diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e3f78c8840c..6582d99c10d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ Major:
 - [On-demand image pulling (lazy-pulling) using Stargz Snapshotter](./docs/stargz.md): `nerdctl --snapshotter=stargz run IMAGE` .
 - [Image encryption and decryption using ocicrypt (imgcrypt)](./docs/ocicrypt.md): `nerdctl image (encrypt|decrypt) SRC DST`
 - [P2P image distribution using IPFS](./docs/ipfs.md): `nerdctl run ipfs://CID`
+- Recursive read-only (RRO) bind-mount: `nerdctl run -v /mnt:/mnt:rro` (make children such as `/mnt/usb` to be read-only, too).
+  Requires kernel >= 5.12, and crun >= 1.4 or runc >= 1.1 (PR [#3272](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/3272)).
 
 Minor:
 - Namespacing: `nerdctl --namespace=<NS> ps` .
@@ -339,7 +341,13 @@ Runtime flags:
 - :whale: `--sysctl`: Sysctl options, e.g \"net.ipv4.ip_forward=1\"
 
 Volume flags:
-- :whale: :blue_square: `-v, --volume`: Bind mount a volume
+- :whale: :blue_square: `-v, --volume <SRC>:<DST>[:<OPT>]`: Bind mount a volume, e.g., `-v /mnt:/mnt:rro,rprivate`
+  - :whale:     option `rw` : Read/Write (when writable)
+  - :whale:     option `ro` : Non-recursive read-only
+  - :nerd_face: option `rro`: Recursive read-only. Should be used in conjunction with `rprivate`. e.g., `-v /mnt:/mnt:rro,rprivate` makes children such as `/mnt/usb` to be read-only, too.
+    Requires kernel >= 5.12, and crun >= 1.4 or runc >= 1.1 (PR [#3272](https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/3272)). With older runc, `rro` just works as `ro`.
+  - :whale:     option `shared`, `slave`, `private`: Non-recursive "shared" / "slave" / "private" propagation
+  - :whale:     option `rshared`, `rslave`, `rprivate`: Recursive "shared" / "slave" / "private" propagation
 - :whale: `--tmpfs`: Mount a tmpfs directory
 
 Rootfs flags:
diff --git a/pkg/mountutil/mountutil_linux.go b/pkg/mountutil/mountutil_linux.go
index b6a5fbd9e1e..449d03a7034 100644
--- a/pkg/mountutil/mountutil_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/mountutil/mountutil_linux.go
@@ -94,9 +94,7 @@ func parseVolumeOptionsWithMountInfo(vType, src, optsRaw string, getMountInfoFun
 	)
 	for _, opt := range strings.Split(optsRaw, ",") {
 		switch opt {
-		case "rw":
-			writeModeRawOpts = append(writeModeRawOpts, opt)
-		case "ro":
+		case "rw", "ro", "rro":
 			writeModeRawOpts = append(writeModeRawOpts, opt)
 		case "private", "rprivate", "shared", "rshared", "slave", "rslave":
 			propagationRawOpts = append(propagationRawOpts, opt)
@@ -112,9 +110,24 @@ func parseVolumeOptionsWithMountInfo(vType, src, optsRaw string, getMountInfoFun
 
 	if len(writeModeRawOpts) > 1 {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("duplicated read/write volume option: %+v", writeModeRawOpts)
-	} else if len(writeModeRawOpts) > 0 && writeModeRawOpts[0] == "ro" {
-		opts = append(opts, "ro")
-	} // No need to return option when "rw"
+	} else if len(writeModeRawOpts) > 0 {
+		switch writeModeRawOpts[0] {
+		case "ro":
+			opts = append(opts, "ro")
+		case "rro":
+			// Mount option "rro" is supported since crun v1.4 / runc v1.1 (https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/3272), with kernel >= 5.12.
+			// Older version of runc just ignores "rro", so we have to add "ro" too, to our best effort.
+			opts = append(opts, "ro", "rro")
+			if len(propagationRawOpts) != 1 || propagationRawOpts[0] != "rprivate" {
+				logrus.Warn("Mount option \"rro\" should be used in conjunction with \"rprivate\"")
+			}
+		case "rw":
+			// NOP
+		default:
+			// NOTREACHED
+			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected writeModeRawOpts[0]=%q", writeModeRawOpts[0])
+		}
+	}
 
 	if len(propagationRawOpts) > 1 {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("duplicated volume propagation option: %+v", propagationRawOpts)