diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index 2fe59727156..e22f9b81209 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -2065,6 +2065,11 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) SyncTerminatingPod(_ context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, podStatus
 	klog.V(4).InfoS("SyncTerminatingPod enter", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "podUID", pod.UID)
 	defer klog.V(4).InfoS("SyncTerminatingPod exit", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "podUID", pod.UID)
 
+	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.InPlacePodVerticalScaling) {
+		// We don't evaluate pending resizes for terminating pods - proceed with the allocated resources.
+		pod, _ = kl.allocationManager.UpdatePodFromAllocation(pod)
+	}
+
 	apiPodStatus := kl.generateAPIPodStatus(pod, podStatus, false)
 	if podStatusFn != nil {
 		podStatusFn(&apiPodStatus)
@@ -2210,6 +2215,11 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) SyncTerminatedPod(ctx context.Context, pod *v1.Pod, podStatus
 	klog.V(4).InfoS("SyncTerminatedPod enter", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "podUID", pod.UID)
 	defer klog.V(4).InfoS("SyncTerminatedPod exit", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "podUID", pod.UID)
 
+	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.InPlacePodVerticalScaling) {
+		// Terminated pods can no longer be resized. Proceed with the allocated resources.
+		pod, _ = kl.allocationManager.UpdatePodFromAllocation(pod)
+	}
+
 	// generate the final status of the pod
 	// TODO: should we simply fold this into TerminatePod? that would give a single pod update
 	apiPodStatus := kl.generateAPIPodStatus(pod, podStatus, true)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
index 67307a51908..8ee8073fb2c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
@@ -2130,7 +2130,8 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) convertToAPIContainerStatuses(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecon
 		return status
 	}
 
-	convertContainerStatusResources := func(cName string, status *v1.ContainerStatus, cStatus *kubecontainer.Status, oldStatuses map[string]v1.ContainerStatus) *v1.ResourceRequirements {
+	convertContainerStatusResources := func(allocatedContainer *v1.Container, status *v1.ContainerStatus, cStatus *kubecontainer.Status, oldStatuses map[string]v1.ContainerStatus) *v1.ResourceRequirements {
+		cName := allocatedContainer.Name
 		// oldStatus should always exist if container is running
 		oldStatus, oldStatusFound := oldStatuses[cName]
 
@@ -2147,17 +2148,9 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) convertToAPIContainerStatuses(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecon
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Always set the status to the latest allocated resources, even if it differs from the
-		// allocation used by the current sync loop.
-		alloc, found := kl.allocationManager.GetContainerResourceAllocation(pod.UID, cName)
-		if !found {
-			// This case is expected for non-resizable containers (ephemeral & non-restartable init containers).
-			// Don't set status.Resources in this case.
-			return nil
-		}
 		if cStatus.State != kubecontainer.ContainerStateRunning {
 			// If the container isn't running, just use the allocated resources.
-			return &alloc
+			return allocatedContainer.Resources.DeepCopy()
 		}
 		if oldStatus.Resources == nil {
 			oldStatus.Resources = &v1.ResourceRequirements{}
@@ -2166,7 +2159,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) convertToAPIContainerStatuses(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecon
 		// Status resources default to the allocated resources.
 		// For non-running containers this will be the reported values.
 		// For non-resizable resources, these values will also be used.
-		resources := alloc
+		resources := allocatedContainer.Resources.DeepCopy()
 		if resources.Limits != nil {
 			if cStatus.Resources != nil && cStatus.Resources.CPULimit != nil {
 				// If both the allocated & actual resources are at or below the minimum effective limit, preserve the
@@ -2197,7 +2190,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) convertToAPIContainerStatuses(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecon
 			}
 		}
 
-		return &resources
+		return resources
 	}
 
 	convertContainerStatusUser := func(cStatus *kubecontainer.Status) *v1.ContainerUser {
@@ -2366,11 +2359,11 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) convertToAPIContainerStatuses(pod *v1.Pod, podStatus *kubecon
 		}
 		status := convertContainerStatus(cStatus, oldStatusPtr)
 		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.InPlacePodVerticalScaling) {
-			status.Resources = convertContainerStatusResources(cName, status, cStatus, oldStatuses)
-
-			if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.InPlacePodVerticalScalingAllocatedStatus) {
-				if alloc, found := kl.allocationManager.GetContainerResourceAllocation(pod.UID, cName); found {
-					status.AllocatedResources = alloc.Requests
+			allocatedContainer := kubecontainer.GetContainerSpec(pod, cName)
+			if allocatedContainer != nil {
+				status.Resources = convertContainerStatusResources(allocatedContainer, status, cStatus, oldStatuses)
+				if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.InPlacePodVerticalScalingAllocatedStatus) {
+					status.AllocatedResources = allocatedContainer.Resources.Requests
 				}
 			}
 		}