diff --git a/plugins/cri/images/plugin.go b/plugins/cri/images/plugin.go
index 8be9b6285f445..d08a28bbdcac9 100644
--- a/plugins/cri/images/plugin.go
+++ b/plugins/cri/images/plugin.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
 
 	containerd "github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/client"
 	"github.com/containerd/containerd/v2/core/metadata"
@@ -166,6 +167,11 @@ func init() {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create image service: %w", err)
 			}
 
+			ic.Meta.Exports = map[string]string{
+				"DiscardUnpackedLayers": strconv.FormatBool(config.DiscardUnpackedLayers),
+				"RegistryConfigPath":    config.Registry.ConfigPath,
+			}
+
 			return service, nil
 		},
 		ConfigMigration: configMigration,