diff --git a/.github/linters/urunc-dict.txt b/.github/linters/urunc-dict.txt
index 51956d01c..704ab751d 100644
--- a/.github/linters/urunc-dict.txt
+++ b/.github/linters/urunc-dict.txt
@@ -420,3 +420,5 @@ onsi
 ESRCH
 Prafful
 praffq
+rlimits
+Rlimits
diff --git a/pkg/unikontainers/types/types.go b/pkg/unikontainers/types/types.go
index c6388e2cc..b4c8fb15b 100644
--- a/pkg/unikontainers/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/unikontainers/types/types.go
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 //revive:disable:var-naming
 package types
 
-import "golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+import (
+	specs "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
 
 type Unikernel interface {
 	Init(UnikernelParams) error
@@ -74,9 +77,10 @@ type RootfsParams struct {
 
 // Specific to Linux
 type ProcessConfig struct {
-	UID     uint32 // The uid of the process inside the guest
-	GID     uint32 // The gid of the process inside the guest
-	WorkDir string // The workdir of the process inside the guest
+	UID     uint32              // The uid of the process inside the guest
+	GID     uint32              // The gid of the process inside the guest
+	WorkDir string              // The workdir of the process inside the guest
+	Rlimits []specs.POSIXRlimit // The rlimits for the process inside the guest
 }
 
 // UnikernelParams holds the data required to build the unikernels commandline
diff --git a/pkg/unikontainers/unikernels/linux.go b/pkg/unikontainers/unikernels/linux.go
index d6bb80952..76e7df1c7 100644
--- a/pkg/unikontainers/unikernels/linux.go
+++ b/pkg/unikontainers/unikernels/linux.go
@@ -27,15 +27,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	LinuxUnikernel   string = "linux"
-	urunitConfPath   string = "/urunit.conf"
-	retainInitrdPath string = "/sys/firmware/initrd"
-	envStartMarker   string = "UES"
-	envEndMarker     string = "UEE"
-	lpcStartMarker   string = "UCS" // Linux process config start marker
-	lpcEndMarker     string = "UCE" // Linux process config end marker
-	blkStartMarker   string = "UBS" // Block-based mounts start marker
-	blkEndMarker     string = "UBE" // Block-based mounts end marker
+	LinuxUnikernel    string = "linux"
+	urunitConfPath    string = "/urunit.conf"
+	retainInitrdPath  string = "/sys/firmware/initrd"
+	envStartMarker    string = "UES"
+	envEndMarker      string = "UEE"
+	lpcStartMarker    string = "UCS" // Linux process config start marker
+	lpcEndMarker      string = "UCE" // Linux process config end marker
+	blkStartMarker    string = "UBS" // Block-based mounts start marker
+	blkEndMarker      string = "UBE" // Block-based mounts end marker
+	rlimitStartMarker string = "RLS" // Resource limits (rlimits) start marker
+	rlimitEndMarker   string = "RLE" // Resource limits (rlimits) end marker
 )
 
