diff --git a/daemon/internal/nri/nri.go b/daemon/internal/nri/nri.go
index 48d26c28fb..25c2197cd7 100644
--- a/daemon/internal/nri/nri.go
+++ b/daemon/internal/nri/nri.go
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ func (n *NRI) CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, ctr *container.Container) err
 	if resp.GetUpdate() != nil {
 		return errors.New("container update is not supported")
 	}
+	if resp.GetEvict() != nil {
+		return errors.New("container eviction is not supported")
+	}
 	if err := applyAdjustments(ctx, ctr, resp.GetAdjust()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -298,6 +301,9 @@ func applyAdjustments(ctx context.Context, ctr *container.Container, adj *adapta
 	if adj == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
+	if err := checkForUnsupportedAdjustments(adj); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	if err := applyEnvVars(ctx, ctr, adj.Env); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("applying environment variable adjustments: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -307,6 +313,67 @@ func applyAdjustments(ctx context.Context, ctr *container.Container, adj *adapta
 	return nil
 }
 
+func checkForUnsupportedAdjustments(adj *adaptation.ContainerAdjustment) error {
+	var unsupported []string
+	if len(adj.Annotations) > 0 {
+		unsupported = append(unsupported, "annotations")
+	}
+	if adj.Hooks != nil {
+		if len(adj.Hooks.Prestart) > 0 ||
+			len(adj.Hooks.CreateRuntime) > 0 ||
+			len(adj.Hooks.CreateContainer) > 0 ||
+			len(adj.Hooks.StartContainer) > 0 ||
+			len(adj.Hooks.Poststart) > 0 ||
+			len(adj.Hooks.Poststop) > 0 {
+			unsupported = append(unsupported, "hooks")
+		}
+	}
+	if adj.Linux != nil {
+		if len(adj.Linux.Devices) > 0 ||
+			adj.Linux.CgroupsPath != "" ||
+			adj.Linux.OomScoreAdj != nil ||
+			adj.Linux.IoPriority != nil ||
+			adj.Linux.SeccompPolicy != nil ||
+			len(adj.Linux.Namespaces) > 0 {
+			unsupported = append(unsupported, "linux")
+		}
+		if resMem := adj.Linux.GetResources().GetMemory(); resMem != nil &&
+			(resMem.GetLimit() != nil ||
+				resMem.GetReservation() != nil ||
+				resMem.GetSwap() != nil ||
+				resMem.GetKernel() != nil ||
+				resMem.GetKernelTcp() != nil ||
+				resMem.GetSwappiness() != nil ||
+				resMem.GetDisableOomKiller() != nil ||
+				resMem.GetUseHierarchy() != nil) {
+			unsupported = append(unsupported, "linux.resources.memory")
+		}
+		if resCPU := adj.Linux.GetResources().GetCpu(); resCPU != nil &&
+			(resCPU.GetShares() != nil ||
+				resCPU.GetQuota() != nil ||
+				resCPU.GetPeriod() != nil ||
+				resCPU.GetRealtimeRuntime() != nil ||
+				resCPU.GetRealtimePeriod() != nil ||
+				resCPU.GetCpus() != "" ||
+				resCPU.GetMems() != "") {
+			unsupported = append(unsupported, "linux.resources.cpu")
+		}
+	}
+	if len(adj.Rlimits) > 0 {
+		unsupported = append(unsupported, "rlimits")
+	}
+	if len(adj.CDIDevices) > 0 {
+		unsupported = append(unsupported, "CDI")
+	}
+	if len(adj.Args) > 0 {
+		unsupported = append(unsupported, "args")
+	}
+	if len(unsupported) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported container adjustments: %s", strings.Join(unsupported, ","))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func applyEnvVars(ctx context.Context, ctr *container.Container, envVars []*adaptation.KeyValue) error {
 	if len(envVars) == 0 {
 		return nil
diff --git a/integration/daemon/nri/nri_test.go b/integration/daemon/nri/nri_test.go
index 254c71805f..8e39089d5b 100644
--- a/integration/daemon/nri/nri_test.go
+++ b/integration/daemon/nri/nri_test.go
@@ -71,6 +71,66 @@ func TestNRIContainerCreateEnvVarMod(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestNRIContainerCreateUnsupportedAdj(t *testing.T) {
+	skip.If(t, testEnv.IsRemoteDaemon, "cannot run daemon when remote daemon")
+	skip.If(t, testEnv.DaemonInfo.OSType == "windows", "cannot start a separate daemon with NRI enabled on Windows")
+	skip.If(t, testEnv.IsRootless)
+
+	ctx := testutil.StartSpan(baseContext, t)
+
+	sockPath := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "nri.sock")
+
+	d := daemon.New(t)
+	d.StartWithBusybox(ctx, t,
+		"--nri-opts=enable=true,socket-path="+sockPath,
+		"--iptables=false", "--ip6tables=false",
+	)
+	defer d.Stop(t)
+	c := d.NewClientT(t)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name         string
+		ctrCreateAdj *api.ContainerAdjustment
+		expErr       string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:         "hooks",
+			ctrCreateAdj: &api.ContainerAdjustment{Hooks: &api.Hooks{CreateRuntime: []*api.Hook{{Path: "/bin/true"}}}},
+			expErr:       "unsupported container adjustments: hooks",
+		},
+		{
+			name:         "cdi",
+			ctrCreateAdj: &api.ContainerAdjustment{CDIDevices: []*api.CDIDevice{{Name: "/dev/somedevice"}}},
+			expErr:       "unsupported container adjustments: CDI",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "cpu",
+			ctrCreateAdj: &api.ContainerAdjustment{Linux: &api.LinuxContainerAdjustment{Resources: &api.LinuxResources{
+				Cpu: &api.LinuxCPU{Shares: &api.OptionalUInt64{Value: 123}},
+			}}},
+			expErr: "unsupported container adjustments: linux.resources.cpu",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			stopPlugin := startBuiltinPlugin(ctx, t, builtinPluginConfig{
+				pluginName:   "nri-test-plugin",
+				pluginIdx:    "00",
+				sockPath:     sockPath,
+				ctrCreateAdj: tc.ctrCreateAdj,
+			})
+			defer stopPlugin()
+
+			res, err := c.ContainerCreate(ctx, client.ContainerCreateOptions{Image: "busybox:latest"})
+			if err != nil {
+				_, _ = c.ContainerRemove(ctx, res.ID, client.ContainerRemoveOptions{Force: true})
+			}
+			assert.Check(t, is.ErrorContains(err, tc.expErr))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestNRIContainerCreateAddMount(t *testing.T) {
 	skip.If(t, testEnv.IsRemoteDaemon, "cannot run daemon when remote daemon")
 	skip.If(t, testEnv.DaemonInfo.OSType == "windows", "cannot start a separate daemon with NRI enabled on Windows")