diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index c4358a59c2d..dc5391e9239 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -422,6 +422,11 @@ const (
 	// Applies only in nodes with InPlacePodVerticalScaling and Memory Manager features enabled.
 	InPlacePodVerticalScalingExclusiveMemory featuregate.Feature = "InPlacePodVerticalScalingExclusiveMemory"
 
+	// owner: @natasha41575
+	//
+	// Allow in-place pod resize of running non-sidecar init containers.
+	InPlacePodVerticalScalingInitContainers featuregate.Feature = "InPlacePodVerticalScalingInitContainers"
+
 	// owner: @mimowo
 	// kep: https://kep.k8s.io/3850
 	//
@@ -1446,6 +1451,10 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.34"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	},
 
+	InPlacePodVerticalScalingInitContainers: {
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.36"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	},
+
 	JobBackoffLimitPerIndex: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.28"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.29"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
@@ -2376,6 +2385,8 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGateDependencies = map[featuregate.Feature][]feature
 
 	InPlacePodVerticalScalingExclusiveMemory: {InPlacePodVerticalScaling},
 
+	InPlacePodVerticalScalingInitContainers: {InPlacePodVerticalScaling, NodeDeclaredFeatures},
+
 	JobBackoffLimitPerIndex: {},
 
 	JobManagedBy: {},
diff --git a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/feature_list.md b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/feature_list.md
index 46d4c26f95e..0434f600066 100644
--- a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/feature_list.md
+++ b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/feature_list.md
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 | InPlacePodVerticalScaling | :ballot_box_with_check: 1.33+ | :closed_lock_with_key: 1.35+ | 1.27–1.32 | 1.33–1.34 | 1.35– |  |  | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbInPlacePodVerticalScaling%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbInPlacePodVerticalScaling%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
 | InPlacePodVerticalScalingExclusiveCPUs |  |  | 1.32– |  |  |  | InPlacePodVerticalScaling | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbInPlacePodVerticalScalingExclusiveCPUs%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbInPlacePodVerticalScalingExclusiveCPUs%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
 | InPlacePodVerticalScalingExclusiveMemory |  |  | 1.34– |  |  |  | InPlacePodVerticalScaling | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbInPlacePodVerticalScalingExclusiveMemory%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbInPlacePodVerticalScalingExclusiveMemory%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
+| InPlacePodVerticalScalingInitContainers | :ballot_box_with_check:&nbsp;1.36+ |  |  | 1.36– |  |  | InPlacePodVerticalScaling<br>NodeDeclaredFeatures | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbInPlacePodVerticalScalingInitContainers%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbInPlacePodVerticalScalingInitContainers%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
 | InformerResourceVersion | :ballot_box_with_check:&nbsp;1.35+ |  | 1.30–1.34 |  | 1.35– |  |  | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbInformerResourceVersion%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbInformerResourceVersion%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
 | JobBackoffLimitPerIndex | :ballot_box_with_check:&nbsp;1.29+ | :closed_lock_with_key:&nbsp;1.33+ | 1.28 | 1.29–1.32 | 1.33– |  |  | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbJobBackoffLimitPerIndex%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbJobBackoffLimitPerIndex%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
 | JobManagedBy | :ballot_box_with_check:&nbsp;1.32+ | :closed_lock_with_key:&nbsp;1.35+ | 1.30–1.31 | 1.32–1.34 | 1.35– |  |  | [code](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbJobManagedBy%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/kubernetes) [KEPs](https://cs.k8s.io/?q=%5CbJobManagedBy%5Cb&i=nope&files=&excludeFiles=CHANGELOG&repos=kubernetes/enhancements) |
diff --git a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
index f21f05039df..e282082f180 100644
--- a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
+++ b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
@@ -833,6 +833,12 @@
     lockToDefault: false
     preRelease: Alpha
     version: "1.34"
+- name: InPlacePodVerticalScalingInitContainers
+  versionedSpecs:
+  - default: true
+    lockToDefault: false
+    preRelease: Beta
+    version: "1.36"
 - name: JobBackoffLimitPerIndex
   versionedSpecs:
   - default: false