diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 94f2a9ded95..4fdcef9fbeb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
@@ -2898,6 +2899,12 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) handlePodResourcesResize(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecontaine
 		if err := kl.statusManager.SetPodAllocation(pod); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		for i, container := range pod.Spec.Containers {
+			if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(container.Resources, allocatedPod.Spec.Containers[i].Resources) {
+				key := kuberuntime.GetStableKey(pod, &container)
+				kl.backOff.Reset(key)
+			}
+		}
 		allocatedPod = pod
 	}
 	if resizeStatus != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
index 71903ea5db9..b8bb03aa70b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
@@ -2676,6 +2676,7 @@ func TestHandlePodResourcesResize(t *testing.T) {
 		newRequestsAllocated bool // Whether the new requests have already been allocated (but not actuated)
 		expectedAllocations  v1.ResourceList
 		expectedResize       v1.PodResizeStatus
+		expectBackoffReset   bool
 		goos                 string
 	}{
 		{
@@ -2684,6 +2685,7 @@ func TestHandlePodResourcesResize(t *testing.T) {
 			newRequests:         v1.ResourceList{v1.ResourceCPU: cpu500m, v1.ResourceMemory: mem500M},
 			expectedAllocations: v1.ResourceList{v1.ResourceCPU: cpu500m, v1.ResourceMemory: mem500M},
 			expectedResize:      v1.PodResizeStatusInProgress,
+			expectBackoffReset:  true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:                "Request CPU increase, memory decrease - expect InProgress",
@@ -2691,6 +2693,7 @@ func TestHandlePodResourcesResize(t *testing.T) {
 			newRequests:         v1.ResourceList{v1.ResourceCPU: cpu1500m, v1.ResourceMemory: mem500M},
 			expectedAllocations: v1.ResourceList{v1.ResourceCPU: cpu1500m, v1.ResourceMemory: mem500M},
 			expectedResize:      v1.PodResizeStatusInProgress,
+			expectBackoffReset:  true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:                "Request CPU decrease, memory increase - expect InProgress",
@@ -2698,6 +2701,7 @@ func TestHandlePodResourcesResize(t *testing.T) {
 			newRequests:         v1.ResourceList{v1.ResourceCPU: cpu500m, v1.ResourceMemory: mem1500M},
 			expectedAllocations: v1.ResourceList{v1.ResourceCPU: cpu500m, v1.ResourceMemory: mem1500M},
 			expectedResize:      v1.PodResizeStatusInProgress,
+			expectBackoffReset:  true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:                "Request CPU and memory increase beyond current capacity - expect Deferred",
@@ -2788,6 +2792,11 @@ func TestHandlePodResourcesResize(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}
 
+			now := kubelet.clock.Now()
+			// Put the container in backoff so we can confirm backoff is reset.
+			backoffKey := kuberuntime.GetStableKey(tt.pod, &tt.pod.Spec.Containers[0])
+			kubelet.backOff.Next(backoffKey, now)
+
 			updatedPod, err := kubelet.handlePodResourcesResize(newPod, podStatus)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAllocations, updatedPod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests, "updated pod spec resources")
@@ -2798,6 +2807,13 @@ func TestHandlePodResourcesResize(t *testing.T) {
 
 			resizeStatus := kubelet.statusManager.GetPodResizeStatus(newPod.UID)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedResize, resizeStatus)
+
+			isInBackoff := kubelet.backOff.IsInBackOffSince(backoffKey, now)
+			if tt.expectBackoffReset {
+				assert.False(t, isInBackoff, "container backoff should be reset")
+			} else {
+				assert.True(t, isInBackoff, "container backoff should not be reset")
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers.go
index 7787402bff7..127a187f228 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers.go
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ func isInitContainerFailed(status *kubecontainer.Status) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// getStableKey generates a key (string) to uniquely identify a
+// GetStableKey generates a key (string) to uniquely identify a
 // (pod, container) tuple. The key should include the content of the
 // container, so that any change to the container generates a new key.
-func getStableKey(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) string {
+func GetStableKey(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) string {
 	hash := strconv.FormatUint(kubecontainer.HashContainer(container), 16)
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s_%s_%s_%s", pod.Name, pod.Namespace, string(pod.UID), container.Name, hash)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers_test.go
index e479496059c..8cc9c2956e4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/helpers_test.go
@@ -113,11 +113,11 @@ func TestStableKey(t *testing.T) {
 			Containers: []v1.Container{*container},
 		},
 	}
-	oldKey := getStableKey(pod, container)
+	oldKey := GetStableKey(pod, container)
 
 	// Updating the container image should change the key.
 	container.Image = "foo/image:v2"
-	newKey := getStableKey(pod, container)
+	newKey := GetStableKey(pod, container)
 	assert.NotEqual(t, oldKey, newKey)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
index f7902bd47d8..cea016af3d4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kuberuntime/kuberuntime_manager.go
@@ -1433,7 +1433,7 @@ func (m *kubeGenericRuntimeManager) doBackOff(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Contain
 	// Use the finished time of the latest exited container as the start point to calculate whether to do back-off.
 	ts := cStatus.FinishedAt
 	// backOff requires a unique key to identify the container.
-	key := getStableKey(pod, container)
+	key := GetStableKey(pod, container)
 	if backOff.IsInBackOffSince(key, ts) {
 		if containerRef, err := kubecontainer.GenerateContainerRef(pod, container); err == nil {
 			m.recorder.Eventf(containerRef, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.BackOffStartContainer,