diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c b/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
index 1ab6351df2..7ea69fbb5a 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_controller.c
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@ static int lxcSetContainerResources(virDomainDefPtr def)
         }
     }
 
+    if (def->cputune.shares) {
+        rc = virCgroupSetCpuShares(cgroup, def->cputune.shares);
+        if (rc != 0) {
+            virReportSystemError(-rc,
+                                 _("Unable to set cpu shares for domain %s"),
+                                 def->name);
+            goto cleanup;
+        }
+    }
+
     rc = virCgroupSetMemory(cgroup, def->mem.max_balloon);
     if (rc != 0) {
         virReportSystemError(-rc,
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index 96f6c4b4c1..e90530284c 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -2292,6 +2292,8 @@ static int lxcSetSchedulerParameters(virDomainPtr domain,
                                  params[i].value.ul);
             goto cleanup;
         }
+
+        vm->def->cputune.shares = params[i].value.ul;
     }
     ret = 0;