diff --git a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/values.yaml b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/values.yaml
index 143b60db9050..36d399e91f72 100644
--- a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/values.yaml
+++ b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/values.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ resources:
     memory: 256Mi
   requests:
     cpu: 100m
-    memory: 256Mi
+    memory: 128Mi
 
 nodeSelector: {}
 # Constraint rook-ceph-operator Deployment to nodes with label `disktype: ssd`.
diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/operator-openshift.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/operator-openshift.yaml
index ec02beb79b3a..63319447cd3f 100644
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/operator-openshift.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/operator-openshift.yaml
@@ -557,6 +557,15 @@ spec:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: metadata.namespace
 
+          # Recommended resource requests and limits, if desired
+          #resources:
+          #  limits:
+          #    cpu: 500m
+          #    memory: 256Mi
+          #  requests:
+          #    cpu: 100m
+          #    memory: 128Mi
+
           #  Uncomment it to run lib bucket provisioner in multithreaded mode
           #- name: LIB_BUCKET_PROVISIONER_THREADS
           #  value: "5"
diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/operator.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/operator.yaml
index f351107c5bf3..007ea0ae0a80 100644
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/operator.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/operator.yaml
@@ -500,6 +500,14 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+          # Recommended resource requests and limits, if desired
+          #resources:
+          #  limits:
+          #    cpu: 500m
+          #    memory: 256Mi
+          #  requests:
+          #    cpu: 100m
+          #    memory: 128Mi
 
           #  Uncomment it to run lib bucket provisioner in multithreaded mode
           #- name: LIB_BUCKET_PROVISIONER_THREADS