diff --git a/tests/contest/contest/src/main.rs b/tests/contest/contest/src/main.rs
index b1b81281..bb1825d3 100644
--- a/tests/contest/contest/src/main.rs
+++ b/tests/contest/contest/src/main.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use crate::tests::example::get_example_test;
 use crate::tests::hooks::get_hooks_tests;
 use crate::tests::hostname::get_hostname_test;
 use crate::tests::intel_rdt::get_intel_rdt_test;
+use crate::tests::io_priority::get_io_priority_test;
 use crate::tests::lifecycle::{ContainerCreate, ContainerLifecycle};
 use crate::tests::linux_ns_itype::get_ns_itype_tests;
 use crate::tests::mounts_recursive::get_mounts_recursive_test;
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let intel_rdt = get_intel_rdt_test();
     let sysctl = get_sysctl_test();
     let scheduler = get_scheduler_test();
+    let io_priority_test = get_io_priority_test();
 
     tm.add_test_group(Box::new(cl));
     tm.add_test_group(Box::new(cc));
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     tm.add_test_group(Box::new(sysctl));
     tm.add_test_group(Box::new(scheduler));
 
+    tm.add_test_group(Box::new(io_priority_test));
     tm.add_cleanup(Box::new(cgroups::cleanup_v1));
     tm.add_cleanup(Box::new(cgroups::cleanup_v2));
 
diff --git a/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/io_priority/io_priority_test.rs b/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/io_priority/io_priority_test.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..37b65454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/io_priority/io_priority_test.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+use crate::utils::test_inside_container;
+use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use oci_spec::runtime::{
+    IOPriorityClass, LinuxIOPriorityBuilder, ProcessBuilder, Spec, SpecBuilder,
+};
+use test_framework::{test_result, Test, TestGroup, TestResult};
+
+fn create_spec(
+    io_priority_class: IOPriorityClass,
+    execute_test: &str,
+    priority: i64,
+) -> Result<Spec> {
+    let io_p = LinuxIOPriorityBuilder::default()
+        .class(io_priority_class)
+        .priority(priority)
+        .build()
+        .unwrap();
+    SpecBuilder::default()
+        .process(
+            ProcessBuilder::default()
+                .args(
+                    ["runtimetest", execute_test]
+                        .iter()
+                        .map(|s| s.to_string())
+                        .collect::<Vec<String>>(),
+                )
+                .io_priority(io_p)
+                .build()?,
+        )
+        .build()
+        .context("failed to create spec")
+}
+
+fn io_priority_class_rt_test() -> TestResult {
+    let spec = test_result!(create_spec(
+        IOPriorityClass::IoprioClassRt,
+        "io_priority_class_rt",
+        1,
+    ));
+    test_inside_container(spec, &|_| Ok(()))
+}
+
+fn io_priority_class_be_test() -> TestResult {
+    let spec = test_result!(create_spec(
+        IOPriorityClass::IoprioClassBe,
+        "io_priority_class_be",
+        2,
+    ));
+    test_inside_container(spec, &|_| Ok(()))
+}
+
+fn io_priority_class_idle_test() -> TestResult {
+    let spec = test_result!(create_spec(
+        IOPriorityClass::IoprioClassIdle,
+        "io_priority_class_idle",
+        3,
+    ));
+    test_inside_container(spec, &|_| Ok(()))
+}
+
+pub fn get_io_priority_test() -> TestGroup {
+    let mut io_priority_group = TestGroup::new("set_io_priority");
+    let io_priority_class_rt =
+        Test::new("io_priority_class_rt", Box::new(io_priority_class_rt_test));
+    let io_priority_class_be =
+        Test::new("io_priority_class_be", Box::new(io_priority_class_be_test));
+    let io_priority_class_idle = Test::new(
+        "io_priority_class_idle",
+        Box::new(io_priority_class_idle_test),
+    );
+
+    io_priority_group.add(vec![
+        Box::new(io_priority_class_rt),
+        Box::new(io_priority_class_be),
+        Box::new(io_priority_class_idle),
+    ]);
+    io_priority_group
+}
diff --git a/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/io_priority/mod.rs b/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/io_priority/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d684954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/io_priority/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mod io_priority_test;
+
+pub use io_priority_test::get_io_priority_test;
diff --git a/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/mod.rs b/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/mod.rs
index 927fe07c..5847f6f8 100644
--- a/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/tests/contest/contest/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ pub mod example;
 pub mod hooks;
 pub mod hostname;
 pub mod intel_rdt;
+pub mod io_priority;
 pub mod lifecycle;
 pub mod linux_ns_itype;
 pub mod mounts_recursive;
diff --git a/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/main.rs b/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/main.rs
index ff685141..9474c468 100644
--- a/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/main.rs
+++ b/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 mod tests;
 mod utils;
 
