diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
index fb6d94f05e3..5255f97019f 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
@@ -5413,16 +5413,16 @@ func ValidateInitContainerStateTransition(newStatuses, oldStatuses []core.Contai
 		}
 
 		// Skip any restartable init container that is allowed to restart
-		isRestartableInitContainer := false
+		isRestartableInitCtr := false
 		for _, c := range podSpec.InitContainers {
 			if oldStatus.Name == c.Name {
-				if c.RestartPolicy != nil && *c.RestartPolicy == core.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways {
-					isRestartableInitContainer = true
+				if isRestartableInitContainer(&c) {
+					isRestartableInitCtr = true
 				}
 				break
 			}
 		}
-		if isRestartableInitContainer {
+		if isRestartableInitCtr {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -5619,7 +5619,7 @@ func ValidatePodResize(newPod, oldPod *core.Pod, opts PodValidationOptions) fiel
 	// Do not allow removing resource requests/limits on resize.
 	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.SidecarContainers) {
 		for ix, ctr := range oldPod.Spec.InitContainers {
-			if ctr.RestartPolicy != nil && *ctr.RestartPolicy != core.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways {
+			if !isRestartableInitContainer(&ctr) {
 				continue
 			}
 			if resourcesRemoved(newPod.Spec.InitContainers[ix].Resources.Requests, ctr.Resources.Requests) {
@@ -5652,7 +5652,7 @@ func ValidatePodResize(newPod, oldPod *core.Pod, opts PodValidationOptions) fiel
 	var newInitContainers []core.Container
 	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.SidecarContainers) {
 		for ix, container := range originalCPUMemPodSpec.InitContainers {
-			if container.RestartPolicy != nil && *container.RestartPolicy == core.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways { // restartable init container
+			if isRestartableInitContainer(&container) { // restartable init container
 				dropCPUMemoryResourcesFromContainer(&container, &oldPod.Spec.InitContainers[ix])
 			}
 			newInitContainers = append(newInitContainers, container)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
index aaeaa48238a..028e12168f8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
@@ -2584,9 +2584,11 @@ func TestPodResourceAllocationReset(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestHandlePodResourcesResize(t *testing.T) {
 	featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.InPlacePodVerticalScaling, true)
+	featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.SidecarContainers, true)
 	testKubelet := newTestKubelet(t, false)
 	defer testKubelet.Cleanup()
 	kubelet := testKubelet.kubelet
+	containerRestartPolicyAlways := v1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways
 
 	cpu1m := resource.MustParse("1m")
 	cpu2m := resource.MustParse("2m")
@@ -2651,6 +2653,28 @@ func TestHandlePodResourcesResize(t *testing.T) {
 	testPod2.UID = "2222"
 	testPod2.Name = "pod2"
 	testPod2.Namespace = "ns2"
+	testPod2.Spec = v1.PodSpec{
+		InitContainers: []v1.Container{
+			{
+				Name:  "c1-init",
+				Image: "i1",
+				Resources: v1.ResourceRequirements{
+					Requests: v1.ResourceList{v1.ResourceCPU: cpu1000m, v1.ResourceMemory: mem1000M},
+				},
+				RestartPolicy: &containerRestartPolicyAlways,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	testPod2.Status = v1.PodStatus{
+		Phase: v1.PodRunning,
+		InitContainerStatuses: []v1.ContainerStatus{
+			{
+				Name:               "c1-init",
+				AllocatedResources: v1.ResourceList{v1.ResourceCPU: cpu1000m, v1.ResourceMemory: mem1000M},
+				Resources:          &v1.ResourceRequirements{},
+			},
+		},
+	}
 	testPod3 := testPod1.DeepCopy()
 	testPod3.UID = "3333"
 	testPod3.Name = "pod3"
@@ -2842,72 +2866,115 @@ func TestHandlePodResourcesResize(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			oldGOOS := goos
-			defer func() { goos = oldGOOS }()
-			if tt.goos != "" {
-				goos = tt.goos
-			}
-			kubelet.statusManager = status.NewFakeManager()
-
-			originalPod := testPod1.DeepCopy()
-			originalPod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests = tt.originalRequests
-			originalPod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits = tt.originalLimits
-			kubelet.podManager.UpdatePod(originalPod)
-
-			newPod := originalPod.DeepCopy()
-			newPod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests = tt.newRequests
-			newPod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits = tt.newLimits
-
-			if !tt.newResourcesAllocated {
-				require.NoError(t, kubelet.statusManager.SetPodAllocation(originalPod))
-			} else {
-				require.NoError(t, kubelet.statusManager.SetPodAllocation(newPod))
-			}
-
-			podStatus := &kubecontainer.PodStatus{
-				ID:                originalPod.UID,
-				Name:              originalPod.Name,
-				Namespace:         originalPod.Namespace,
-				ContainerStatuses: make([]*kubecontainer.Status, len(originalPod.Spec.Containers)),
-			}
-			for i, c := range originalPod.Spec.Containers {
-				podStatus.ContainerStatuses[i] = &kubecontainer.Status{
-					Name:  c.Name,
-					State: kubecontainer.ContainerStateRunning,
-					Resources: &kubecontainer.ContainerResources{
-						CPURequest:  c.Resources.Requests.Cpu(),
-						CPULimit:    c.Resources.Limits.Cpu(),
-						MemoryLimit: c.Resources.Limits.Memory(),
-					},
+		for _, isSidecarContainer := range []bool{false, true} {
+			t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				oldGOOS := goos
+				defer func() { goos = oldGOOS }()
+				if tt.goos != "" {
+					goos = tt.goos
 				}
-			}
+				kubelet.statusManager = status.NewFakeManager()
 
-			now := kubelet.clock.Now()
-			// Put the container in backoff so we can confirm backoff is reset.
