diff --git a/filebeat/input/default-inputs/inputs.go b/filebeat/input/default-inputs/inputs.go
index 4b0c86f6a0d4..cf163e480a9d 100644
--- a/filebeat/input/default-inputs/inputs.go
+++ b/filebeat/input/default-inputs/inputs.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ func Init(info beat.Info, log *logp.Logger, components beater.StateStore) []v2.P
 func genericInputs(log *logp.Logger, components beater.StateStore) []v2.Plugin {
 	return []v2.Plugin{
 		filestream.Plugin(log, components),
+		filestream.ContainerPlugin(log, components),
 		kafka.Plugin(),
 		tcp.Plugin(),
 		udp.Plugin(),
diff --git a/filebeat/input/filestream/container.go b/filebeat/input/filestream/container.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7f2d19758ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filebeat/input/filestream/container.go
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+// Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+// license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+// this work for additional information regarding copyright
+// ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+// the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+// not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+package filestream
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	loginp "github.com/elastic/beats/v7/filebeat/input/filestream/internal/input-logfile"
+	input "github.com/elastic/beats/v7/filebeat/input/v2"
+	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/feature"
+	conf "github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs/config"
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs/logp"
+	"github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs/mapstr"
+)
+
+const containerPluginName = "container_v2"
+
+func defaultContainerConfig() containerConfig {
+	return containerConfig{
+		Stream: "all",
+		Format: "auto",
+	}
+}
+
+type containerConfig struct {
+	// Stream can be all, stdout or stderr
+	Stream string `config:"stream"`
+
+	// Format can be auto, cri, json-file
+	Format string `config:"format"`
+}
+
+// Validate validates the config.
+func (c *containerConfig) Validate() error {
+	if !stringInSlice(c.Stream, []string{"all", "stdout", "stderr"}) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for stream: %s, supported values are: all, stdout, stderr", c.Stream)
+	}
+
+	if !stringInSlice(strings.ToLower(c.Format), []string{"auto", "docker", "cri"}) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid value for format: %s, supported values are: auto, docker, cri", c.Format)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Plugin creates a new container V2 input plugin for creating a stateful input.
+func ContainerPlugin(log *logp.Logger, store loginp.StateStore) input.Plugin {
+	return input.Plugin{
+		Name:       containerPluginName,
+		Stability:  feature.Beta,
+		Deprecated: false,
+		Info:       "filestream-based container input",
+		Doc:        "The container input collects logs from a running container using filestream",
+		Manager: &loginp.InputManager{
+			Logger:     log,
+			StateStore: store,
+			Type:       containerPluginName,
+			Configure:  configureContainer,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+type container struct {
+	loginp.Harvester
+}
+
+func (_ container) Name() string { return containerPluginName }
+
+func configureContainer(cfg *conf.C) (loginp.Prospector, loginp.Harvester, error) {
+	containerConfig := defaultContainerConfig()
+	if err := cfg.Unpack(&containerConfig); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read container input config: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err := cfg.Merge(mapstr.M{
+		"parsers": []mapstr.M{
+			{
+				"container.stream": containerConfig.Stream,
+				"container.format": containerConfig.Format,
+			},
+		},
+		// Set symlinks to true as CRI-O paths could point to symlinks instead of the actual path.
+		"prospector.scanner.symlinks": true,
+		// Most of the time container logs are ingested from file systems without stable inode values
+		"prospector.scanner.fingerprint.enabled": true,
+		"file_identity.fingerprint":              nil,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to update container input config: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	prospector, harvester, err := configure(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create filestream for container input: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return prospector, container{harvester}, nil
+}
+
+func stringInSlice(str string, list []string) bool {
+	for _, v := range list {
+		if v == str {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}