diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
index 119891853098..714f27f7f0bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         containerd_version: ['lts', 'active']
-        vmm: ['clh', 'qemu']
+        vmm: ['clh', 'qemu', 'stratovirt']
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2204-smaller
     env:
       CONTAINERD_VERSION: ${{ matrix.containerd_version }}
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         containerd_version: ['lts', 'active']
-        vmm: ['clh', 'qemu']
+        vmm: ['clh', 'qemu', 'stratovirt']
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2204-smaller
     env:
       CONTAINERD_VERSION: ${{ matrix.containerd_version }}
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         containerd_version: ['lts', 'active']
-        vmm: ['clh', 'qemu', 'dragonball']
+        vmm: ['clh', 'qemu', 'dragonball', 'stratovirt']
     runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2204-smaller
     env:
       CONTAINERD_VERSION: ${{ matrix.containerd_version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml
index 2fadc761ca8c..aea0a0240627 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           - clh
           - dragonball
           - qemu
+          - stratovirt
         instance-type:
           - small
           - normal
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-metrics.yaml b/.github/workflows/run-metrics.yaml
index 53deeb7864f2..7628a41369a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-metrics.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-metrics.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       # all the tests due to a single flaky instance.
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        vmm: ['clh', 'qemu']
+        vmm: ['clh', 'qemu', 'stratovirt']
       max-parallel: 1
     runs-on: metrics
     env:
diff --git a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-check_amd64.go b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-check_amd64.go
index fcdb047fbef1..c40f5e9dcb1d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-check_amd64.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/kata-check_amd64.go
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ func setCPUtype(hypervisorType vc.HypervisorType) error {
 		}
 
 		switch hypervisorType {
+		case vc.StratovirtHypervisor:
+			fallthrough
 		case vc.FirecrackerHypervisor:
 			fallthrough
 		case vc.ClhHypervisor:
@@ -315,6 +317,8 @@ func archHostCanCreateVMContainer(hypervisorType vc.HypervisorType) error {
 		fallthrough
 	case vc.ClhHypervisor:
 		fallthrough
+	case vc.StratovirtHypervisor:
+		fallthrough
 	case vc.FirecrackerHypervisor:
 		return kvmIsUsable()
 	case vc.AcrnHypervisor:
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/stratovirt_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/stratovirt_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3b41eaf18ac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/stratovirt_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,432 @@
+//go:build linux
+
+// Copyright (c) 2023 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+package virtcontainers
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/pkg/device/config"
+	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/persist"
+	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/types"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func newStratovirtConfig() (HypervisorConfig, error) {
+
+	setupStratovirt()
+
+	if testStratovirtPath == "" {
+		return HypervisorConfig{}, errors.New("hypervisor fake path is empty")
+	}
+
+	if testVirtiofsdPath == "" {
+		return HypervisorConfig{}, errors.New("virtiofsd fake path is empty")
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(testStratovirtPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return HypervisorConfig{}, err
+	}
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(testVirtiofsdPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return HypervisorConfig{}, err
+	}
+
+	return HypervisorConfig{
+		HypervisorPath:    testStratovirtPath,
+		KernelPath:        testStratovirtKernelPath,
