diff --git a/pkg/common/common.go b/pkg/common/common.go
index a02616c2ef..8993f48913 100644
--- a/pkg/common/common.go
+++ b/pkg/common/common.go
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ const (
 	// AnnotationCloudProvider is the annotation to specify the cloudprovider the testrun is testing
 	AnnotationCloudProvider = "metadata.testmachinery.gardener.cloud/cloudprovider"
 
+	// AnnotationContainerRuntime is the annotation to specify the container runtime of the shoot nodes the testrun is testing
+	AnnotationContainerRuntime = "metadata.testmachinery.gardener.cloud/container-runtime"
+
 	// AnnotationOperatingSystem is the annotation to specify the operating system of the shoot nodes the testrun is testing
 	AnnotationOperatingSystem = "metadata.testmachinery.gardener.cloud/operating-system"
 
diff --git a/pkg/testmachinery/collector/precompute.go b/pkg/testmachinery/collector/precompute.go
index cb02ce0043..bf941c3464 100644
--- a/pkg/testmachinery/collector/precompute.go
+++ b/pkg/testmachinery/collector/precompute.go
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ func PreComputeTeststepFields(phase argov1.NodePhase, meta metadata.Metadata, cl
 	if meta.AllowPrivilegedContainers != nil && !*meta.AllowPrivilegedContainers {
 		providerEnhanced += "(NoPrivCtrs)"
 	}
+	if meta.ContainerRuntime != "" {
+		providerEnhanced += fmt.Sprintf("{%s}", meta.ContainerRuntime)
+	}
 	preComputed.ProviderEnhanced = providerEnhanced
 
 	return &preComputed
diff --git a/pkg/testmachinery/metadata/metadata.go b/pkg/testmachinery/metadata/metadata.go
index 96072de8d1..f248065171 100644
--- a/pkg/testmachinery/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/testmachinery/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func (m *Metadata) CreateAnnotations() map[string]string {
 		common.AnnotationCloudProvider:          m.CloudProvider,
 		common.AnnotationOperatingSystem:        m.OperatingSystem,
 		common.AnnotationOperatingSystemVersion: m.OperatingSystemVersion,
+		common.AnnotationContainerRuntime:       m.ContainerRuntime,
 		common.AnnotationRegion:                 m.Region,
 		common.AnnotationZone:                   m.Zone,
 		common.AnnotationFlavorDescription:      m.FlavorDescription,
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ func FromTestrun(tr *tmv1beta1.Testrun) *Metadata {
 		CloudProvider:          tr.Annotations[common.AnnotationCloudProvider],
 		OperatingSystem:        tr.Annotations[common.AnnotationOperatingSystem],
 		OperatingSystemVersion: tr.Annotations[common.AnnotationOperatingSystemVersion],
+		ContainerRuntime:       tr.Annotations[common.AnnotationContainerRuntime],
 		Region:                 tr.Annotations[common.AnnotationRegion],
 		Zone:                   tr.Annotations[common.AnnotationZone],
 		FlavorDescription:      tr.Annotations[common.AnnotationFlavorDescription],
diff --git a/pkg/testmachinery/metadata/types.go b/pkg/testmachinery/metadata/types.go
index 374785320b..5c15db3aa5 100644
--- a/pkg/testmachinery/metadata/types.go
+++ b/pkg/testmachinery/metadata/types.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type Metadata struct {
 	// todo: schrodit - add support to better persist multiple worker pools with multiple oss, versions and zones
 	OperatingSystem           string            `json:"operating_system,omitempty"`
 	OperatingSystemVersion    string            `json:"operating_system_version,omitempty"`
+	ContainerRuntime          string            `json:"container_runtime,omitempty"`
 	Zone                      string            `json:"zone,omitempty"`
 	AllowPrivilegedContainers *bool             `json:"allow_privileged_containers,omitempty"`
 	ShootAnnotations          map[string]string `json:"shoot_annotations,omitempty"`
diff --git a/pkg/testrunner/template/values.go b/pkg/testrunner/template/values.go
index 5d2543e687..1537773214 100644
--- a/pkg/testrunner/template/values.go
+++ b/pkg/testrunner/template/values.go
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ func (r *shootValueRenderer) GetMetadata(shoot *common.ExtendedShoot) (*metadata
 		AllowPrivilegedContainers: shoot.AllowPrivilegedContainers,
 		OperatingSystem:           shoot.Workers[0].Machine.Image.Name, // todo: check if there a possible multiple workerpools with different images
 		OperatingSystemVersion:    operatingsystemversion,
+		ContainerRuntime:          string(shoot.Workers[0].CRI.Name),
 		Annotations:               shoot.AdditionalAnnotations,
 	}, nil
 }