diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager.go
index caa3de666c7..8e60fab396d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	internalapi "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis"
 	podresourcesapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/podresources/v1alpha1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpuset"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/config"
 	kubecontainer "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
 	evictionapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/eviction/api"
@@ -111,8 +110,8 @@ type ContainerManager interface {
 	// due to node recreation.
 	ShouldResetExtendedResourceCapacity() bool
 
-	// GetTopologyPodAdmitHandler returns an instance of the TopologyManager for Pod Admission
-	GetTopologyPodAdmitHandler() topologymanager.Manager
+	// GetAllocateResourcesPodAdmitHandler returns an instance of a PodAdmitHandler responsible for allocating pod resources.
+	GetAllocateResourcesPodAdmitHandler() lifecycle.PodAdmitHandler
 
 	// UpdateAllocatedDevices frees any Devices that are bound to terminated pods.
 	UpdateAllocatedDevices()
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
index d5df6f18c50..98c3647193f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
@@ -672,11 +672,51 @@ func (cm *containerManagerImpl) GetResources(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Containe
 }
 
 func (cm *containerManagerImpl) UpdatePluginResources(node *schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo, attrs *lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes) error {
-	return cm.deviceManager.Allocate(node, attrs)
+	return cm.deviceManager.UpdatePluginResources(node, attrs)
 }
 
-func (cm *containerManagerImpl) GetTopologyPodAdmitHandler() topologymanager.Manager {
-	return cm.topologyManager
+func (cm *containerManagerImpl) GetAllocateResourcesPodAdmitHandler() lifecycle.PodAdmitHandler {
+	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(kubefeatures.TopologyManager) {
+		return cm.topologyManager
+	}
+	// TODO: we need to think about a better way to do this. This will work for
+	// now so long as we have only the cpuManager and deviceManager relying on
+	// allocations here. However, going forward it is not generalized enough to
+	// work as we add more and more hint providers that the TopologyManager
+	// needs to call Allocate() on (that may not be directly intstantiated
+	// inside this component).
+	return &resourceAllocator{cm.cpuManager, cm.deviceManager}
+}
+
+type resourceAllocator struct {
+	cpuManager    cpumanager.Manager
+	deviceManager devicemanager.Manager
+}
+
+func (m *resourceAllocator) Admit(attrs *lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes) lifecycle.PodAdmitResult {
+	pod := attrs.Pod
+
+	for _, container := range append(pod.Spec.InitContainers, pod.Spec.Containers...) {
+		err := m.deviceManager.Allocate(pod, &container)
+		if err != nil {
+			return lifecycle.PodAdmitResult{
+				Message: fmt.Sprintf("Allocate failed due to %v, which is unexpected", err),
+				Reason:  "UnexpectedAdmissionError",
+				Admit:   false,
+			}
+		}
+
+		err = m.cpuManager.Allocate(pod, &container)
+		if err != nil {
+			return lifecycle.PodAdmitResult{
+				Message: fmt.Sprintf("Allocate failed due to %v, which is unexpected", err),
+				Reason:  "UnexpectedAdmissionError",
+				Admit:   false,
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return lifecycle.PodAdmitResult{Admit: true}
 }
 
 func (cm *containerManagerImpl) SystemCgroupsLimit() v1.ResourceList {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_stub.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_stub.go
index c21e8cce0dc..3ed3d264052 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_stub.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_stub.go
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ func (cm *containerManagerStub) ShouldResetExtendedResourceCapacity() bool {
 	return cm.shouldResetExtendedResourceCapacity
 }
 
-func (cm *containerManagerStub) GetTopologyPodAdmitHandler() topologymanager.Manager {
-	return nil
+func (cm *containerManagerStub) GetAllocateResourcesPodAdmitHandler() lifecycle.PodAdmitHandler {
+	return topologymanager.NewFakeManager()
 }
 
 func (cm *containerManagerStub) UpdateAllocatedDevices() {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_windows.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_windows.go
index 9cbcc67c188..5562951fa0f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_windows.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (cm *containerManagerImpl) ShouldResetExtendedResourceCapacity() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (cm *containerManagerImpl) GetTopologyPodAdmitHandler() topologymanager.Manager {
+func (cm *containerManagerImpl) GetAllocateResourcesPodAdmitHandler() lifecycle.PodAdmitHandler {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager.go
index 3a86292133a..616a620f8ce 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager.go
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ type Manager interface {
 	// Start is called during Kubelet initialization.
 	Start(activePods ActivePodsFunc, sourcesReady config.SourcesReady, podStatusProvider status.PodStatusProvider, containerRuntime runtimeService, initialContainers containermap.ContainerMap) error
 
