diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc1-hazelcastjet/uc1-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc1-hazelcastjet/uc1-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml
index 9835950efe1c670c5518b6b11c17e9fcc1125ca5..6730dd25fbebcc3ae4bc48ad62fbadc4244e66e1 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc1-hazelcastjet/uc1-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc1-hazelcastjet/uc1-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,22 @@ spec:
       patchers:
         - type: "ReplicaPatcher"
           resource: "uc1-hazelcastjet-deployment.yaml"
+    - typeName: PodResources
+      patchers:
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc1-hazelcastjet-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc-application
+            limitedResource: cpu
+            factor: 1000
+            format: m
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc1-hazelcastjet-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc-application
+            limitedResource: memory
+            factor: 4
+            format: Gi
   loadTypes:
     - typeName: "NumSensors"
       patchers:
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-hazelcastjet/uc2-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-hazelcastjet/uc2-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml
index 0e26fc60ee848a3f9b2a63d8e3efdfa10e5c2b0a..36af6c97debae7f1aa54768fe830712e20bd3144 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-hazelcastjet/uc2-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-hazelcastjet/uc2-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,22 @@ spec:
       patchers:
         - type: "ReplicaPatcher"
           resource: "uc2-hazelcastjet-deployment.yaml"
+    - typeName: PodResources
+      patchers:
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc2-hazelcastjet-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc-application
+            limitedResource: cpu
+            factor: 1000
+            format: m
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc2-hazelcastjet-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc-application
+            limitedResource: memory
+            factor: 4
+            format: Gi
   loadTypes:
     - typeName: "NumSensors"
       patchers:
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc3-hazelcastjet/uc3-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc3-hazelcastjet/uc3-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml
index 33a37157df3753dea4eca266fd48c36394ef8e64..b7caeae328df1688cd04418d90107efbc593494e 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc3-hazelcastjet/uc3-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc3-hazelcastjet/uc3-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,22 @@ spec:
       patchers:
         - type: "ReplicaPatcher"
           resource: "uc3-hazelcastjet-deployment.yaml"
+    - typeName: PodResources
+      patchers:
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc3-hazelcastjet-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc-application
+            limitedResource: cpu
+            factor: 1000
+            format: m
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc3-hazelcastjet-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc-application
+            limitedResource: memory
+            factor: 4
+            format: Gi
   loadTypes:
     - typeName: "NumSensors"
       patchers:
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-hazelcastjet/uc4-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-hazelcastjet/uc4-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml
index 79c0fdbf7f674f45d5531819cf214f0bc3f07d1c..55cf01826f35dec96dc6a1bbbb11925266c815ee 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-hazelcastjet/uc4-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-hazelcastjet/uc4-hazelcastjet-benchmark-operator.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,22 @@ spec:
       patchers:
         - type: "ReplicaPatcher"
           resource: "uc4-hazelcastjet-deployment.yaml"
+    - typeName: PodResources
+      patchers:
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc4-hazelcastjet-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc-application
+            limitedResource: cpu
+            factor: 1000
+            format: m
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc4-hazelcastjet-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc-application
+            limitedResource: memory
+            factor: 4
+            format: Gi
   loadTypes:
     - typeName: "NumNestedGroups"
       patchers: