diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/backoff_utils.go b/pkg/controller/job/backoff_utils.go
index ecd86dc3113..fd03dfe4670 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/backoff_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/backoff_utils.go
@@ -183,12 +183,18 @@ func getFinishedTime(p *v1.Pod) time.Time {
 }
 
 func getFinishTimeFromContainers(p *v1.Pod) *time.Time {
-	var finishTime *time.Time
-	for _, containerState := range p.Status.ContainerStatuses {
-		if containerState.State.Terminated == nil {
-			return nil
-		}
-		if containerState.State.Terminated.FinishedAt.Time.IsZero() {
+	finishTime := latestFinishTime(nil, p.Status.ContainerStatuses)
+	// We need to check InitContainerStatuses here also,
+	// because with the sidecar (restartable init) containers,
+	// sidecar containers will always finish later than regular containers.
+	return latestFinishTime(finishTime, p.Status.InitContainerStatuses)
+}
+
+func latestFinishTime(prevFinishTime *time.Time, cs []v1.ContainerStatus) *time.Time {
+	var finishTime = prevFinishTime
+	for _, containerState := range cs {
+		if containerState.State.Terminated == nil ||
+			containerState.State.Terminated.FinishedAt.Time.IsZero() {
 			return nil
 		}
 		if finishTime == nil || finishTime.Before(containerState.State.Terminated.FinishedAt.Time) {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/backoff_utils_test.go b/pkg/controller/job/backoff_utils_test.go
index e300982c0b8..f402ab681b8 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/backoff_utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/backoff_utils_test.go
@@ -355,6 +355,30 @@ func TestGetFinishedTime(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantFinishTime: defaultTestTime,
 		},
+		// In this case, init container is stopped after the regular containers.
+		// This is because with the sidecar (restartable init) containers,
+		// sidecar containers will always finish later than regular containers.
+		"Pod with init container and all containers terminated": {
+			pod: v1.Pod{
+				Status: v1.PodStatus{
+					ContainerStatuses: []v1.ContainerStatus{
+						{
+							State: v1.ContainerState{
+								Terminated: &v1.ContainerStateTerminated{FinishedAt: metav1.NewTime(defaultTestTime.Add(-1 * time.Second))},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					InitContainerStatuses: []v1.ContainerStatus{
+						{
+							State: v1.ContainerState{
+								Terminated: &v1.ContainerStateTerminated{FinishedAt: metav1.NewTime(defaultTestTime)},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			wantFinishTime: defaultTestTime,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for name, tc := range testCases {