diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
index 06e95146d3d..651d32fa616 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
@@ -5491,7 +5491,7 @@ func ValidatePodEphemeralContainersUpdate(newPod, oldPod *core.Pod, opts PodVali
 func ValidatePodResize(newPod, oldPod *core.Pod, opts PodValidationOptions) field.ErrorList {
 	// Part 1: Validate newPod's spec and updates to metadata
 	fldPath := field.NewPath("metadata")
-	allErrs := ValidateObjectMetaUpdate(&newPod.ObjectMeta, &oldPod.ObjectMeta, fldPath)
+	allErrs := ValidateImmutableField(&newPod.ObjectMeta, &oldPod.ObjectMeta, fldPath)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, validatePodMetadataAndSpec(newPod, opts)...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidatePodSpecificAnnotationUpdates(newPod, oldPod, fldPath.Child("annotations"), opts)...)
 
diff --git a/pkg/quota/v1/evaluator/core/pods.go b/pkg/quota/v1/evaluator/core/pods.go
index 0bdc116b954..ac438685db0 100644
--- a/pkg/quota/v1/evaluator/core/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/quota/v1/evaluator/core/pods.go
@@ -155,11 +155,15 @@ func (p *podEvaluator) GroupResource() schema.GroupResource {
 
 // Handles returns true if the evaluator should handle the specified attributes.
 func (p *podEvaluator) Handles(a admission.Attributes) bool {
-	if a.GetSubresource() != "" && a.GetSubresource() != "resize" {
+	op := a.GetOperation()
+	switch a.GetSubresource() {
+	case "":
+		return op == admission.Create
+	case "resize":
+		return op == admission.Update
+	default:
 		return false
 	}
-	op := a.GetOperation()
-	return op == admission.Create || (a.GetSubresource() == "resize" && op == admission.Update)
 }
 
 // Matches returns true if the evaluator matches the specified quota with the provided input item
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
index 63f5fc1fee8..05257423fdc 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
@@ -275,19 +275,31 @@ func (podEphemeralContainersStrategy) WarningsOnUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj,
 
 type podResizeStrategy struct {
 	podStrategy
+
+	resetFieldsFilter fieldpath.Filter
 }
 
 // ResizeStrategy wraps and exports the used podStrategy for the storage package.
-var ResizeStrategy = podResizeStrategy{Strategy}
+var ResizeStrategy = podResizeStrategy{
+	podStrategy: Strategy,
+	resetFieldsFilter: fieldpath.NewIncludeMatcherFilter(
+		fieldpath.MakePrefixMatcherOrDie("spec", "containers", fieldpath.MatchAnyPathElement(), "resources"),
+		fieldpath.MakePrefixMatcherOrDie("spec", "containers", fieldpath.MatchAnyPathElement(), "resizePolicy"),
+	),
+}
 
-// dropNonPodResizeUpdates discards all changes except for pod.Spec.Containers[*].Resources,ResizePolicy and certain metadata
-func dropNonPodResizeUpdates(newPod, oldPod *api.Pod) *api.Pod {
+// dropNonResizeUpdates discards all changes except for pod.Spec.Containers[*].Resources,ResizePolicy and certain metadata
+func dropNonResizeUpdates(newPod, oldPod *api.Pod) *api.Pod {
 	pod := dropPodUpdates(newPod, oldPod)
 
+	// Containers are not allowed to be re-ordered, but in case they were,
+	// we don't want to corrupt them here. It will get caught in validation.
 	oldCtrToIndex := make(map[string]int)
 	for idx, ctr := range pod.Spec.Containers {
 		oldCtrToIndex[ctr.Name] = idx
 	}
+	// TODO: Once we add in-place pod resize support for sidecars, we need to allow
+	// modifying sidecar resources via resize subresource too.
 	for _, ctr := range newPod.Spec.Containers {
 		idx, ok := oldCtrToIndex[ctr.Name]
 		if !ok {
@@ -303,7 +315,7 @@ func (podResizeStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.
 	newPod := obj.(*api.Pod)
 	oldPod := old.(*api.Pod)
 
-	*newPod = *dropNonPodResizeUpdates(newPod, oldPod)
+	*newPod = *dropNonResizeUpdates(newPod, oldPod)
 	podutil.MarkPodProposedForResize(oldPod, newPod)
 	podutil.DropDisabledPodFields(newPod, oldPod)
 }
@@ -323,12 +335,9 @@ func (podResizeStrategy) WarningsOnUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.
 