+	// Called to trigger the allocation of CPUs to a container. This must be
+	// called at some point prior to the AddContainer() call for a container,
+	// e.g. at pod admission time.
+	Allocate(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error
+
 	// AddContainer is called between container create and container start
 	// so that initial CPU affinity settings can be written through to the
 	// container runtime before the first process begins to execute.
@@ -206,39 +211,33 @@ func (m *manager) Start(activePods ActivePodsFunc, sourcesReady config.SourcesRe
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *manager) AddContainer(p *v1.Pod, c *v1.Container, containerID string) error {
+func (m *manager) Allocate(p *v1.Pod, c *v1.Container) error {
 	m.Lock()
-	// Proactively remove CPUs from init containers that have already run.
-	// They are guaranteed to have run to completion before any other
-	// container is run.
-	for _, initContainer := range p.Spec.InitContainers {
-		if c.Name != initContainer.Name {
-			err := m.policyRemoveContainerByRef(string(p.UID), initContainer.Name)
-			if err != nil {
-				klog.Warningf("[cpumanager] unable to remove init container (pod: %s, container: %s, error: %v)", string(p.UID), initContainer.Name, err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	defer m.Unlock()
 
 	// Call down into the policy to assign this container CPUs if required.
-	err := m.policyAddContainer(p, c, containerID)
+	err := m.policy.Allocate(m.state, p, c)
 	if err != nil {
-		klog.Errorf("[cpumanager] AddContainer error: %v", err)
-		m.Unlock()
+		klog.Errorf("[cpumanager] Allocate error: %v", err)
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Get the CPUs just assigned to the container (or fall back to the default
-	// CPUSet if none were assigned).
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *manager) AddContainer(p *v1.Pod, c *v1.Container, containerID string) error {
+	m.Lock()
+	// Get the CPUs assigned to the container during Allocate()
+	// (or fall back to the default CPUSet if none were assigned).
 	cpus := m.state.GetCPUSetOrDefault(string(p.UID), c.Name)
 	m.Unlock()
 
 	if !cpus.IsEmpty() {
-		err = m.updateContainerCPUSet(containerID, cpus)
+		err := m.updateContainerCPUSet(containerID, cpus)
 		if err != nil {
 			klog.Errorf("[cpumanager] AddContainer error: error updating CPUSet for container (pod: %s, container: %s, container id: %s, err: %v)", p.Name, c.Name, containerID, err)
 			m.Lock()
-			err := m.policyRemoveContainerByID(containerID)
+			err := m.policyRemoveContainerByRef(string(p.UID), c.Name)
 			if err != nil {
 				klog.Errorf("[cpumanager] AddContainer rollback state error: %v", err)
 			}
@@ -246,6 +245,7 @@ func (m *manager) AddContainer(p *v1.Pod, c *v1.Container, containerID string) e
 		}
 		return err
 	}
+
 	klog.V(5).Infof("[cpumanager] update container resources is skipped due to cpu set is empty")
 	return nil
 }
@@ -263,14 +263,6 @@ func (m *manager) RemoveContainer(containerID string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *manager) policyAddContainer(p *v1.Pod, c *v1.Container, containerID string) error {
-	err := m.policy.AddContainer(m.state, p, c)
-	if err == nil {
-		m.containerMap.Add(string(p.UID), c.Name, containerID)
-	}
-	return err
-}
-
 func (m *manager) policyRemoveContainerByID(containerID string) error {
 	podUID, containerName, err := m.containerMap.GetContainerRef(containerID)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager_test.go
index 451943e6d4b..e9c7852c602 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/cpu_manager_test.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (p *mockPolicy) Start(s state.State) error {
 	return p.err
 }
 
-func (p *mockPolicy) AddContainer(s state.State, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error {
+func (p *mockPolicy) Allocate(s state.State, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error {
 	return p.err
 }
 
@@ -223,18 +223,20 @@ func TestCPUManagerAdd(t *testing.T) {
 		cpuset.NewCPUSet(),
 		topologymanager.NewFakeManager())
 	testCases := []struct {
-		description string
-		updateErr   error
-		policy      Policy
-		expCPUSet   cpuset.CPUSet
-		expErr      error
+		description        string
+		updateErr          error
+		policy             Policy
+		expCPUSet          cpuset.CPUSet
+		expAllocateErr     error
+		expAddContainerErr error
 	}{
 		{
-			description: "cpu manager add - no error",
-			updateErr:   nil,
-			policy:      testPolicy,
-			expCPUSet:   cpuset.NewCPUSet(3, 4),
-			expErr:      nil,
+			description:        "cpu manager add - no error",
+			updateErr:          nil,
+			policy:             testPolicy,
+			expCPUSet:          cpuset.NewCPUSet(3, 4),
+			expAllocateErr:     nil,
+			expAddContainerErr: nil,
 		},
 		{
 			description: "cpu manager add - policy add container error",
@@ -242,15 +244,17 @@ func TestCPUManagerAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			policy: &mockPolicy{
 				err: fmt.Errorf("fake reg error"),
 			},
-			expCPUSet: cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2, 3, 4),
-			expErr:    fmt.Errorf("fake reg error"),
+			expCPUSet:          cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2, 3, 4),
+			expAllocateErr:     fmt.Errorf("fake reg error"),
+			expAddContainerErr: nil,
 		},
 		{
-			description: "cpu manager add - container update error",
-			updateErr:   fmt.Errorf("fake update error"),
-			policy:      testPolicy,
-			expCPUSet:   cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2, 3, 4),
-			expErr:      fmt.Errorf("fake update error"),
+			description:        "cpu manager add - container update error",
+			updateErr:          fmt.Errorf("fake update error"),
+			policy:             testPolicy,
+			expCPUSet:          cpuset.NewCPUSet(1, 2, 3, 4),
+			expAllocateErr:     nil,
+			expAddContainerErr: fmt.Errorf("fake update error"),
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -271,10 +275,16 @@ func TestCPUManagerAdd(t *testing.T) {
 
