diff --git a/cmd/ctr/app/main.go b/cmd/ctr/app/main.go
index d03ba9b94a2f9..47a56d2fc4b3c 100644
--- a/cmd/ctr/app/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ctr/app/main.go
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ import (
 	versionCmd "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/cmd/ctr/commands/version"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/defaults"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/pkg/namespaces"
+
+	// Register the EROFS fsview handler for client-side OCI user resolution.
+	_ "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/plugins/mount/fsview/erofs"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/version"
 )