diff --git a/libcontainer/README.md b/libcontainer/README.md
index 457b132e..313b35c1 100644
--- a/libcontainer/README.md
+++ b/libcontainer/README.md
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ config := &configs.Config{
 	},
 	MaskPaths: []string{
 		"/proc/kcore",
+		"/sys/firmware",
 	},
 	ReadonlyPaths: []string{
 		"/proc/sys", "/proc/sysrq-trigger", "/proc/irq", "/proc/bus",
diff --git a/libcontainer/integration/template_test.go b/libcontainer/integration/template_test.go
index 774032f5..a116ae30 100644
--- a/libcontainer/integration/template_test.go
+++ b/libcontainer/integration/template_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func newTemplateConfig(rootfs string) *configs.Config {
 		},
 		MaskPaths: []string{
 			"/proc/kcore",
+			"/sys/firmware",
 		},
 		ReadonlyPaths: []string{
 			"/proc/sys", "/proc/sysrq-trigger", "/proc/irq", "/proc/bus",
diff --git a/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go b/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go
index 67b7a275..aeb43885 100644
--- a/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go
@@ -665,10 +665,16 @@ func remountReadonly(path string) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("unable to mount %s as readonly max retries reached", path)
 }
 
-// maskFile bind mounts /dev/null over the top of the specified path inside a container
-// to avoid security issues from processes reading information from non-namespace aware mounts ( proc/kcore ).
-func maskFile(path string) error {
+// maskPath masks the top of the specified path inside a container to avoid
+// security issues from processes reading information from non-namespace aware
+// mounts ( proc/kcore ).
+// For files, maskPath bind mounts /dev/null over the top of the specified path.
+// For directories, maskPath mounts read-only tmpfs over the top of the specified path.
+func maskPath(path string) error {
 	if err := syscall.Mount("/dev/null", path, "", syscall.MS_BIND, ""); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if err == syscall.ENOTDIR {
+			return syscall.Mount("tmpfs", path, "tmpfs", syscall.MS_RDONLY, "")
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/libcontainer/standard_init_linux.go b/libcontainer/standard_init_linux.go
index 87515e1e..2104f1ad 100644
--- a/libcontainer/standard_init_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/standard_init_linux.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (l *linuxStandardInit) Init() error {
 		}
 	}
 	for _, path := range l.config.Config.MaskPaths {
-		if err := maskFile(path); err != nil {
+		if err := maskPath(path); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spec.go b/spec.go
index d3b3ab90..7834aa2a 100644
--- a/spec.go
+++ b/spec.go
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ container on your host.`,
 					"/proc/timer_list",
 					"/proc/timer_stats",
 					"/proc/sched_debug",
+					"/sys/firmware",
 				},
 				ReadonlyPaths: []string{
 					"/proc/asound",
diff --git a/tests/integration/mask.bats b/tests/integration/mask.bats
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e10f8e5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/mask.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load helpers
+
+function setup() {
+  teardown_busybox
+  setup_busybox
+}
+
+function teardown() {
+  teardown_busybox
+}
+
+@test "MaskPaths(file)" {
+  # run busybox detached
+  runc run -d --console /dev/pts/ptmx test_busybox
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+
+  wait_for_container 15 1 test_busybox
+
+  runc exec test_busybox cat /proc/kcore
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [[ "${output}" == "" ]]
+
+  runc exec test_busybox rm -f /proc/kcore
+  [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+  [[ "${output}" == *"Permission denied"* ]]
+
+  runc exec test_busybox umount /proc/kcore
+  [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+  [[ "${output}" == *"Operation not permitted"* ]]
+}
+
+@test "MaskPaths(directory)" {
+  # run busybox detached
+  runc run -d --console /dev/pts/ptmx test_busybox
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+
+  wait_for_container 15 1 test_busybox
+
+  runc exec test_busybox ls /sys/firmware
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  [[ "${output}" == "" ]]
+
+  runc exec test_busybox touch /sys/firmware/foo
+  [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+  [[ "${output}" == *"Read-only file system"* ]]
+
+  runc exec test_busybox rm -rf /sys/firmware
+  [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+  [[ "${output}" == *"Read-only file system"* ]]
+
+  runc exec test_busybox umount /sys/firmware
+  [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+  [[ "${output}" == *"Operation not permitted"* ]]
+}