diff --git a/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_actions.go b/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_actions.go
index 6e17e631b0..8d4b156958 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_actions.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_actions.go
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ func (cc *Controller) calcPGMinResources(job *vkv1.Job) *v1.ResourceList {
 			}
 			podCnt++
 			for _, c := range task.Template.Spec.Containers {
-				addResourceList(minAvailableTasksRes, c.Resources.Requests)
+				addResourceList(minAvailableTasksRes, c.Resources.Requests, c.Resources.Limits)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_util.go b/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_util.go
index 75aa604857..0dee416156 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_util.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_util.go
@@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ func applyPolicies(job *vkv1.Job, req *apis.Request) vkv1.Action {
 	return vkv1.SyncJobAction
 }
 
-func addResourceList(list, new v1.ResourceList) {
-	for name, quantity := range new {
+func addResourceList(list, req, limit v1.ResourceList) {
+	for name, quantity := range req {
 		if value, ok := list[name]; !ok {
 			list[name] = *quantity.Copy()
 		} else {
@@ -185,6 +185,14 @@ func addResourceList(list, new v1.ResourceList) {
 			list[name] = value
 		}
 	}
+
+	// If Requests is omitted for a container,
+	// it defaults to Limits if that is explicitly specified.
+	for name, quantity := range limit {
+		if _, ok := list[name]; !ok {
+			list[name] = *quantity.Copy()
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 //TaskPriority structure
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_util_test.go b/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_util_test.go
index cb63ae51ab..afd5337606 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/job/job_controller_util_test.go
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ func TestAddResourceList(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, testcase := range testcases {
-		addResourceList(testcase.List, testcase.New)
+		addResourceList(testcase.List, testcase.New, nil)
 	}
 }