diff --git a/.changelog/11287.txt b/.changelog/11287.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..36e6f7873c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/11287.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+
+```release-note:bug
+driver/exec: Set CPU resource limits when cgroup-v2 is enabled
+```
diff --git a/drivers/shared/executor/executor_linux.go b/drivers/shared/executor/executor_linux.go
index 54be7ed79f7..123284ceda5 100644
--- a/drivers/shared/executor/executor_linux.go
+++ b/drivers/shared/executor/executor_linux.go
@@ -696,8 +696,9 @@ func configureCgroups(cfg *lconfigs.Config, command *ExecCommand) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("resources.Cpu.CpuShares must be equal to or greater than 2: %v", cpuShares)
 	}
 
-	// Set the relative CPU shares for this cgroup.
+	// Set the relative CPU shares for this cgroup, and convert for cgroupv2
 	cfg.Cgroups.Resources.CpuShares = uint64(cpuShares)
+	cfg.Cgroups.Resources.CpuWeight = cgroups.ConvertCPUSharesToCgroupV2Value(uint64(cpuShares))
 
 	if command.Resources.LinuxResources != nil && command.Resources.LinuxResources.CpusetCgroupPath != "" {
 		cfg.Hooks = lconfigs.Hooks{