diff --git a/common/pkg/hooks/exec/runtimeconfigfilter.go b/common/pkg/hooks/exec/runtimeconfigfilter.go
index 9c2d7a375f..f4396649de 100644
--- a/common/pkg/hooks/exec/runtimeconfigfilter.go
+++ b/common/pkg/hooks/exec/runtimeconfigfilter.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
 
@@ -21,6 +23,11 @@ var spewConfig = spew.ConfigState{
 	SortKeys:                true,
 }
 
+const (
+	AnnotationHookStdout = "run.oci.hooks.stdout"
+	AnnotationHookStderr = "run.oci.hooks.stderr"
+)
+
 type RuntimeConfigFilterOptions struct {
 	// The hooks to run
 	Hooks []spec.Hook
@@ -55,9 +62,41 @@ func RuntimeConfigFilterWithOptions(ctx context.Context, options RuntimeConfigFi
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	var stdoutFile, stderrFile *os.File
+
+	if options.Config != nil && options.Config.Annotations != nil {
+		if stdoutPath, ok := options.Config.Annotations[AnnotationHookStdout]; ok {
+			f, openErr := os.OpenFile(stdoutPath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0o700)
+			if openErr != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("opening stdout file for config-filter hook: %w", openErr)
+			}
+			stdoutFile = f
+			defer stdoutFile.Close()
+		}
+
+		if stderrPath, ok := options.Config.Annotations[AnnotationHookStderr]; ok {
+			f, openErr := os.OpenFile(stderrPath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0o700)
+			if openErr != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("opening stderr file for config-filter hook: %w", openErr)
+			}
+			stderrFile = f
+			defer stderrFile.Close()
+		}
+	}
 	for i, hook := range options.Hooks {
 		var stdout bytes.Buffer
-		hookErr, err = RunWithOptions(ctx, RunOptions{Hook: &hook, Dir: options.Dir, State: data, Stdout: &stdout, PostKillTimeout: options.PostKillTimeout})
+		var runStdout io.Writer = &stdout
+		var runStderr io.Writer
+
+		if stdoutFile != nil {
+			runStdout = io.MultiWriter(&stdout, stdoutFile)
+		}
+
+		if stderrFile != nil {
+			runStderr = stderrFile
+		}
+
+		hookErr, err = RunWithOptions(ctx, RunOptions{Hook: &hook, Dir: options.Dir, State: data, Stdout: runStdout, Stderr: runStderr, PostKillTimeout: options.PostKillTimeout})
 		if err != nil {
 			return hookErr, err
 		}
diff --git a/common/pkg/hooks/exec/runtimeconfigfilter_test.go b/common/pkg/hooks/exec/runtimeconfigfilter_test.go
index ba7daa248e..f5087fcd42 100644
--- a/common/pkg/hooks/exec/runtimeconfigfilter_test.go
+++ b/common/pkg/hooks/exec/runtimeconfigfilter_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -263,3 +265,170 @@ func TestRuntimeConfigFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRuntimeConfigFilterOutputRedirection(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	t.Run("stdout annotation redirects output and preserves round-trip", func(t *testing.T) {
+		dir := t.TempDir()
+		stdoutPath := filepath.Join(dir, "stdout.log")
+		input := &spec.Spec{
+			Version:     "1.0.0",
+			Root:        &spec.Root{Path: "rootfs"},
+			Annotations: map[string]string{AnnotationHookStdout: stdoutPath},
+		}
+		expectedJSON, err := json.Marshal(input)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		hooks := []spec.Hook{{Path: path, Args: []string{"sh", "-c", "cat"}}}
+		hookErr, err := RuntimeConfigFilterWithOptions(ctx, RuntimeConfigFilterOptions{Hooks: hooks, Config: input, PostKillTimeout: DefaultPostKillTimeout})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if hookErr != nil {
+			t.Fatal(hookErr)
+		}
+
+		contents, err := os.ReadFile(stdoutPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, string(expectedJSON), string(contents))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("created stdout file uses 0700 permissions, matching crun", func(t *testing.T) {
+		dir := t.TempDir()
+		stdoutPath := filepath.Join(dir, "stdout.log")
+		input := &spec.Spec{
+			Version:     "1.0.0",
+			Root:        &spec.Root{Path: "rootfs"},
+			Annotations: map[string]string{AnnotationHookStdout: stdoutPath},
+		}
+
+		hooks := []spec.Hook{{Path: path, Args: []string{"sh", "-c", "cat"}}}
