diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 8178ecf..8026838 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ pub struct ExecutableSpec {
     /// An optional set of process-specific resource limits.
     /// If this set is not provided, setrlimit(2) will not be called.
     pub process_limits: Option<ProcessResourceLimits>,
+
+    /// If `true`, sets `PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS` before
+    /// spawning the target executable.
+    pub no_new_privs: bool,
 }
 
 #[derive(Default, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/src/runner.rs b/src/runner.rs
index d3614d5..61c46e6 100644
--- a/src/runner.rs
+++ b/src/runner.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ impl AttachRequestBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn set_no_new_privs(mut self, no_new_privs: bool) -> AttachRequestBuilder {
+        self.config.exec.no_new_privs = no_new_privs;
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn push_environment(mut self, key: &str, value: &str) -> AttachRequestBuilder {
         if self.config.exec.environment.is_none() {
             self.config.exec.environment = BTreeMap::new().into();
@@ -182,6 +187,11 @@ impl CreateRequestBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn set_no_new_privs(mut self, no_new_privs: bool) -> CreateRequestBuilder {
+        self.config.exec.no_new_privs = no_new_privs;
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn set_hostname(mut self, hostname: &str) -> CreateRequestBuilder {
         self.config.hostname = hostname.to_string().into();
         self
diff --git a/src/wrap.rs b/src/wrap.rs
index c9b984c..216519d 100644
--- a/src/wrap.rs
+++ b/src/wrap.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use libc;
-
 use std::env;
 use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::fs;
@@ -22,7 +20,8 @@ use crate::signal;
 use crate::unshare::{setns, unshare};
 use anyhow::{Result, anyhow, bail};
 use libc::{
-    PR_CAP_AMBIENT, PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER, PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE, PR_CAPBSET_DROP, c_int, prctl,
+    self, PR_CAP_AMBIENT, PR_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER, PR_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE, PR_CAPBSET_DROP,
+    PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, c_int, prctl,
 };
 
 use log::{debug, error, warn};
@@ -569,6 +568,10 @@ impl ExecutableSpec {
             env::set_current_dir(wd.clone())?;
         }
 
+        if self.no_new_privs {
+            self.set_no_new_privs()?;
+        }
+
         unsafe {
             if libc::execvpe(
                 program_cstring.as_ptr(),
@@ -611,6 +614,21 @@ impl ExecutableSpec {
 
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    // Note that `PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS` is *not* a foolproof privilege escalation
+    // setting - it just "locks" the privilege set. If the process is granted
+    // CAP_ADMIN or similar elsewhere, it is trivial to escalate privs in spite of this flag.
+    fn set_no_new_privs(&self) -> Result<()> {
+        let error = unsafe { prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0, 0) };
+        if error != 0 {
+            bail!(
+                "failed to set no_new_privs flag: {}",
+                Error::last_os_error()
+            );
+        }
+
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl AttachRequest {