diff --git a/runsc/cgroup/cgroup_v2.go b/runsc/cgroup/cgroup_v2.go
index ddbd3c02b..bfc20e468 100644
--- a/runsc/cgroup/cgroup_v2.go
+++ b/runsc/cgroup/cgroup_v2.go
@@ -40,9 +40,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	subtreeControl  = "cgroup.subtree_control"
-	controllersFile = "cgroup.controllers"
-	cgroup2Key      = "cgroup2"
+	subtreeControl    = "cgroup.subtree_control"
+	controllersFile   = "cgroup.controllers"
+	cgroup2Key        = "cgroup2"
+	memoryLimitCgroup = "memory.max"
+	cpuLimitCgroup    = "cpu.max"
+	maxLimitStr       = "max"
 
 	// https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/admin-guide/cgroup-v2.html
 	defaultPeriod = 100000
@@ -230,16 +233,31 @@ func (c *cgroupV2) Join() (func(), error) {
 	return cu.Release(), nil
 }
 
-// CPUQuota returns the CFS CPU quota.
-func (c *cgroupV2) CPUQuota() (float64, error) {
-	cpuMax, err := getValue(c.MakePath(""), "cpu.max")
+func getCPUQuota(path string) (float64, error) {
+	cpuMax, err := getValue(path, cpuLimitCgroup)
 	if err != nil {
 		return -1, err
 	}
-
 	return parseCPUQuota(cpuMax)
 }
 
+// CPUQuota returns the CFS CPU quota.
+func (c *cgroupV2) CPUQuota() (float64, error) {
+	cpuQuota, err := getCPUQuota(c.MakePath(""))
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+	// In cgroupv2+systemd, limits are set in the parent slice rather
+	// than the leaf node. Check the parent to see if this is the case.
+	if cpuQuota == -1 {
+		cpuQuota, err = getCPUQuota(filepath.Dir(c.MakePath("")))
+		if err != nil && errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			err = nil
+		}
+	}
+	return cpuQuota, nil
+}
+
 func parseCPUQuota(cpuMax string) (float64, error) {
 	data := strings.SplitN(strings.TrimSpace(cpuMax), " ", 2)
 	if len(data) != 2 {
@@ -247,7 +265,7 @@ func parseCPUQuota(cpuMax string) (float64, error) {
 	}
 
 	// no cpu limit if quota is max
-	if data[0] == "max" {
+	if data[0] == maxLimitStr {
 		return -1, nil
 	}
 
@@ -298,21 +316,39 @@ func (c *cgroupV2) NumCPU() (int, error) {
 	return countCpuset(strings.TrimSpace(cpuset))
 }
 
+func getMemoryLimit(path string) (string, error) {
+	limStr, err := getValue(path, memoryLimitCgroup)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return strings.TrimSpace(limStr), nil
+}
+
 // MemoryLimit returns the memory limit.
 func (c *cgroupV2) MemoryLimit() (uint64, error) {
-	limStr, err := getValue(c.MakePath(""), "memory.max")
+	limStr, err := getMemoryLimit(c.MakePath(""))
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	limStr = strings.TrimSpace(limStr)
-	if limStr == "max" {
-		return math.MaxUint64, nil
+	// In cgroupv2+systemd, limits are set in the parent slice rather
+	// than the leaf node. Check the parent to see if this is the case.
+	if limStr == maxLimitStr {
+		parentLimStr, err := getMemoryLimit(filepath.Dir(c.MakePath("")))
+		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if parentLimStr != "" {
+			limStr = parentLimStr
+		}
+		if limStr == maxLimitStr {
+			return math.MaxUint64, nil
+		}
 	}
 	return strconv.ParseUint(limStr, 10, 64)
 }
 
 // MakePath builds a path to the given controller.
-func (c *cgroupV2) MakePath(controllerName string) string {
+func (c *cgroupV2) MakePath(string) string {
 	return filepath.Join(c.Mountpoint, c.Path)
 }
 
@@ -388,7 +424,7 @@ func (*cpu2) set(spec *specs.LinuxResources, path string) error {
 	}
 
 	if spec.CPU.Period != nil || spec.CPU.Quota != nil {
-		v := "max"
+		v := maxLimitStr
 		if spec.CPU.Quota != nil && *spec.CPU.Quota > 0 {
 			v = strconv.FormatInt(*spec.CPU.Quota, 10)
 		}
@@ -760,7 +796,7 @@ func numToStr(value int64) (ret string) {
 	case value == 0:
 		ret = ""
 	case value == -1:
-		ret = "max"
+		ret = maxLimitStr
 	default:
 		ret = strconv.FormatInt(value, 10)
 	}
diff --git a/runsc/cgroup/cgroup_v2_test.go b/runsc/cgroup/cgroup_v2_test.go
index 4f7dbfc6d..9a39ff6c2 100644
--- a/runsc/cgroup/cgroup_v2_test.go
+++ b/runsc/cgroup/cgroup_v2_test.go
@@ -191,6 +191,83 @@ func TestLoadPathsCgroupv2(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGetLimits(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name      string
+		mem       string
+		cpu       string
+		expMem    uint64
+		expCPU    int
+		limitPath string
+		path      string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "get limit from parent cgroup",
+			mem:       "150",
+			cpu:       "100 50",
+			limitPath: "user.slice",
+			path:      "user.slice/container.scope",
+			expMem:    150,
+			expCPU:    2,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "get limit from leaf cgroup",
+			mem:       "150",
+			cpu:       "100 50",
+			limitPath: "user.slice/container.scope",
+			path:      "user.slice/container.scope",
+			expMem:    150,
+			expCPU:    2,
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			testutil.TmpDir()
+			dir, err := ioutil.TempDir(testutil.TmpDir(), "cgroup")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("error creating temporary directory: %v", err)
+			}
+			defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
+
+			fullPath := filepath.Join(dir, tc.path)
+			if err := os.MkdirAll(fullPath, 0o777); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("os.MkdirAll(): %v", err)
+			}
+			cg := cgroupV2{
+				Mountpoint: dir,
+				Path:       tc.path,
+			}
+
+			if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, tc.path, "memory.max"), []byte("max"), 0o777); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("os.WriteFile(): %v", err)
+			}
+			if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, tc.path, "cpu.max"), []byte("max max"), 0o777); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("os.WriteFile(): %v", err)
+			}
+			if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, tc.limitPath, "memory.max"), []byte(tc.mem), 0o655); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("os.WriteFile(): %v", err)
+			}
+			if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dir, tc.limitPath, "cpu.max"), []byte(tc.cpu), 0o655); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("os.WriteFile(): %v", err)
+			}
+
+			quota, err := cg.CPUQuota()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("cg.CPUQuota(): %v", err)
+			}
+			if int(quota) != tc.expCPU {
+				t.Errorf("cg.CPUQuota() = %v, want %v", quota, tc.expCPU)
+			}
+			mem, err := cg.MemoryLimit()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("cg.MemoryLimit(): %v", err)
+			}
+			if mem != tc.expMem {
+				t.Errorf("cg.MemoryLimit() = %v, want %v", mem, tc.expMem)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNumToStr(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := map[int64]string{
 		0:  "",