+		InitrdPath:        testStratovirtInitrdPath,
+		RootfsType:        string(EXT4),
+		NumVCPUsF:         defaultVCPUs,
+		BlockDeviceDriver: config.VirtioBlock,
+		MemorySize:        defaultMemSzMiB,
+		DefaultMaxVCPUs:   uint32(64),
+		SharedFS:          config.VirtioFS,
+		VirtioFSCache:     typeVirtioFSCacheModeAlways,
+		VirtioFSDaemon:    testVirtiofsdPath,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func TestStratovirtCreateVM(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	store, err := persist.GetDriver()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	network, err := NewNetwork()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	sv := stratovirt{
+		config: HypervisorConfig{
+			VMStorePath:  store.RunVMStoragePath(),
+			RunStorePath: store.RunStoragePath(),
+		},
+	}
+
+	config0, err := newStratovirtConfig()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	config1, err := newStratovirtConfig()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	config1.ImagePath = testStratovirtImagePath
+	config1.InitrdPath = ""
+
+	config2, err := newStratovirtConfig()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	config2.Debug = true
+
+	config3, err := newStratovirtConfig()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	config3.SharedFS = config.VirtioFS
+
+	config4, err := newStratovirtConfig()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	config4.SharedFS = config.VirtioFSNydus
+
+	type testData struct {
+		config      HypervisorConfig
+		expectError bool
+		configMatch bool
+	}
+
+	data := []testData{
+		{config0, false, true},
+		{config1, false, true},
+		{config2, false, true},
+		{config3, false, true},
+		{config4, false, true},
+	}
+
+	for i, d := range data {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("test[%d]", i)
+
+		err = sv.CreateVM(context.Background(), "testSandbox", network, &d.config)
+
+		if d.expectError {
+			assert.Error(err, msg)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		assert.NoError(err, msg)
+
+		if d.configMatch {
+			assert.Exactly(d.config, sv.config, msg)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStratovirtStartSandbox(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	sConfig, err := newStratovirtConfig()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	sConfig.Debug = true
+
+	network, err := NewNetwork()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	store, err := persist.GetDriver()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	sConfig.VMStorePath = store.RunVMStoragePath()
+	sConfig.RunStorePath = store.RunStoragePath()
+
+	sv := &stratovirt{
+		config:         sConfig,
+		virtiofsDaemon: &virtiofsdMock{},
+	}
+
+	assert.Exactly(sv.stopped.Load(), false)
+
+	err = sv.CreateVM(context.Background(), "testSandbox", network, &sConfig)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	mem := sv.GetTotalMemoryMB(context.Background())
+	assert.True(mem > 0)
+
+	err = sv.StartVM(context.Background(), 10)
+	assert.Error(err)
+}
+
+func TestStratovirtCleanupVM(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	store, err := persist.GetDriver()
+	assert.NoError(err, "persist.GetDriver() unexpected error")
+
+	sv := &stratovirt{
+		id: "cleanVM",
+		config: HypervisorConfig{
+			VMStorePath:  store.RunVMStoragePath(),
+			RunStorePath: store.RunStoragePath(),
+		},
+	}
+	sv.svConfig.vmPath = filepath.Join(sv.config.VMStorePath, sv.id)
+	sv.config.VMid = "cleanVM"
+
+	err = sv.cleanupVM(true)
+	assert.NoError(err, "persist.GetDriver() unexpected error")
+
+	dir := filepath.Join(store.RunVMStoragePath(), sv.id)
+	os.MkdirAll(dir, os.ModePerm)
+
+	err = sv.cleanupVM(false)
+	assert.NoError(err, "persist.GetDriver() unexpected error")
+
+	_, err = os.Stat(dir)
+	assert.Error(err, "dir should not exist %s", dir)
+
+	assert.True(os.IsNotExist(err), "persist.GetDriver() unexpected error")
+}
+
+func TestStratovirtAddFsDevice(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	sConfig, err := newStratovirtConfig()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	sConfig.SharedFS = config.VirtioFS
+	mountTag := "testMountTag"
+
+	sv := &stratovirt{
