWithData(t *testing.T, data *InternalData) *testutil.System {
 	k, err := testutil.Boot()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Error creating kernel: %v", err)
@@ -139,12 +149,7 @@ func setup(t *testing.T) *testutil.System {
 	}
 	mntOpts := &vfs.MountOptions{
 		GetFilesystemOptions: vfs.GetFilesystemOptions{
-			InternalData: &InternalData{
-				Cgroups: map[string]string{
-					"cpuset": "/foo/cpuset",
-					"memory": "/foo/memory",
-				},
-			},
+			InternalData: data,
 		},
 	}
 	if _, err := k.VFS().MountAt(ctx, creds, "", pop, Name, mntOpts); err != nil {
@@ -162,6 +167,52 @@ func TestTasksEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	s.AssertDirentOffsets(collector, tasksStaticFilesNextOffs)
 }
 
+func TestTasksWithOverrideProc(t *testing.T) {
+	s := setupWithData(t, &InternalData{
+		Cgroups: map[string]string{
+			"cpuset": "/foo/cpuset",
+			"memory": "/foo/memory",
+		},
+		OverrideProcs: []string{"kallsyms", "arbitrary_file"},
+	})
+	defer s.Destroy()
+
+	expected := make(map[string]testutil.DirentType)
+	for k, v := range tasksStaticFiles {
+		expected[k] = v
+	}
+	expected["kallsyms"] = linux.DT_REG
+	expected["arbitrary_file"] = linux.DT_REG
+
+	collector := s.ListDirents(s.PathOpAtRoot("/proc"))
+	s.AssertAllDirentTypes(collector, expected)
+
+	// Verify file contents are empty.
+	for _, name := range []string{"kallsyms", "arbitrary_file"} {
+		filePath := path.Join("/proc", name)
+		fd, err := s.VFS.OpenAt(
+			s.Ctx,
+			s.Creds,
+			s.PathOpAtRoot(filePath),
+			&vfs.OpenOptions{},
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("vfs.OpenAt(%q) failed: %v", filePath, err)
+		}
+		defer fd.DecRef(s.Ctx)
+
+		buf := make([]byte, 1024)
+		bufIOSeq := usermem.BytesIOSequence(buf)
+		n, err := fd.Read(s.Ctx, bufIOSeq, vfs.ReadOptions{})
+		if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+			t.Errorf("read %q failed: %v", filePath, err)
+		}
+		if n != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected empty file %q, got %d bytes: %q", filePath, n, buf[:n])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTasks(t *testing.T) {
 	s := setup(t)
 	defer s.Destroy()
diff --git a/runsc/boot/restore.go b/runsc/boot/restore.go
index e93c4df24c..068a5cd7e4 100644
--- a/runsc/boot/restore.go
+++ b/runsc/boot/restore.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	time2 "time"
 
 	specs "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
@@ -524,3 +525,15 @@ func (l *Loader) saveWithOpts(saveOpts *state.SaveOpts, execOpts *control.SaveRe
 	}
 	return state.SaveWithOpts(saveOpts, execOpts)
 }
+
+func procFiles(conf *config.Config) []string {
+	var files []string
+
+	if conf.OverrideProcs != "" {
+		for _, val := range strings.Split(conf.OverrideProcs, ",") {
+			files = append(files, strings.TrimPrefix(val, "/proc/"))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return files
+}
diff --git a/runsc/boot/restore_impl.go b/runsc/boot/restore_impl.go
index 9ae176085f..c5285035ca 100644
--- a/runsc/boot/restore_impl.go
+++ b/runsc/boot/restore_impl.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 func newProcInternalData(conf *config.Config, _ *specs.Spec) *proc.InternalData {
 	return &proc.InternalData{
 		GVisorMarkerFile: conf.GVisorMarkerFile,
+		OverrideProcs:    procFiles(conf),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/runsc/config/config.go b/runsc/config/config.go
index fd6268015d..366e2a20d1 100644
--- a/runsc/config/config.go
+++ b/runsc/config/config.go
@@ -406,6 +406,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	// GVisorMarkerFile enables the /proc/gvisor/kernel_is_gvisor marker file.
 	GVisorMarkerFile bool `flag:"gvisor-marker-file"`
 
+	// OverrideProcs is a comma-separated list of proc files to override with stubs.
+	OverrideProcs string `flag:"override-procs"`
+
 	// SystrapDisableSyscallPatching disables syscall patching in Systrap.
 	SystrapDisableSyscallPatching bool `flag:"systrap-disable-syscall-patching"`
 
diff --git a/runsc/config/flags.go b/runsc/config/flags.go
index 6d7e3714c3..c86e3ebb6a 100644
--- a/runsc/config/flags.go
+++ b/runsc/config/flags.go
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ func RegisterFlags(flagSet *flag.FlagSet) {
 	flagSet.Var(hostUDSPtr(HostUDSNone), flagHostUDS, "controls permission to access host Unix-domain sockets. Values: none|open|create|all, default: none")
 	flagSet.Var(hostFifoPtr(HostFifoNone), "host-fifo", "controls permission to access host FIFOs (or named pipes). Values: none|open, default: none")
 	flagSet.Bool("gvisor-marker-file", false, "enable the presence of the /proc/gvisor/kernel_is_gvisor file that can be used by applications to detect that gVisor is in use")
+	flagSet.String("override-procs", "", "comma-separated list of proc files to override with stubs (e.g. kallsyms)")
 
 	flagSet.Bool("ignore-cgroups", false, "don't configure cgroups.")
 	flagSet.Int("fdlimit", -1, "Specifies a limit on the number of host file descriptors that can be open. Applies separately to the sentry and gofer. Note: each file in the sandbox holds more than one host FD open.")