diff --git a/charts/airflow/README.md b/charts/airflow/README.md
index 32074cb7..3c8a6b15 100644
--- a/charts/airflow/README.md
+++ b/charts/airflow/README.md
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ Parameter | Description | Default
 `airflow.extraVolumeMounts` | extra VolumeMounts for the airflow Pods | `[]`
 `airflow.extraVolumes` | extra Volumes for the airflow Pods | `[]`
 `airflow.clusterDomain` | kubernetes cluster domain name | `cluster.local`
+`airflow.initContainers.*` | airflow init-containers | `<see values.yaml>`
 `airflow.localSettings.*` | airflow_local_settings.py | `<see values.yaml>`
 `airflow.kubernetesPodTemplate.*` | pod_template.yaml | `<see values.yaml>`
 `airflow.dbMigrations.*` | db-migrations Deployment | `<see values.yaml>`
diff --git a/charts/airflow/templates/_helpers/pods.tpl b/charts/airflow/templates/_helpers/pods.tpl
index 58527ffc..3dbeec7d 100644
--- a/charts/airflow/templates/_helpers/pods.tpl
+++ b/charts/airflow/templates/_helpers/pods.tpl
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ EXAMPLE USAGE: {{ include "airflow.init_container.check_db" (dict "Release" .Rel
 {{- define "airflow.init_container.check_db" }}
 - name: check-db
   {{- include "airflow.image" . | indent 2 }}
+  resources:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.airflow.initContainers.checkDb.resources | nindent 4 }}
   envFrom:
     {{- include "airflow.envFrom" . | indent 4 }}
   env:
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ EXAMPLE USAGE: {{ include "airflow.init_container.wait_for_db_migrations" (dict
 {{- define "airflow.init_container.wait_for_db_migrations" }}
 - name: wait-for-db-migrations
   {{- include "airflow.image" . | indent 2 }}
+  resources:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.airflow.initContainers.waitForDbMigrations.resources | nindent 4 }}
   envFrom:
     {{- include "airflow.envFrom" . | indent 4 }}
   env:
@@ -175,6 +179,8 @@ EXAMPLE USAGE: {{ include "airflow.init_container.install_pip_packages" (dict "R
 {{- define "airflow.init_container.install_pip_packages" }}
 - name: install-pip-packages
   {{- include "airflow.image" . | indent 2 }}
+  resources:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.airflow.initContainers.installPipPackages.resources | nindent 4 }}
   envFrom:
     {{- include "airflow.envFrom" . | indent 4 }}
   env:
diff --git a/charts/airflow/values.yaml b/charts/airflow/values.yaml
index 2c3be586..cb06e796 100644
--- a/charts/airflow/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/airflow/values.yaml
@@ -271,6 +271,38 @@ airflow:
   ##
   clusterDomain: "cluster.local"
 
+  ########################################
+  ## CONFIGS | airflow init-containers
+  ########################################
+  ##
+  initContainers:
+    ## configs for the "check-db" init-containers
+    ##
+    checkDb:
+      ## resource requests/limits for the "check-db" init-containers
+      ## - spec for ResourceRequirements:
+      ##   https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.20/#resourcerequirements-v1-core
+      ##
+      resources: {}
+
+    ## configs for the "wait-for-db-migrations" init-containers
+    ##
+    waitForDbMigrations:
+      ## resource requests/limits for the "wait-for-db-migrations" init-containers
+      ## - spec for ResourceRequirements:
+      ##   https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.20/#resourcerequirements-v1-core
+      ##
+      resources: {}
+
+    ## configs for the "install-pip-packages" init-containers
+    ##
+    installPipPackages:
+      ## resource requests/limits for the "install-pip-packages" init-containers
+      ## - spec for ResourceRequirements:
+      ##   https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.20/#resourcerequirements-v1-core
+      ##
+      resources: {}
+
   ########################################
   ## FILE | airflow_local_settings.py
   ########################################