diff --git a/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/initcontainers/build.gradle b/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/initcontainers/build.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1b34571d20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/initcontainers/build.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+plugins {
+    id 'org.eclipse.jkube.kubernetes' version "${jKubeVersion}"
+    id 'org.eclipse.jkube.openshift' version "${jKubeVersion}"
+    id 'java'
+}
+
+group = 'org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle'
+version = '0.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
+sourceCompatibility = '11'
+
+repositories {
+    mavenCentral()
+}
+
+kubernetes {
+    offline = true
+    images {
+        image1 {
+            name = 'main-container:latest'
+            build {
+                from = 'quay.io/jkube/jkube-java-11'
+                ports = ['8080']
+            }
+        }
+        image2 {
+            name = 'init:latest'
+            build {
+                from = 'quay.io/jkube/jkube-java-11'
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    resources {
+        controller {
+            initContainers = [
+               {
+                    name = 'init1'
+                    imageName = 'busybox:1.28'
+                    cmd {
+                        exec = ["wget", "-O", "/work-dir/index.html", "http://info.cern.ch"]
+                    }
+                    volumes = [{
+                        name = 'workdir'
+                        path = '/work-dir'
+                    }]
+                },{
+                    name = 'init2'
+                    imageName = 'init:latest'
+                }
+            ]
+            volumes = [{
+                           type = 'emptyDir'
+                           name = 'workdir'
+                           path = '/work-dir'
+            }]
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+openshift {
+    offline = true
+    images {
+        image1 {
+            name = 'main-container:latest'
+            build {
+                from = 'quay.io/jkube/jkube-java-11'
+                ports = ['8080']
+            }
+        }
+        image2 {
+            name = 'init:latest'
+            build {
+                from = 'quay.io/jkube/jkube-java-11'
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    resources {
+        controller {
+            initContainers = [
+                    {
+                        name = 'init1'
+                        imageName = 'busybox:1.28'
+                        cmd {
+                            exec = ["wget", "-O", "/work-dir/index.html", "http://info.cern.ch"]
+                        }
+                        volumes = [{
+                                       name = 'workdir'
+                                       path = '/work-dir'
+                                   }]
+                    },{
+                        name = 'init2'
+                        imageName = 'init:latest'
+                    }
+            ]
+            volumes = [{
+                type = 'emptyDir'
+                name = 'workdir'
+                path = '/work-dir'
+            }]
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/initcontainers/expected/kubernetes.yml b/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/initcontainers/expected/kubernetes.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55cd0037be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/initcontainers/expected/kubernetes.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: List
+items:
+- apiVersion: v1
+  kind: Service
+  metadata:
+    annotations:
+      jkube.io/git-url: "@ignore@"
+      jkube.io/git-commit: "@ignore@"
+      jkube.io/git-branch: "@ignore@"
+    labels:
+      app: initcontainers
+      provider: jkube
+      version: "@ignore@"
+      group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+    name: initcontainers
+  spec:
+    ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 8080
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: 8080
+    selector:
+      app: initcontainers
+      provider: jkube
+      group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+- apiVersion: apps/v1
+  kind: Deployment
+  metadata:
+    annotations:
+      jkube.io/git-url: "@ignore@"
+      jkube.io/git-commit: "@ignore@"
+      jkube.io/git-branch: "@ignore@"
+    labels:
+      app: initcontainers
+      provider: jkube
+      version: "@ignore@"
+      group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+    name: initcontainers
+  spec:
+    replicas: 1
+    revisionHistoryLimit: 2
+    selector:
+      matchLabels:
+        app: initcontainers
+        provider: jkube
+        group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+    template:
+      metadata:
+        annotations:
+          jkube.io/git-url: "@ignore@"
+          jkube.io/git-commit: "@ignore@"
+          jkube.io/git-branch: "@ignore@"
+        labels:
+          app: initcontainers
+          provider: jkube
+          version: "@ignore@"
+          group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+        name: initcontainers
+      spec:
+        containers:
+        - env:
+          - name: KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE
+            valueFrom:
+              fieldRef:
+                fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+          - name: HOSTNAME
+            valueFrom:
+              fieldRef:
+                fieldPath: metadata.name
+          image: main-container:latest
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          name: orgeclipsejkubeintegrationtestsgradle-initcontainers
+          ports:
+          - containerPort: 8080
+            name: http
+            protocol: TCP
+          securityContext:
+            privileged: false
+        initContainers:
+        - command:
+          - wget
+          - -O
+          - /work-dir/index.html
+          - http://info.cern.ch
+          env:
+          - name: HOSTNAME
+            valueFrom:
+              fieldRef:
+                fieldPath: metadata.name
+          image: busybox:1.28
+          name: init1
+          volumeMounts:
+          - mountPath: /work-dir
+            name: workdir
+        - env:
+          - name: HOSTNAME
+            valueFrom:
+              fieldRef:
+                fieldPath: metadata.name
+          image: init:latest
+          name: init2
+        volumes:
+          - emptyDir: {}
+            name: workdir
diff --git a/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/initcontainers/expected/openshift.yml b/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/initcontainers/expected/openshift.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc83e659c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/initcontainers/expected/openshift.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: List