 type Linux struct {
@@ -316,6 +318,34 @@ func (l *Linux) buildUrunitConfig() string {
 	sb.WriteString("\n")
 	sb.WriteString(lpcEndMarker)
 	sb.WriteString("\n")
+	// Resource limits (rlimits) are passed in their own block, following the
+	// same KEY:VALUE convention as the rest of the protocol. The block begins
+	// with the number of entries (NUM), so urunit can allocate the rlimit
+	// arrays exactly once. Each entry is described by three lines: TYPE, SOFT
+	// and HARD. The block is only emitted when there is at least one rlimit, so
+	// that the generated configuration stays identical to before for guests
+	// without any rlimits.
+	// Format: RLS\nNUM:<n>\nTYPE:<type>\nSOFT:<soft>\nHARD:<hard>\n...\nRLE\n
+	if len(l.ProcConfig.Rlimits) > 0 {
+		sb.WriteString(rlimitStartMarker)
+		sb.WriteString("\n")
+		sb.WriteString("NUM:")
+		sb.WriteString(strconv.Itoa(len(l.ProcConfig.Rlimits)))
+		sb.WriteString("\n")
+		for _, rl := range l.ProcConfig.Rlimits {
+			sb.WriteString("TYPE:")
+			sb.WriteString(rl.Type)
+			sb.WriteString("\n")
+			sb.WriteString("SOFT:")
+			sb.WriteString(strconv.FormatUint(rl.Soft, 10))
+			sb.WriteString("\n")
+			sb.WriteString("HARD:")
+			sb.WriteString(strconv.FormatUint(rl.Hard, 10))
+			sb.WriteString("\n")
+		}
+		sb.WriteString(rlimitEndMarker)
+		sb.WriteString("\n")
+	}
 	sb.WriteString(blkStartMarker)
 	sb.WriteString("\n")
 	for _, b := range l.Blk {
diff --git a/pkg/unikontainers/unikernels/linux_test.go b/pkg/unikontainers/unikernels/linux_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c1311dd57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/unikontainers/unikernels/linux_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2023-2026, Nubificus LTD
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package unikernels
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	specs "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/urunc-dev/urunc/pkg/unikontainers/types"
+)
+
+func newTestLinux(rlimits []specs.POSIXRlimit) *Linux {
+	return &Linux{
+		Env:     []string{"PATH=/usr/local/bin"},
+		Monitor: "qemu",
+		ProcConfig: types.ProcessConfig{
+			UID:     1000,
+			GID:     1000,
+			WorkDir: "/app",
+			Rlimits: rlimits,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildUrunitConfigNoRlimits(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		rlimits []specs.POSIXRlimit
+	}{
+		{name: "nil", rlimits: nil},
+		{name: "empty", rlimits: []specs.POSIXRlimit{}},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			l := newTestLinux(tt.rlimits)
+			conf := l.buildUrunitConfig()
+			t.Logf("generated urunit.conf:\n%s", conf)
+			// With no rlimits the whole RLS block is omitted, so the
+			// generated configuration stays identical to guests that
+			// predate the rlimit support.
+			assert.NotContains(t, conf, "RLS\n", "expected no rlimit block")
+			assert.NotContains(t, conf, "RLE\n", "expected no rlimit block")
+			assert.NotContains(t, conf, "TYPE:", "expected no rlimit entries")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBuildUrunitConfigSingleRlimit(t *testing.T) {
+	l := newTestLinux([]specs.POSIXRlimit{
+		{Type: "RLIMIT_NOFILE", Soft: 1024, Hard: 4096},
+	})
+	conf := l.buildUrunitConfig()
+	t.Logf("generated urunit.conf:\n%s", conf)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, conf, "RLS\n")
+	assert.Contains(t, conf, "NUM:1\n")
+	assert.Contains(t, conf, "TYPE:RLIMIT_NOFILE\n")
+	assert.Contains(t, conf, "SOFT:1024\n")
+	assert.Contains(t, conf, "HARD:4096\n")
+	assert.Contains(t, conf, "RLE\n")
+}
+
+func TestBuildUrunitConfigMultipleRlimits(t *testing.T) {
+	l := newTestLinux([]specs.POSIXRlimit{
+		{Type: "RLIMIT_NOFILE", Soft: 1024, Hard: 4096},
+		{Type: "RLIMIT_NPROC", Soft: 512, Hard: 1024},
+		{Type: "RLIMIT_AS", Soft: 0, Hard: 0},
+	})
+	conf := l.buildUrunitConfig()
+	t.Logf("generated urunit.conf:\n%s", conf)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, conf, "NUM:3\n", "NUM must match the number of entries")
+	assert.Contains(t, conf, "TYPE:RLIMIT_NOFILE\nSOFT:1024\nHARD:4096\n")
+	assert.Contains(t, conf, "TYPE:RLIMIT_NPROC\nSOFT:512\nHARD:1024\n")
+	assert.Contains(t, conf, "TYPE:RLIMIT_AS\nSOFT:0\nHARD:0\n")
+}
+
+func TestBuildUrunitConfigRlimitsAreInOwnBlock(t *testing.T) {
+	l := newTestLinux([]specs.POSIXRlimit{
+		{Type: "RLIMIT_NOFILE", Soft: 1024, Hard: 4096},
+	})
+	conf := l.buildUrunitConfig()
+	t.Logf("generated urunit.conf:\n%s", conf)
+
+	ucs := strings.Index(conf, "UCS\n")
+	uce := strings.Index(conf, "UCE\n")
+	rls := strings.Index(conf, "RLS\n")
+	rle := strings.Index(conf, "RLE\n")
+	ubs := strings.Index(conf, "UBS\n")
+	if ucs < 0 || uce < 0 || rls < 0 || rle < 0 || ubs < 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("missing one of UCS/UCE/RLS/RLE/UBS markers:\n%s", conf)
+	}
+
+	// The rlimit entries must live in their own RLS..RLE block and not leak
+	// into the UCS..UCE process-config block.
+	procBlock := conf[ucs : uce+len("UCE\n")]
+	assert.NotContains(t, procBlock, "TYPE:", "rlimits must not be inside the process block")
+
+	// Block ordering must be UCS..UCE, then RLS..RLE, then UBS, so urunit
+	// parses each block in the expected sequence.
+	assert.Less(t, uce, rls, "RLS block must come after the UCE marker")
+	assert.Less(t, rls, rle, "RLS must precede RLE")
+	assert.Less(t, rle, ubs, "RLS block must come before the UBS block")
+}
+
+func TestBuildUrunitConfigUIDGIDWorkdir(t *testing.T) {
+	l := &Linux{
+		ProcConfig: types.ProcessConfig{
+			UID:     500,
+			GID:     501,
+			WorkDir: "/workdir",
+		},
+	}
+	conf := l.buildUrunitConfig()
+	t.Logf("generated urunit.conf:\n%s", conf)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, conf, "UID:500\n")
+	assert.Contains(t, conf, "GID:501\n")
+	assert.Contains(t, conf, "WD:/workdir\n")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/unikontainers/unikontainers.go b/pkg/unikontainers/unikontainers.go
index a3a00bb5f..1a6f46212 100644
--- a/pkg/unikontainers/unikontainers.go
+++ b/pkg/unikontainers/unikontainers.go
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ func (u *Unikontainer) Exec(metrics m.Writer) error {
 		UID:     u.Spec.Process.User.UID,
 		GID:     u.Spec.Process.User.GID,
 		WorkDir: u.Spec.Process.Cwd,
+		Rlimits: u.Spec.Process.Rlimits,
 	}
 	// UnikernelParams
 	// populate unikernel params