diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 4992bdf..b215c92 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -472,6 +472,35 @@
         config:
           enabled: true
 
+initContainers
+--------------
+
+Example pillar:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    kubernetes:
+      control:
+      service:
+        memcached:
+          init_containers:
+          - name: test-mysql
+            image: busybox
+            command:
+            - sleep
+            - 3600
+            volumes:
+            - name: config
+              mount: /test
+          - name: test-memcached
+            image: busybox
+            command:
+            - sleep
+            - 3600
+            volumes:
+            - name: config
+              mount: /test
+
 Volumes
 -------
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/files/rc.yml b/kubernetes/files/rc.yml
index be89492..58105b0 100644
--- a/kubernetes/files/rc.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/files/rc.yml
@@ -12,10 +12,31 @@
     metadata:
       labels:
         app: {{ service.service }}-{{ service.role }}
-      {%- if service.hostname is defined %}
       annotations:
+      {%- if service.hostname is defined %}
         pod.beta.kubernetes.io/hostname: {{ service.hostname }}
       {%- endif %}
+      {%- if service.init_containers is defined %}
+        pod.alpha.kubernetes.io/init-containers: '[
+        {%- for container in service.init_containers %}
+          {
+            "name": "{{ container.name }}",
+            "image": "{% if container.registry is defined %}{{ container.registry }}/{%- endif %}{{ container.image }}{%- if container.tag is defined %}:{{ container.tag }}{%- endif %}",
+            "command": [{%- for command in container.command %}"{{ command }}"{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{%- endfor %}],
+            {%- if container.volumes is defined %}
+            {%- for volume in container.volumes %}
+            "volumeMounts": [
+                {
+                    "name": "{{ volume.name }}",
+                    "mountPath": "{{ volume.mount }}"
+                }
+            ]
+            {%- if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{%- endfor %}
+            {%- endif %}
+          }
+        {%- if not loop.last %},{% endif %}{% endfor %}
+        ]'
+      {%- endif %}
     spec:
       {%- if service.hostNetwork is defined %}
       hostNetwork: True