diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go
index fd428f9..7ce066c 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go
@@ -269,6 +269,13 @@ func (m *Manager) Apply(pid int) error {
                        newProp("CPUShares", uint64(c.Resources.CpuShares)))
        }
 
+       // cpu.cfs_quota_us and cpu.cfs_period_us are controlled by systemd.
+       if c.Resources.CpuQuota != 0 && c.Resources.CpuPeriod != 0 {
+               cpuQuotaPerSecUSec := c.Resources.CpuQuota * 1000000 / c.Resources.CpuPeriod
+               properties = append(properties,
+                       newProp("CPUQuotaPerSecUSec", uint64(cpuQuotaPerSecUSec)))
+       }
+
        if c.Resources.BlkioWeight != 0 {
                properties = append(properties,
                        newProp("BlockIOWeight", uint64(c.Resources.BlkioWeight)))