diff --git a/libcontainer/vtpm/vtpm.go b/libcontainer/vtpm/vtpm.go
index 998fdec4f9b..5033747b430 100644
--- a/libcontainer/vtpm/vtpm.go
+++ b/libcontainer/vtpm/vtpm.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/apparmor"
+	selinux "github.com/opencontainers/selinux/go-selinux"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -441,6 +442,10 @@ again:
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
+	err = vtpm.setupSELinux()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
 
 	tpmname := vtpm.GetTPMDevname()
 	fdstr := fmt.Sprintf("%d", vtpm.fd)
@@ -472,6 +477,7 @@ again:
 		return false, err
 	}
 
+	vtpm.resetSELinux()
 	vtpm.resetAppArmor()
 
 	cmd = exec.Command("swtpm_bios", "-n", "-cs", "-u", "--tpm-device", tpmname)
@@ -515,6 +521,7 @@ func (vtpm *VTPM) Stop(deleteStatePath bool) error {
 
 	vtpm.CloseServer()
 
+	vtpm.teardownSELinux()
 	vtpm.teardownAppArmor()
 
 	vtpm.Tpm_dev_num = VTPM_DEV_NUM_INVALID
@@ -648,3 +655,43 @@ func (vtpm *VTPM) teardownAppArmor() {
 		vtpm.aaprofile = ""
 	}
 }
+
+// setupSELinux labels the swtpm files with SELinux labels if SELinux is enabled
+func (vtpm *VTPM) setupSELinux() error {
+	if !selinux.GetEnabled() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	processLabel, fileLabel := selinux.ContainerLabels()
+
+	err := filepath.Walk(vtpm.StatePath, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		return selinux.SetFileLabel(path, fileLabel)
+	})
+
+	err = selinux.SetFSCreateLabel(fileLabel)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile("/sys/fs/selinux/context", []byte(processLabel), 0000)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = selinux.SetExecLabel(processLabel)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// resetSELinux resets the prepared SELinux labels
+func (vtpm *VTPM) resetSELinux() {
+	selinux.SetExecLabel("")
+	selinux.SetFSCreateLabel("")
+	ioutil.WriteFile("/sys/fs/selinux/context", []byte(""), 0000)
+}
+
+// teardownSELinux cleans up SELinux for next spawned process
+func (vtpm *VTPM) teardownSELinux() {
+	vtpm.resetSELinux()
+}