diff --git a/changelog/fragments/1727271745-resource-limits-kubernetes.yaml b/changelog/fragments/1727271745-resource-limits-kubernetes.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3dfc7323bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/fragments/1727271745-resource-limits-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Kind can be one of:
+# - breaking-change: a change to previously-documented behavior
+# - deprecation: functionality that is being removed in a later release
+# - bug-fix: fixes a problem in a previous version
+# - enhancement: extends functionality but does not break or fix existing behavior
+# - feature: new functionality
+# - known-issue: problems that we are aware of in a given version
+# - security: impacts on the security of a product or a user’s deployment.
+# - upgrade: important information for someone upgrading from a prior version
+# - other: does not fit into any of the other categories
+kind: feature
+
+# Change summary; a 80ish characters long description of the change.
+summary: Increase Elastic Agent memory requests and limits when deployed in Kubernetes.
+
+# Long description; in case the summary is not enough to describe the change
+# this field accommodate a description without length limits.
+# NOTE: This field will be rendered only for breaking-change and known-issue kinds at the moment.
+#description:
+
+# Affected component; usually one of "elastic-agent", "fleet-server", "filebeat", "metricbeat", "auditbeat", "all", etc.
+component: elastic-agent
+
+# PR URL; optional; the PR number that added the changeset.
+# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling finding the PR where this changelog fragment has been added.
+# NOTE: the tooling supports backports, so it's able to fill the original PR number instead of the backport PR number.
+# Please provide it if you are adding a fragment for a different PR.
+pr: https://github.com/elastic/elastic-agent/pull/5614
+
+# Issue URL; optional; the GitHub issue related to this changeset (either closes or is part of).
+# If not present is automatically filled by the tooling with the issue linked to the PR number.
+#issue: https://github.com/owner/repo/1234
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
index 9de04903069..ac3346c7fa0 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ spec:
             #    - SYS_ADMIN
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
-              memory: 400Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - name: proc
               mountPath: /hostfs/proc
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
index c1de6c0c11a..afb0f10a47a 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/default/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ spec:
             #    - SYS_ADMIN
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
-              memory: 400Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - name: datastreams
               mountPath: /etc/elastic-agent/agent.yml
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
index 2d67eac1407..5ca97d104f2 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/base/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ spec:
             #    - SYS_ADMIN
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
-              memory: 400Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - name: proc
               mountPath: /hostfs/proc
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/extra/elastic-agent-managed-statefulset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/extra/elastic-agent-managed-statefulset.yaml
index dcaf2c3095a..d8667ab7a81 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/extra/elastic-agent-managed-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-managed/extra/elastic-agent-managed-statefulset.yaml
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ spec:
             #    - SYS_ADMIN
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
-              memory: 400Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - name: proc
               mountPath: /hostfs/proc
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
index 9dcd7672a6d..2e7f32e5106 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/base/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ spec:
             #    - SYS_ADMIN
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
-              memory: 400Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - name: datastreams
               mountPath: /etc/elastic-agent/agent.yml
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/extra/elastic-agent-standalone-statefulset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/extra/elastic-agent-standalone-statefulset.yaml
index dd211a8cbd4..ea4c85562c9 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/extra/elastic-agent-standalone-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-kustomize/ksm-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone/extra/elastic-agent-standalone-statefulset.yaml
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ spec:
             #    - SYS_ADMIN
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
-              memory: 400Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - name: datastreams
               mountPath: /etc/elastic-agent/agent.yml
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-managed-kubernetes.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-managed-kubernetes.yaml
index cae617b3af6..604787eb1d8 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-managed-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-managed-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ spec:
             #    - SYS_ADMIN
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
-              memory: 400Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - name: proc
               mountPath: /hostfs/proc
