diff --git a/runsc/boot/loader.go b/runsc/boot/loader.go
index 91c8534d3..c184e5c3f 100644
--- a/runsc/boot/loader.go
+++ b/runsc/boot/loader.go
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ type Loader struct {
 	// should be called when a sandbox is destroyed.
 	stopProfiling func()
 
+	// PreSeccompCallback is called right before installing seccomp filters.
+	PreSeccompCallback func()
+
 	// restore is set to true if we are restoring a container.
 	restore bool
 
@@ -543,6 +546,9 @@ func createMemoryFile() (*pgalloc.MemoryFile, error) {
 
 // installSeccompFilters installs sandbox seccomp filters with the host.
 func (l *Loader) installSeccompFilters() error {
+	if l.PreSeccompCallback != nil {
+		l.PreSeccompCallback()
+	}
 	if l.root.conf.DisableSeccomp {
 		filter.Report("syscall filter is DISABLED. Running in less secure mode.")
 	} else {
diff --git a/runsc/cli/main.go b/runsc/cli/main.go
index f71929c4b..972d957ef 100644
--- a/runsc/cli/main.go
+++ b/runsc/cli/main.go
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ func Main(version string) {
 	const internalGroup = "internal use only"
 	subcommands.Register(new(cmd.Boot), internalGroup)
 	subcommands.Register(new(cmd.Gofer), internalGroup)
+	subcommands.Register(new(cmd.Umount), internalGroup)
 
 	// Register with the main command line.
 	config.RegisterFlags(flag.CommandLine)
diff --git a/runsc/cmd/BUILD b/runsc/cmd/BUILD
index ddd637df0..5d4174a90 100644
--- a/runsc/cmd/BUILD
+++ b/runsc/cmd/BUILD
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ go_library(
         "statefile.go",
         "symbolize.go",
         "syscalls.go",
+        "umount_unsafe.go",
         "usage.go",
         "wait.go",
         "write_control.go",
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ go_library(
         "//runsc:__subpackages__",
     ],
     deps = [
+        "//pkg/abi/linux",
         "//pkg/coretag",
         "//pkg/coverage",
         "//pkg/log",
diff --git a/runsc/cmd/boot.go b/runsc/cmd/boot.go
index e47d48352..38d3f8781 100644
--- a/runsc/cmd/boot.go
+++ b/runsc/cmd/boot.go
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
 	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -101,6 +103,10 @@ type Boot struct {
 
 	// FDs for profile data.
 	profileFDs profile.FDArgs
+
+	// procMountSyncFD is a file descriptor that has to be closed when the
+	// procfs mount isn't needed anymore.
+	procMountSyncFD int
 }
 
 // Name implements subcommands.Command.Name.
@@ -125,6 +131,7 @@ func (b *Boot) SetFlags(f *flag.FlagSet) {
 	f.BoolVar(&b.setUpRoot, "setup-root", false, "if true, set up an empty root for the process")
 	f.BoolVar(&b.pidns, "pidns", false, "if true, the sandbox is in its own PID namespace")
 	f.IntVar(&b.cpuNum, "cpu-num", 0, "number of CPUs to create inside the sandbox")
+	f.IntVar(&b.procMountSyncFD, "proc-mount-sync-fd", -1, "file descriptor that has to be closed when /proc isn't needed")
 	f.Uint64Var(&b.totalMem, "total-memory", 0, "sets the initial amount of total memory to report back to the container")
 	f.BoolVar(&b.attached, "attached", false, "if attached is true, kills the sandbox process when the parent process terminates")
 	f.StringVar(&b.productName, "product-name", "", "value to show in /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_name")
@@ -183,9 +190,24 @@ func (b *Boot) Execute(_ context.Context, f *flag.FlagSet, args ...any) subcomma
 		}
 
 		if !b.applyCaps && !conf.Rootless {
+			// /proc is umounted from a forked process, because the
+			// current one is going to re-execute itself without
+			// capabilities.
+			cmd, w := b.execProcUmounter()
+			defer w.Close()
+			defer cmd.Wait()
+			if b.procMountSyncFD != -1 {
+				panic("procMountSyncFD is set")
+			}
+			b.procMountSyncFD = int(w.Fd())
+
 			// Remove --apply-caps arg to call myself. It has already been done.
 			args := b.prepareArgs("setup-root")
 
+			// Clear FD_CLOEXEC.
+			if _, _, errno := unix.RawSyscall(unix.SYS_FCNTL, w.Fd(), unix.F_SETFD, 0); errno != 0 {
+				util.Fatalf("error clearing CLOEXEC: %v", errno)
+			}
 			// Note that we've already read the spec from the spec FD, and
 			// we will read it again after the exec call. This works
 			// because the ReadSpecFromFile function seeks to the beginning
@@ -303,6 +325,28 @@ func (b *Boot) Execute(_ context.Context, f *flag.FlagSet, args ...any) subcomma
 	// Fatalf exits the process and doesn't run defers.
 	// 'l' must be destroyed explicitly after this point!
 
