diff --git a/charts/base-cluster/ci/limitrange-resourcequota-values.yaml b/charts/base-cluster/ci/limitrange-resourcequota-values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..96bc77c0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/base-cluster/ci/limitrange-resourcequota-values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+global:
+  serviceLevelAgreement: None
+  namespaces:
+    main0:
+      resources:
+        defaults:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 50m
+            memory: 100Mi
+          limits:
+            cpu: 500m
+            memory: 300Mi
+        quotas:
+          limits.cpu: "1"
+          limits.memory: 1Gi
+    main1:
+      resources:
+        defaults:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 50m
+            memory: 100Mi
+          limits:
+            cpu: 500m
+            memory: 300Mi
+    main2:
+      resources:
+        defaults:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 50m
+            memory: 100Mi
+        quotas:
+          limits.cpu: "1"
+          limits.memory: 1Gi
+    main3:
+      resources:
+        defaults:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 50m
+            memory: 100Mi
+    main4:
+      resources:
+        defaults:
+          limits:
+            cpu: 500m
+            memory: 300Mi
+        quotas:
+          limits.cpu: "1"
+          limits.memory: 1Gi
+    main5:
+      resources:
+        defaults:
+          limits:
+            cpu: 500m
+            memory: 300Mi
+    main6:
+      resources:
+        quotas:
+          limits.cpu: "1"
+          limits.memory: 1Gi
diff --git a/charts/base-cluster/templates/global/namespaces.yaml b/charts/base-cluster/templates/global/namespaces.yaml
index d1d3b90b6..b4bff157d 100644
--- a/charts/base-cluster/templates/global/namespaces.yaml
+++ b/charts/base-cluster/templates/global/namespaces.yaml
@@ -8,4 +8,53 @@ metadata:
     {{- . | toYaml | nindent 4 -}}
   {{- end }}
 ---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: LimitRange
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $name }}
+  namespace: {{ $name }}
+  labels: {{- include "common.labels.standard" $ | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  {{- $limits := dict "type" "Container" "defaultRequest" (dict "cpu" "100m" "memory" "100Mi")  -}}
+  {{ if $namespace.resources }}
+    {{- if $namespace.resources.defaults -}}
+      {{/* this section defines default limits */}}
+      {{- with $namespace.resources.defaults.limits -}}
+        {{- $defaultLimits := dict -}}
+        {{- range $resource, $limit := . -}}
+          {{- $defaultLimits = set $defaultLimits $resource (include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" $limit "context" $)) -}}
+        {{- end -}}
+        {{- $limits = set $limits "default" $defaultLimits -}}
+      {{- end -}}
+      {{/* this section defines default requests */}}
+      {{- with $namespace.resources.defaults.requests -}}
+        {{- $defaultRequests := dict -}}
+        {{- range $resource, $request := . -}}
+          {{- $defaultRequests = set $defaultRequests $resource (include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" $request "context" $)) -}}
+        {{- end -}}
+        {{- $limits = set $limits "defaultRequest" $defaultRequests -}}
+      {{- end -}}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
+  limits: {{- list $limits | toYaml | nindent 4 }}
+{{ if $namespace.resources }}
+{{ if $namespace.resources.quotas }}
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ResourceQuota
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $name }}
+  namespace: {{ $name }}
+  labels: {{- include "common.labels.standard" $ | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  {{- with $namespace.resources.quotas -}}
+    {{- $quotas := dict -}}
+    {{- range $resource, $quota := . -}}
+      {{- $quotas = set $quotas $resource (include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" $quota "context" $)) -}}
+    {{- end }}
+  hard: {{- $quotas | toYaml | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+---
 {{ end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/base-cluster/values.schema.json b/charts/base-cluster/values.schema.json
index 88b64461f..cbe08cf4d 100644
--- a/charts/base-cluster/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/base-cluster/values.schema.json
@@ -232,6 +232,38 @@
               },
               "condition": {
                 "$ref": "#/$defs/condition"
+              },
+              "resources": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                  "defaults": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "minProperties": 1,
+                    "properties": {
+                      "requests": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "additionalProperties": {
+                          "$ref": "#/$defs/quantity"
+                        }
+                      },
+                      "limits": {
+                        "type": "object",
+                        "additionalProperties": {
+                          "$ref": "#/$defs/quantity"
+                        }
+                      }
+                    },
+                    "additionalProperties": false
+                  },
+                  "quotas": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "description": "See https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/policy/resource-quotas/",
+                    "additionalProperties": {
+                      "$ref": "#/$defs/quantity"
+                    }
+                  }
+                },
+                "additionalProperties": false
               }
             },
             "additionalProperties": false
diff --git a/charts/base-cluster/values.yaml b/charts/base-cluster/values.yaml
index c75f38d48..5332e790f 100644
--- a/charts/base-cluster/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/base-cluster/values.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,17 @@ global:
     cert-manager:
       additionalLabels:
         app.kubernetes.io/component: cert-manager
+      resources:
+        defaults:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 50m
+            memory: 100Mi
+          limits:
+            cpu: 500m
+            memory: 300Mi
+        quotas:
+          limits.cpu: "1"
+          limits.memory: 1Gi
     ingress-nginx:
       condition: "{{ .Values.ingress.enabled }}"
       additionalLabels:
@@ -25,6 +36,11 @@ global:
       condition: "{{ or .Values.monitoring.prometheus.enabled .Values.monitoring.metricsServer.enabled }}"
       additionalLabels:
         app.kubernetes.io/component: monitoring
+      resources:
+        defaults:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 20m
+            memory: 100Mi
     loki:
       condition: "{{ .Values.monitoring.loki.enabled }}"
       additionalLabels: