diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime-hook/main.go b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime-hook/main.go
index faaf0b51..1f4bd525 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime-hook/main.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime-hook/main.go
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ func doPrestart() {
 	if cli.LoadKmods {
 		args = append(args, "--load-kmods")
 	}
+	if hook.Features.DisableImexChannelCreation.IsEnabled() {
+		args = append(args, "--no-create-imex-channels")
+	}
 	if cli.NoPivot {
 		args = append(args, "--no-pivot")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/config/features.go b/internal/config/features.go
index f92ca99e..80d3c95a 100644
--- a/internal/config/features.go
+++ b/internal/config/features.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ package config
 
 // features specifies a set of named features.
 type features struct {
+	// DisableImexChannelCreation ensures that the implicit creation of
+	// requested IMEX channels is skipped when invoking the nvidia-container-cli.
+	DisableImexChannelCreation *feature `toml:"disable-imex-channel-creation,omitempty"`
 }
 
 //nolint:unused