diff --git a/renku_notebooks/util/kubernetes_.py b/renku_notebooks/util/kubernetes_.py
index 0e86a24c4..d3cad21e9 100644
--- a/renku_notebooks/util/kubernetes_.py
+++ b/renku_notebooks/util/kubernetes_.py
@@ -159,6 +159,23 @@ def get_pod_status(pod):
         status.update(conditions_summary)
         return status
 
+    def get_pod_resources(pod):
+        try:
+            resources = pod.spec.containers[0].resources.requests
+            # translate the cpu weird numeric string to a normal number
+            # ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/
+            #   manage-compute-resources-container/#how-pods-with-resource-limits-are-run
+            if (
+                "cpu" in resources
+                and isinstance(resources["cpu"], str)
+                and str.endswith(resources["cpu"], "m")
+                and resources["cpu"][:-1].isdigit()
+            ):
+                resources["cpu"] = str(int(resources["cpu"][:-1]) / 1000)
+        except (AttributeError, IndexError):
+            resources = {}
+        return resources
+
     def get_server_url(pod):
         url = "/jupyterhub/user/{username}/{servername}/".format(
             username=pod.metadata.annotations["hub.jupyter.org/username"],
@@ -176,6 +193,7 @@ def get_server_url(pod):
             "started": isoformat(pod.status.start_time),
             "status": get_pod_status(pod),
             "url": get_server_url(pod),
+            "resources": get_pod_resources(pod),
         }
         for pod in pods
     }
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index ad1e88348..fc0d0a927 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -268,6 +268,15 @@ def kubernetes_client(mocker):
                             },
                         ],
                     },
+                    "spec": {
+                        "containers": [
+                            {
+                                "resources": {
+                                    "requests": {"cpu": "500m", "memory": "2147483648"}
+                                }
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    },
                 }
             ]
         }