+use oci_spec::runtime::IOPriorityClass::{IoprioClassBe, IoprioClassIdle, IoprioClassRt};
 use oci_spec::runtime::Spec;
 use std::env;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@ fn main() {
         "sysctl" => tests::validate_sysctl(&spec),
         "scheduler_policy_other" => tests::validate_scheduler_policy(&spec),
         "scheduler_policy_batch" => tests::validate_scheduler_policy(&spec),
+        "io_priority_class_rt" => tests::test_io_priority_class(&spec, IoprioClassRt),
+        "io_priority_class_be" => tests::test_io_priority_class(&spec, IoprioClassBe),
+        "io_priority_class_idle" => tests::test_io_priority_class(&spec, IoprioClassIdle),
         _ => eprintln!("error due to unexpected execute test name: {execute_test}"),
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/tests.rs b/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/tests.rs
index 8b4b90cb..dee3afc7 100644
--- a/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/tests.rs
+++ b/tests/contest/runtimetest/src/tests.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 use crate::utils::{self, test_read_access, test_write_access};
 use anyhow::{bail, Result};
+use nix::libc;
 use nix::{errno::Errno, sys::utsname, unistd::getcwd};
-use oci_spec::runtime::{LinuxSchedulerPolicy, Spec};
+use oci_spec::runtime::{
+    IOPriorityClass::{self, IoprioClassBe, IoprioClassIdle, IoprioClassRt},
+    LinuxSchedulerPolicy, Spec,
+};
 use std::fs::{self, read_dir};
 use std::mem;
 use std::path::Path;
@@ -376,3 +380,55 @@ pub fn validate_scheduler_policy(spec: &Spec) {
         eprintln!("error due to sched_nice want {want_sn}, got {sn}")
     }
 }
+
+pub fn test_io_priority_class(spec: &Spec, io_priority_class: IOPriorityClass) {
+    let io_priority_spec = spec
+        .process()
+        .as_ref()
+        .unwrap()
+        .io_priority()
+        .as_ref()
+        .unwrap();
+    if io_priority_spec.class() != io_priority_class {
+        let io_class = io_priority_spec.class();
+        return eprintln!("error io_priority class want {io_priority_class:?}, got {io_class:?}");
+    }
+
+    let io_priority_who_progress: libc::c_int = 1;
+    let io_priority_who_pid = 0;
+    let res = unsafe {
+        libc::syscall(
+            libc::SYS_ioprio_get,
+            io_priority_who_progress,
+            io_priority_who_pid,
+        )
+    };
+    if let Err(e) = Errno::result(res) {
+        return eprintln!("error ioprio_get error {e}");
+    }
+
+    // ref: https://docs.kernel.org/block/ioprio.html
+    let class = res as u16 >> 13;
+    let priority = res as u16 & 0xFF;
+
+    let expected_class = match io_priority_class {
+        IoprioClassRt => 1,
+        IoprioClassBe => 2,
+        IoprioClassIdle => 3,
+    };
+    if class != expected_class {
+        return eprintln!(
+            "error ioprio_get class expected {io_priority_class:?} ({expected_class}), got {class}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    // these number mappings are arbitrary, we set the priority in test cases io_priority_test.rs file
+    let expected_priority = match io_priority_class {
+        IoprioClassRt => 1,
+        IoprioClassBe => 2,
+        IoprioClassIdle => 3,
+    };
+    if priority != expected_priority {
+        eprintln!("error ioprio_get expected priority {expected_priority:?}, got {priority}")
+    }
+}