diff --git a/src/deployment.ts b/src/deployment.ts
index 4c82d83..30f2022 100644
--- a/src/deployment.ts
+++ b/src/deployment.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export interface PloneDeploymentOptions {
  * CPU limit
  * @default 1
  */
-  readonly limitCpu?: number;
+  readonly limitCpu?: string;
 
   /**
  * memory limit
@@ -56,6 +56,18 @@ export interface PloneDeploymentOptions {
  */
   readonly limitMemory?: string;
 
+  /**
+ * CPU request
+ * @default 1
+ */
+  readonly requestCpu?: string;
+
+  /**
+ * memory request
+ * @default 1
+ */
+  readonly requestMemory?: string;
+
   /**
    * Port number.
    */
@@ -136,9 +148,13 @@ export class PloneDeployment extends Construct {
       envFrom: envFrom,
       resources: {
         limits: {
-          cpu: k8s.Quantity.fromNumber(options.limitCpu ?? 1),
+          cpu: k8s.Quantity.fromString(options.limitCpu ?? '1000m'),
           memory: k8s.Quantity.fromString(options.limitMemory ?? '1Gi'),
         },
+        requests: {
+          cpu: k8s.Quantity.fromString(options.requestCpu ?? '200m'),
+          memory: k8s.Quantity.fromString(options.requestMemory ?? '300Mi'),
+        },
       },
       livenessProbe: options.livenessProbe ?? {},
       readinessProbe: options.readinessProbe ?? {},
diff --git a/src/plone.ts b/src/plone.ts
index 6806333..4a38ec0 100644
--- a/src/plone.ts
+++ b/src/plone.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ export interface PloneBaseOptions {
   readonly replicas?: number;
   readonly maxUnavailable?: number | string;
   readonly minAvailable?: number | string;
-  readonly limitCpu?: number;
+  readonly limitCpu?: string;
   readonly limitMemory?: string;
+  readonly requestCpu?: string;
+  readonly requestMemory?: string;
   readonly environment?: kplus.Env;
 }
 export interface PloneOptions {
@@ -78,8 +80,10 @@ export class Plone extends Construct {
         imagePullPolicy: backend.imagePullPolicy ?? 'IfNotPresent',
       },
       replicas: backend.replicas,
-      limitCpu: backend.limitCpu ?? 1,
+      limitCpu: backend.limitCpu ?? '500Mi',
       limitMemory: backend.limitMemory ?? '512Mi',
+      requestCpu: backend.requestCpu ?? '200Mi',
+      requestMemory: backend.requestMemory ?? '256Mi',
       pdb: {
         maxUnavailable: backend.maxUnavailable ?? undefined,
         minAvailable: backend.minAvailable ?? undefined,
@@ -151,8 +155,11 @@ export class Plone extends Construct {
         imagePullPolicy: frontend.imagePullPolicy ?? 'IfNotPresent',
       },
       replicas: frontend.replicas,
-      limitCpu: frontend.limitCpu ?? 1,
+      limitCpu: frontend.limitCpu ?? '500Mi',
       limitMemory: frontend.limitMemory ?? '1Gi',
+      requestCpu: backend.requestCpu ?? '200Mi',
+      requestMemory: backend.requestMemory ?? '256Mi',
+
       pdb: {
         maxUnavailable: frontend.maxUnavailable ?? undefined,
         minAvailable: frontend.minAvailable ?? undefined,
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/deployment.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/deployment.test.ts.snap
index 0046194..dbfd643 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/deployment.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/deployment.test.ts.snap
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ exports[`defaults 1`] = `
               "readinessProbe": {},
               "resources": {
                 "limits": {
-                  "cpu": 1,
+                  "cpu": "1000m",
                   "memory": "1Gi",
                 },
+                "requests": {
+                  "cpu": "200m",
+                  "memory": "300Mi",
+                },
               },
             },
           ],
@@ -93,9 +97,13 @@ exports[`with-environment 1`] = `
               "readinessProbe": {},
               "resources": {
                 "limits": {
-                  "cpu": 1,
+                  "cpu": "1000m",
                   "memory": "1Gi",
                 },
+                "requests": {
+                  "cpu": "200m",
+                  "memory": "300Mi",
+                },
               },
             },
           ],
@@ -159,9 +167,13 @@ exports[`with-environment-from-secret 1`] = `
               "readinessProbe": {},
               "resources": {
                 "limits": {
-                  "cpu": 1,
+                  "cpu": "1000m",
                   "memory": "1Gi",
                 },
+                "requests": {
+                  "cpu": "200m",
+                  "memory": "300Mi",
+                },
               },
             },
           ],
@@ -220,9 +232,13 @@ exports[`with-environment-valueFrom 1`] = `
               "readinessProbe": {},
               "resources": {
                 "limits": {
-                  "cpu": 1,
+                  "cpu": "1000m",
                   "memory": "1Gi",
                 },
+                "requests": {
+                  "cpu": "200m",
+                  "memory": "300Mi",
+                },
               },
             },
           ],
@@ -271,9 +287,13 @@ exports[`with-pdp 1`] = `
               "readinessProbe": {},
               "resources": {
                 "limits": {
-                  "cpu": 1,
+                  "cpu": "1000m",
                   "memory": "1Gi",
                 },
+                "requests": {
+                  "cpu": "200m",
+                  "memory": "300Mi",
+                },
               },
             },
           ],
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/plone.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/plone.test.ts.snap
index f922c08..3360c37 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/plone.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/plone.test.ts.snap
@@ -62,9 +62,13 @@ exports[`defaults 1`] = `
               },
               "resources": {
                 "limits": {
-                  "cpu": 1,
+                  "cpu": "500Mi",
                   "memory": "512Mi",
                 },
+                "requests": {
+                  "cpu": "200Mi",
+                  "memory": "256Mi",
+                },
               },
             },
           ],
@@ -182,9 +186,13 @@ exports[`defaults 1`] = `
               },
               "resources": {
                 "limits": {
-                  "cpu": 1,
+                  "cpu": "500Mi",
                   "memory": "1Gi",
                 },
+                "requests": {
+                  "cpu": "200Mi",
+                  "memory": "256Mi",
+                },
               },
             },
           ],
@@ -302,9 +310,13 @@ exports[`defaults-with-pdps 1`] = `
               },
               "resources": {
                 "limits": {
-                  "cpu": 1,
+                  "cpu": "500Mi",
                   "memory": "512Mi",
                 },
+                "requests": {
+                  "cpu": "200Mi",
+                  "memory": "256Mi",
+                },
               },
             },
           ],
@@ -422,9 +434,13 @@ exports[`defaults-with-pdps 1`] = `
               },
               "resources": {
                 "limits": {
-                  "cpu": 1,
+                  "cpu": "500Mi",
                   "memory": "1Gi",
                 },
+                "requests": {
+                  "cpu": "200Mi",
+                  "memory": "256Mi",
+                },
               },
             },
           ],