diff --git a/libpod.conf b/libpod.conf
index 0f3a19d..643e0f4 100644
--- a/libpod.conf
+++ b/libpod.conf
@@ -119,6 +119,23 @@ runtime_supports_json = ["runc"]
 runc = [
 ]
 
+
+# Kata Containers is an OCI runtime, where containers are run inside lightweight 
+# VMs. Kata provides additional isolation towards the host, minimizing the host attack 
+# surface and mitigating the consequences of containers breakout.
+
+# Kata Containers with the default configured VMM
+kata-runtime = [ 
+]
+
+# Kata Containers with the QEMU VMM
+kata-qemu = [ 
+]
+
+# Kata Containers with the Firecracker VMM
+kata-fc = [ 
+]
+
 # The [runtimes] table MUST be the last thing in this file.
 # (Unless another table is added)
 # TOML does not provide a way to end a table other than a further table being
diff --git a/podman.changes b/podman.changes
index c56b4bf..9f93a73 100644
--- a/podman.changes
+++ b/podman.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu Sep  5 15:26:01 UTC 2019 - Marco Vedovati <mvedovati@suse.com>
+
+- Add katacontainers as a recommended package, and include it as an
+  additional OCI runtime in the configuration.
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue Aug 27 08:04:20 UTC 2019 - Marco Vedovati <mvedovati@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/podman.spec b/podman.spec
index 5b23f60..9ad2948 100644
--- a/podman.spec
+++ b/podman.spec
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ Requires:       slirp4netns >= 0.3.0
 Requires:       catatonit
 Requires:       fuse-overlayfs
 Recommends:     %{name}-cni-config = %{version}
+Recommends:     katacontainers
 %{go_nostrip}
 %if 0%{?with_libostree}
 BuildRequires:  libostree-devel