diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index 17298e7aa5772..9f105ee296f5c 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -1080,6 +1080,18 @@ func (a *agent) handleManifest(manifestOK *checkpoint) func(ctx context.Context,
 		if manifest.AgentID == uuid.Nil {
 			return xerrors.New("nil agentID returned by manifest")
 		}
+		if manifest.ParentID != uuid.Nil {
+			// This is a sub agent, disable all the features that should not
+			// be used by sub agents.
+			a.logger.Debug(ctx, "sub agent detected, disabling features",
+				slog.F("parent_id", manifest.ParentID),
+				slog.F("agent_id", manifest.AgentID),
+			)
+			if a.experimentalDevcontainersEnabled {
+				a.logger.Info(ctx, "devcontainers are not supported on sub agents, disabling feature")
+				a.experimentalDevcontainersEnabled = false
+			}
+		}
 		a.client.RewriteDERPMap(manifest.DERPMap)
 
 		// Expand the directory and send it back to coderd so external
diff --git a/agent/agent_test.go b/agent/agent_test.go
index 3ef9e4f4c75ba..9a8073a289b5f 100644
--- a/agent/agent_test.go
+++ b/agent/agent_test.go
@@ -2423,6 +2423,34 @@ waitForOutcomeLoop:
 	}(container)
 }
 
+func TestAgent_DevcontainersDisabledForSubAgent(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// Create a manifest with a ParentID to make this a sub agent.
+	manifest := agentsdk.Manifest{
+		AgentID:  uuid.New(),
+		ParentID: uuid.New(),
+	}
+
+	// Setup the agent with devcontainers enabled initially.
+	//nolint:dogsled
+	conn, _, _, _, _ := setupAgent(t, manifest, 0, func(_ *agenttest.Client, o *agent.Options) {
+		o.ExperimentalDevcontainersEnabled = true
+	})
+
+	// Query the containers API endpoint. This should fail because
+	// devcontainers have been disabled for the sub agent.
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), testutil.WaitMedium)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	_, err := conn.ListContainers(ctx)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+
+	// Verify the error message contains the expected text.
+	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "The agent dev containers feature is experimental and not enabled by default.")
+	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "To enable this feature, set CODER_AGENT_DEVCONTAINERS_ENABLE=true in your template.")
+}
+
 func TestAgent_Dial(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/codersdk/agentsdk/agentsdk.go b/codersdk/agentsdk/agentsdk.go
index e3b036dcdf00a..f44c19b998e21 100644
--- a/codersdk/agentsdk/agentsdk.go
+++ b/codersdk/agentsdk/agentsdk.go
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ type PostMetadataRequest struct {
 type PostMetadataRequestDeprecated = codersdk.WorkspaceAgentMetadataResult
 
 type Manifest struct {
+	ParentID  uuid.UUID `json:"parent_id"`
 	AgentID   uuid.UUID `json:"agent_id"`
 	AgentName string    `json:"agent_name"`
 	// OwnerUsername and WorkspaceID are used by an open-source user to identify the workspace.
diff --git a/codersdk/agentsdk/convert.go b/codersdk/agentsdk/convert.go
index 2b7dff950a3e7..d01c9e527fce9 100644
--- a/codersdk/agentsdk/convert.go
+++ b/codersdk/agentsdk/convert.go
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 func ManifestFromProto(manifest *proto.Manifest) (Manifest, error) {
+	parentID := uuid.Nil
+	if pid := manifest.GetParentId(); pid != nil {
+		var err error
+		parentID, err = uuid.FromBytes(pid)
+		if err != nil {
+			return Manifest{}, xerrors.Errorf("error converting workspace agent parent ID: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
 	apps, err := AppsFromProto(manifest.Apps)
 	if err != nil {
 		return Manifest{}, xerrors.Errorf("error converting workspace agent apps: %w", err)
@@ -36,6 +44,7 @@ func ManifestFromProto(manifest *proto.Manifest) (Manifest, error) {
 		return Manifest{}, xerrors.Errorf("error converting workspace agent devcontainers: %w", err)
 	}
 	return Manifest{
+		ParentID:                 parentID,
 		AgentID:                  agentID,
 		AgentName:                manifest.AgentName,
 		OwnerName:                manifest.OwnerUsername,
@@ -62,6 +71,7 @@ func ProtoFromManifest(manifest Manifest) (*proto.Manifest, error) {
 		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("convert workspace apps: %w", err)
 	}
 	return &proto.Manifest{
+		ParentId:      manifest.ParentID[:],
 		AgentId:       manifest.AgentID[:],
 		AgentName:     manifest.AgentName,
 		OwnerUsername: manifest.OwnerName,
diff --git a/codersdk/agentsdk/convert_test.go b/codersdk/agentsdk/convert_test.go
index 09482b1694910..f324d504b838a 100644
--- a/codersdk/agentsdk/convert_test.go
+++ b/codersdk/agentsdk/convert_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 func TestManifest(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	manifest := agentsdk.Manifest{
+		ParentID:           uuid.New(),
 		AgentID:            uuid.New(),
 		AgentName:          "test-agent",
 		OwnerName:          "test-owner",
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ func TestManifest(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	back, err := agentsdk.ManifestFromProto(p)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, manifest.ParentID, back.ParentID)
 	require.Equal(t, manifest.AgentID, back.AgentID)
 	require.Equal(t, manifest.AgentName, back.AgentName)
 	require.Equal(t, manifest.OwnerName, back.OwnerName)