diff --git a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/defaults/main.yml b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/defaults/main.yml
index 949ed69ed53..053af20e66b 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/defaults/main.yml
@@ -97,3 +97,6 @@ crio_man_files:
   8:
     - crio
     - crio-status
+
+# If set to true, it will enable the NRI support in cri-o
+crio_enable_nri: false
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2 b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
index 80dc80d05ca..f92206e32c6 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/container-engine/cri-o/templates/crio.conf.j2
@@ -376,3 +376,8 @@ enable_metrics = {{ crio_enable_metrics | bool | lower }}
 
 # The port on which the metrics server will listen.
 metrics_port = {{ crio_metrics_port }}
+
+[crio.nri]
+
+# Enable or disable NRI (Node Resource Interface) support in CRI-O.
+enable_nri={{ crio_enable_nri | default(false) | lower }}