diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8d3b340c..4fffdf0c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Capture "broken" symlinks during container build. #1267
 - Fix the issue that removing lines during wwctl overlay edit didn't work. #1235
 - Fix the issue that new files created with wwctl overlay edit have 755 permissions. #1236
+- Mount `/sys` and `/run` during `wwctl container exec`. #1287
 
 ## v4.5.4, 2024-06-12
 
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/container/exec/child/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/container/exec/child/main.go
index 62d09a20..a6502111 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/container/exec/child/main.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/container/exec/child/main.go
@@ -135,11 +135,6 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	err = syscall.Mount("/dev", path.Join(containerPath, "/dev"), "", syscall.MS_BIND, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to mount /dev")
-	}
-
 	for _, mntPnt := range mountPts {
 		err = syscall.Mount(mntPnt.Source, path.Join(containerPath, mntPnt.Dest), "", syscall.MS_BIND, "")
 		if err != nil {
@@ -166,9 +161,17 @@ func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to chdir")
 	}
 
-	err = syscall.Mount("/proc", "/proc", "proc", 0, "")
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to mount proc")
+	if err := syscall.Mount("devtmpfs", "/dev", "devtmpfs", 0, ""); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to mount /dev")
+	}
+	if err := syscall.Mount("sysfs", "/sys", "sysfs", 0, ""); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to mount /sys")
+	}
+	if err := syscall.Mount("proc", "/proc", "proc", 0, ""); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to mount /proc")
+	}
+	if err := syscall.Mount("tmpfs", "/run", "tmpfs", 0, ""); err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to mount /run")
 	}
 
 	os.Setenv("PS1", ps1Str)