diff --git a/stable/mysql/Chart.yaml b/stable/mysql/Chart.yaml
index 20d3371796..4c7f06ce6e 100755
--- a/stable/mysql/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/mysql/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: mysql
-version: 0.16.0
+version: 0.17.0
 appVersion: 5.7.14
 description: Fast, reliable, scalable, and easy to use open-source relational database
   system.
diff --git a/stable/mysql/README.md b/stable/mysql/README.md
index 1bfe4c94c4..e3bfa197ad 100755
--- a/stable/mysql/README.md
+++ b/stable/mysql/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the MySQL chart and the
 
 | Parameter                                    | Description                                                                                  | Default                                              |
 | -------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- |
+| `initContainer.resources`                    | initContainer resource requests/limits                                                         | Memory: `10Mi`, CPU: `10m`                         |
 | `image`                                      | `mysql` image repository.                                                                    | `mysql`                                              |
 | `imageTag`                                   | `mysql` image tag.                                                                           | `5.7.14`                                             |
 | `busybox.image`                                    | `busybox` image repository.                                                                    | `busybox`                                            |
diff --git a/stable/mysql/templates/deployment.yaml b/stable/mysql/templates/deployment.yaml
index 6c471fc25c..27d4113b42 100644
--- a/stable/mysql/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/mysql/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ spec:
       - name: "remove-lost-found"
         image: "{{ .Values.busybox.image}}:{{ .Values.busybox.tag }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.imagePullPolicy | quote }}
+        resources:
+{{ toYaml .Values.initContainer.resources | indent 10 }}
         command:  ["rm", "-fr", "/var/lib/mysql/lost+found"]
         volumeMounts:
         - name: data
diff --git a/stable/mysql/values.yaml b/stable/mysql/values.yaml
index 3563e823da..4d888540c8 100644
--- a/stable/mysql/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/mysql/values.yaml
@@ -177,3 +177,11 @@ podLabels: {}
 
 ## Set pod priorityClassName
 # priorityClassName: {}
+
+
+## Init container resources defaults
+initContainer:
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      memory: 10Mi
+      cpu: 10m