+		ctx:    context.Background(),
+		config: sConfig,
+	}
+	volume := types.Volume{
+		MountTag: mountTag,
+	}
+	expected := []VirtioDev{
+		virtioFs{
+			backend:  "socket",
+			charID:   "virtio_fs",
+			charDev:  "virtio_fs",
+			tag:      volume.MountTag,
+			deviceID: "virtio-fs0",
+			driver:   mmioBus,
+		},
+	}
+
+	err = sv.AddDevice(context.Background(), volume, FsDev)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Exactly(sv.svConfig.devices, expected)
+}
+
+func TestStratovirtAddBlockDevice(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	sConfig, err := newStratovirtConfig()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	sv := &stratovirt{
+		ctx:    context.Background(),
+		config: sConfig,
+	}
+	blockDrive := config.BlockDrive{}
+	expected := []VirtioDev{
+		blkDevice{
+			id:       "rootfs",
+			filePath: sv.svConfig.rootfsPath,
+			deviceID: "virtio-blk0",
+			driver:   mmioBus,
+		},
+	}
+
+	err = sv.AddDevice(context.Background(), blockDrive, BlockDev)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Exactly(sv.svConfig.devices, expected)
+}
+
+func TestStratovirtAddVsockDevice(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	sConfig, err := newStratovirtConfig()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	vsockFilename := filepath.Join(dir, "vsock")
+	contextID := uint64(3)
+	port := uint32(1024)
+	vsockFile, fileErr := os.Create(vsockFilename)
+	assert.NoError(fileErr)
+	defer vsockFile.Close()
+
+	sv := &stratovirt{
+		ctx:    context.Background(),
+		config: sConfig,
+	}
+	vsock := types.VSock{
+		ContextID: contextID,
+		Port:      port,
+		VhostFd:   vsockFile,
+	}
+	expected := []VirtioDev{
+		vhostVsock{
+			id:      "vsock-id",
+			guestID: fmt.Sprintf("%d", contextID),
+			VHostFD: vsockFile,
+			driver:  mmioBus,
+		},
+	}
+
+	err = sv.AddDevice(context.Background(), vsock, VSockPCIDev)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Exactly(sv.svConfig.devices, expected)
+}
+
+func TestStratovirtAddConsole(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	sConfig, err := newStratovirtConfig()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	sv := &stratovirt{
+		ctx:    context.Background(),
+		config: sConfig,
+	}
+	sock := types.Socket{}
+	expected := []VirtioDev{
+		consoleDevice{
+			id:       "virtio-serial0",
+			backend:  "socket",
+			charID:   "charconsole0",
+			devType:  "virtconsole",
+			charDev:  "charconsole0",
+			deviceID: "virtio-console0",
+			driver:   mmioBus,
+		},
+	}
+
+	err = sv.AddDevice(context.Background(), sock, SerialPortDev)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Exactly(sv.svConfig.devices, expected)
+}
+
+func TestStratovirtGetSandboxConsole(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	store, err := persist.GetDriver()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	sandboxID := "testSandboxID"
+	sv := &stratovirt{
+		id:  sandboxID,
+		ctx: context.Background(),
+		config: HypervisorConfig{
+			VMStorePath:  store.RunVMStoragePath(),
+			RunStorePath: store.RunStoragePath(),
+		},
+	}
+	expected := filepath.Join(store.RunVMStoragePath(), sandboxID, debugSocket)
+
+	proto, result, err := sv.GetVMConsole(sv.ctx, sandboxID)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Equal(result, expected)
+	assert.Equal(proto, consoleProtoUnix)
+}
+
+func TestStratovirtCapabilities(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	sConfig, err := newStratovirtConfig()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	sv := stratovirt{}
+	assert.Equal(sv.config, HypervisorConfig{})
+
+	sConfig.SharedFS = config.VirtioFS
+
+	err = sv.setConfig(&sConfig)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	var ctx context.Context
+	c := sv.Capabilities(ctx)
+	assert.True(c.IsFsSharingSupported())
+
+	sConfig.SharedFS = config.NoSharedFS
+
+	err = sv.setConfig(&sConfig)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	c = sv.Capabilities(ctx)
+	assert.False(c.IsFsSharingSupported())
+}
+
+func TestStratovirtSetConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	config, err := newStratovirtConfig()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	sv := stratovirt{}