+	if b.procMountSyncFD != -1 {
+		l.PreSeccompCallback = func() {
+			syncFile := os.NewFile(uintptr(b.procMountSyncFD), "sync file")
+			buf := make([]byte, 1)
+			if w, err := syncFile.Write(buf); err != nil || w != 1 {
+				util.Fatalf("unable to write into the proc umounter descriptor: %v", err)
+			}
+			syncFile.Close()
+
+			var waitStatus unix.WaitStatus
+			if _, err := unix.Wait4(0, &waitStatus, 0, nil); err != nil {
+				util.Fatalf("error waiting for the proc umounter process: %v", err)
+			}
+			if !waitStatus.Exited() || waitStatus.ExitStatus() != 0 {
+				util.Fatalf("the proc umounter process failed: %v", waitStatus)
+			}
+			if err := unix.Access("/proc/self", unix.F_OK); err != unix.ENOENT {
+				util.Fatalf("/proc is still accessible")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Notify the parent process the sandbox has booted (and that the controller
 	// is up).
 	startSyncFile := os.NewFile(uintptr(b.startSyncFD), "start-sync file")
@@ -348,6 +392,9 @@ func (b *Boot) prepareArgs(exclude ...string) []string {
 				// process terminates.
 				args = append(args, "--attached")
 			}
+			if b.procMountSyncFD != -1 {
+				args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--proc-mount-sync-fd=%d", b.procMountSyncFD))
+			}
 			if len(b.productName) > 0 {
 				args = append(args, "--product-name", b.productName)
 			}
@@ -356,3 +403,24 @@ func (b *Boot) prepareArgs(exclude ...string) []string {
 	}
 	return args
 }
+
+// execProcUmounter execute a child process that umounts /proc when the sks[1]
+// socket is closed.
+func (b *Boot) execProcUmounter() (*exec.Cmd, *os.File) {
+	r, w, err := os.Pipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		util.Fatalf("error creating a pipe: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer r.Close()
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(specutils.ExePath)
+	cmd.Args = append(cmd.Args, "umount", "--sync-fd=3", "/proc")
+	cmd.ExtraFiles = append(cmd.ExtraFiles, r)
+	cmd.Stdin = os.Stdin
+	cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
+	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
+		util.Fatalf("error executing umounter: %v", err)
+	}
+	return cmd, w
+}
diff --git a/runsc/cmd/umount_unsafe.go b/runsc/cmd/umount_unsafe.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0e42a3f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runsc/cmd/umount_unsafe.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The gVisor Authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+	"unsafe"
+
+	"github.com/google/subcommands"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/abi/linux"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/runsc/cmd/util"
+	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/runsc/flag"
+)
+
+// Umount implements subcommands.Command for the "kill" command.
+type Umount struct {
+	syncFD int
+}
+
+// Name implements subcommands.Command.Name.
+func (*Umount) Name() string {
+	return "umount"
+}
+
+// Synopsis implements subcommands.Command.Synopsis.
+func (*Umount) Synopsis() string {
+	return "umount the specified directory when one byte is read from synd-fd"
+}
+
+// Usage implements subcommands.Command.Usage.
+func (*Umount) Usage() string {
+	return `umount --synd-fd=FD <directory path>`
+}
+
+// SetFlags implements subcommands.Command.SetFlags.
+func (u *Umount) SetFlags(f *flag.FlagSet) {
+	f.IntVar(&u.syncFD, "sync-fd", -1, "")
+}
+
+// Execute implements subcommands.Command.Execute.
+func (u *Umount) Execute(_ context.Context, f *flag.FlagSet, args ...any) subcommands.ExitStatus {
+	if f.NArg() == 0 || f.NArg() > 1 {
+		f.Usage()
+		return subcommands.ExitUsageError
+	}
+
+	dirPath := f.Arg(0)
+
+	syncFile := os.NewFile(uintptr(u.syncFD), "sync file")
+	defer syncFile.Close()
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 1)
+	if l, err := syncFile.Read(buf); err != nil || l != 1 {
+		util.Fatalf("unable to read from the sync descriptor: %v, error %v", l, err)
+	}
+
+	if _, _, errno := unix.RawSyscall(
+		unix.SYS_UMOUNT2,
+		uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(syscall.StringBytePtr(dirPath))),
+		uintptr(linux.MNT_DETACH), 0); errno != 0 {
+		util.Fatalf("Unable to umount %s: errno %v", dirPath, errno)
+	}
+
+	return subcommands.ExitSuccess
+}