diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d9e48600..9aaba665 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 * Add support for generating merged devices (e.g. `all` device) to the nvcdi API.
 * Use *.* pattern to locate libcuda.so when generating a CDI specification to support platforms where a patch version is not specified.
 * Update go-nvlib to skip devices that are not MIG capable when generating CDI specifications.
+* Add `nvidia-container-runtime-hook.path` config option to specify NVIDIA Container Runtime Hook path explicitly.
 
 ## v1.13.1
 
diff --git a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/main_test.go b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/main_test.go
index 05809aee..b8037751 100644
--- a/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/nvidia-container-runtime/main_test.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func TestDuplicateHook(t *testing.T) {
 // addNVIDIAHook is a basic wrapper for an addHookModifier that is used for
 // testing.
 func addNVIDIAHook(spec *specs.Spec) error {
-	m := modifier.NewStableRuntimeModifier(logrus.StandardLogger())
+	m := modifier.NewStableRuntimeModifier(logrus.StandardLogger(), nvidiaHook)
 	return m.Modify(spec)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 7601d0fd..21763918 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ const (
 
 	nvidiaCTKExecutable      = "nvidia-ctk"
 	nvidiaCTKDefaultFilePath = "/usr/bin/nvidia-ctk"
+
+	nvidiaContainerRuntimeHookExecutable  = "nvidia-container-runtime-hook"
+	nvidiaContainerRuntimeHookDefaultPath = "/usr/bin/nvidia-container-runtime-hook"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -189,6 +192,9 @@ func GetDefaultConfigToml() (*toml.Tree, error) {
 	// nvidia-ctk
 	tree.Set("nvidia-ctk.path", nvidiaCTKExecutable)
 
+	// nvidia-container-runtime-hook
+	tree.Set("nvidia-container-runtime-hook.path", nvidiaContainerRuntimeHookExecutable)
+
 	return tree, nil
 }
 
