diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/status/fake_status_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/status/fake_status_manager.go
index 6d2031419df..9590b230be9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/status/fake_status_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/status/fake_status_manager.go
@@ -93,6 +93,6 @@ func (m *fakeManager) SetPodResizeStatus(podUID types.UID, resizeStatus v1.PodRe
 // NewFakeManager creates empty/fake memory manager
 func NewFakeManager() Manager {
 	return &fakeManager{
-		state: state.NewStateMemory(),
+		state: state.NewStateMemory(state.PodResourceAllocation{}, state.PodResizeStatus{}),
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state.go b/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state.go
index 10a66be46c3..d980c96dea7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type Reader interface {
 
 type writer interface {
 	SetContainerResourceAllocation(podUID string, containerName string, alloc v1.ResourceRequirements) error
-	SetPodResourceAllocation(PodResourceAllocation) error
+	SetPodResourceAllocation(podUID string, alloc map[string]v1.ResourceRequirements) error
 	SetPodResizeStatus(podUID string, resizeStatus v1.PodResizeStatus)
 	Delete(podUID string, containerName string) error
 	ClearState() error
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_checkpoint.go b/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_checkpoint.go
index 2e1ca729100..faa53db0525 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_checkpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_checkpoint.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func NewStateCheckpoint(stateDir, checkpointName string) (State, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize checkpoint manager for pod allocation tracking: %v", err)
 	}
 	stateCheckpoint := &stateCheckpoint{
-		cache:             NewStateMemory(),
+		cache:             NewStateMemory(PodResourceAllocation{}, PodResizeStatus{}),
 		checkpointManager: checkpointManager,
 		checkpointName:    checkpointName,
 	}
@@ -76,10 +76,14 @@ func (sc *stateCheckpoint) restoreState() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get pod resource allocation info: %w", err)
 	}
-	err = sc.cache.SetPodResourceAllocation(praInfo.AllocationEntries)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set pod resource allocation: %w", err)
+
+	for podUID, alloc := range praInfo.AllocationEntries {
+		err = sc.cache.SetPodResourceAllocation(podUID, alloc)
+		if err != nil {
+			klog.ErrorS(err, "failed to set pod resource allocation")
+		}
 	}
+
 	klog.V(2).InfoS("State checkpoint: restored pod resource allocation state from checkpoint")
 	return nil
 }
@@ -132,10 +136,15 @@ func (sc *stateCheckpoint) SetContainerResourceAllocation(podUID string, contain
 }
 
 // SetPodResourceAllocation sets pod resource allocation
-func (sc *stateCheckpoint) SetPodResourceAllocation(a PodResourceAllocation) error {
+func (sc *stateCheckpoint) SetPodResourceAllocation(podUID string, alloc map[string]v1.ResourceRequirements) error {
 	sc.mux.Lock()
 	defer sc.mux.Unlock()
-	sc.cache.SetPodResourceAllocation(a)
+
+	err := sc.cache.SetPodResourceAllocation(podUID, alloc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return sc.storeState()
 }
 
@@ -185,7 +194,7 @@ func (sc *noopStateCheckpoint) SetContainerResourceAllocation(_ string, _ string
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (sc *noopStateCheckpoint) SetPodResourceAllocation(_ PodResourceAllocation) error {
+func (sc *noopStateCheckpoint) SetPodResourceAllocation(_ string, _ map[string]v1.ResourceRequirements) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_checkpoint_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_checkpoint_test.go
index 03be8c1c46d..f5467542afa 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_checkpoint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_checkpoint_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const testCheckpoint = "pod_status_manager_state"
 
 func newTestStateCheckpoint(t *testing.T) *stateCheckpoint {
 	testingDir := getTestDir(t)
-	cache := NewStateMemory()
+	cache := NewStateMemory(PodResourceAllocation{}, PodResizeStatus{})
 	checkpointManager, err := checkpointmanager.NewCheckpointManager(testingDir)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to create checkpoint manager")
 	checkpointName := "pod_state_checkpoint"
@@ -110,8 +110,10 @@ func Test_stateCheckpoint_storeState(t *testing.T) {
 			originalSC, err := NewStateCheckpoint(testDir, testCheckpoint)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			err = originalSC.SetPodResourceAllocation(tt.args.podResourceAllocation)
-			require.NoError(t, err)
+			for podUID, alloc := range tt.args.podResourceAllocation {
+				err = originalSC.SetPodResourceAllocation(podUID, alloc)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
 
 			actual := originalSC.GetPodResourceAllocation()
 			verifyPodResourceAllocation(t, &tt.args.podResourceAllocation, &actual, "stored pod resource allocation is not equal to original pod resource allocation")
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_mem.go b/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_mem.go
index c8107dacbe2..8730f0ea1d3 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_mem.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/status/state/state_mem.go
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ type stateMemory struct {
 var _ State = &stateMemory{}
 
 // NewStateMemory creates new State to track resources allocated to pods
-func NewStateMemory() State {
+func NewStateMemory(alloc PodResourceAllocation, stats PodResizeStatus) State {
 	klog.V(2).InfoS("Initialized new in-memory state store for pod resource allocation tracking")
 	return &stateMemory{
-		podAllocation:   PodResourceAllocation{},
-		podResizeStatus: PodResizeStatus{},
+		podAllocation:   alloc,
+		podResizeStatus: stats,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -74,12 +74,15 @@ func (s *stateMemory) SetContainerResourceAllocation(podUID string, containerNam
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *stateMemory) SetPodResourceAllocation(a PodResourceAllocation) error {
+func (s *stateMemory) SetPodResourceAllocation(podUID string, alloc map[string]v1.ResourceRequirements) error {
 	s.Lock()
 	defer s.Unlock()
 
-	s.podAllocation = a.Clone()
-	klog.V(3).InfoS("Updated pod resource allocation", "allocation", a)
+	for containerName, containerAlloc := range alloc {
+		s.podAllocation[podUID][containerName] = containerAlloc
+	}
+
+	klog.V(3).InfoS("Updated pod resource allocation", "podUID", podUID, "allocation", alloc)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/status/status_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/status/status_manager.go
index 0156efa2cbf..7937d27bb53 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/status/status_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/status/status_manager.go
@@ -297,16 +297,14 @@ func (m *manager) SetPodAllocation(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	m.podStatusesLock.RLock()
 	defer m.podStatusesLock.RUnlock()
 
-	podUID := string(pod.UID)
-	podAlloc := state.PodResourceAllocation{}
-	podAlloc[podUID] = make(map[string]v1.ResourceRequirements)
+	podAlloc := make(map[string]v1.ResourceRequirements)
 
 	for _, container := range pod.Spec.Containers {
 		alloc := *container.Resources.DeepCopy()
-		podAlloc[podUID][container.Name] = alloc
+		podAlloc[container.Name] = alloc
 	}
 
-	return m.state.SetPodResourceAllocation(podUID, podAlloc)
+	return m.state.SetPodResourceAllocation(string(pod.UID), podAlloc)
 }
 
 // SetPodResizeStatus checkpoints the last resizing decision for the pod.