diff --git a/pkg/inject/sidecar.go b/pkg/inject/sidecar.go
index 3b7da1715..c6ff52fef 100644
--- a/pkg/inject/sidecar.go
+++ b/pkg/inject/sidecar.go
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ func container(jaeger *v1.Jaeger) corev1.Container {
 	jgCompactTrft := util.GetPort("--processor.jaeger-compact.server-host-port=", args, 6831)
 	jgBinaryTrft := util.GetPort("--processor.jaeger-binary.server-host-port=", args, 6832)
 
+	commonSpec := util.Merge([]v1.JaegerCommonSpec{jaeger.Spec.Agent.JaegerCommonSpec, jaeger.Spec.JaegerCommonSpec})
+
 	// ensure we have a consistent order of the arguments
 	// see https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger-operator/issues/334
 	sort.Strings(args)
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ func container(jaeger *v1.Jaeger) corev1.Container {
 				Name:          "jg-binary-trft",
 			},
 		},
+		Resources: commonSpec.Resources,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/inject/sidecar_test.go b/pkg/inject/sidecar_test.go
index cd289b3ef..bb2ecb57a 100644
--- a/pkg/inject/sidecar_test.go
+++ b/pkg/inject/sidecar_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 	"github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger-operator/pkg/apis/jaegertracing/v1"
@@ -275,6 +276,42 @@ func TestSidecarOverrideReporter(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "--reporter.type=thrift", dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Args[1])
 }
 
+func TestSidecarAgentResources(t *testing.T) {
+	jaeger := v1.NewJaeger("TestSidecarAgentResources")
+	jaeger.Spec.Resources = corev1.ResourceRequirements{
+		Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
+			corev1.ResourceLimitsCPU:              *resource.NewQuantity(1024, resource.BinarySI),
+			corev1.ResourceLimitsEphemeralStorage: *resource.NewQuantity(512, resource.DecimalSI),
+		},
+		Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
+			corev1.ResourceRequestsCPU:              *resource.NewQuantity(1024, resource.BinarySI),
+			corev1.ResourceRequestsEphemeralStorage: *resource.NewQuantity(512, resource.DecimalSI),
+		},
+	}
+	jaeger.Spec.Agent.Resources = corev1.ResourceRequirements{
+		Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
+			corev1.ResourceLimitsCPU:    *resource.NewQuantity(2048, resource.BinarySI),
+			corev1.ResourceLimitsMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(123, resource.DecimalSI),
+		},
+		Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
+			corev1.ResourceRequestsCPU:    *resource.NewQuantity(2048, resource.BinarySI),
+			corev1.ResourceRequestsMemory: *resource.NewQuantity(123, resource.DecimalSI),
+		},
+	}
+
+	dep := dep(map[string]string{Annotation: jaeger.Name}, map[string]string{})
+	dep = Sidecar(jaeger, dep)
+
+	assert.Len(t, dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers, 2, "Expected 2 containers")
+	assert.Equal(t, "jaeger-agent", dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Name)
+	assert.Equal(t, *resource.NewQuantity(2048, resource.BinarySI), dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Resources.Limits[corev1.ResourceLimitsCPU])
+	assert.Equal(t, *resource.NewQuantity(2048, resource.BinarySI), dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Resources.Requests[corev1.ResourceRequestsCPU])
+	assert.Equal(t, *resource.NewQuantity(123, resource.DecimalSI), dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Resources.Limits[corev1.ResourceLimitsMemory])
+	assert.Equal(t, *resource.NewQuantity(123, resource.DecimalSI), dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Resources.Requests[corev1.ResourceRequestsMemory])
+	assert.Equal(t, *resource.NewQuantity(512, resource.DecimalSI), dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Resources.Limits[corev1.ResourceLimitsEphemeralStorage])
+	assert.Equal(t, *resource.NewQuantity(512, resource.DecimalSI), dep.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[1].Resources.Requests[corev1.ResourceRequestsEphemeralStorage])
+}
+
 func dep(annotations map[string]string, labels map[string]string) *appsv1.Deployment {
 	return &appsv1.Deployment{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{