 // GetResetFieldsFilter returns a set of fields filter reset by the strategy
 // and should not be modified by the user.
-func (podResizeStrategy) GetResetFieldsFilter() map[fieldpath.APIVersion]fieldpath.Filter {
+func (p podResizeStrategy) GetResetFieldsFilter() map[fieldpath.APIVersion]fieldpath.Filter {
 	return map[fieldpath.APIVersion]fieldpath.Filter{
-		"v1": fieldpath.NewIncludeMatcherFilter(
-			fieldpath.MakePrefixMatcherOrDie("spec", "containers", fieldpath.MatchAnyPathElement(), "resources"),
-			fieldpath.MakePrefixMatcherOrDie("spec", "containers", fieldpath.MatchAnyPathElement(), "resizePolicy"),
-		),
+		"v1": p.resetFieldsFilter,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission.go
index 9bd70d40a38..db02fbd7dd4 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission.go
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ func (d *DefaultLimitRangerActions) ValidateLimit(limitRange *corev1.LimitRange,
 // SupportsAttributes ignores all calls that do not deal with pod resources or storage requests (PVCs).
 // Also ignores any call that has a subresource defined.
 func (d *DefaultLimitRangerActions) SupportsAttributes(a admission.Attributes) bool {
-	// Handle the special case for in-place pod vertical scaling
+	// Handle in-place vertical scaling of pods, where users modify container
+	// resources using the resize subresource.
 	if a.GetSubresource() == "resize" && a.GetKind().GroupKind() == api.Kind("Pod") && a.GetOperation() == admission.Update {
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/test/e2e/node/pod_resize.go b/test/e2e/node/pod_resize.go
index 1c0c4fcd07c..098c267a46f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/node/pod_resize.go
+++ b/test/e2e/node/pod_resize.go
@@ -40,17 +40,17 @@ import (
 func doPodResizeAdmissionPluginsTests(f *framework.Framework) {
 	testcases := []struct {
 		name                  string
-		enableAdmissionPlugin func(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework)
+		enableAdmissionPlugin func(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, ns string)
 		wantMemoryError       string
 		wantCPUError          string
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "pod-resize-resource-quota-test",
-			enableAdmissionPlugin: func(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework) {
+			enableAdmissionPlugin: func(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, ns string) {
 				resourceQuota := v1.ResourceQuota{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 						Name:      "resize-resource-quota",
-						Namespace: f.Namespace.Name,
+						Namespace: ns,
 					},
 					Spec: v1.ResourceQuotaSpec{
 						Hard: v1.ResourceList{
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func doPodResizeAdmissionPluginsTests(f *framework.Framework) {
 				}
 
 				ginkgo.By("Creating a ResourceQuota")
-				_, rqErr := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().ResourceQuotas(f.Namespace.Name).Create(ctx, &resourceQuota, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+				_, rqErr := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().ResourceQuotas(ns).Create(ctx, &resourceQuota, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 				framework.ExpectNoError(rqErr, "failed to create resource quota")
 			},
 			wantMemoryError: "exceeded quota: resize-resource-quota, requested: memory=350Mi, used: memory=700Mi, limited: memory=800Mi",
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ func doPodResizeAdmissionPluginsTests(f *framework.Framework) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "pod-resize-limit-ranger-test",
-			enableAdmissionPlugin: func(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework) {
+			enableAdmissionPlugin: func(ctx context.Context, f *framework.Framework, ns string) {
 				lr := v1.LimitRange{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 						Name:      "resize-limit-ranger",
-						Namespace: f.Namespace.Name,
+						Namespace: ns,
 					},
 					Spec: v1.LimitRangeSpec{
 						Limits: []v1.LimitRangeItem{
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func doPodResizeAdmissionPluginsTests(f *framework.Framework) {
 				}
 
 				ginkgo.By("Creating a LimitRanger")
-				_, lrErr := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().LimitRanges(f.Namespace.Name).Create(ctx, &lr, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+				_, lrErr := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().LimitRanges(ns).Create(ctx, &lr, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 				framework.ExpectNoError(lrErr, "failed to create limit ranger")
 			},
 			wantMemoryError: "forbidden: maximum memory usage per Container is 500Mi, but limit is 750Mi",
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ func doPodResizeAdmissionPluginsTests(f *framework.Framework) {
 
