diff --git a/components/processors/observek8sattributesprocessor/podactions.go b/components/processors/observek8sattributesprocessor/podactions.go
index 6f0dee053..dbe694eb0 100644
--- a/components/processors/observek8sattributesprocessor/podactions.go
+++ b/components/processors/observek8sattributesprocessor/podactions.go
@@ -33,6 +33,38 @@ const (
 	OwnerKindStatefulSet           = "StatefulSet"
 )
 
+// Helper Fns
+func hasPodReadyCondition(conditions []v1.PodCondition) bool {
+	for _, condition := range conditions {
+		if condition.Type == v1.PodReady && condition.Status == v1.ConditionTrue {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func isPodInitializedConditionTrue(status *v1.PodStatus) bool {
+	for _, condition := range status.Conditions {
+		if condition.Type != v1.PodInitialized {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		return condition.Status == v1.ConditionTrue
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func isRestartableInitContainer(initContainer *v1.Container) bool {
+	if initContainer == nil || initContainer.RestartPolicy == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return *initContainer.RestartPolicy == v1.ContainerRestartPolicyAlways
+}
+
+func isPodPhaseTerminal(phase v1.PodPhase) bool {
+	return phase == v1.PodFailed || phase == v1.PodSucceeded
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------- Pod "status" ----------------------------------
 
 type PodStatusAction struct{}
@@ -43,18 +75,34 @@ func NewPodStatusAction() PodStatusAction {
 
 // Generates the Pod "status" facet.
 func (PodStatusAction) ComputeAttributes(pod v1.Pod) (attributes, error) {
-	// based on https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/0d3b859af81e6a5f869a7766c8d45afd1c600b04/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers.go#L901
-	reason := string(pod.Status.Phase)
+	// based on https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/cd3b5c57668a0a6e32057ef82dfab40e9b0bec5b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers.go#L881
+	podPhase := pod.Status.Phase
+	reason := string(podPhase)
 	if pod.Status.Reason != "" {
 		reason = pod.Status.Reason
 	}
 
+	// If the Pod carries {type:PodScheduled, reason:SchedulingGated}, set reason to 'SchedulingGated'.
+	for _, condition := range pod.Status.Conditions {
+		if condition.Type == v1.PodScheduled && condition.Reason == v1.PodReasonSchedulingGated {
+			reason = v1.PodReasonSchedulingGated
+		}
+	}
+
+	initContainers := make(map[string]*v1.Container)
+	for i := range pod.Spec.InitContainers {
+		initContainers[pod.Spec.InitContainers[i].Name] = &pod.Spec.InitContainers[i]
+	}
+
 	initializing := false
 	for i := range pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses {
 		container := pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses[i]
 		switch {
 		case container.State.Terminated != nil && container.State.Terminated.ExitCode == 0:
 			continue
+		case isRestartableInitContainer(initContainers[container.Name]) &&
+			container.Started != nil && *container.Started:
+			continue
 		case container.State.Terminated != nil:
 			// initialization is failed
 			if len(container.State.Terminated.Reason) == 0 {
@@ -76,11 +124,11 @@ func (PodStatusAction) ComputeAttributes(pod v1.Pod) (attributes, error) {
 		}
 		break
 	}
-	if !initializing {
+
+	if !initializing || isPodInitializedConditionTrue(&pod.Status) {
 		hasRunning := false
 		for i := len(pod.Status.ContainerStatuses) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 			container := pod.Status.ContainerStatuses[i]
-
 			if container.State.Waiting != nil && container.State.Waiting.Reason != "" {
 				reason = container.State.Waiting.Reason
 			} else if container.State.Terminated != nil && container.State.Terminated.Reason != "" {
@@ -98,7 +146,11 @@ func (PodStatusAction) ComputeAttributes(pod v1.Pod) (attributes, error) {
 
 		// change pod status back to "Running" if there is at least one container still reporting as "Running" status
 		if reason == "Completed" && hasRunning {
-			reason = "Running"
+			if hasPodReadyCondition(pod.Status.Conditions) {
+				reason = "Running"
+			} else {
+				reason = "NotReady"
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/components/processors/observek8sattributesprocessor/podactions_test.go b/components/processors/observek8sattributesprocessor/podactions_test.go
index 0ca775dd2..25b21df49 100644
--- a/components/processors/observek8sattributesprocessor/podactions_test.go
+++ b/components/processors/observek8sattributesprocessor/podactions_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func TestPodActions(t *testing.T) {
 			),
 			expectedResults: []queryWithResult{
 				{
-					path: "observe_transform.facets.status",
+					path:      "observe_transform.facets.status",
 					expResult: "Terminating",
 				},
 			},