diff --git a/k8s/charts/seaweedfs/templates/volume/volume-statefulset.yaml b/k8s/charts/seaweedfs/templates/volume/volume-statefulset.yaml
index 8bb904873..1ef97088c 100644
--- a/k8s/charts/seaweedfs/templates/volume/volume-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/k8s/charts/seaweedfs/templates/volume/volume-statefulset.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ spec:
             - name: {{ $dir.name }}
               mountPath: /{{ $dir.name }}
           {{- end }}
+          {{- with $volume.idxVolMoveResources }}
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- if $volume.containerSecurityContext.enabled }}
           securityContext: {{- omit $volume.containerSecurityContext "enabled" | toYaml | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
diff --git a/k8s/charts/seaweedfs/values.yaml b/k8s/charts/seaweedfs/values.yaml
index a7916cf30..364334c16 100644
--- a/k8s/charts/seaweedfs/values.yaml
+++ b/k8s/charts/seaweedfs/values.yaml
@@ -393,6 +393,12 @@ volume:
 
   idx: {}
 
+  # Resource requests, limits, etc. for the vol-move-idx initContainer. This
+  # should map directly to the value of the resources field for a PodSpec,
+  # formatted as a multi-line string. By default no direct resource request
+  # is made.
+  idxVolMoveResources: {}
+
   logs: {}
 
   # limit background compaction or copying speed in mega bytes per second