diff --git a/daemonset.tf b/daemonset.tf
index 7dc7385..4fc9dd3 100644
--- a/daemonset.tf
+++ b/daemonset.tf
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ resource "kubernetes_daemonset" "this" {
             "-statsd.mapping-config=/statsd-exporter/mapping-config.yaml",
           ]
 
+          resources {
+            requests {
+              memory = var.resources_statsd_requests_memory
+              cpu    = var.resources_statsd_requests_cpu
+            }
+
+            limits {
+              memory = var.resources_statsd_limits_memory
+              cpu    = var.resources_statsd_limits_cpu
+            }
+          }
+
           port {
             container_port = 9102
             name           = "metrics"
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index f044d7a..94a2fa6 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -76,6 +76,26 @@ variable "resources_limits_memory" {
   default     = "1Gi"
 }
 
+variable "resources_statsd_requests_cpu" {
+  description = "CPU requests for statsd sidecar container"
+  default     = "50m"
+}
+
+variable "resources_statsd_requests_memory" {
+  description = "memory requests for statsd sidecar container"
+  default     = "100Mi"
+}
+
+variable "resources_statsd_limits_cpu" {
+  description = "CPU limit for statsd sidecar container"
+  default     = "50m"
+}
+
+variable "resources_statsd_limits_memory" {
+  description = "memory limit for statsd sidecar container"
+  default     = "100Mi"
+}
+
 variable "rbac_create" {
   default     = true
   description = "If true, create and use RBAC resources"