diff --git a/api/v1/objectstore_types.go b/api/v1/objectstore_types.go
index 0b15d71..1789e4f 100644
--- a/api/v1/objectstore_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/objectstore_types.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ type InstanceSidecarConfiguration struct {
 	// +kubebuilder:default:=1800
 	// +optional
 	RetentionPolicyIntervalSeconds int `json:"retentionPolicyIntervalSeconds,omitempty"`
+	// Resources define cpu/memory requests and limits for the sidecar that runs in the instance pods.
+        // +optional
+        Resources corev1.ResourceRequirements `json:"resources,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ObjectStoreSpec defines the desired state of ObjectStore.