diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
index 7958bafdf58..a616d2f371b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
@@ -1630,6 +1630,8 @@ const (
 	// PodReady means the pod is able to service requests and should be added to the
 	// load balancing pools of all matching services.
 	PodReady PodConditionType = "Ready"
+	// PodInitialized means that all init containers in the pod have started successfully.
+	PodInitialized PodConditionType = "Initialized"
 	// PodReasonUnschedulable reason in PodScheduled PodCondition means that the scheduler
 	// can't schedule the pod right now, for example due to insufficient resources in the cluster.
 	PodReasonUnschedulable = "Unschedulable"