-			backoffKey := kuberuntime.GetStableKey(originalPod, &originalPod.Spec.Containers[0])
-			kubelet.backOff.Next(backoffKey, now)
+				var originalPod *v1.Pod
+				if isSidecarContainer {
+					originalPod = testPod2.DeepCopy()
+					originalPod.Spec.InitContainers[0].Resources.Requests = tt.originalRequests
+					originalPod.Spec.InitContainers[0].Resources.Limits = tt.originalLimits
+				} else {
+					originalPod = testPod1.DeepCopy()
+					originalPod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests = tt.originalRequests
+					originalPod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits = tt.originalLimits
+				}
 
-			updatedPod, err := kubelet.handlePodResourcesResize(newPod, podStatus)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAllocatedReqs, updatedPod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests, "updated pod spec requests")
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAllocatedLims, updatedPod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits, "updated pod spec limits")
+				kubelet.podManager.UpdatePod(originalPod)
 
-			alloc, found := kubelet.statusManager.GetContainerResourceAllocation(string(newPod.UID), newPod.Spec.Containers[0].Name)
-			require.True(t, found, "container allocation")
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAllocatedReqs, alloc.Requests, "stored container request allocation")
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAllocatedLims, alloc.Limits, "stored container limit allocation")
+				newPod := originalPod.DeepCopy()
 
-			resizeStatus := kubelet.statusManager.GetPodResizeStatus(newPod.UID)
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedResize, resizeStatus)
+				if isSidecarContainer {
+					newPod.Spec.InitContainers[0].Resources.Requests = tt.newRequests
+					newPod.Spec.InitContainers[0].Resources.Limits = tt.newLimits
+				} else {
+					newPod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests = tt.newRequests
+					newPod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits = tt.newLimits
+				}
 
-			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")
-			}
-		})
+				if !tt.newResourcesAllocated {
+					require.NoError(t, kubelet.statusManager.SetPodAllocation(originalPod))
+				} else {
+					require.NoError(t, kubelet.statusManager.SetPodAllocation(newPod))
+				}
+
+				podStatus := &kubecontainer.PodStatus{
+					ID:        originalPod.UID,
+					Name:      originalPod.Name,
+					Namespace: originalPod.Namespace,
+				}
+
+				setContainerStatus := func(podStatus *kubecontainer.PodStatus, c *v1.Container, idx int) {
+					podStatus.ContainerStatuses[idx] = &kubecontainer.Status{
+						Name:  c.Name,
+						State: kubecontainer.ContainerStateRunning,
+						Resources: &kubecontainer.ContainerResources{
+							CPURequest:  c.Resources.Requests.Cpu(),
+							CPULimit:    c.Resources.Limits.Cpu(),
+							MemoryLimit: c.Resources.Limits.Memory(),
+						},
+					}
+				}
+
+				if isSidecarContainer {
+					podStatus.ContainerStatuses = make([]*kubecontainer.Status, len(originalPod.Spec.InitContainers))
+					for i, c := range originalPod.Spec.InitContainers {
+						setContainerStatus(podStatus, &c, i)
+					}
+				} else {
+					podStatus.ContainerStatuses = make([]*kubecontainer.Status, len(originalPod.Spec.Containers))
+					for i, c := range originalPod.Spec.Containers {
+						setContainerStatus(podStatus, &c, i)
+					}
+				}
+
+				now := kubelet.clock.Now()
+				// Put the container in backoff so we can confirm backoff is reset.