 		pod := makePod("fakePod", "fakeContainer", "2", "2")
 		container := &pod.Spec.Containers[0]
-		err := mgr.AddContainer(pod, container, "fakeID")
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(err, testCase.expErr) {
+		err := mgr.Allocate(pod, container)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(err, testCase.expAllocateErr) {
+			t.Errorf("CPU Manager Allocate() error (%v). expected error: %v but got: %v",
+				testCase.description, testCase.expAllocateErr, err)
+		}
+
+		err = mgr.AddContainer(pod, container, "fakeID")
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(err, testCase.expAddContainerErr) {
 			t.Errorf("CPU Manager AddContainer() error (%v). expected error: %v but got: %v",
-				testCase.description, testCase.expErr, err)
+				testCase.description, testCase.expAddContainerErr, err)
 		}
 		if !testCase.expCPUSet.Equals(mgr.state.GetDefaultCPUSet()) {
 			t.Errorf("CPU Manager AddContainer() error (%v). expected cpuset: %v but got: %v",
@@ -494,7 +504,12 @@ func TestCPUManagerAddWithInitContainers(t *testing.T) {
 			testCase.expCSets...)
 
 		for i := range containers {
-			err := mgr.AddContainer(testCase.pod, &containers[i], containerIDs[i])
+			err := mgr.Allocate(testCase.pod, &containers[i])
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy Allocate() error (%v). unexpected error for container id: %v: %v",
+					testCase.description, containerIDs[i], err)
+			}
+			err = mgr.AddContainer(testCase.pod, &containers[i], containerIDs[i])
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy AddContainer() error (%v). unexpected error for container id: %v: %v",
 					testCase.description, containerIDs[i], err)
@@ -970,25 +985,28 @@ func TestCPUManagerAddWithResvList(t *testing.T) {
 		cpuset.NewCPUSet(0),
 		topologymanager.NewFakeManager())
 	testCases := []struct {
-		description string
-		updateErr   error
-		policy      Policy
-		expCPUSet   cpuset.CPUSet
-		expErr      error
+		description        string
+		updateErr          error
+		policy             Policy
+		expCPUSet          cpuset.CPUSet
+		expAllocateErr     error
+		expAddContainerErr error
 	}{
 		{
-			description: "cpu manager add - no error",
-			updateErr:   nil,
-			policy:      testPolicy,
-			expCPUSet:   cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 3),
-			expErr:      nil,
+			description:        "cpu manager add - no error",
+			updateErr:          nil,
+			policy:             testPolicy,
+			expCPUSet:          cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 3),
+			expAllocateErr:     nil,
+			expAddContainerErr: nil,
 		},
 		{
-			description: "cpu manager add - container update error",
-			updateErr:   fmt.Errorf("fake update error"),
-			policy:      testPolicy,
-			expCPUSet:   cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 1, 2, 3),
-			expErr:      fmt.Errorf("fake update error"),
+			description:        "cpu manager add - container update error",
+			updateErr:          fmt.Errorf("fake update error"),
+			policy:             testPolicy,
+			expCPUSet:          cpuset.NewCPUSet(0, 1, 2, 3),
+			expAllocateErr:     nil,
+			expAddContainerErr: fmt.Errorf("fake update error"),
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -1009,10 +1027,16 @@ func TestCPUManagerAddWithResvList(t *testing.T) {
 
 		pod := makePod("fakePod", "fakeContainer", "2", "2")
 		container := &pod.Spec.Containers[0]
-		err := mgr.AddContainer(pod, container, "fakeID")
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(err, testCase.expErr) {
+		err := mgr.Allocate(pod, container)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(err, testCase.expAllocateErr) {
+			t.Errorf("CPU Manager Allocate() error (%v). expected error: %v but got: %v",
+				testCase.description, testCase.expAllocateErr, err)
+		}
+
+		err = mgr.AddContainer(pod, container, "fakeID")
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(err, testCase.expAddContainerErr) {
 			t.Errorf("CPU Manager AddContainer() error (%v). expected error: %v but got: %v",
-				testCase.description, testCase.expErr, err)
+				testCase.description, testCase.expAddContainerErr, err)
 		}
 		if !testCase.expCPUSet.Equals(mgr.state.GetDefaultCPUSet()) {
 			t.Errorf("CPU Manager AddContainer() error (%v). expected cpuset: %v but got: %v",
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/fake_cpu_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/fake_cpu_manager.go
index d958935db62..b5537f787b6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/fake_cpu_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/fake_cpu_manager.go
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ func (m *fakeManager) Policy() Policy {
 	return NewNonePolicy()
 }
 
