diff --git a/inventory/sample/group_vars/all/containerd.yml b/inventory/sample/group_vars/all/containerd.yml
index 1888b24180d..afe330775c4 100644
--- a/inventory/sample/group_vars/all/containerd.yml
+++ b/inventory/sample/group_vars/all/containerd.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@
 # containerd_grpc_max_recv_message_size: 16777216
 # containerd_grpc_max_send_message_size: 16777216
 
+# containerd_debug_address: "/var/run/containerd/debug.sock"
 # containerd_debug_level: "info"
+# containerd_debug_format: "text"
+# containerd_debug_uid: 0
+# containerd_debug_gid: 0
 
 # containerd_metrics_address: ""
 
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
index 9ecace92f00..2aac447c937 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,13 @@ containerd_base_runtime_specs:
 containerd_grpc_max_recv_message_size: 16777216
 containerd_grpc_max_send_message_size: 16777216
 
-containerd_debug_level: "info"
+# debug socket location: unix or tcp format
+containerd_debug_address: ""
+containerd_debug_level: ""
+# logs format, supported values: text, json
+containerd_debug_format: ""
+containerd_debug_uid: 0
+containerd_debug_gid: 0
 
 containerd_metrics_address: ""
 
diff --git a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2 b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
index 30773aacc90..3f36c47efd6 100644
--- a/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
+++ b/roles/container-engine/containerd/templates/config.toml.j2
@@ -8,7 +8,19 @@ oom_score = {{ containerd_oom_score }}
   max_send_message_size = {{ containerd_grpc_max_send_message_size }}
 
 [debug]
+{% if containerd_debug_address %}
+  address = "{{ containerd_debug_address }}"
+{% endif %}
   level = "{{ containerd_debug_level }}"
+{% if containerd_debug_format %}
+  format = "{{ containerd_debug_format }}"
+{% endif %}
+{% if containerd_debug_uid %}
+  uid = "{{ containerd_debug_uid }}"
+{% endif %}
+{% if containerd_debug_gid %}
+  gid = "{{ containerd_debug_gid }}"
+{% endif %}
 
 [metrics]
   address = "{{ containerd_metrics_address }}"