+				var backoffKey string
+				if isSidecarContainer {
+					backoffKey = kuberuntime.GetStableKey(originalPod, &originalPod.Spec.InitContainers[0])
+				} else {
+					backoffKey = kuberuntime.GetStableKey(originalPod, &originalPod.Spec.Containers[0])
+				}
+				kubelet.backOff.Next(backoffKey, now)
+
+				updatedPod, err := kubelet.handlePodResourcesResize(newPod, podStatus)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				var updatedPodCtr v1.Container
+				var newPodCtr v1.Container
+				if isSidecarContainer {
+					updatedPodCtr = updatedPod.Spec.InitContainers[0]
+					newPodCtr = newPod.Spec.InitContainers[0]
+				} else {
+					updatedPodCtr = updatedPod.Spec.Containers[0]
+					newPodCtr = newPod.Spec.Containers[0]
+				}
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAllocatedReqs, updatedPodCtr.Resources.Requests, "updated pod spec requests")
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAllocatedLims, updatedPodCtr.Resources.Limits, "updated pod spec limits")
+
+				alloc, found := kubelet.statusManager.GetContainerResourceAllocation(string(newPod.UID), newPodCtr.Name)
+				require.True(t, found, "container allocation")
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAllocatedReqs, alloc.Requests, "stored container request allocation")
+				assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedAllocatedLims, alloc.Limits, "stored container limit allocation")
+
+				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/registry/core/pod/strategy_test.go b/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy_test.go
index 1b29c4cdc31..80e0893e251 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy_test.go
@@ -2451,6 +2451,7 @@ func (w *warningRecorder) AddWarning(_, text string) {
 }
 
 func TestPodResizePrepareForUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	containerRestartPolicyAlways := api.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string
 		oldPod   *api.Pod
@@ -2898,12 +2899,156 @@ func TestPodResizePrepareForUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				)),
 			),
 		},
+		{
+			name: "Update resources for sidecar container",
+			oldPod: podtest.MakePod("test-pod",
+				podtest.SetResourceVersion("1"),
+				podtest.SetInitContainers(
+					podtest.MakeContainer("init-container1",
+						podtest.SetContainerRestartPolicy(containerRestartPolicyAlways),
+						podtest.SetContainerResources(api.ResourceRequirements{
+							Requests: api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
+								api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+							},
+						}),
+					),
+				),
+				podtest.SetStatus(podtest.MakePodStatus(
+					podtest.SetContainerStatuses(
+						podtest.MakeContainerStatus("init-container1",
+							api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
+								api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+							}),
+					),
+				)),
+			),
+			newPod: podtest.MakePod("test-pod",
+				podtest.SetResourceVersion("2"),
+				podtest.SetInitContainers(
+					podtest.MakeContainer("init-container1",
+						podtest.SetContainerRestartPolicy(containerRestartPolicyAlways),
+						podtest.SetContainerResources(api.ResourceRequirements{
+							Requests: api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("200m"), // Updated resource
+								api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("4Gi"),  // Updated resource
+							},
+						}),
+					),
+				),
+				podtest.SetStatus(podtest.MakePodStatus(
+					podtest.SetContainerStatuses(
+						podtest.MakeContainerStatus("init-container1",
+							api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
+								api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+							}),
+					),
+				)),
+			),
+			expected: podtest.MakePod("test-pod",
+				podtest.SetResourceVersion("2"),
+				podtest.SetInitContainers(
+					podtest.MakeContainer("init-container1",
+						podtest.SetContainerRestartPolicy(containerRestartPolicyAlways),
+						podtest.SetContainerResources(api.ResourceRequirements{
+							Requests: api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("200m"), // Updated resource
+								api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("4Gi"),  // Updated resource
+							},
+						}),
+					),
+				),
+				podtest.SetStatus(podtest.MakePodStatus(
+					podtest.SetResizeStatus(api.PodResizeStatusProposed), // Resize status set
+					podtest.SetContainerStatuses(
+						podtest.MakeContainerStatus("init-container1",
+							api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
+								api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+							}),
+					),
+				)),
+			),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Update resources should fail for non-restartable init container",
+			oldPod: podtest.MakePod("test-pod",
+				podtest.SetResourceVersion("1"),
+				podtest.SetInitContainers(
+					podtest.MakeContainer("init-container1",
+						podtest.SetContainerResources(api.ResourceRequirements{
+							Requests: api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
+								api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+							},
+						}),
+					),
+				),
+				podtest.SetStatus(podtest.MakePodStatus(
+					podtest.SetContainerStatuses(
+						podtest.MakeContainerStatus("init-container1",
