diff --git a/cgroups/fs/blkio.go b/cgroups/fs/blkio.go
index 275b78ed..8e132643 100644
--- a/cgroups/fs/blkio.go
+++ b/cgroups/fs/blkio.go
@@ -21,10 +21,8 @@ func (s *BlkioGroup) Apply(d *data) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if d.c.BlkioWeight != 0 {
-		if err := writeFile(dir, "blkio.weight", strconv.FormatInt(d.c.BlkioWeight, 10)); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	if err := s.Set(dir, d.c); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/cgroups/fs/cpu.go b/cgroups/fs/cpu.go
index 0a5040af..1fbf7b15 100644
--- a/cgroups/fs/cpu.go
+++ b/cgroups/fs/cpu.go
@@ -20,21 +20,11 @@ func (s *CpuGroup) Apply(d *data) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if d.c.CpuShares != 0 {
-		if err := writeFile(dir, "cpu.shares", strconv.FormatInt(d.c.CpuShares, 10)); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if d.c.CpuPeriod != 0 {
-		if err := writeFile(dir, "cpu.cfs_period_us", strconv.FormatInt(d.c.CpuPeriod, 10)); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if d.c.CpuQuota != 0 {
-		if err := writeFile(dir, "cpu.cfs_quota_us", strconv.FormatInt(d.c.CpuQuota, 10)); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+
+	if err := s.Set(dir, d.c); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cgroups/fs/cpuset.go b/cgroups/fs/cpuset.go
index 54d1aee4..3ed2f67d 100644
--- a/cgroups/fs/cpuset.go
+++ b/cgroups/fs/cpuset.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func (s *CpusetGroup) Apply(d *data) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return s.ApplyDir(dir, d.c.CpusetCpus, d.c.CpusetMems, d.pid)
+	return s.ApplyDir(dir, d.c, d.pid)
 }
 
 func (s *CpusetGroup) Set(path string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup) error {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (s *CpusetGroup) GetStats(path string, stats *cgroups.Stats) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *CpusetGroup) ApplyDir(dir, cpus string, mems string, pid int) error {
+func (s *CpusetGroup) ApplyDir(dir string, cgroup *configs.Cgroup, pid int) error {
 	if err := s.ensureParent(dir); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -57,17 +57,10 @@ func (s *CpusetGroup) ApplyDir(dir, cpus string, mems string, pid int) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// If we don't use --cpuset-xxx, the default value inherit from parent cgroup
-	// is set in s.ensureParent, otherwise, use the value we set
-	if cpus != "" {
-		if err := writeFile(dir, "cpuset.cpus", cpus); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if mems != "" {
-		if err := writeFile(dir, "cpuset.mems", mems); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	// the default values inherit from parent cgroup are already set in
+	// s.ensureParent, cover these if we have our own
+	if err := s.Set(dir, cgroup); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/cgroups/fs/devices.go b/cgroups/fs/devices.go
index 835cfeef..16e00b1c 100644
--- a/cgroups/fs/devices.go
+++ b/cgroups/fs/devices.go
@@ -14,17 +14,10 @@ func (s *DevicesGroup) Apply(d *data) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if !d.c.AllowAllDevices {
-		if err := writeFile(dir, "devices.deny", "a"); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		for _, dev := range d.c.AllowedDevices {
-			if err := writeFile(dir, "devices.allow", dev.CgroupString()); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
+	if err := s.Set(dir, d.c); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cgroups/fs/freezer.go b/cgroups/fs/freezer.go
index 738d9c0d..d7c0da54 100644
--- a/cgroups/fs/freezer.go
+++ b/cgroups/fs/freezer.go
@@ -19,20 +19,9 @@ func (s *FreezerGroup) Apply(d *data) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if err := writeFile(dir, "freezer.state", string(d.c.Freezer)); err != nil {
+		if err := s.Set(dir, d.c); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-
-		for {
-			state, err := readFile(dir, "freezer.state")
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-			if strings.TrimSpace(state) == string(d.c.Freezer) {
-				break
-			}
-			time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
-		}
 	default:
 		if _, err := d.join("freezer"); err != nil && !cgroups.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return err
diff --git a/cgroups/fs/memory.go b/cgroups/fs/memory.go
index 828d4b20..a2e4f33d 100644
--- a/cgroups/fs/memory.go
+++ b/cgroups/fs/memory.go
@@ -26,31 +26,10 @@ func (s *MemoryGroup) Apply(d *data) error {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// Only set values if some config was specified.
-	if d.c.Memory != 0 || d.c.MemoryReservation != 0 || d.c.MemorySwap != 0 {
-		if d.c.Memory != 0 {
-			if err := writeFile(dir, "memory.limit_in_bytes", strconv.FormatInt(d.c.Memory, 10)); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		if d.c.MemoryReservation != 0 {
-			if err := writeFile(dir, "memory.soft_limit_in_bytes", strconv.FormatInt(d.c.MemoryReservation, 10)); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		// By default, MemorySwap is set to twice the size of RAM.
-		// If you want to omit MemorySwap, set it to '-1'.
-		if d.c.MemorySwap == 0 {
-			if err := writeFile(dir, "memory.memsw.limit_in_bytes", strconv.FormatInt(d.c.Memory*2, 10)); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		if d.c.MemorySwap > 0 {
-			if err := writeFile(dir, "memory.memsw.limit_in_bytes", strconv.FormatInt(d.c.MemorySwap, 10)); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-		}
+	if err := s.Set(dir, d.c); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go b/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go
index 7e8fe0a0..f4358e1a 100644
--- a/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go
+++ b/cgroups/systemd/apply_systemd.go
@@ -405,5 +405,5 @@ func joinCpuset(c *configs.Cgroup, pid int) error {
 
 	s := &fs.CpusetGroup{}
 
-	return s.ApplyDir(path, c.CpusetCpus, c.CpusetMems, pid)
+	return s.ApplyDir(path, c, pid)
 }
diff --git a/container.go b/container.go
index 59a544b6..cebe8273 100644
--- a/container.go
+++ b/container.go
@@ -90,6 +90,14 @@ type Container interface {
 	// Systemerror - System error.
 	Stats() (*Stats, error)
 
+	// Set cgroup resources of container as configured
+	//
+	// We can use this to change resources when containers are running.
+	//
+	// errors:
+	// Systemerror - System error.
+	Set() error
+
 	// Start a process inside the container. Returns error if process fails to
 	// start. You can track process lifecycle with passed Process structure.
 	//
diff --git a/container_linux.go b/container_linux.go
index 3ea08db2..c238e62c 100644
--- a/container_linux.go
+++ b/container_linux.go
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ func (c *linuxContainer) Stats() (*Stats, error) {
 	return stats, nil
 }
 
+func (c *linuxContainer) Set() error {
+	c.m.Lock()
+	defer c.m.Unlock()
+	return c.cgroupManager.Set(c.config)
+}
+
 func (c *linuxContainer) Start(process *Process) error {
 	c.m.Lock()
 	defer c.m.Unlock()