diff --git a/sandbox/container.go b/sandbox/container.go
index 70929bb..f2595c3 100644
--- a/sandbox/container.go
+++ b/sandbox/container.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (p *Container) Start() error {
 			syscall.CLONE_NEWNS,
 
 		// remain privileged for setup
-		AmbientCaps: []uintptr{CAP_SYS_ADMIN},
+		AmbientCaps: []uintptr{CAP_SYS_ADMIN, CAP_SETPCAP},
 
 		UseCgroupFD: p.Cgroup != nil,
 	}
diff --git a/sandbox/init.go b/sandbox/init.go
index 1116767..437eb7a 100644
--- a/sandbox/init.go
+++ b/sandbox/init.go
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ func Init(prepare func(prefix string), setVerbose func(verbose bool)) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// cache sysctl before pivot_root
+	LastCap()
+
 	/*
 		set up mount points from intermediate root
 	*/
@@ -217,15 +220,21 @@ func Init(prepare func(prefix string), setVerbose func(verbose bool)) {
 		load seccomp filter
 	*/
 
-	if _, _, err := syscall.Syscall(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0); err != 0 {
-		log.Fatalf("prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS): %v", err)
+	if _, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS, 1, 0, 0); errno != 0 {
+		log.Fatalf("prctl(PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS): %v", errno)
+	}
+	if _, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_PRCTL, PR_CAP_AMBIENT, PR_CAP_AMBIENT_CLEAR_ALL, 0); errno != 0 {
+		log.Fatalf("cannot clear the ambient capability set: %v", errno)
+	}
+	for i := uintptr(0); i <= LastCap(); i++ {
+		if _, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_PRCTL, syscall.PR_CAPBSET_DROP, i, 0); errno != 0 {
+			log.Fatalf("cannot drop capability: %v", errno)
+		}
 	}
 	if err := seccomp.Load(params.Flags.seccomp(params.Seccomp)); err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("cannot load syscall filter: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	/* at this point CAP_SYS_ADMIN can be dropped, however it is kept for now as it does not increase attack surface */
-
 	/*
 		pass through extra files
 	*/
diff --git a/sandbox/syscall.go b/sandbox/syscall.go
index d477dbc..a92fa17 100644
--- a/sandbox/syscall.go
+++ b/sandbox/syscall.go
@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@ package sandbox
 import "syscall"
 
 const (
-	O_PATH              = 0x200000
+	O_PATH = 0x200000
+
 	PR_SET_NO_NEW_PRIVS = 0x26
-	CAP_SYS_ADMIN       = 0x15
+
+	PR_CAP_AMBIENT           = 47
+	PR_CAP_AMBIENT_CLEAR_ALL = 4
+
+	CAP_SYS_ADMIN = 0x15
+	CAP_SETPCAP   = 8
 )
 
 const (
@@ -15,7 +21,7 @@ const (
 
 func SetDumpable(dumpable uintptr) error {
 	// linux/sched/coredump.h
-	if _, _, errno := syscall.RawSyscall(syscall.SYS_PRCTL, syscall.PR_SET_DUMPABLE, dumpable, 0); errno != 0 {
+	if _, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_PRCTL, syscall.PR_SET_DUMPABLE, dumpable, 0); errno != 0 {
 		return errno
 	}
 
diff --git a/test/test.py b/test/test.py
index 1b3bef0..9288bb8 100644
--- a/test/test.py
+++ b/test/test.py
@@ -99,6 +99,13 @@ print(denyOutputVerbose)
 # Fail direct fsu call:
 print(machine.fail("sudo -u alice -i fsu"))
 
+# Verify capabilities/securebits in user namespace:
+print(machine.succeed("sudo -u alice -i fortify run capsh --has-no-new-privs"))
+print(machine.fail("sudo -u alice -i fortify run capsh --has-a=CAP_SYS_ADMIN"))
+print(machine.fail("sudo -u alice -i fortify run capsh --has-b=CAP_SYS_ADMIN"))
+print(machine.fail("sudo -u alice -i fortify run capsh --has-p=CAP_SYS_ADMIN"))
+print(machine.fail("sudo -u alice -i fortify run umount -R /dev"))
+
 # Verify PrintBaseError behaviour:
 if denyOutput != "fsu: uid 1001 is not in the fsurc file\n":
     raise Exception(f"unexpected deny output:\n{denyOutput}")