+							api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
+								api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+							}),
+					),
+				)),
+			),
+			newPod: podtest.MakePod("test-pod",
+				podtest.SetResourceVersion("2"),
+				podtest.SetInitContainers(
+					podtest.MakeContainer("init-container1",
+						podtest.SetContainerResources(api.ResourceRequirements{
+							Requests: api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("200m"), // Updated resource
+								api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("4Gi"),  // Updated resource
+							},
+						}),
+					),
+				),
+				podtest.SetStatus(podtest.MakePodStatus(
+					podtest.SetContainerStatuses(
+						podtest.MakeContainerStatus("init-container1",
+							api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
+								api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+							}),
+					),
+				)),
+			),
+			expected: podtest.MakePod("test-pod",
+				podtest.SetResourceVersion("2"),
+				podtest.SetInitContainers(
+					podtest.MakeContainer("init-container1",
+						podtest.SetContainerResources(api.ResourceRequirements{
+							Requests: api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("200m"), // Updated resource
+								api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("4Gi"),  // Updated resource
+							},
+						}),
+					),
+				),
+				podtest.SetStatus(podtest.MakePodStatus(
+					podtest.SetResizeStatus(""), // Resize status not set
+					podtest.SetContainerStatuses(
+						podtest.MakeContainerStatus("init-container1",
+							api.ResourceList{
+								api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
+								api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+							}),
+					),
+				)),
+			),
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.InPlacePodVerticalScaling, true)
 			featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.InPlacePodVerticalScalingAllocatedStatus, true)
+			featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.SidecarContainers, true)
 			ctx := context.Background()
 			ResizeStrategy.PrepareForUpdate(ctx, tc.newPod, tc.oldPod)
 			if !cmp.Equal(tc.expected, tc.newPod) {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/resource/helpers_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/resource/helpers_test.go
index b747dd1e0aa..a5d4657d21f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/resource/helpers_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/component-helpers/resource/helpers_test.go
@@ -286,15 +286,15 @@ func TestPodRequestsAndLimitsWithoutOverhead(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPodResourceRequests(t *testing.T) {
 	restartAlways := v1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways
 	testCases := []struct {
-		description         string
-		options             PodResourcesOptions
-		overhead            v1.ResourceList
-		podResizeStatus     v1.PodResizeStatus
-		initContainers      []v1.Container
-		initContainerStatus []v1.ContainerStatus
-		containers          []v1.Container
-		containerStatus     []v1.ContainerStatus
-		expectedRequests    v1.ResourceList
+		description           string
+		options               PodResourcesOptions
+		overhead              v1.ResourceList
+		podResizeStatus       v1.PodResizeStatus
+		initContainers        []v1.Container
+		initContainerStatuses []v1.ContainerStatus
+		containers            []v1.Container
+		containerStatus       []v1.ContainerStatus
+		expectedRequests      v1.ResourceList
 	}{
 		{
 			description: "nil options, larger init container",
@@ -481,14 +481,6 @@ func TestPodResourceRequests(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			initContainerStatus: []v1.ContainerStatus{
-				{
-					Name: "restartable-init-1",
-					AllocatedResources: v1.ResourceList{
-						v1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("2"),
-					},
-				},
-			},
 		},
 		{
 			description: "resized, infeasible, but don't use status",
@@ -518,6 +510,92 @@ func TestPodResourceRequests(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			description: "resized, restartable init container, infeasible",
+			expectedRequests: v1.ResourceList{
+				v1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("2"),
+			},
+			podResizeStatus: v1.PodResizeStatusInfeasible,
+			options:         PodResourcesOptions{UseStatusResources: true},
+			initContainers: []v1.Container{
+				{
+					Name:          "restartable-init-1",
+					RestartPolicy: &restartAlways,
+					Resources: v1.ResourceRequirements{
+						Requests: v1.ResourceList{
+							v1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("4"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			initContainerStatuses: []v1.ContainerStatus{
+				{
+					Name: "restartable-init-1",
+					Resources: &v1.ResourceRequirements{
+						Requests: v1.ResourceList{
+							v1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("2"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "resized, restartable init container, no resize status",
+			expectedRequests: v1.ResourceList{
+				v1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("4"),
+			},
+			options: PodResourcesOptions{UseStatusResources: true},
+			initContainers: []v1.Container{
+				{
+					Name:          "restartable-init-1",
+					RestartPolicy: &restartAlways,