+func (m *fakeManager) Allocate(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error {
+	klog.Infof("[fake cpumanager] Allocate (pod: %s, container: %s", pod.Name, container.Name)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (m *fakeManager) AddContainer(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container, containerID string) error {
 	klog.Infof("[fake cpumanager] AddContainer (pod: %s, container: %s, container id: %s)", pod.Name, container.Name, containerID)
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy.go
index 2031612be91..958dac0c2af 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import (
 type Policy interface {
 	Name() string
 	Start(s state.State) error
-	// AddContainer call is idempotent
-	AddContainer(s state.State, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error
+	// Allocate call is idempotent
+	Allocate(s state.State, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error
 	// RemoveContainer call is idempotent
 	RemoveContainer(s state.State, podUID string, containerName string) error
 	// GetTopologyHints implements the topologymanager.HintProvider Interface
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_none.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_none.go
index 77cd367b642..bc71fe8f29d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_none.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_none.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (p *nonePolicy) Start(s state.State) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (p *nonePolicy) AddContainer(s state.State, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error {
+func (p *nonePolicy) Allocate(s state.State, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_none_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_none_test.go
index a28dfa6a0e9..d2dcbecdd2e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_none_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_none_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestNonePolicyName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestNonePolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
+func TestNonePolicyAllocate(t *testing.T) {
 	policy := &nonePolicy{}
 
 	st := &mockState{
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ func TestNonePolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	testPod := makePod("fakePod", "fakeContainer", "1000m", "1000m")
 
 	container := &testPod.Spec.Containers[0]
-	err := policy.AddContainer(st, testPod, container)
+	err := policy.Allocate(st, testPod, container)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("NonePolicy AddContainer() error. expected no error but got: %v", err)
+		t.Errorf("NonePolicy Allocate() error. expected no error but got: %v", err)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static.go
index c088df866eb..da68ed808bd 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static.go
@@ -188,9 +188,9 @@ func (p *staticPolicy) assignableCPUs(s state.State) cpuset.CPUSet {
 	return s.GetDefaultCPUSet().Difference(p.reserved)
 }
 
-func (p *staticPolicy) AddContainer(s state.State, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error {
+func (p *staticPolicy) Allocate(s state.State, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error {
 	if numCPUs := p.guaranteedCPUs(pod, container); numCPUs != 0 {
-		klog.Infof("[cpumanager] static policy: AddContainer (pod: %s, container: %s)", pod.Name, container.Name)
+		klog.Infof("[cpumanager] static policy: Allocate (pod: %s, container: %s)", pod.Name, container.Name)
 		// container belongs in an exclusively allocated pool
 
 		if _, ok := s.GetCPUSet(string(pod.UID), container.Name); ok {
@@ -209,6 +209,17 @@ func (p *staticPolicy) AddContainer(s state.State, pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Co
 			return err
 		}
 		s.SetCPUSet(string(pod.UID), container.Name, cpuset)
+
+		// Check if the container that has just been allocated resources is an init container.
+		// If so, release its CPUs back into the shared pool so they can be reallocated.
+		for _, initContainer := range pod.Spec.InitContainers {
+			if container.Name == initContainer.Name {
+				if toRelease, ok := s.GetCPUSet(string(pod.UID), container.Name); ok {
+					// Mutate the shared pool, adding released cpus.
+					s.SetDefaultCPUSet(s.GetDefaultCPUSet().Union(toRelease))
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	// container belongs in the shared pool (nothing to do; use default cpuset)
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static_test.go
index 9e67692b459..ea2bcf11333 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager/policy_static_test.go
@@ -444,26 +444,26 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		container := &testCase.pod.Spec.Containers[0]
-		err := policy.AddContainer(st, testCase.pod, container)
+		err := policy.Allocate(st, testCase.pod, container)
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(err, testCase.expErr) {
-			t.Errorf("StaticPolicy AddContainer() error (%v). expected add error: %v but got: %v",
+			t.Errorf("StaticPolicy Allocate() error (%v). expected add error: %v but got: %v",
 				testCase.description, testCase.expErr, err)
 		}
 
 		if testCase.expCPUAlloc {
 			cset, found := st.assignments[string(testCase.pod.UID)][container.Name]
 			if !found {
-				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy AddContainer() error (%v). expected container %v to be present in assignments %v",
+				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy Allocate() error (%v). expected container %v to be present in assignments %v",
 					testCase.description, container.Name, st.assignments)
 			}
 