+	assert.Equal(sv.config, HypervisorConfig{})
+
+	err = sv.setConfig(&config)
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	assert.Equal(sv.config, config)
+}
+
+func TestStratovirtCleanup(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	sConfig, err := newStratovirtConfig()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	sv := &stratovirt{
+		ctx:    context.Background(),
+		config: sConfig,
+	}
+
+	err = sv.Cleanup(sv.ctx)
+	assert.Nil(err)
+}
+
+func TestStratovirtGetpids(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	sv := &stratovirt{}
+	pids := sv.GetPids()
+	assert.NotNil(pids)
+	assert.True(len(pids) == 1)
+	assert.True(pids[0] == 0)
+}
+
+func TestStratovirtBinPath(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	f, err := os.CreateTemp("", "stratovirt")
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	defer func() { _ = f.Close() }()
+	defer func() { _ = os.Remove(f.Name()) }()
+
+	expectedPath := f.Name()
+	sConfig, err := newStratovirtConfig()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+
+	sConfig.HypervisorPath = expectedPath
+	sv := &stratovirt{
+		config: sConfig,
+	}
+
+	// get config hypervisor path
+	path, err := sv.binPath()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Equal(path, expectedPath)
+
+	// config hypervisor path does not exist
+	sv.config.HypervisorPath = "/abc/xyz/123"
+	path, err = sv.binPath()
+	assert.Error(err)
+	assert.Equal(path, "")
+
+	// get default stratovirt hypervisor path
+	sv.config.HypervisorPath = ""
+	path, err = sv.binPath()
+	if _, errStat := os.Stat(path); os.IsNotExist(errStat) {
+		assert.Error(err)
+		assert.Equal(path, "")
+	} else {
+		assert.NoError(err)
+		assert.Equal(path, defaultStratoVirt)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/virtcontainers_test.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/virtcontainers_test.go
index 0a269b8b9315..f366558d5009 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/virtcontainers_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/virtcontainers_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ var testAcrnKernelPath = ""
 var testAcrnImagePath = ""
 var testAcrnPath = ""
 var testAcrnCtlPath = ""
+var testStratovirtKernelPath = ""
+var testStratovirtImagePath = ""
+var testStratovirtInitrdPath = ""
+var testStratovirtPath = ""
 var testVirtiofsdPath = ""
 
 var testHyperstartCtlSocket = ""
@@ -89,6 +93,18 @@ func setupClh() {
 	}
 }
 
+func setupStratovirt() {
+	os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(testDir, testBundle), DirMode)
+
+	for _, filename := range []string{testStratovirtKernelPath, testStratovirtInitrdPath, testStratovirtPath, testVirtiofsdPath} {
+		_, err := os.Create(filename)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Could not recreate %s:%v", filename, err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // TestMain is the common main function used by ALL the test functions
 // for this package.
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
@@ -149,6 +165,13 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 
 	setupClh()
 
+	testStratovirtKernelPath = filepath.Join(testDir, testBundle, testKernel)
+	testStratovirtImagePath = filepath.Join(testDir, testBundle, testInitrd)
+	testStratovirtInitrdPath = filepath.Join(testDir, testBundle, testInitrd)
+	testStratovirtPath = filepath.Join(testDir, testBundle, testHypervisor)
+
+	setupStratovirt()
+
 	// set now that configStoragePath has been overridden.
 	sandboxDirState = filepath.Join(fs.MockRunStoragePath(), testSandboxID)
 
diff --git a/tests/metrics/cmd/checkmetrics/ci_worker/checkmetrics-json-stratovirt-kata-metric8.toml b/tests/metrics/cmd/checkmetrics/ci_worker/checkmetrics-json-stratovirt-kata-metric8.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b5ad92ca1935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/metrics/cmd/checkmetrics/ci_worker/checkmetrics-json-stratovirt-kata-metric8.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd.
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
+# This file contains baseline expectations
+# for checked results by checkmetrics tool.