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-managed/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-managed/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
index 61939c5a72b..98ba1ab8102 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-managed/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-managed/elastic-agent-managed-daemonset.yaml
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ spec:
             #    - SYS_ADMIN
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
-              memory: 400Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - name: proc
               mountPath: /hostfs/proc
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone-kubernetes.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone-kubernetes.yaml
index 30073bd2f02..d529657bd9a 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone-kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone-kubernetes.yaml
@@ -759,10 +759,10 @@ spec:
             #    - SYS_ADMIN
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
-              memory: 400Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - name: datastreams
               mountPath: /etc/elastic-agent/agent.yml
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
index 908ac0124f5..7ffec40c9d0 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/elastic-agent-standalone/elastic-agent-standalone-daemonset.yaml
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ spec:
             #    - SYS_ADMIN
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
-              memory: 400Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - name: datastreams
               mountPath: /etc/elastic-agent/agent.yml
diff --git a/dev-tools/kubernetes/base/elastic-agent-managed/daemonset.yaml b/dev-tools/kubernetes/base/elastic-agent-managed/daemonset.yaml
index da2e4911756..cd97cbd86f7 100644
--- a/dev-tools/kubernetes/base/elastic-agent-managed/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/dev-tools/kubernetes/base/elastic-agent-managed/daemonset.yaml
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ spec:
             runAsUser: 0
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
-              memory: 400Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - name: proc
               mountPath: /hostfs/proc
diff --git a/dev-tools/kubernetes/base/elastic-agent-standalone/daemonset.yaml b/dev-tools/kubernetes/base/elastic-agent-standalone/daemonset.yaml
index 2d126056cb0..2978da9de06 100644
--- a/dev-tools/kubernetes/base/elastic-agent-standalone/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/dev-tools/kubernetes/base/elastic-agent-standalone/daemonset.yaml
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ spec:
             runAsUser: 0
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
-              memory: 400Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - name: datastreams
               mountPath: /etc/elastic-agent/agent.yml
diff --git a/docs/manifests/elastic-agent-managed-gke-autopilot.yaml b/docs/manifests/elastic-agent-managed-gke-autopilot.yaml
index c2ec4299be8..7ab4ef2074c 100644
--- a/docs/manifests/elastic-agent-managed-gke-autopilot.yaml
+++ b/docs/manifests/elastic-agent-managed-gke-autopilot.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ spec:
           resources:
             limits:
               #cpu: 200m # Keep this commented. We dont set the cpu limit to avoid scheduling problems of agent in autopilot scenarios
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
               ephemeral-storage: "500Mi"
           volumeMounts:
             - name: varlog
diff --git a/docs/manifests/elastic-agent-standalone-gke-autopilot.yaml b/docs/manifests/elastic-agent-standalone-gke-autopilot.yaml
index e4dc83fad10..e48e4b59cad 100644
--- a/docs/manifests/elastic-agent-standalone-gke-autopilot.yaml
+++ b/docs/manifests/elastic-agent-standalone-gke-autopilot.yaml
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ spec:
           resources:
             limits:
               # cpu: 200m # Keep this commented. We dont set the cpu limit to avoid scheduling problems of agent in autopilot scenarios
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
               ephemeral-storage: "500Mi"
           volumeMounts:
             - name: datastreams
diff --git a/docs/manifests/kustomize-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone-kubernetes-side-leader.yaml b/docs/manifests/kustomize-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone-kubernetes-side-leader.yaml
index e571b8e02a8..97ccd945594 100644
--- a/docs/manifests/kustomize-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone-kubernetes-side-leader.yaml
+++ b/docs/manifests/kustomize-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone-kubernetes-side-leader.yaml
@@ -602,10 +602,10 @@ spec:
             runAsUser: 0
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
-              memory: 400Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - name: datastreams
               mountPath: /etc/elastic-agent/agent.yml
diff --git a/docs/manifests/kustomize-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone-statefulset-side-ksm.yaml b/docs/manifests/kustomize-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone-statefulset-side-ksm.yaml
index 3361542416e..344e5c1d6b5 100644
--- a/docs/manifests/kustomize-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone-statefulset-side-ksm.yaml
+++ b/docs/manifests/kustomize-autosharding/elastic-agent-standalone-statefulset-side-ksm.yaml
@@ -409,10 +409,10 @@ spec:
             runAsUser: 0
           resources:
             limits:
-              memory: 700Mi
+              memory: 1Gi
             requests:
               cpu: 100m
-              memory: 400Mi
+              memory: 500Mi
           volumeMounts:
             - name: datastreams
               mountPath: /etc/elastic-agent/agent.yml