@@ -244,27 +250,48 @@ func getDistIDLike() []string {
 // If the path is specified as an absolute path, it is used directly
 // without checking for existence of an executable at that path.
 func ResolveNVIDIACTKPath(logger *logrus.Logger, nvidiaCTKPath string) string {
-	if filepath.IsAbs(nvidiaCTKPath) {
-		logger.Debugf("Using specified NVIDIA Container Toolkit CLI path %v", nvidiaCTKPath)
-		return nvidiaCTKPath
-	}
-
-	if nvidiaCTKPath == "" {
-		nvidiaCTKPath = nvidiaCTKExecutable
-	}
-	logger.Debugf("Locating NVIDIA Container Toolkit CLI as %v", nvidiaCTKPath)
-	lookup := lookup.NewExecutableLocator(logger, "")
-	hookPath := nvidiaCTKDefaultFilePath
-	targets, err := lookup.Locate(nvidiaCTKPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Warnf("Failed to locate %v: %v", nvidiaCTKPath, err)
-	} else if len(targets) == 0 {
-		logger.Warnf("%v not found", nvidiaCTKPath)
-	} else {
-		logger.Debugf("Found %v candidates: %v", nvidiaCTKPath, targets)
-		hookPath = targets[0]
-	}
-	logger.Debugf("Using NVIDIA Container Toolkit CLI path %v", hookPath)
-
-	return hookPath
+	return resolveWithDefault(
+		logger,
+		"NVIDIA Container Toolkit CLI",
+		nvidiaCTKPath,
+		nvidiaCTKDefaultFilePath,
+	)
+}
+
+// ResolveNVIDIAContainerRuntimeHookPath resolves the path the nvidia-container-runtime-hook binary.
+func ResolveNVIDIAContainerRuntimeHookPath(logger *logrus.Logger, nvidiaContainerRuntimeHookPath string) string {
+	return resolveWithDefault(
+		logger,
+		"NVIDIA Container Runtime Hook",
+		nvidiaContainerRuntimeHookPath,
+		nvidiaContainerRuntimeHookDefaultPath,
+	)
+}
+
+// resolveWithDefault resolves the path to the specified binary.
+// If an absolute path is specified, it is used directly without searching for the binary.
+// If the binary cannot be found in the path, the specified default is used instead.
+func resolveWithDefault(logger *logrus.Logger, label string, path string, defaultPath string) string {
+	if filepath.IsAbs(path) {
+		logger.Debugf("Using specified %v path %v", label, path)
+		return path
+	}
+
+	if path == "" {
+		path = filepath.Base(defaultPath)
+	}
+	logger.Debugf("Locating %v as %v", label, path)
+	lookup := lookup.NewExecutableLocator(logger, "")
+
+	resolvedPath := defaultPath
+	targets, err := lookup.Locate(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Warnf("Failed to locate %v: %v", path, err)
+	} else {
+		logger.Debugf("Found %v candidates: %v", path, targets)
+		resolvedPath = targets[0]
+	}
+	logger.Debugf("Using %v path %v", label, path)
+
+	return resolvedPath
 }
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index 72f03336..867edf79 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ func TestGetConfig(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 					},
 				},
+				NVIDIAContainerRuntimeHookConfig: RuntimeHookConfig{
+					Path: "nvidia-container-runtime-hook",
+				},
 				NVIDIACTKConfig: CTKConfig{
 					Path: "nvidia-ctk",
 				},
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ func TestGetConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				"nvidia-container-runtime.modes.cdi.default-kind = \"example.vendor.com/device\"",
 				"nvidia-container-runtime.modes.cdi.annotation-prefixes = [\"cdi.k8s.io/\", \"example.vendor.com/\",]",
 				"nvidia-container-runtime.modes.csv.mount-spec-path = \"/not/etc/nvidia-container-runtime/host-files-for-container.d\"",
+				"nvidia-container-runtime-hook.path = \"/foo/bar/nvidia-container-runtime-hook\"",
 				"nvidia-ctk.path = \"/foo/bar/nvidia-ctk\"",
 			},
 			expectedConfig: &Config{
@@ -120,6 +124,9 @@ func TestGetConfig(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 					},
 				},
+				NVIDIAContainerRuntimeHookConfig: RuntimeHookConfig{
+					Path: "/foo/bar/nvidia-container-runtime-hook",
+				},
 				NVIDIACTKConfig: CTKConfig{
 					Path: "/foo/bar/nvidia-ctk",
 				},
@@ -143,6 +150,8 @@ func TestGetConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				"annotation-prefixes = [\"cdi.k8s.io/\", \"example.vendor.com/\",]",
 				"[nvidia-container-runtime.modes.csv]",
 				"mount-spec-path = \"/not/etc/nvidia-container-runtime/host-files-for-container.d\"",
+				"[nvidia-container-runtime-hook]",
+				"path = \"/foo/bar/nvidia-container-runtime-hook\"",
 				"[nvidia-ctk]",
 				"path = \"/foo/bar/nvidia-ctk\"",
 			},
@@ -169,6 +178,9 @@ func TestGetConfig(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 					},
 				},
+				NVIDIAContainerRuntimeHookConfig: RuntimeHookConfig{
+					Path: "/foo/bar/nvidia-container-runtime-hook",
+				},
 				NVIDIACTKConfig: CTKConfig{
 					Path: "/foo/bar/nvidia-ctk",
 				},
diff --git a/internal/config/hook.go b/internal/config/hook.go
index 5a3b27dc..1222a4bb 100644
--- a/internal/config/hook.go
+++ b/internal/config/hook.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ package config
 
 // RuntimeHookConfig stores the config options for the NVIDIA Container Runtime
 type RuntimeHookConfig struct {
+	// Path specifies the path to the NVIDIA Container Runtime hook binary.
+	// If an executable name is specified, this will be resolved in the path.
+	Path string `toml:"path"`
 	// SkipModeDetection disables the mode check for the runtime hook.
 	SkipModeDetection bool `toml:"skip-mode-detection"`
 }
diff --git a/internal/modifier/stable.go b/internal/modifier/stable.go
index 1b4d8401..8281ce89 100644
--- a/internal/modifier/stable.go
+++ b/internal/modifier/stable.go
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@
 package modifier
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/config"
-	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/lookup"
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-container-toolkit/internal/oci"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -28,8 +26,11 @@ import (
 
 // NewStableRuntimeModifier creates an OCI spec modifier that inserts the NVIDIA Container Runtime Hook into an OCI
 // spec. The specified logger is used to capture log output.
-func NewStableRuntimeModifier(logger *logrus.Logger) oci.SpecModifier {
-	m := stableRuntimeModifier{logger: logger}
+func NewStableRuntimeModifier(logger *logrus.Logger, nvidiaContainerRuntimeHookPath string) oci.SpecModifier {
+	m := stableRuntimeModifier{
+		logger:                         logger,
+		nvidiaContainerRuntimeHookPath: nvidiaContainerRuntimeHookPath,
+	}
 
 	return &m
 }
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ func NewStableRuntimeModifier(logger *logrus.Logger) oci.SpecModifier {
 // stableRuntimeModifier modifies an OCI spec inplace, inserting the nvidia-container-runtime-hook as a
 // prestart hook. If the hook is already present, no modification is made.
 type stableRuntimeModifier struct {
-	logger *logrus.Logger
+	logger                         *logrus.Logger
+	nvidiaContainerRuntimeHookPath string
 }
 
