diff --git a/src/child.rs b/src/child.rs
index 5f30c368..c6e01821 100644
--- a/src/child.rs
+++ b/src/child.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::ptr;
 
 use libc;
 use nix;
-use libc::{c_void, c_ulong, sigset_t, size_t};
+use libc::{c_void, c_ulong, sigset_t, size_t, rlimit};
 use libc::{kill, signal};
 use libc::{F_GETFD, F_SETFD, F_DUPFD_CLOEXEC, FD_CLOEXEC, MNT_DETACH};
 use libc::{SIG_DFL, SIG_SETMASK};
@@ -215,6 +215,13 @@ pub unsafe fn child_after_clone(child: &ChildInfo) -> ! {
         }
     }
 
+    for &(rlim_type, rlim_value) in child.rlimits {
+        let limit = rlimit{rlim_cur: rlim_value, rlim_max: rlim_value};
+        if libc::setrlimit(rlim_type, &limit) < 0 {
+            fail(Err::RLimit, epipe);
+        }
+    }
+
     if let Some(callback) = child.pre_exec {
         if let Err(e) = callback() {
             fail_errno(Err::PreExec,
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 8fe2c282..dc602229 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub enum ErrorCode {
     SetNs = 12,
     CapSet = 13,
     PreExec = 14,
+    RLimit = 16,
 }
 
 /// Error runnning process
@@ -93,6 +94,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     BeforeUnfreeze(Box<dyn (::std::error::Error) + Send + Sync + 'static>),
     /// Before exec callback error
     PreExec(i32),
+    /// Error when calling setrlimit syscall
+    SetRLimit(i32),
 }
 
 impl Error {
@@ -120,6 +123,7 @@ impl Error {
             &CapSet(x) => Some(x),
             &BeforeUnfreeze(..) => None,
             &PreExec(x) => Some(x),
+            &SetRLimit(x) => Some(x),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -148,6 +152,7 @@ impl Error {
             &CapSet(_) => "error when setting capabilities",
             &BeforeUnfreeze(_) => "error in before_unfreeze callback",
             &PreExec(_) => "error in pre_exec callback",
+            &SetRLimit(_) => "error setting rlimit",
         }
     }
 }
@@ -240,6 +245,7 @@ impl ErrorCode {
             C::SetNs => E::SetNs(errno),
             C::CapSet => E::CapSet(errno),
             C::PreExec => E::PreExec(errno),
+            C::RLimit => E::SetRLimit(errno),
         }
     }
     pub fn from_i32(code: i32, errno: i32) -> Error {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 06f395c0..9d166669 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ pub struct Command {
     id_map_commands: Option<(PathBuf, PathBuf)>,
     pid_env_vars: HashSet<OsString>,
     keep_caps: Option<[u32; 2]>,
+    rlimits: Vec<(libc::__rlimit_resource_t, libc::rlim_t)>,
     before_unfreeze: Option<Box<dyn FnMut(u32) -> Result<(), BoxError>>>,
     pre_exec: Option<Box<dyn Fn() -> Result<(), io::Error>>>,
 }
diff --git a/src/linux.rs b/src/linux.rs
index 35130a9f..d708cac3 100644
--- a/src/linux.rs
+++ b/src/linux.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::io;
 use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
 use std::path::Path;
-
+use libc::{__rlimit_resource_t, rlim_t};
 use nix::sys::signal::{Signal};
 
 use crate::ffi_util::ToCString;
@@ -293,4 +293,12 @@ impl Command {
         }
         self.keep_caps = Some(buf);
     }
+
+    /// Set resource limits (rlimit / ulimit)
+    pub fn set_rlimit(&mut self, resource: __rlimit_resource_t, limit: rlim_t)
+        -> &mut Command
+    {
+        self.rlimits.push((resource, limit));
+        self
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/run.rs b/src/run.rs
index ccce6d11..2a395363 100644
--- a/src/run.rs
+++ b/src/run.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use std::os::unix::io::{RawFd, AsRawFd};
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::ptr;
 
-use libc::{c_char, close};
+use libc::{__rlimit_resource_t, c_char, close, rlim_t};
 use nix;
 use nix::errno::Errno::EINTR;
 use nix::fcntl::{fcntl, FcntlArg, open};
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ pub struct ChildInfo<'a> {
     pub pid_env_vars: &'a [(usize, usize)],
     pub keep_caps: &'a Option<[u32; 2]>,
     pub pre_exec: &'a Option<Box<dyn Fn() -> Result<(), io::Error>>>,
+    pub rlimits: &'a [(__rlimit_resource_t, rlim_t)],
 }
 
 fn raw_with_null(arr: &Vec<CString>) -> Vec<*const c_char> {
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ impl Command {
                 pid_env_vars: &pid_env_vars,
                 keep_caps: &self.keep_caps,
                 pre_exec: &self.pre_exec,
+                rlimits: &self.rlimits,
             };
             child::child_after_clone(&child_info);
         }), &mut nstack[..], self.config.namespaces, Some(SIGCHLD as i32)))?;
diff --git a/src/std_api.rs b/src/std_api.rs
index aebeaf7a..d81665ad 100644
--- a/src/std_api.rs
+++ b/src/std_api.rs
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ impl Command {
             pid_env_vars: HashSet::new(),
             keep_caps: None,
             before_unfreeze: None,
+            rlimits: Vec::new(),
             pre_exec: None,
         }
     }