+
+[[metric]]
+name = "boot-times"
+type = "json"
+description = "measure container lifecycle timings"
+# Min and Max values to set a 'range' that
+# the median of the CSV Results data must fall
+# within (inclusive)
+checkvar = ".\"boot-times\".Results | .[] | .\"to-workload\".Result"
+checktype = "mean"
+midval = 0.62
+minpercent = 40.0
+maxpercent = 40.0
+
+[[metric]]
+name = "memory-footprint"
+type = "json"
+description = "measure memory usage"
+# Min and Max values to set a 'range' that
+# the median of the CSV Results data must fall
+# within (inclusive)
+checkvar = ".\"memory-footprint\".Results | .[] | .average.Result"
+checktype = "mean"
+midval = 129842.10
+minpercent = 30.0
+maxpercent = 30.0
+
+[[metric]]
+name = "memory-footprint-inside-container"
+type = "json"
+description = "measure memory inside the container"
+# Min and Max values to set a 'range' that
+# the median of the CSV Results data must fall
+# within (inclusive)
+checkvar = ".\"memory-footprint-inside-container\".Results | .[] | .memtotal.Result"
+checktype = "mean"
+midval = 2040568.0
+minpercent = 30.0
+maxpercent = 30.0
+
+[[metric]]
+name = "blogbench"
+type = "json"
+description = "measure container average of blogbench write"
+# Min and Max values to set a 'range' that
+# the median of the CSV Results data must fall
+# within (inclusive)
+checkvar = ".\"blogbench\".Results | .[] | .write.Result"
+checktype = "mean"
+midval = 603.0
+minpercent = 30.0
+maxpercent = 30.0
+
+[[metric]]
+name = "blogbench"
+type = "json"
+description = "measure container average of blogbench read"
+# Min and Max values to set a 'range' that
+# the median of the CSV Results data must fall
+# within (inclusive)
+checkvar = ".\"blogbench\".Results | .[] | .read.Result"
+checktype = "mean"
+midval = 37669.0
+minpercent = 30.0
+maxpercent = 30.0
+
+[[metric]]
+name = "tensorflow_nhwc"
+type = "json"
+description = "tensorflow resnet model"
+# Min and Max values to set a 'range' that
+# the median of the CSV Results data must fall
+# within (inclusive)
+checkvar = ".\"tensorflow_nhwc\".Results | .[] | .resnet.Result"
+checktype = "mean"
+midval = 2025.0
+minpercent = 30.0
+maxpercent = 30.0
+
+[[metric]]
+name = "tensorflow_nhwc"
+type = "json"
+description = "tensorflow alexnet model"
+# Min and Max values to set a 'range' that
+# the median of the CSV Results data must fall
+# within (inclusive)
+checkvar = ".\"tensorflow_nhwc\".Results | .[] | .alexnet.Result"
+checktype = "mean"
+midval = 75.0
+minpercent = 30.0
+maxpercent = 30.0
+
+[[metric]]
+name = "latency"
+type = "json"
+description = "measure container latency"
+# Min and Max values to set a 'range' that
+# the median of the CSV Results data must fall
+# within (inclusive)
+checkvar = ".\"latency\".Results | .[] | .latency.Result"
+checktype = "mean"
+midval = 0.78
+minpercent = 30.0
+maxpercent = 30.0
+
+[[metric]]
+name = "network-iperf3"
+type = "json"
+description = "measure container cpu utilization using iperf3"
+# Min and Max values to set a 'range' that
+# the median of the CSV Results data must fall
+# within (inclusive)
+checkvar = ".\"network-iperf3\".Results | .[] | .cpu.Result"
+checktype = "mean"
+midval = 60.10
+minpercent = 30.0
+maxpercent = 30.0
+
+[[metric]]
+name = "network-iperf3"
+type = "json"
+description = "measure container bandwidth using iperf3"
+# Min and Max values to set a 'range' that
+# the median of the CSV Results data must fall
+# within (inclusive)
+checkvar = ".\"network-iperf3\".Results | .[] | .bandwidth.Result"
+checktype = "mean"
+midval = 19959440840.94
+minpercent = 30.0
+maxpercent = 30.0
+
+[[metric]]
+name = "network-iperf3"
+type = "json"
+description = "measure container parallel bandwidth using iperf3"
+# Min and Max values to set a 'range' that
+# the median of the CSV Results data must fall
+# within (inclusive)
+checkvar = ".\"network-iperf3\".Results | .[] | .parallel.Result"
+checktype = "mean"
+midval = 25487333685.04
+minpercent = 30.0
+maxpercent = 30.0
+
+[[metric]]
+name = "network-iperf3"
+type = "json"
+description = "iperf"
+# Min and Max values to set a 'range' that
+# the median of the CSV Results data must fall
+# within (inclusive)
+checkvar = ".\"network-iperf3\".Results | .[] | .jitter.Result"
+checktype = "mean"
+midval = 0.038
+minpercent = 40.0
+maxpercent = 40.0