diff --git a/capability/capability.go b/capability/capability.go
index 1b36f5f..a8f6187 100644
--- a/capability/capability.go
+++ b/capability/capability.go
@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ type Capabilities interface {
 	// Apply apply the capabilities settings, so all changes will take
 	// effect.
 	Apply(kind CapType) error
+
+	SetAmbient(cap ...Cap) error
+
+	RemoveAmbient(cap ...Cap) error
+
+	ClearAmbient() error
 }
 
 // NewPid initializes a new [Capabilities] object for given pid when
diff --git a/capability/capability_linux.go b/capability/capability_linux.go
index 6f00f78..e2ea63e 100644
--- a/capability/capability_linux.go
+++ b/capability/capability_linux.go
@@ -364,12 +364,15 @@ func (c *capsV3) Apply(kind CapType) error {
 	}
 
 	if kind&AMBS == AMBS {
+		err = c.ClearAmbient()
+		if err != nil && !ignorableError(err) {
+			return err
+		}
 		for i := Cap(0); i <= last; i++ {
-			action := pr_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER
-			if c.Get(AMBIENT, i) {
-				action = pr_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE
+			if !c.Get(AMBIENT, i) {
+				continue
 			}
-			err = prctl(pr_CAP_AMBIENT, action, uintptr(i), 0, 0)
+			err = c.SetAmbient(i)
 			if err != nil && !ignorableError(err) {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -379,6 +382,36 @@ func (c *capsV3) Apply(kind CapType) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *capsV3) setAmbient(raise bool, cap ...Cap) error {
+	action := pr_CAP_AMBIENT_LOWER
+	if raise {
+		action = pr_CAP_AMBIENT_RAISE
+	}
+	for _, val := range cap {
+		err := prctl(pr_CAP_AMBIENT, action, uintptr(val), 0, 0)
+		if err != nil && !ignorableError(err) {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *capsV3) SetAmbient(cap ...Cap) error {
+	return c.setAmbient(true, cap...)
+}
+
+func (c *capsV3) RemoveAmbient(cap ...Cap) error {
+	return c.setAmbient(false, cap...)
+}
+
+func (c *capsV3) ClearAmbient() error {
+	err := prctl(pr_CAP_AMBIENT, pr_CAP_AMBIENT_CLEAR_ALL, 0, 0, 0)
+	if err != nil && ignorableError(err) {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
 func newFile(path string) (c Capabilities, err error) {
 	c = &capsFile{path: path}
 	return
@@ -534,3 +567,15 @@ func (c *capsFile) Apply(kind CapType) (err error) {
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func (c *capsFile) SetAmbient(cap ...Cap) error {
+	return errors.New("ambient cap is not supported for a file")
+}
+
+func (c *capsFile) RemoveAmbient(cap ...Cap) error {
+	return errors.New("ambient cap is not supported for a file")
+}
+
+func (c *capsFile) ClearAmbient() error {
+	return errors.New("ambient cap is not supported for a file")
+}