+items:
+  - apiVersion: v1
+    kind: Service
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        app.openshift.io/vcs-ref: "@ignore@"
+        jkube.io/git-url: "@ignore@"
+        app.openshift.io/vcs-uri: "@ignore@"
+        jkube.io/git-commit: "@ignore@"
+        jkube.io/git-branch: "@ignore@"
+      labels:
+        app: initcontainers
+        provider: jkube
+        version: "@ignore@"
+        group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+      name: initcontainers
+    spec:
+      ports:
+        - name: http
+          port: 8080
+          protocol: TCP
+          targetPort: 8080
+      selector:
+        app: initcontainers
+        provider: jkube
+        group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+  - apiVersion: apps.openshift.io/v1
+    kind: DeploymentConfig
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        app.openshift.io/vcs-ref: "@ignore@"
+        jkube.io/git-url: "@ignore@"
+        app.openshift.io/vcs-uri: "@ignore@"
+        jkube.io/git-commit: "@ignore@"
+        jkube.io/git-branch: "@ignore@"
+      labels:
+        app: initcontainers
+        provider: jkube
+        version: "@ignore@"
+        group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+      name: initcontainers
+    spec:
+      replicas: 1
+      revisionHistoryLimit: 2
+      selector:
+        app: initcontainers
+        provider: jkube
+        group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+      strategy:
+        rollingParams:
+          timeoutSeconds: 3600
+        type: Rolling
+      template:
+        metadata:
+          annotations:
+            app.openshift.io/vcs-ref: "@ignore@"
+            jkube.io/git-url: "@ignore@"
+            app.openshift.io/vcs-uri: "@ignore@"
+            jkube.io/git-commit: "@ignore@"
+            jkube.io/git-branch: "@ignore@"
+          labels:
+            app: initcontainers
+            provider: jkube
+            version: "@ignore@"
+            group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+          name: initcontainers
+        spec:
+          containers:
+            - env:
+                - name: KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE
+                  valueFrom:
+                    fieldRef:
+                      fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+              image: main-container:latest
+              imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+              name: orgeclipsejkubeintegrationtestsgradle-initcontainers
+              ports:
+                - containerPort: 8080
+                  name: http
+                  protocol: TCP
+              securityContext:
+                privileged: false
+          initContainers:
+            - command:
+                - wget
+                - -O
+                - /work-dir/index.html
+                - http://info.cern.ch
+              image: busybox:1.28
+              name: init1
+              volumeMounts:
+                - mountPath: /work-dir
+                  name: workdir
+            - image: init:latest
+              name: init2
+          volumes:
+            - emptyDir: {}
+              name: workdir
+      triggers:
+        - type: ConfigChange
+        - imageChangeParams:
+            automatic: true
+            containerNames:
+              - orgeclipsejkubeintegrationtestsgradle-initcontainers
+            from:
+              kind: ImageStreamTag
+              name: main-container:latest
+          type: ImageChange
+  - apiVersion: route.openshift.io/v1
+    kind: Route
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        app.openshift.io/vcs-ref: "@ignore@"
+        jkube.io/git-url: "@ignore@"
+        app.openshift.io/vcs-uri: "@ignore@"
+        jkube.io/git-commit: "@ignore@"
+        jkube.io/git-branch: "@ignore@"
+      labels:
+        app: initcontainers
+        provider: jkube
+        version: "@ignore@"
+        group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+      name: initcontainers
+    spec:
+      port:
+        targetPort: 8080
+      to:
+        kind: Service
+        name: initcontainers
diff --git a/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/InitContainersIT.java b/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/InitContainersIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..39537c14e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/InitContainersIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 Red Hat, Inc.
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made
+ * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which is available at:
+ *
+ *     https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *   Red Hat, Inc. - initial API and implementation
+ */
+package org.eclipse.jkube.gradle.plugin.tests;
+
+import net.minidev.json.parser.ParseException;
+import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.ResourceVerify;
+import org.gradle.testkit.runner.BuildResult;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.AssertionsForClassTypes.assertThat;
+
+class InitContainersIT {
+  @RegisterExtension
+  private final ITGradleRunnerExtension gradleRunner = new ITGradleRunnerExtension();
+
+  @Test
+  void k8sResource_whenRun_generatesK8sManifests() throws IOException, ParseException {
+    // When
+    final BuildResult result = gradleRunner.withITProject("initcontainers")
+        .withArguments("build", "k8sResource", "--stacktrace")
+        .build();
+    // Then
+    ResourceVerify.verifyResourceDescriptors(gradleRunner.resolveDefaultKubernetesResourceFile(),
+        gradleRunner.resolveFile("expected", "kubernetes.yml"));
+    assertThat(result).extracting(BuildResult::getOutput).asString()
+        .contains("jkube-controller: Adding a default Deployment")
+        .contains("jkube-service: Adding a default service")
+        .contains("jkube-service-discovery: Using first mentioned service port '8080' ")
+        .contains("jkube-revision-history: Adding revision history limit to 2");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void ocResource_whenRun_generatesOpenShiftManifests() throws IOException, ParseException {
+    // When
+    final BuildResult result = gradleRunner.withITProject("initcontainers")
+        .withArguments("build", "ocResource", "--stacktrace")
+        .build();
+    // Then
+    ResourceVerify.verifyResourceDescriptors(gradleRunner.resolveDefaultOpenShiftResourceFile(),
+        gradleRunner.resolveFile("expected", "openshift.yml"));
+    assertThat(result).extracting(BuildResult::getOutput).asString()
+        .contains("jkube-controller: Adding a default Deployment")
+        .contains("jkube-service: Adding a default service")
+        .contains("jkube-openshift-deploymentconfig: Converting Deployment to DeploymentConfig")
+        .contains("jkube-revision-history: Adding revision history limit to 2");
+  }
+}