 	for _, tc := range testcases {
 		ginkgo.It(tc.name, func(ctx context.Context) {
+			ns, err := f.CreateNamespace(ctx, tc.name, nil)
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed creating Namespace")
+
 			containers := []e2epod.ResizableContainerInfo{
 				{
 					Name:      "c1",
@@ -133,26 +136,25 @@ func doPodResizeAdmissionPluginsTests(f *framework.Framework) {
 				{"name":"c1", "resources":{"requests":{"cpu":"250m","memory":"750Mi"},"limits":{"cpu":"250m","memory":"750Mi"}}}
 			]}}`
 
-			tc.enableAdmissionPlugin(ctx, f)
+			tc.enableAdmissionPlugin(ctx, f, ns.Name)
 
 			tStamp := strconv.Itoa(time.Now().Nanosecond())
 			e2epod.InitDefaultResizePolicy(containers)
 			e2epod.InitDefaultResizePolicy(expected)
-			testPod1 := e2epod.MakePodWithResizableContainers(f.Namespace.Name, "testpod1", tStamp, containers)
+			testPod1 := e2epod.MakePodWithResizableContainers(ns.Name, "testpod1", tStamp, containers)
 			testPod1 = e2epod.MustMixinRestrictedPodSecurity(testPod1)
-			testPod2 := e2epod.MakePodWithResizableContainers(f.Namespace.Name, "testpod2", tStamp, containers)
+			testPod2 := e2epod.MakePodWithResizableContainers(ns.Name, "testpod2", tStamp, containers)
 			testPod2 = e2epod.MustMixinRestrictedPodSecurity(testPod2)
 
 			ginkgo.By("creating pods")
 			podClient := e2epod.NewPodClient(f)
-			newPod1 := podClient.CreateSync(ctx, testPod1)
-			newPod2 := podClient.CreateSync(ctx, testPod2)
+			newPods := podClient.CreateBatch(ctx, []*v1.Pod{testPod1, testPod2})
 
 			ginkgo.By("verifying initial pod resources, and policy are as expected")
-			e2epod.VerifyPodResources(newPod1, containers)
+			e2epod.VerifyPodResources(newPods[0], containers)
 
 			ginkgo.By("patching pod for resize within resource quota")
-			patchedPod, pErr := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(newPod1.Namespace).Patch(ctx, newPod1.Name,
+			patchedPod, pErr := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(newPods[0].Namespace).Patch(ctx, newPods[0].Name,
 				types.StrategicMergePatchType, []byte(patchString), metav1.PatchOptions{}, "resize")
 			framework.ExpectNoError(pErr, "failed to patch pod for resize")
 
@@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ func doPodResizeAdmissionPluginsTests(f *framework.Framework) {
 			e2epod.VerifyPodResources(patchedPod, expected)
 
 			ginkgo.By("waiting for resize to be actuated")
-			resizedPod := e2epod.WaitForPodResizeActuation(ctx, f, podClient, newPod1)
+			resizedPod := e2epod.WaitForPodResizeActuation(ctx, f, podClient, newPods[0])
 			e2epod.ExpectPodResized(ctx, f, resizedPod, expected)
 
 			ginkgo.By("verifying pod resources after resize")
@@ -189,10 +191,10 @@ func doPodResizeAdmissionPluginsTests(f *framework.Framework) {
 			framework.ExpectNoError(e2epod.VerifyPodStatusResources(patchedPodExceedMemory, expected))
 
 			ginkgo.By("deleting pods")
-			delErr1 := e2epod.DeletePodWithWait(ctx, f.ClientSet, newPod1)
-			framework.ExpectNoError(delErr1, "failed to delete pod %s", newPod1.Name)
-			delErr2 := e2epod.DeletePodWithWait(ctx, f.ClientSet, newPod2)
-			framework.ExpectNoError(delErr2, "failed to delete pod %s", newPod2.Name)
+			delErr1 := e2epod.DeletePodWithWait(ctx, f.ClientSet, newPods[0])
+			framework.ExpectNoError(delErr1, "failed to delete pod %s", newPods[0].Name)
+			delErr2 := e2epod.DeletePodWithWait(ctx, f.ClientSet, newPods[1])
+			framework.ExpectNoError(delErr2, "failed to delete pod %s", newPods[1].Name)
 		})
 	}