diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/containerd.service.j2 b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/containerd.service.j2
index 09f9a3b2a..0107dc822 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/containerd.service.j2
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/containerd.service.j2
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ LimitNOFILE=infinity
 # Only systemd 226 and above support this version.
 TasksMax=infinity
 OOMScoreAdjust=-999
+{% if kube_reserved|bool %}
+Slice={{ kube_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+{% endif %}
 
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
index f1657c0e6..82c416b03 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ kube_resolv_conf: "/etc/resolv.conf"
 kubelet_enforce_node_allocatable: "\"\""
 
 # Set runtime and kubelet cgroups when using systemd as cgroup driver (default)
-kubelet_runtime_cgroups: "/systemd/system.slice"
-kubelet_kubelet_cgroups: "/systemd/system.slice"
+kubelet_runtime_cgroups: "{{ kube_reserved_cgroups }}/containerd.service"
+kubelet_kubelet_cgroups: "{{ kube_reserved_cgroups }}/kubelet.service"
 
 # Set runtime and kubelet cgroups when using cgroupfs as cgroup driver
 kubelet_runtime_cgroups_cgroupfs: "/system.slice/containerd.service"
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ kubelet_kubelet_cgroups_cgroupfs: "/system.slice/kubelet.service"
 kubelet_fail_swap_on: true
 
 # Reserve this space for kube resources
+# Set to true to reserve resources for kube daemons
+kube_reserved: false
+kube_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice: kube.slice
+kube_reserved_cgroups: "/{{ kube_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}"
 kube_memory_reserved: 256Mi
 kube_cpu_reserved: 100m
 # kube_ephemeral_storage_reserved: 2Gi
@@ -35,6 +39,8 @@ kube_master_cpu_reserved: 200m
 
 # Set to true to reserve resources for system daemons
 system_reserved: false
+system_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice: system.slice
+system_reserved_cgroups: "/{{ system_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}"
 system_memory_reserved: 512Mi
 system_cpu_reserved: 500m
 # system_ephemeral_storage_reserved: 2Gi
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2
index 9982f62aa..885fc2ed7 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet-config.v1beta1.yaml.j2
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ clusterDNS:
 - {{ dns_address }}
 {% endfor %}
 {# Node reserved CPU/memory #}
+{% if kube_reserved|bool %}
+kubeReservedCgroup: {{ kube_reserved_cgroups }}
 kubeReserved:
 {% if is_kube_master|bool %}
   cpu: {{ kube_master_cpu_reserved }}
@@ -80,7 +82,9 @@ kubeReserved:
   pid: "{{ kube_pid_reserved }}"
 {% endif %}
 {% endif %}
-{% if system_reserved is defined and system_reserved %}
+{% endif %}
+{% if system_reserved|bool %}
+systemReservedCgroup: {{ system_reserved_cgroups }}
 systemReserved:
 {% if is_kube_master|bool %}
   cpu: {{ system_master_cpu_reserved }}
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.service.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.service.j2
index 38360c8df..7513d7e92 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.service.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.service.j2
@@ -10,6 +10,24 @@ Wants={{ container_manager }}.service
 
 [Service]
 EnvironmentFile=-{{ kube_config_dir }}/kubelet.env
+{% if system_reserved|bool %}
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu/{{ system_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuacct/{{ system_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset/{{ system_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/hugetlb/{{ system_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/memory/{{ system_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/pids/{{ system_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd/{{ system_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+{% endif %}
+{% if kube_reserved|bool %}
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/cpu/{{ kube_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuacct/{{ kube_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/cpuset/{{ kube_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/hugetlb/{{ kube_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/memory/{{ kube_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/pids/{{ kube_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd/{{ kube_reserved_cgroups_for_service_slice }}
+{% endif %}
 ExecStart={{ bin_dir }}/kubelet \
 		$KUBE_LOGTOSTDERR \
 		$KUBE_LOG_LEVEL \