diff --git a/container/containerd/client.go b/container/containerd/client.go
index 34134baf3e..86aa4ec69d 100644
--- a/container/containerd/client.go
+++ b/container/containerd/client.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type client struct {
 type ContainerdClient interface {
 	LoadContainer(ctx context.Context, id string) (*containers.Container, error)
 	TaskPid(ctx context.Context, id string) (uint32, error)
+	LoadTaskProcess(ctx context.Context, id string) (*tasktypes.Process, error)
 	Version(ctx context.Context) (string, error)
 }
 
@@ -132,6 +133,17 @@ func (c *client) TaskPid(ctx context.Context, id string) (uint32, error) {
 	return response.Process.Pid, nil
 }
 
+func (c *client) LoadTaskProcess(ctx context.Context, id string) (*tasktypes.Process, error) {
+	response, err := c.taskService.Get(ctx, &tasksapi.GetRequest{
+		ContainerID: id,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errgrpc.ToNative(err)
+	}
+
+	return response.Process, nil
+}
+
 func (c *client) Version(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
 	response, err := c.versionService.Version(ctx, &emptypb.Empty{})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/container/containerd/client_test.go b/container/containerd/client_test.go
index eaaab0e44e..a4af2ee0fc 100644
--- a/container/containerd/client_test.go
+++ b/container/containerd/client_test.go
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/containerd/containerd/api/types/task"
 	"github.com/google/cadvisor/container/containerd/containers"
 )
 
 type containerdClientMock struct {
 	cntrs     map[string]*containers.Container
 	returnErr error
+	tasks     map[string]*task.Process
 }
 
 func (c *containerdClientMock) LoadContainer(ctx context.Context, id string) (*containers.Container, error) {
@@ -45,9 +47,27 @@ func (c *containerdClientMock) TaskPid(ctx context.Context, id string) (uint32,
 	return 2389, nil
 }
 
+func (c *containerdClientMock) LoadTaskProcess(ctx context.Context, id string) (*task.Process, error) {
+	if c.returnErr != nil {
+		return nil, c.returnErr
+	}
+	task, ok := c.tasks[id]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to find task for container %q", id)
+	}
+	return task, nil
+}
+
 func mockcontainerdClient(cntrs map[string]*containers.Container, returnErr error) ContainerdClient {
+	tasks := make(map[string]*task.Process)
+
+	for _, cntr := range cntrs {
+		tasks[cntr.ID] = &task.Process{}
+	}
+
 	return &containerdClientMock{
 		cntrs:     cntrs,
 		returnErr: returnErr,
+		tasks:     tasks,
 	}
 }