diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/allocation/allocation_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/allocation/allocation_manager.go
index a0930eef98a..e4b17627ca9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/allocation/allocation_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/allocation/allocation_manager.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package allocation
 
 import (
+	"path/filepath"
+
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -29,7 +31,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 // podStatusManagerStateFile is the file name where status manager stores its state
-const podStatusManagerStateFile = "pod_status_manager_state"
+const (
+	allocatedPodsStateFile = "allocated_pods_state"
+	actuatedPodsStateFile  = "actuated_pods_state"
+)
 
 // AllocationManager tracks pod resource allocations.
 type Manager interface {
@@ -42,56 +47,70 @@ type Manager interface {
 	UpdatePodFromAllocation(pod *v1.Pod) (*v1.Pod, bool)
 
 	// SetPodAllocation checkpoints the resources allocated to a pod's containers.
-	SetPodAllocation(pod *v1.Pod) error
+	SetPodAllocation(allocatedPod *v1.Pod) error
 
-	// DeletePodAllocation removes any stored state for the given pod UID.
-	DeletePodAllocation(uid types.UID)
+	// SetActuatedResources records the actuated resources of the given container (or the entire
+	// pod, if actuatedContainer is nil).
+	SetActuatedResources(allocatedPod *v1.Pod, actuatedContainer *v1.Container) error
+
+	// GetActuatedResources returns the stored actuated resources for the container, and whether they exist.
+	GetActuatedResources(podUID types.UID, containerName string) (v1.ResourceRequirements, bool)
+
+	// DeletePod removes any stored state for the given pod UID.
+	DeletePod(uid types.UID)
 
 	// RemoveOrphanedPods removes the stored state for any pods not included in the set of remaining pods.
 	RemoveOrphanedPods(remainingPods sets.Set[types.UID])
 }
 
 type manager struct {
-	state state.State
+	allocated state.State
+	actuated  state.State
 }
 
 func NewManager(checkpointDirectory string) Manager {
-	m := &manager{}
+	return &manager{
+		allocated: newStateImpl(checkpointDirectory, allocatedPodsStateFile),
+		actuated:  newStateImpl(checkpointDirectory, actuatedPodsStateFile),
+	}
+}
 
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.InPlacePodVerticalScaling) {
-		stateImpl, err := state.NewStateCheckpoint(checkpointDirectory, podStatusManagerStateFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			// This is a crictical, non-recoverable failure.
-			klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to initialize allocation checkpoint manager")
-			panic(err)
-		}
-		m.state = stateImpl
-	} else {
-		m.state = state.NewNoopStateCheckpoint()
+func newStateImpl(checkpointDirectory, checkpointName string) state.State {
+	if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.InPlacePodVerticalScaling) {
+		return state.NewNoopStateCheckpoint()
 	}
 
-	return m
+	stateImpl, err := state.NewStateCheckpoint(checkpointDirectory, checkpointName)
+	if err != nil {
+		// This is a critical, non-recoverable failure.
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to initialize allocation checkpoint manager",
+			"checkpointPath", filepath.Join(checkpointDirectory, checkpointName))
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return stateImpl
 }
 
 // NewInMemoryManager returns an allocation manager that doesn't persist state.
 // For testing purposes only!
 func NewInMemoryManager() Manager {
 	return &manager{
-		state: state.NewStateMemory(nil),
+		allocated: state.NewStateMemory(nil),
+		actuated:  state.NewStateMemory(nil),
 	}
 }
 
 // GetContainerResourceAllocation returns the last checkpointed AllocatedResources values
 // If checkpoint manager has not been initialized, it returns nil, false
 func (m *manager) GetContainerResourceAllocation(podUID types.UID, containerName string) (v1.ResourceRequirements, bool) {
-	return m.state.GetContainerResourceAllocation(podUID, containerName)
+	return m.allocated.GetContainerResourceAllocation(podUID, containerName)
 }
 
 // UpdatePodFromAllocation overwrites the pod spec with the allocation.
 // This function does a deep copy only if updates are needed.
 func (m *manager) UpdatePodFromAllocation(pod *v1.Pod) (*v1.Pod, bool) {
 	// TODO(tallclair): This clones the whole cache, but we only need 1 pod.
-	allocs := m.state.GetPodResourceAllocation()
+	allocs := m.allocated.GetPodResourceAllocation()
 	return updatePodFromAllocation(pod, allocs)
 }
 
@@ -134,6 +153,10 @@ func updatePodFromAllocation(pod *v1.Pod, allocs state.PodResourceAllocation) (*
 
 // SetPodAllocation checkpoints the resources allocated to a pod's containers
 func (m *manager) SetPodAllocation(pod *v1.Pod) error {
+	return m.allocated.SetPodResourceAllocation(pod.UID, allocationFromPod(pod))
+}
+
+func allocationFromPod(pod *v1.Pod) map[string]v1.ResourceRequirements {
 	podAlloc := make(map[string]v1.ResourceRequirements)
 	for _, container := range pod.Spec.Containers {
 		alloc := *container.Resources.DeepCopy()
@@ -149,16 +172,35 @@ func (m *manager) SetPodAllocation(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return m.state.SetPodResourceAllocation(pod.UID, podAlloc)
+	return podAlloc
 }
 
-func (m *manager) DeletePodAllocation(uid types.UID) {
-	if err := m.state.Delete(uid, ""); err != nil {
+func (m *manager) DeletePod(uid types.UID) {
+	if err := m.allocated.Delete(uid, ""); err != nil {
+		// If the deletion fails, it will be retried by RemoveOrphanedPods, so we can safely ignore the error.
+		klog.V(3).ErrorS(err, "Failed to delete pod allocation", "podUID", uid)
+	}
+
+	if err := m.actuated.Delete(uid, ""); err != nil {
 		// If the deletion fails, it will be retried by RemoveOrphanedPods, so we can safely ignore the error.
 		klog.V(3).ErrorS(err, "Failed to delete pod allocation", "podUID", uid)
 	}
 }
 
 func (m *manager) RemoveOrphanedPods(remainingPods sets.Set[types.UID]) {
-	m.state.RemoveOrphanedPods(remainingPods)
+	m.allocated.RemoveOrphanedPods(remainingPods)
+	m.actuated.RemoveOrphanedPods(remainingPods)
+}
+
+func (m *manager) SetActuatedResources(allocatedPod *v1.Pod, actuatedContainer *v1.Container) error {
+	if actuatedContainer == nil {
+		alloc := allocationFromPod(allocatedPod)
+		return m.actuated.SetPodResourceAllocation(allocatedPod.UID, alloc)
+	}
+
+	return m.actuated.SetContainerResourceAllocation(allocatedPod.UID, actuatedContainer.Name, actuatedContainer.Resources)
+}
+
+func (m *manager) GetActuatedResources(podUID types.UID, containerName string) (v1.ResourceRequirements, bool) {
+	return m.actuated.GetContainerResourceAllocation(podUID, containerName)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index e22f9b81209..8a0bfdb2873 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -2722,7 +2722,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) HandlePodRemoves(pods []*v1.Pod) {
 	start := kl.clock.Now()
 	for _, pod := range pods {
 		kl.podManager.RemovePod(pod)
-		kl.allocationManager.DeletePodAllocation(pod.UID)
+		kl.allocationManager.DeletePod(pod.UID)
 
 		pod, mirrorPod, wasMirror := kl.podManager.GetPodAndMirrorPod(pod)
 		if wasMirror {