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(cset, testCase.expCSet) {
-				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy AddContainer() error (%v). expected cpuset %v but got %v",
+				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy Allocate() error (%v). expected cpuset %v but got %v",
 					testCase.description, testCase.expCSet, cset)
 			}
 
 			if !cset.Intersection(st.defaultCPUSet).IsEmpty() {
-				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy AddContainer() error (%v). expected cpuset %v to be disoint from the shared cpuset %v",
+				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy Allocate() error (%v). expected cpuset %v to be disoint from the shared cpuset %v",
 					testCase.description, cset, st.defaultCPUSet)
 			}
 		}
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAdd(t *testing.T) {
 		if !testCase.expCPUAlloc {
 			_, found := st.assignments[string(testCase.pod.UID)][container.Name]
 			if found {
-				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy AddContainer() error (%v). Did not expect container %v to be present in assignments %v",
+				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy Allocate() error (%v). Did not expect container %v to be present in assignments %v",
 					testCase.description, container.Name, st.assignments)
 			}
 		}
@@ -786,26 +786,26 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAddWithResvList(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		container := &testCase.pod.Spec.Containers[0]
-		err := policy.AddContainer(st, testCase.pod, container)
+		err := policy.Allocate(st, testCase.pod, container)
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(err, testCase.expErr) {
-			t.Errorf("StaticPolicy AddContainer() error (%v). expected add error: %v but got: %v",
+			t.Errorf("StaticPolicy Allocate() error (%v). expected add error: %v but got: %v",
 				testCase.description, testCase.expErr, err)
 		}
 
 		if testCase.expCPUAlloc {
 			cset, found := st.assignments[string(testCase.pod.UID)][container.Name]
 			if !found {
-				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy AddContainer() error (%v). expected container %v to be present in assignments %v",
+				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy Allocate() error (%v). expected container %v to be present in assignments %v",
 					testCase.description, container.Name, st.assignments)
 			}
 
 			if !reflect.DeepEqual(cset, testCase.expCSet) {
-				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy AddContainer() error (%v). expected cpuset %v but got %v",
+				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy Allocate() error (%v). expected cpuset %v but got %v",
 					testCase.description, testCase.expCSet, cset)
 			}
 
 			if !cset.Intersection(st.defaultCPUSet).IsEmpty() {
-				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy AddContainer() error (%v). expected cpuset %v to be disoint from the shared cpuset %v",
+				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy Allocate() error (%v). expected cpuset %v to be disoint from the shared cpuset %v",
 					testCase.description, cset, st.defaultCPUSet)
 			}
 		}
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ func TestStaticPolicyAddWithResvList(t *testing.T) {
 		if !testCase.expCPUAlloc {
 			_, found := st.assignments[string(testCase.pod.UID)][container.Name]
 			if found {
-				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy AddContainer() error (%v). Did not expect container %v to be present in assignments %v",
+				t.Errorf("StaticPolicy Allocate() error (%v). Did not expect container %v to be present in assignments %v",
 					testCase.description, container.Name, st.assignments)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager.go
index 4b5838ae033..65b91393ae4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager.go
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ type ManagerImpl struct {
 
 	// Store of Topology Affinties that the Device Manager can query.
 	topologyAffinityStore topologymanager.Store
+
+	// devicesToReuse contains devices that can be reused as they have been allocated to
+	// init containers.
+	devicesToReuse PodReusableDevices
 }
 
 type endpointInfo struct {
@@ -114,6 +118,9 @@ type endpointInfo struct {
 
 type sourcesReadyStub struct{}
 
+// PodReusableDevices is a map by pod name of devices to reuse.
+type PodReusableDevices map[string]map[string]sets.String
+
 func (s *sourcesReadyStub) AddSource(source string) {}
 func (s *sourcesReadyStub) AllReady() bool          { return true }
 
@@ -147,6 +154,7 @@ func newManagerImpl(socketPath string, numaNodeInfo cputopology.NUMANodeInfo, to
 		podDevices:            make(podDevices),
 		numaNodes:             numaNodes,
 		topologyAffinityStore: topologyAffinityStore,
+		devicesToReuse:        make(PodReusableDevices),
 	}
 	manager.callback = manager.genericDeviceUpdateCallback
 
