diff --git a/pkg/quota/v1/evaluator/core/pods.go b/pkg/quota/v1/evaluator/core/pods.go
index daf15c48a3f..a0aab81842d 100644
--- a/pkg/quota/v1/evaluator/core/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/quota/v1/evaluator/core/pods.go
@@ -125,17 +125,25 @@ func (p *podEvaluator) Constraints(required []corev1.ResourceName, item runtime.
 	// validation with resource counting, but we did this before QoS was even defined.
 	// let's not make that mistake again with other resources now that QoS is defined.
 	requiredSet := quota.ToSet(required).Intersection(validationSet)
-	missingSet := sets.NewString()
+	missingSetResourceToContainerNames := make(map[string]sets.String)
 	for i := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-		enforcePodContainerConstraints(&pod.Spec.Containers[i], requiredSet, missingSet)
+		enforcePodContainerConstraints(&pod.Spec.Containers[i], requiredSet, missingSetResourceToContainerNames)
 	}
 	for i := range pod.Spec.InitContainers {
-		enforcePodContainerConstraints(&pod.Spec.InitContainers[i], requiredSet, missingSet)
+		enforcePodContainerConstraints(&pod.Spec.InitContainers[i], requiredSet, missingSetResourceToContainerNames)
 	}
-	if len(missingSet) == 0 {
+	if len(missingSetResourceToContainerNames) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("must specify %s", strings.Join(missingSet.List(), ","))
+	var resources = sets.NewString()
+	for resource := range missingSetResourceToContainerNames {
+		resources.Insert(resource)
+	}
+	var errorMessages = make([]string, 0, len(missingSetResourceToContainerNames))
+	for _, resource := range resources.List() {
+		errorMessages = append(errorMessages, fmt.Sprintf("%s for: %s", resource, strings.Join(missingSetResourceToContainerNames[resource].List(), ",")))
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("must specify %s", strings.Join(errorMessages, "; "))
 }
 
 // GroupResource that this evaluator tracks
@@ -225,14 +233,21 @@ var _ quota.Evaluator = &podEvaluator{}
 
 // enforcePodContainerConstraints checks for required resources that are not set on this container and
 // adds them to missingSet.
-func enforcePodContainerConstraints(container *corev1.Container, requiredSet, missingSet sets.String) {
+func enforcePodContainerConstraints(container *corev1.Container, requiredSet sets.String, missingSetResourceToContainerNames map[string]sets.String) {
 	requests := container.Resources.Requests
 	limits := container.Resources.Limits
 	containerUsage := podComputeUsageHelper(requests, limits)
 	containerSet := quota.ToSet(quota.ResourceNames(containerUsage))
 	if !containerSet.Equal(requiredSet) {
-		difference := requiredSet.Difference(containerSet)
-		missingSet.Insert(difference.List()...)
+		if difference := requiredSet.Difference(containerSet); difference.Len() != 0 {
+			for _, diff := range difference.List() {
+				if _, ok := missingSetResourceToContainerNames[diff]; !ok {
+					missingSetResourceToContainerNames[diff] = sets.NewString(container.Name)
+				} else {
+					missingSetResourceToContainerNames[diff].Insert(container.Name)
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/quota/v1/evaluator/core/pods_test.go b/pkg/quota/v1/evaluator/core/pods_test.go
index afe65e2c18b..5ee3f70a19d 100644
--- a/pkg/quota/v1/evaluator/core/pods_test.go
+++ b/pkg/quota/v1/evaluator/core/pods_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
-
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@ func TestPodConstraintsFunc(t *testing.T) {
 			pod: &api.Pod{
 				Spec: api.PodSpec{
 					InitContainers: []api.Container{{
+						Name: "dummy",
 						Resources: api.ResourceRequirements{
 							Requests: api.ResourceList{api.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("1m")},
 							Limits:   api.ResourceList{api.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("2m")},
@@ -55,12 +55,34 @@ func TestPodConstraintsFunc(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			required: []corev1.ResourceName{corev1.ResourceMemory},
-			err:      `must specify memory`,
+			err:      `must specify memory for: dummy`,
+		},
+		"multiple init container resource missing": {
+			pod: &api.Pod{
+				Spec: api.PodSpec{
+					InitContainers: []api.Container{{
+						Name: "foo",
+						Resources: api.ResourceRequirements{
+							Requests: api.ResourceList{api.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("1m")},
+							Limits:   api.ResourceList{api.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("2m")},
+						},
+					}, {
+						Name: "bar",
+						Resources: api.ResourceRequirements{
+							Requests: api.ResourceList{api.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("1m")},
+							Limits:   api.ResourceList{api.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("2m")},
+						},
+					}},
+				},
+			},
+			required: []corev1.ResourceName{corev1.ResourceMemory},
+			err:      `must specify memory for: bar,foo`,
 		},
 		"container resource missing": {
 			pod: &api.Pod{
 				Spec: api.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []api.Container{{
+						Name: "dummy",
 						Resources: api.ResourceRequirements{
 							Requests: api.ResourceList{api.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("1m")},
 							Limits:   api.ResourceList{api.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("2m")},
@@ -69,7 +91,43 @@ func TestPodConstraintsFunc(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			required: []corev1.ResourceName{corev1.ResourceMemory},
-			err:      `must specify memory`,
+			err:      `must specify memory for: dummy`,
+		},
+		"multiple container resource missing": {
+			pod: &api.Pod{
+				Spec: api.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []api.Container{{
+						Name: "foo",
+						Resources: api.ResourceRequirements{
+							Requests: api.ResourceList{api.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("1m")},
+							Limits:   api.ResourceList{api.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("2m")},
+						},
+					}, {
+						Name: "bar",
+						Resources: api.ResourceRequirements{
+							Requests: api.ResourceList{api.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("1m")},
+							Limits:   api.ResourceList{api.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("2m")},
+						},
+					}},
+				},
+			},
+			required: []corev1.ResourceName{corev1.ResourceMemory},
+			err:      `must specify memory for: bar,foo`,
+		},
+		"container resource missing multiple": {
+			pod: &api.Pod{
+				Spec: api.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []api.Container{{
+						Name:      "foo",
+						Resources: api.ResourceRequirements{},
+					}, {
+						Name:      "bar",
+						Resources: api.ResourceRequirements{},
+					}},
+				},
+			},
+			required: []corev1.ResourceName{corev1.ResourceMemory, corev1.ResourceCPU},
+			err:      `must specify cpu for: bar,foo; memory for: bar,foo`,
 		},
 	}
 	evaluator := NewPodEvaluator(nil, clock.RealClock{})
@@ -79,7 +137,7 @@ func TestPodConstraintsFunc(t *testing.T) {
 		case err != nil && len(test.err) == 0,
 			err == nil && len(test.err) != 0,
 			err != nil && test.err != err.Error():
-			t.Errorf("%s unexpected error: %v", testName, err)
+			t.Errorf("%s want: %v,got: %v", testName, test.err, err)
 		}
 	}
 }