+					Resources: v1.ResourceRequirements{
+						Requests: v1.ResourceList{
+							v1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("4"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			initContainerStatuses: []v1.ContainerStatus{
+				{
+					Name: "restartable-init-1",
+					Resources: &v1.ResourceRequirements{
+						Requests: v1.ResourceList{
+							v1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("2"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "resized, restartable init container, infeasible, but don't use status",
+			expectedRequests: v1.ResourceList{
+				v1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("4"),
+			},
+			podResizeStatus: v1.PodResizeStatusInfeasible,
+			options:         PodResourcesOptions{UseStatusResources: false},
+			initContainers: []v1.Container{
+				{
+					Name:          "restartable-init-1",
+					RestartPolicy: &restartAlways,
+					Resources: v1.ResourceRequirements{
+						Requests: v1.ResourceList{
+							v1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("4"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			initContainerStatuses: []v1.ContainerStatus{
+				{
+					Name: "restartable-init-1",
+					Resources: &v1.ResourceRequirements{
+						Requests: v1.ResourceList{
+							v1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("2"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			description: "restartable init container",
 			expectedRequests: v1.ResourceList{
@@ -710,7 +788,7 @@ func TestPodResourceRequests(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				Status: v1.PodStatus{
 					ContainerStatuses:     tc.containerStatus,
-					InitContainerStatuses: tc.initContainerStatus,
+					InitContainerStatuses: tc.initContainerStatuses,
 					Resize:                tc.podResizeStatus,
 				},
 			}
@@ -758,13 +836,14 @@ func TestPodResourceRequestsReuse(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPodResourceLimits(t *testing.T) {
 	restartAlways := v1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways
 	testCases := []struct {
-		description       string
-		options           PodResourcesOptions
-		overhead          v1.ResourceList
-		initContainers    []v1.Container
-		containers        []v1.Container
-		containerStatuses []v1.ContainerStatus
-		expectedLimits    v1.ResourceList
+		description           string
+		options               PodResourcesOptions
+		overhead              v1.ResourceList
+		initContainers        []v1.Container
+		initContainerStatuses []v1.ContainerStatus
+		containers            []v1.Container
+		containerStatuses     []v1.ContainerStatus
+		expectedLimits        v1.ResourceList
 	}{
 		{
 			description: "nil options, larger init container",
@@ -1217,6 +1296,90 @@ func TestPodResourceLimits(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			description: "pod scaled up with restartable init containers",
+			expectedLimits: v1.ResourceList{
+				v1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+			},
+			options: PodResourcesOptions{UseStatusResources: true},
+			initContainers: []v1.Container{
+				{
+					Name:          "restartable-init-1",
+					RestartPolicy: &restartAlways,
+					Resources: v1.ResourceRequirements{
+						Limits: v1.ResourceList{
+							v1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			initContainerStatuses: []v1.ContainerStatus{
+				{
+					Name: "restartable-init-1",
+					Resources: &v1.ResourceRequirements{
+						Limits: v1.ResourceList{
+							v1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "pod scaled down with restartable init containers",
+			expectedLimits: v1.ResourceList{
+				v1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+			},
+			options: PodResourcesOptions{UseStatusResources: true},
+			initContainers: []v1.Container{
+				{
+					Name:          "restartable-init-1",
+					RestartPolicy: &restartAlways,
+					Resources: v1.ResourceRequirements{
+						Limits: v1.ResourceList{
+							v1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			initContainerStatuses: []v1.ContainerStatus{
+				{
+					Name: "restartable-init-1",
+					Resources: &v1.ResourceRequirements{
+						Limits: v1.ResourceList{
+							v1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "pod scaled down with restartable init containers, don't use status",
+			expectedLimits: v1.ResourceList{
+				v1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+			},
+			options: PodResourcesOptions{UseStatusResources: false},
+			initContainers: []v1.Container{
+				{
+					Name:          "restartable-init-1",
+					RestartPolicy: &restartAlways,
+					Resources: v1.ResourceRequirements{
+						Limits: v1.ResourceList{
+							v1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			initContainerStatuses: []v1.ContainerStatus{
+				{
+					Name: "restartable-init-1",
+					Resources: &v1.ResourceRequirements{
+						Limits: v1.ResourceList{
+							v1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.description, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1227,7 +1390,8 @@ func TestPodResourceLimits(t *testing.T) {
 					Overhead:       tc.overhead,
 				},
 				Status: v1.PodStatus{
-					ContainerStatuses: tc.containerStatuses,
+					ContainerStatuses:     tc.containerStatuses,
+					InitContainerStatuses: tc.initContainerStatuses,
 				},
 			}
 			limits := PodLimits(p, tc.options)