@@ -350,32 +358,41 @@ func (m *ManagerImpl) isVersionCompatibleWithPlugin(versions []string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (m *ManagerImpl) allocatePodResources(pod *v1.Pod) error {
-	devicesToReuse := make(map[string]sets.String)
-	for _, container := range pod.Spec.InitContainers {
-		if err := m.allocateContainerResources(pod, &container, devicesToReuse); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		m.podDevices.addContainerAllocatedResources(string(pod.UID), container.Name, devicesToReuse)
-	}
-	for _, container := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-		if err := m.allocateContainerResources(pod, &container, devicesToReuse); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		m.podDevices.removeContainerAllocatedResources(string(pod.UID), container.Name, devicesToReuse)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Allocate is the call that you can use to allocate a set of devices
 // from the registered device plugins.
-func (m *ManagerImpl) Allocate(node *schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo, attrs *lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes) error {
-	pod := attrs.Pod
-	err := m.allocatePodResources(pod)
-	if err != nil {
-		klog.Errorf("Failed to allocate device plugin resource for pod %s: %v", string(pod.UID), err)
+func (m *ManagerImpl) Allocate(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error {
+	if _, ok := m.devicesToReuse[string(pod.UID)]; !ok {
+		m.devicesToReuse[string(pod.UID)] = make(map[string]sets.String)
+	}
+	// If pod entries to m.devicesToReuse other than the current pod exist, delete them.
+	for podUID := range m.devicesToReuse {
+		if podUID != string(pod.UID) {
+			delete(m.devicesToReuse, podUID)
+		}
+	}
+	// Allocate resources for init containers first as we know the caller always loops
+	// through init containers before looping through app containers. Should the caller
+	// ever change those semantics, this logic will need to be amended.
+	for _, initContainer := range pod.Spec.InitContainers {
+		if container.Name == initContainer.Name {
+			if err := m.allocateContainerResources(pod, container, m.devicesToReuse[string(pod.UID)]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			m.podDevices.addContainerAllocatedResources(string(pod.UID), container.Name, m.devicesToReuse[string(pod.UID)])
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	if err := m.allocateContainerResources(pod, container, m.devicesToReuse[string(pod.UID)]); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	m.podDevices.removeContainerAllocatedResources(string(pod.UID), container.Name, m.devicesToReuse[string(pod.UID)])
+	return nil
+
+}
+
+// UpdatePluginResources updates node resources based on devices already allocated to pods.
+func (m *ManagerImpl) UpdatePluginResources(node *schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo, attrs *lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes) error {
+	pod := attrs.Pod
 
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
@@ -860,8 +877,8 @@ func (m *ManagerImpl) GetDeviceRunContainerOptions(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Co
 		}
 	}
 	if needsReAllocate {
-		klog.V(2).Infof("needs re-allocate device plugin resources for pod %s", podUID)
-		if err := m.allocatePodResources(pod); err != nil {
+		klog.V(2).Infof("needs re-allocate device plugin resources for pod %s, container %s", podUID, container.Name)
+		if err := m.Allocate(pod, container); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager_stub.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager_stub.go
index 4301c7dc3b9..ed6fb41e58e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager_stub.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager_stub.go
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ func (h *ManagerStub) Stop() error {
 }
 
 // Allocate simply returns nil.
-func (h *ManagerStub) Allocate(node *schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo, attrs *lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes) error {
+func (h *ManagerStub) Allocate(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// UpdatePluginResources simply returns nil.
+func (h *ManagerStub) UpdatePluginResources(node *schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo, attrs *lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager_test.go
index 5b7e8700594..cefd25937a0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -604,6 +605,7 @@ func getTestManager(tmpDir string, activePods ActivePodsFunc, testRes []TestReso
 		allocatedDevices:      make(map[string]sets.String),
 		endpoints:             make(map[string]endpointInfo),
 		podDevices:            make(podDevices),
+		devicesToReuse:        make(PodReusableDevices),
 		topologyAffinityStore: topologymanager.NewFakeManager(),
 		activePods:            activePods,
 		sourcesReady:          &sourcesReadyStub{},
@@ -648,17 +650,6 @@ func getTestManager(tmpDir string, activePods ActivePodsFunc, testRes []TestReso
 	return testManager, nil
 }
 
-func getTestNodeInfo(allocatable v1.ResourceList) *schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo {
-	cachedNode := &v1.Node{
-		Status: v1.NodeStatus{
-			Allocatable: allocatable,
-		},
-	}
-	nodeInfo := &schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo{}
-	nodeInfo.SetNode(cachedNode)
-	return nodeInfo
-}
-
 type TestResource struct {
 	resourceName     string
 	resourceQuantity resource.Quantity
@@ -686,7 +677,6 @@ func TestPodContainerDeviceAllocation(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "checkpoint")
 	as.Nil(err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
-	nodeInfo := getTestNodeInfo(v1.ResourceList{})
 	testManager, err := getTestManager(tmpDir, podsStub.getActivePods, testResources)
 	as.Nil(err)
 