+		hookErr, err := RuntimeConfigFilterWithOptions(ctx, RuntimeConfigFilterOptions{Hooks: hooks, Config: input, PostKillTimeout: DefaultPostKillTimeout})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if hookErr != nil {
+			t.Fatal(hookErr)
+		}
+
+		info, err := os.Stat(stdoutPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, os.FileMode(0o700), info.Mode().Perm())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("stderr annotation redirects stderr only", func(t *testing.T) {
+		dir := t.TempDir()
+		stderrPath := filepath.Join(dir, "stderr.log")
+		input := &spec.Spec{
+			Version:     "1.0.0",
+			Root:        &spec.Root{Path: "rootfs"},
+			Annotations: map[string]string{AnnotationHookStderr: stderrPath},
+		}
+
+		hooks := []spec.Hook{{Path: path, Args: []string{"sh", "-c", "echo -n stderr-content 1>&2; cat"}}}
+		hookErr, err := RuntimeConfigFilterWithOptions(ctx, RuntimeConfigFilterOptions{Hooks: hooks, Config: input, PostKillTimeout: DefaultPostKillTimeout})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if hookErr != nil {
+			t.Fatal(hookErr)
+		}
+
+		contents, err := os.ReadFile(stderrPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, "stderr-content", string(contents))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("both annotations set redirect independently", func(t *testing.T) {
+		dir := t.TempDir()
+		stdoutPath := filepath.Join(dir, "stdout.log")
+		stderrPath := filepath.Join(dir, "stderr.log")
+		input := &spec.Spec{
+			Version: "1.0.0",
+			Root:    &spec.Root{Path: "rootfs"},
+			Annotations: map[string]string{
+				AnnotationHookStdout: stdoutPath,
+				AnnotationHookStderr: stderrPath,
+			},
+		}
+		expectedJSON, err := json.Marshal(input)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		hooks := []spec.Hook{{Path: path, Args: []string{"sh", "-c", "echo -n stderr-content 1>&2; cat"}}}
+		hookErr, err := RuntimeConfigFilterWithOptions(ctx, RuntimeConfigFilterOptions{Hooks: hooks, Config: input, PostKillTimeout: DefaultPostKillTimeout})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if hookErr != nil {
+			t.Fatal(hookErr)
+		}
+
+		stdoutContents, err := os.ReadFile(stdoutPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		stderrContents, err := os.ReadFile(stderrPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, string(expectedJSON), string(stdoutContents))
+		assert.Equal(t, "stderr-content", string(stderrContents))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("existing file content is preserved in append mode", func(t *testing.T) {
+		dir := t.TempDir()
+		stdoutPath := filepath.Join(dir, "stdout.log")
+		sentinel := "existing-log-line\n"
+		if err := os.WriteFile(stdoutPath, []byte(sentinel), 0o644); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		input := &spec.Spec{
+			Version:     "1.0.0",
+			Root:        &spec.Root{Path: "rootfs"},
+			Annotations: map[string]string{AnnotationHookStdout: stdoutPath},
+		}
+		expectedJSON, err := json.Marshal(input)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		hooks := []spec.Hook{{Path: path, Args: []string{"sh", "-c", "cat"}}}
+		hookErr, err := RuntimeConfigFilterWithOptions(ctx, RuntimeConfigFilterOptions{Hooks: hooks, Config: input, PostKillTimeout: DefaultPostKillTimeout})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if hookErr != nil {
+			t.Fatal(hookErr)
+		}
+
+		contents, err := os.ReadFile(stdoutPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		assert.True(t, strings.HasPrefix(string(contents), sentinel), "expected pre-existing content to be preserved")
+		assert.Equal(t, sentinel+string(expectedJSON), string(contents))
+	})
+
+	t.Run("invalid stdout path returns an error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		input := &spec.Spec{
+			Version:     "1.0.0",
+			Root:        &spec.Root{Path: "rootfs"},
+			Annotations: map[string]string{AnnotationHookStdout: "/no/such/directory/stdout.log"},
+		}
+		hooks := []spec.Hook{{Path: path, Args: []string{"sh", "-c", "cat"}}}
+		_, err := RuntimeConfigFilterWithOptions(ctx, RuntimeConfigFilterOptions{Hooks: hooks, Config: input, PostKillTimeout: DefaultPostKillTimeout})
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "opening stdout file")
+	})
+}