 // Modify applies the required modification to the incoming OCI spec, inserting the nvidia-container-runtime-hook
@@ -53,18 +55,9 @@ func (m stableRuntimeModifier) Modify(spec *specs.Spec) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// We create a locator and look for the NVIDIA Container Runtime Hook in the path.
-	candidates, err := lookup.NewExecutableLocator(m.logger, "").Locate(config.NVIDIAContainerRuntimeHookExecutable)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to locate NVIDIA Container Runtime Hook: %v", err)
-	}
-	path := candidates[0]
-	if len(candidates) > 1 {
-		m.logger.Debugf("Using %v from multiple NVIDIA Container Runtime Hook candidates: %v", path, candidates)
-	}
-
+	path := m.nvidiaContainerRuntimeHookPath
 	m.logger.Infof("Using prestart hook path: %v", path)
-	args := []string{path}
+	args := []string{filepath.Base(path)}
 	if spec.Hooks == nil {
 		spec.Hooks = &specs.Hooks{}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/modifier/stable_test.go b/internal/modifier/stable_test.go
index ac05c199..0b8eaff9 100644
--- a/internal/modifier/stable_test.go
+++ b/internal/modifier/stable_test.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func TestAddHookModifier(t *testing.T) {
 					Prestart: []specs.Hook{
 						{
 							Path: testHookPath,
-							Args: []string{testHookPath, "prestart"},
+							Args: []string{"nvidia-container-runtime-hook", "prestart"},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func TestAddHookModifier(t *testing.T) {
 					Prestart: []specs.Hook{
 						{
 							Path: testHookPath,
-							Args: []string{testHookPath, "prestart"},
+							Args: []string{"nvidia-container-runtime-hook", "prestart"},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func TestAddHookModifier(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 						{
 							Path: testHookPath,
-							Args: []string{testHookPath, "prestart"},
+							Args: []string{"nvidia-container-runtime-hook", "prestart"},
 						},
 					},
 				},
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func TestAddHookModifier(t *testing.T) {
 
 		t.Run(tc.description, func(t *testing.T) {
 
-			m := NewStableRuntimeModifier(logger)
+			m := NewStableRuntimeModifier(logger, testHookPath)
 
 			err := m.Modify(&tc.spec)
 			if tc.expectedError != nil {
diff --git a/internal/runtime/runtime.go b/internal/runtime/runtime.go
index 47a80e29..e659694d 100644
--- a/internal/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/internal/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func (r rt) Run(argv []string) (rerr error) {
 		cfg.NVIDIAContainerRuntimeConfig.Mode = r.modeOverride
 	}
 	cfg.NVIDIACTKConfig.Path = config.ResolveNVIDIACTKPath(r.logger.Logger, cfg.NVIDIACTKConfig.Path)
+	cfg.NVIDIAContainerRuntimeHookConfig.Path = config.ResolveNVIDIAContainerRuntimeHookPath(r.logger.Logger, cfg.NVIDIAContainerRuntimeHookConfig.Path)
 
 	// Print the config to the output.
 	configJSON, err := json.MarshalIndent(cfg, "", "  ")
diff --git a/internal/runtime/runtime_factory.go b/internal/runtime/runtime_factory.go
index 36ac4e4e..80f94abc 100644
--- a/internal/runtime/runtime_factory.go
+++ b/internal/runtime/runtime_factory.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func newSpecModifier(logger *logrus.Logger, cfg *config.Config, ociSpec oci.Spec
 func newModeModifier(logger *logrus.Logger, cfg *config.Config, ociSpec oci.Spec, argv []string) (oci.SpecModifier, error) {
 	switch info.ResolveAutoMode(logger, cfg.NVIDIAContainerRuntimeConfig.Mode) {
 	case "legacy":
-		return modifier.NewStableRuntimeModifier(logger), nil
+		return modifier.NewStableRuntimeModifier(logger, cfg.NVIDIAContainerRuntimeHookConfig.Path), nil
 	case "csv":
 		return modifier.NewCSVModifier(logger, cfg, ociSpec)
 	case "cdi":