@@ -738,7 +728,7 @@ func TestPodContainerDeviceAllocation(t *testing.T) {
 		pod := testCase.testPod
 		activePods = append(activePods, pod)
 		podsStub.updateActivePods(activePods)
-		err := testManager.Allocate(nodeInfo, &lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes{Pod: pod})
+		err := testManager.Allocate(pod, &pod.Spec.Containers[0])
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(err, testCase.expErr) {
 			t.Errorf("DevicePluginManager error (%v). expected error: %v but got: %v",
 				testCase.description, testCase.expErr, err)
@@ -780,7 +770,6 @@ func TestInitContainerDeviceAllocation(t *testing.T) {
 	podsStub := activePodsStub{
 		activePods: []*v1.Pod{},
 	}
-	nodeInfo := getTestNodeInfo(v1.ResourceList{})
 	tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "checkpoint")
 	as.Nil(err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
@@ -834,7 +823,12 @@ func TestInitContainerDeviceAllocation(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	podsStub.updateActivePods([]*v1.Pod{podWithPluginResourcesInInitContainers})
-	err = testManager.Allocate(nodeInfo, &lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes{Pod: podWithPluginResourcesInInitContainers})
+	for _, container := range podWithPluginResourcesInInitContainers.Spec.InitContainers {
+		err = testManager.Allocate(podWithPluginResourcesInInitContainers, &container)
+	}
+	for _, container := range podWithPluginResourcesInInitContainers.Spec.Containers {
+		err = testManager.Allocate(podWithPluginResourcesInInitContainers, &container)
+	}
 	as.Nil(err)
 	podUID := string(podWithPluginResourcesInInitContainers.UID)
 	initCont1 := podWithPluginResourcesInInitContainers.Spec.InitContainers[0].Name
@@ -855,7 +849,10 @@ func TestInitContainerDeviceAllocation(t *testing.T) {
 	as.Equal(0, normalCont1Devices.Intersection(normalCont2Devices).Len())
 }
 
-func TestSanitizeNodeAllocatable(t *testing.T) {
+func TestUpdatePluginResources(t *testing.T) {
+	pod := &v1.Pod{}
+	pod.UID = types.UID("testPod")
+
 	resourceName1 := "domain1.com/resource1"
 	devID1 := "dev1"
 
@@ -876,6 +873,8 @@ func TestSanitizeNodeAllocatable(t *testing.T) {
 		podDevices:        make(podDevices),
 		checkpointManager: ckm,
 	}
+	testManager.podDevices[string(pod.UID)] = make(containerDevices)
+
 	// require one of resource1 and one of resource2
 	testManager.allocatedDevices[resourceName1] = sets.NewString()
 	testManager.allocatedDevices[resourceName1].Insert(devID1)
@@ -893,7 +892,7 @@ func TestSanitizeNodeAllocatable(t *testing.T) {
 	nodeInfo := &schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo{}
 	nodeInfo.SetNode(cachedNode)
 
-	testManager.sanitizeNodeAllocatable(nodeInfo)
+	testManager.UpdatePluginResources(nodeInfo, &lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes{Pod: pod})
 
 	allocatableScalarResources := nodeInfo.AllocatableResource().ScalarResources
 	// allocatable in nodeInfo is less than needed, should update
@@ -918,7 +917,6 @@ func TestDevicePreStartContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "checkpoint")
 	as.Nil(err)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(tmpDir)
-	nodeInfo := getTestNodeInfo(v1.ResourceList{})
 
 	testManager, err := getTestManager(tmpDir, podsStub.getActivePods, []TestResource{res1})
 	as.Nil(err)
@@ -936,7 +934,7 @@ func TestDevicePreStartContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	activePods := []*v1.Pod{}
 	activePods = append(activePods, pod)
 	podsStub.updateActivePods(activePods)
-	err = testManager.Allocate(nodeInfo, &lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes{Pod: pod})
+	err = testManager.Allocate(pod, &pod.Spec.Containers[0])
 	as.Nil(err)
 	runContainerOpts, err := testManager.GetDeviceRunContainerOptions(pod, &pod.Spec.Containers[0])
 	as.Nil(err)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/types.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/types.go
index 1b76a89a1df..9fcafe53ec4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/types.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/types.go
@@ -34,15 +34,17 @@ type Manager interface {
 	// Start starts device plugin registration service.
 	Start(activePods ActivePodsFunc, sourcesReady config.SourcesReady) error
 
-	// Allocate configures and assigns devices to pods. The pods are provided
-	// through the pod admission attributes in the attrs argument. From the
-	// requested device resources, Allocate will communicate with the owning
-	// device plugin to allow setup procedures to take place, and for the
-	// device plugin to provide runtime settings to use the device (environment
-	// variables, mount points and device files). The node object is provided
-	// for the device manager to update the node capacity to reflect the
-	// currently available devices.
-	Allocate(node *schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo, attrs *lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes) error
+	// Allocate configures and assigns devices to a container in a pod. From
+	// the requested device resources, Allocate will communicate with the
+	// owning device plugin to allow setup procedures to take place, and for
+	// the device plugin to provide runtime settings to use the device
+	// (environment variables, mount points and device files).
+	Allocate(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error
+
+	// UpdatePluginResources updates node resources based on devices already
+	// allocated to pods. The node object is provided for the device manager to
+	// update the node capacity to reflect the currently available devices.
+	UpdatePluginResources(node *schedulernodeinfo.NodeInfo, attrs *lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes) error
 
 	// Stop stops the manager.
 	Stop() error
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/topology_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/topology_manager.go
index dab59aa8aa6..926260bf837 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/topology_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/topology_manager.go
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ type HintProvider interface {
 	// a consensus "best" hint. The hint providers may subsequently query the
 	// topology manager to influence actual resource assignment.
 	GetTopologyHints(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) map[string][]TopologyHint
+	// Allocate triggers resource allocation to occur on the HintProvider after
+	// all hints have been gathered and the aggregated Hint is available via a
+	// call to Store.GetAffinity().
+	Allocate(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error
 }
 
 //Store interface is to allow Hint Providers to retrieve pod affinity
@@ -176,6 +180,16 @@ func (m *manager) accumulateProvidersHints(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container)
 	return providersHints
 }
 
+func (m *manager) allocateAlignedResources(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error {
+	for _, provider := range m.hintProviders {
+		err := provider.Allocate(pod, container)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Collect Hints from hint providers and pass to policy to retrieve the best one.
 func (m *manager) calculateAffinity(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) (TopologyHint, bool) {
 	providersHints := m.accumulateProvidersHints(pod, container)
@@ -216,7 +230,6 @@ func (m *manager) Admit(attrs *lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes) lifecycle.PodAdmitR
 
 	klog.Infof("[topologymanager] Topology Admit Handler")
 	pod := attrs.Pod
-	hints := make(map[string]TopologyHint)
 
 	for _, container := range append(pod.Spec.InitContainers, pod.Spec.Containers...) {
 		result, admit := m.calculateAffinity(pod, &container)
@@ -227,11 +240,22 @@ func (m *manager) Admit(attrs *lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes) lifecycle.PodAdmitR
 				Admit:   false,
 			}
 		}
-		hints[container.Name] = result
-	}
 
-	m.podTopologyHints[string(pod.UID)] = hints
-	klog.Infof("[topologymanager] Topology Affinity for Pod: %v are %v", pod.UID, m.podTopologyHints[string(pod.UID)])
+		klog.Infof("[topologymanager] Topology Affinity for (pod: %v container: %v): %v", pod.UID, container.Name, result)
+		if m.podTopologyHints[string(pod.UID)] == nil {
+			m.podTopologyHints[string(pod.UID)] = make(map[string]TopologyHint)
+		}
+		m.podTopologyHints[string(pod.UID)][container.Name] = result
+
+		err := m.allocateAlignedResources(pod, &container)
+		if err != nil {
+			return lifecycle.PodAdmitResult{
+				Message: fmt.Sprintf("Allocate failed due to %v, which is unexpected", err),
+				Reason:  "UnexpectedAdmissionError",
+				Admit:   false,
+			}
+		}
+	}
 
 	return lifecycle.PodAdmitResult{Admit: true}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/topology_manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/topology_manager_test.go
index 2176306c99e..e08d4c142c1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/topology_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/topology_manager_test.go
@@ -75,12 +75,20 @@ func TestNewManager(t *testing.T) {
 
 type mockHintProvider struct {
 	th map[string][]TopologyHint
+	//TODO: Add this field and add some tests to make sure things error out
+	//appropriately on allocation errors.
+	//allocateError error
 }
 
 func (m *mockHintProvider) GetTopologyHints(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) map[string][]TopologyHint {
 	return m.th
 }
 
+func (m *mockHintProvider) Allocate(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error {
+	//return allocateError
+	return nil
+}
+
 func TestGetAffinity(t *testing.T) {
 	tcases := []struct {
 		name          string
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 2830f7c0709..e9e56ce8c87 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -867,9 +867,9 @@ func NewMainKubelet(kubeCfg *kubeletconfiginternal.KubeletConfiguration,
 	}
 	klet.AddPodSyncLoopHandler(activeDeadlineHandler)
 	klet.AddPodSyncHandler(activeDeadlineHandler)
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.TopologyManager) {
-		klet.admitHandlers.AddPodAdmitHandler(klet.containerManager.GetTopologyPodAdmitHandler())
-	}
+
+	klet.admitHandlers.AddPodAdmitHandler(klet.containerManager.GetAllocateResourcesPodAdmitHandler())
+
 	criticalPodAdmissionHandler := preemption.NewCriticalPodAdmissionHandler(klet.GetActivePods, killPodNow(klet.podWorkers, kubeDeps.Recorder), kubeDeps.Recorder)
 	klet.admitHandlers.AddPodAdmitHandler(lifecycle.NewPredicateAdmitHandler(klet.getNodeAnyWay, criticalPodAdmissionHandler, klet.containerManager.UpdatePluginResources))
 	// apply functional Option's