diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
index 05cfd95c1..9359e1aeb 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ containerd_enable_unprivileged_ports: false
 # If enabled it will allow non root users to use icmp sockets
 containerd_enable_unprivileged_icmp: false
 
+# If enabled, it will activate the NRI support in containerd
+containerd_nri_disable: true
+
 containerd_cfg_dir: /etc/containerd
 
 # Extra config to be put in {{ containerd_cfg_dir }}/config.toml literally
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2 b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
index a04ec485e..ba107ee8b 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ oom_score = {{ containerd_oom_score }}
 {% endif %}
 {% endfor %}
 
+  [plugins."io.containerd.nri.v1.nri"]
+    disable = {{ containerd_nri_disable | default(true) | lower }}
+
 {% if containerd_extra_args is defined %}
 {{ containerd_extra_args }}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/defaults/main.yml b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/defaults/main.yml
index 949ed69ed..053af20e6 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/defaults/main.yml
@@ -97,3 +97,6 @@ crio_man_files:
   8:
     - crio
     - crio-status
+
+# If set to true, it will enable the NRI support in cri-o
+crio_enable_nri: false
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2 b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
index 80dc80d05..f92206e32 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
@@ -376,3 +376,8 @@ enable_metrics = {{ crio_enable_metrics | bool | lower }}
 
 # The port on which the metrics server will listen.
 metrics_port = {{ crio_metrics_port }}
+
+[crio.nri]
+
+# Enable or disable NRI (Node Resource Interface) support in CRI-O.
+enable_nri={{ crio_enable_nri | default(false) | lower }}