1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/specgen/generate/container.go b/pkg/specgen/generate/container.go
index dee79cf67..f0d52d0c3 100644
--- a/pkg/specgen/generate/container.go
+++ b/pkg/specgen/generate/container.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	envLib "github.com/containers/libpod/v2/pkg/env"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/v2/pkg/signal"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/v2/pkg/specgen"
+	spec "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 )
@@ -169,6 +170,21 @@ func CompleteSpec(ctx context.Context, r *libpod.Runtime, s *specgen.SpecGenerat
 		}
 	}
 
+	// If caller did not specify Pids Limits load default
+	if s.ResourceLimits == nil || s.ResourceLimits.Pids == nil {
+		if s.CgroupsMode != "disabled" {
+			limit := rtc.PidsLimit()
+			if limit != 0 {
+				if s.ResourceLimits == nil {
+					s.ResourceLimits = &spec.LinuxResources{}
+				}
+				s.ResourceLimits.Pids = &spec.LinuxPids{
+					Limit: limit,
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	return verifyContainerResources(s)
 }