diff --git a/virtcontainers/agent.go b/virtcontainers/agent.go
index 050de36aa9..3b162ec591 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/agent.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/agent.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/kata-containers/agent/protocols/grpc"
+	persistapi "github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/persist/api"
 	vcTypes "github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/types"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
@@ -255,4 +256,10 @@ type agent interface {
 
 	// cleanup removes all on disk information generated by the agent
 	cleanup(s *Sandbox)
+
+	// return data for saving
+	save() persistapi.AgentState
+
+	// load data from disk
+	load(persistapi.AgentState)
 }
diff --git a/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go b/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
index 6e1579ee24..4f52e85a20 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/kata_agent.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	kataclient "github.com/kata-containers/agent/protocols/client"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/agent/protocols/grpc"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/device/config"
+	persistapi "github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/persist/api"
 	vcAnnotations "github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/annotations"
 	ns "github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/nsenter"
 	vcTypes "github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/types"
@@ -286,8 +287,10 @@ func (k *kataAgent) init(ctx context.Context, sandbox *Sandbox, config interface
 	k.proxyBuiltIn = isProxyBuiltIn(sandbox.config.ProxyType)
 
 	// Fetch agent runtime info.
-	if err := sandbox.store.Load(store.Agent, &k.state); err != nil {
-		k.Logger().Debug("Could not retrieve anything from storage")
+	if !sandbox.supportNewStore() {
+		if err := sandbox.store.Load(store.Agent, &k.state); err != nil {
+			k.Logger().Debug("Could not retrieve anything from storage")
+		}
 	}
 
 	return disableVMShutdown, nil
@@ -686,7 +689,7 @@ func (k *kataAgent) setProxy(sandbox *Sandbox, proxy proxy, pid int, url string)
 	k.proxy = proxy
 	k.state.ProxyPid = pid
 	k.state.URL = url
-	if sandbox != nil {
+	if sandbox != nil && !sandbox.supportNewStore() {
 		if err := sandbox.store.Store(store.Agent, k.state); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -841,9 +844,11 @@ func (k *kataAgent) stopSandbox(sandbox *Sandbox) error {
 	// clean up agent state
 	k.state.ProxyPid = -1
 	k.state.URL = ""
-	if err := sandbox.store.Store(store.Agent, k.state); err != nil {
-		// ignore error
-		k.Logger().WithError(err).WithField("sandbox", sandbox.id).Error("failed to clean up agent state")
+	if !sandbox.supportNewStore() {
+		if err := sandbox.store.Store(store.Agent, k.state); err != nil {
+			// ignore error
+			k.Logger().WithError(err).WithField("sandbox", sandbox.id).Error("failed to clean up agent state")
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -2074,3 +2079,14 @@ func (k *kataAgent) cleanup(s *Sandbox) {
 		k.Logger().WithError(err).Errorf("failed to cleanup vm share path %s", path)
 	}
 }
+
+func (k *kataAgent) save() (s persistapi.AgentState) {
+	s.ProxyPid = k.state.ProxyPid
+	s.URL = k.state.URL
+	return
+}
+
+func (k *kataAgent) load(s persistapi.AgentState) {
+	k.state.ProxyPid = s.ProxyPid
+	k.state.URL = s.URL
+}
diff --git a/virtcontainers/noop_agent.go b/virtcontainers/noop_agent.go
index 307caa7f2a..4c1eec3fc2 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/noop_agent.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/noop_agent.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/kata-containers/agent/protocols/grpc"
+	persistapi "github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/persist/api"
 	vcTypes "github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/types"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/runtime/virtcontainers/types"
 	specs "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
@@ -233,3 +234,11 @@ func (n *noopAgent) markDead() {
 
 func (n *noopAgent) cleanup(s *Sandbox) {
 }
+
+// save is the Noop agent state saver. It does nothing.
+func (n *noopAgent) save() (s persistapi.AgentState) {
+	return
+}
+
+// load is the Noop agent state loader. It does nothing.
+func (n *noopAgent) load(s persistapi.AgentState) {}
diff --git a/virtcontainers/persist.go b/virtcontainers/persist.go
index 394388f45d..ccf9f00557 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/persist.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/persist.go
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ func (s *Sandbox) dumpMounts(cs map[string]persistapi.ContainerState) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *Sandbox) dumpAgent(ss *persistapi.SandboxState) {
+	if s.agent != nil {
+		ss.AgentState = s.agent.save()
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *Sandbox) Save() error {
 	var (
 		ss = persistapi.SandboxState{}
@@ -166,6 +172,7 @@ func (s *Sandbox) Save() error {
 	s.dumpDevices(&ss, cs)
 	s.dumpProcess(cs)
 	s.dumpMounts(cs)
+	s.dumpAgent(&ss)
 
 	if err := s.newStore.ToDisk(ss, cs); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -196,6 +203,12 @@ func (s *Sandbox) loadHypervisor(hs persistapi.HypervisorState) {
 	s.hypervisor.load(hs)
 }
 
+func (s *Sandbox) loadAgent(as persistapi.AgentState) {
+	if s.agent != nil {
+		s.agent.load(as)
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *Sandbox) loadDevices(devStates []persistapi.DeviceState) {
 	s.devManager.LoadDevices(devStates)
 }
@@ -245,6 +258,7 @@ func (s *Sandbox) Restore() error {
 	s.loadState(ss)
 	s.loadHypervisor(ss.HypervisorState)
 	s.loadDevices(ss.Devices)
+	s.loadAgent(ss.AgentState)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/virtcontainers/persist/api/sandbox.go b/virtcontainers/persist/api/sandbox.go
index 96828df51e..65b8df3656 100644
--- a/virtcontainers/persist/api/sandbox.go
+++ b/virtcontainers/persist/api/sandbox.go
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ package persistapi
 
 // ============= sandbox level resources =============
 
-// ProxyState save proxy state data
-type ProxyState struct {
+// AgentState save agent state data
+type AgentState struct {
 	// Pid of proxy process
-	Pid int
+	ProxyPid int
 
-	// URL to connect to proxy
+	// URL to connect to agent
 	URL string
 }
 
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ type SandboxState struct {
 	// HypervisorState saves hypervisor specific data
 	HypervisorState HypervisorState
 
-	// ProxyState saves state data of proxy process
-	ProxyState ProxyState
+	// AgentState saves state data of agent
+	AgentState AgentState
 
 	// Network saves network configuration of sandbox
 	Network NetworkInfo