diff --git a/pkg/ocicni/ocicni.go b/pkg/ocicni/ocicni.go
index 497cedee..80ff0ed2 100644
--- a/pkg/ocicni/ocicni.go
+++ b/pkg/ocicni/ocicni.go
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ func buildCNIRuntimeConf(podNetwork *PodNetwork, ifName string, runtimeConfig Ru
 			{"K8S_POD_NAMESPACE", podNetwork.Namespace},
 			{"K8S_POD_NAME", podNetwork.Name},
 			{"K8S_POD_INFRA_CONTAINER_ID", podNetwork.ID},
+			{"K8S_POD_UID", podNetwork.UID},
 		},
 		CapabilityArgs: map[string]interface{}{},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/ocicni/ocicni_test.go b/pkg/ocicni/ocicni_test.go
index ab047128..479493b3 100644
--- a/pkg/ocicni/ocicni_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ocicni/ocicni_test.go
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@ var _ = Describe("ocicni operations", func() {
 		runtimeConfig = RuntimeConfig{IP: "172.16.0.1"}
 		rt, err = buildCNIRuntimeConf(podNetwork, ifName, runtimeConfig)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(len(rt.Args)).To(Equal(5))
-		Expect(rt.Args[4][1]).To(Equal("172.16.0.1"))
+		Expect(len(rt.Args)).To(Equal(6))
+		Expect(rt.Args[5][1]).To(Equal("172.16.0.1"))
 
 		// runtimeConfig with invalid MAC
 		runtimeConfig = RuntimeConfig{MAC: "f0:a6"}
@@ -393,16 +393,16 @@ var _ = Describe("ocicni operations", func() {
 		runtimeConfig = RuntimeConfig{MAC: "9e:0c:d9:b2:f0:a6"}
 		rt, err = buildCNIRuntimeConf(podNetwork, ifName, runtimeConfig)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(len(rt.Args)).To(Equal(5))
-		Expect(rt.Args[4][1]).To(Equal("9e:0c:d9:b2:f0:a6"))
+		Expect(len(rt.Args)).To(Equal(6))
+		Expect(rt.Args[5][1]).To(Equal("9e:0c:d9:b2:f0:a6"))
 
 		// runtimeConfig with valid IP and valid MAC
 		runtimeConfig = RuntimeConfig{IP: "172.16.0.1", MAC: "9e:0c:d9:b2:f0:a6"}
 		rt, err = buildCNIRuntimeConf(podNetwork, ifName, runtimeConfig)
 		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
-		Expect(len(rt.Args)).To(Equal(6))
-		Expect(rt.Args[4][1]).To(Equal("172.16.0.1"))
-		Expect(rt.Args[5][1]).To(Equal("9e:0c:d9:b2:f0:a6"))
+		Expect(len(rt.Args)).To(Equal(7))
+		Expect(rt.Args[5][1]).To(Equal("172.16.0.1"))
+		Expect(rt.Args[6][1]).To(Equal("9e:0c:d9:b2:f0:a6"))
 
 		// runtimeConfig with portMappings is nil
 		runtimeConfig = RuntimeConfig{PortMappings: nil}
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ocicni operations", func() {
 			Name:      "pod1",
 			Namespace: "namespace1",
 			ID:        "1234567890",
+			UID:       "9414bd03-b3d3-453e-9d9f-47dcee07958c",
 			NetNS:     networkNS.Path(),
 		}
 		results, err := ocicni.SetUpPod(podNet)
@@ -579,6 +580,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ocicni operations", func() {
 			Name:      "pod1",
 			Namespace: "namespace1",
 			ID:        "1234567890",
+			UID:       "9414bd03-b3d3-453e-9d9f-47dcee07958c",
 			NetNS:     networkNS.Path(),
 			Networks: []NetAttachment{
 				{Name: "network3"},
@@ -656,6 +658,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ocicni operations", func() {
 			Name:      "pod1",
 			Namespace: "namespace1",
 			ID:        "1234567890",
+			UID:       "9414bd03-b3d3-453e-9d9f-47dcee07958c",
 			NetNS:     networkNS.Path(),
 			Networks: []NetAttachment{
 				{Name: "network3"},
@@ -731,6 +734,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ocicni operations", func() {
 				Name:      "pod1",
 				Namespace: "namespace1",
 				ID:        containerID,
+				UID:       "9414bd03-b3d3-453e-9d9f-47dcee07958c",
 				NetNS:     networkNS.Path(),
 			}
 		})
@@ -797,6 +801,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ocicni operations", func() {
 			Name:      "pod1",
 			Namespace: "namespace1",
 			ID:        containerID,
+			UID:       "9414bd03-b3d3-453e-9d9f-47dcee07958c",
 			NetNS:     networkNS.Path(),
 			Networks: []NetAttachment{
 				{Name: netName1},
diff --git a/pkg/ocicni/types.go b/pkg/ocicni/types.go
index 7326b4b4..9d8a38d1 100644
--- a/pkg/ocicni/types.go
+++ b/pkg/ocicni/types.go
@@ -71,12 +71,14 @@ type BandwidthConfig struct {
 
 // PodNetwork configures the network of a pod sandbox.
 type PodNetwork struct {
-	// Name is the name of the sandbox.
+	// Name is the name of the pod.
 	Name string
-	// Namespace is the namespace of the sandbox.
+	// Namespace is the namespace of the pod.
 	Namespace string
 	// ID is the id of the sandbox container.
 	ID string
+	// UID is the UID of the pod that owns the sandbox.
+	UID string
 	// NetNS is the network namespace path of the sandbox.
 	NetNS string