diff --git a/pkg/cgroups/cgroups_linux_test.go b/pkg/cgroups/cgroups_linux_test.go
index b218b7007..fa6ee158e 100644
--- a/pkg/cgroups/cgroups_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cgroups/cgroups_linux_test.go
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ func TestResources(t *testing.T) {
 	var resources configs.Resources
 	resources.CpuPeriod = 100000
 	resources.CpuQuota = 100000
+	resources.CpuShares = 100
+	resources.CpusetCpus = "0-5"
+	resources.CpusetMems = "0"
 	resources.Memory = 900
 	resources.MemorySwap = 1000
 	resources.BlkioWeight = 300
diff --git a/pkg/cgroups/systemd_linux.go b/pkg/cgroups/systemd_linux.go
index ee9f584de..97128a954 100644
--- a/pkg/cgroups/systemd_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/cgroups/systemd_linux.go
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ func resourcesToProps(res *configs.Resources) (map[string]uint64, map[string]str
 		uMap["CPUQuotaPerSecUSec"] = cpuQuotaPerSecUSec
 	}
 
+	if res.CpuShares != 0 {
+		uMap["CPUWeight"] = res.CpuShares
+	}
+
 	// CPUSet
 	if res.CpusetCpus != "" {
 		bits := []byte(res.CpusetCpus)