diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index cd9d2d74d68cd..83079260ad9e8 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -594,6 +594,9 @@ type ResourceRequirements struct {
 	// Limits describes the maximum amount of compute resources required.
 	Limits ResourceList `json:"limits,omitempty"`
 	// Requests describes the minimum amount of compute resources required.
+	// Note: 'Requests' are honored only for Persistent Volumes as of now.
+	// TODO: Update the scheduler to use 'Requests' in addition to 'Limits'. If Request is omitted for a container,
+	// it defaults to Limits if that is explicitly specified, otherwise to an implementation-defined value
 	Requests ResourceList `json:"requests,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
index 6e4b7cbf531c6..52609464fa174 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
@@ -603,7 +603,10 @@ type ResourceRequirements struct {
 	// Limits describes the maximum amount of compute resources required.
 	Limits ResourceList `json:"limits,omitempty" description:"Maximum amount of compute resources allowed"`
 	// Requests describes the minimum amount of compute resources required.
-	Requests ResourceList `json:"requests,omitempty" description:"Minimum amount of resources requested"`
+	// Note: 'Requests' are honored only for Persistent Volumes as of now.
+	// TODO: Update the scheduler to use 'Requests' in addition to 'Limits'. If Request is omitted for a container,
+	// it defaults to Limits if that is explicitly specified, otherwise to an implementation-defined value
+	Requests ResourceList `json:"requests,omitempty" description:"Minimum amount of resources requested; requests are honored only for persistent volumes as of now"`
 }
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
index bf0a316701c2c..92fd9b47966f4 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -493,7 +493,10 @@ type ResourceRequirements struct {
 	// Limits describes the maximum amount of compute resources required.
 	Limits ResourceList `json:"limits,omitempty" description:"Maximum amount of compute resources allowed"`
 	// Requests describes the minimum amount of compute resources required.
-	Requests ResourceList `json:"requests,omitempty" description:"Minimum amount of resources requested"`
+	// Note: 'Requests' are honored only for Persistent Volumes as of now.
+	// TODO: Update the scheduler to use 'Requests' in addition to 'Limits'. If Request is omitted for a container,
+	// it defaults to Limits if that is explicitly specified, otherwise to an implementation-defined value
+	Requests ResourceList `json:"requests,omitempty" description:"Minimum amount of resources requested; requests are honored only for persistent volumes as of now"`
 }
 
 // Container represents a single container that is expected to be run on the host.
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
index c8bd3bca2cea5..35ae1027dfae7 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -479,7 +479,10 @@ type ResourceRequirements struct {
 	// Limits describes the maximum amount of compute resources required.
 	Limits ResourceList `json:"limits,omitempty" description:"Maximum amount of compute resources allowed"`
 	// Requests describes the minimum amount of compute resources required.
-	Requests ResourceList `json:"requests,omitempty" description:"Minimum amount of resources requested"`
+	// Note: 'Requests' are honored only for Persistent Volumes as of now.
+	// TODO: Update the scheduler to use 'Requests' in addition to 'Limits'. If Request is omitted for a container,
+	// it defaults to Limits if that is explicitly specified, otherwise to an implementation-defined value
+	Requests ResourceList `json:"requests,omitempty" description:"Minimum amount of resources requested; requests are honored only for persistent volumes as of now"`
 }
 
 // Container represents a single container that is expected to be run on the host.
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
index d995c4c821668..970654d86c07c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
@@ -603,7 +603,10 @@ type ResourceRequirements struct {
 	// Limits describes the maximum amount of compute resources required.
 	Limits ResourceList `json:"limits,omitempty" description:"Maximum amount of compute resources allowed"`
 	// Requests describes the minimum amount of compute resources required.
-	Requests ResourceList `json:"requests,omitempty" description:"Minimum amount of resources requested"`
+	// Note: 'Requests' are honored only for Persistent Volumes as of now.
+	// TODO: Update the scheduler to use 'Requests' in addition to 'Limits'. If Request is omitted for a container,
+	// it defaults to Limits if that is explicitly specified, otherwise to an implementation-defined value
+	Requests ResourceList `json:"requests,omitempty" description:"Minimum amount of resources requested; requests are honored only for persistent volumes as of now"`
 }
 
 const (