diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 84e658274..504cf625e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 - Return route day/date and visits' index in result [#196](https://github.com/Mapotempo/optimizer-api/pull/196)
 - Treat complex shipments (multi-pickup-single-delivery and single-pickup-multi-delivery) as multiple simple shipments internally to increase performance [#261](https://github.com/Mapotempo/optimizer-api/pull/261)
 - Prioritize the vehicles (and trips of `vehicle_trips` relation) via modifying the fixed costs so that first vehicles (and trips) are preferred over the latter ones [#266](https://github.com/Mapotempo/optimizer-api/pull/266)
-
 - Document return codes [#224](https://github.com/Mapotempo/optimizer-api/pull/224)
+- OR-Tools wrapper can use `initial` capacity value [#245](https://github.com/Mapotempo/optimizer-api/pull/245)
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/test/wrappers/ortools_test.rb b/test/wrappers/ortools_test.rb
index 9bd9a965d..44e4eb512 100644
--- a/test/wrappers/ortools_test.rb
+++ b/test/wrappers/ortools_test.rb
@@ -5256,6 +5256,29 @@ def test_quantity_precision
     }
   end
 
+  def test_initial_quantity
+    problem = VRP.basic
+    problem[:services].first[:quantities] = [{ unit_id: 'kg', value: -1 }]
+    problem[:services].last[:quantities] = [{ unit_id: 'kg', value: -1 }]
+    problem[:vehicles].each{ |vehicle|
+      vehicle[:capacities] = [{ unit_id: 'kg', limit: 3, initial: 0 }]
+    }
+
+    result = OptimizerWrapper.wrapper_vrp('demo', { services: { vrp: [:ortools] }}, TestHelper.create(problem), nil)
+    assert_equal 2, result[:unassigned].size, 'The result is expected to contain 2 unassigned'
+
+    problem = VRP.basic
+    problem[:services].first[:quantities] = [{ unit_id: 'kg', value: -1 }]
+    problem[:services].last[:quantities] = [{ unit_id: 'kg', value: 1 }]
+    problem[:vehicles].each{ |vehicle|
+      vehicle[:capacities] = [{ unit_id: 'kg', limit: 3, initial: 0 }]
+    }
+
+    result = OptimizerWrapper.wrapper_vrp('demo', { services: { vrp: [:ortools] }}, TestHelper.create(problem), nil)
+    assert result[:routes].first[:activities].index{ |act| act[:service_id] == problem[:services].last[:id] } <
+           result[:routes].first[:activities].index{ |act| act[:service_id] == problem[:services].first[:id] }
+  end
+
   def test_simplify_vehicle_pause_without_timewindow_or_duration
     complete_vrp = VRP.pud
     complete_vrp[:rests] = [{
diff --git a/wrappers/ortools.rb b/wrappers/ortools.rb
index c0d0e375e..9d492e3b1 100644
--- a/wrappers/ortools.rb
+++ b/wrappers/ortools.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ def solver_constraints
       super + [
         :assert_end_optimization,
         :assert_vehicles_objective,
-        :assert_vehicles_no_capacity_initial,
         :assert_vehicles_no_alternative_skills,
         :assert_zones_only_size_one_alternative,
         :assert_only_empty_or_fill_quantities,
@@ -99,6 +98,31 @@ def solve(vrp, job, thread_proc = nil, &block)
           empty: false
         }
       }
+      total_quantities = vrp.units.map{ |unit| [unit.id, 0] }.to_h
+
+      vrp.relations.select{ |r| r.type == :shipment }.each{ |r|
+        vrp.units.each{ |unit|
+          total_negative = 0
+          total_positive = 0
+          r.linked_services.each{ |s|
+            quantity = s.quantities.find{ |q| q.unit_id == unit.id }&.value || 0
+            if quantity > 0
+              total_positive += quantity
+            else
+              total_negative -= quantity
+            end
+          }
+          total_quantities[unit.id] += [total_positive, total_negative].max
+        }
+      }
+
+      vrp.services.each{ |service|
+        next if service.relations.any?{ |r| r.type == :shipment }
+
+        service.quantities.each{ |q|
+          total_quantities[q.unit.id] += (q.value || 0).abs
+        }
+      }
 
       vrp.services.each{ |service|
         service.quantities.each{ |quantity|
@@ -284,7 +308,8 @@ def solve(vrp, job, thread_proc = nil, &block)
             OrtoolsVrp::Capacity.new(
               limit: (q&.limit && q.limit < 1e+22) ? q.limit : -1,
               overload_multiplier: q&.overload_multiplier || 0,
-              counting: unit&.counting || false
+              counting: unit&.counting || false,
+              initial_limit: q&.initial || [total_quantities[unit.id], q&.limit].compact.max
             )
           },
           time_window: OrtoolsVrp::TimeWindow.new(
diff --git a/wrappers/ortools_vrp_pb.rb b/wrappers/ortools_vrp_pb.rb
index 7328a2524..696c50d25 100644
--- a/wrappers/ortools_vrp_pb.rb
+++ b/wrappers/ortools_vrp_pb.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
     optional :limit, :float, 1
     optional :overload_multiplier, :float, 2
     optional :counting, :bool, 3
+    optional :initial_limit, :float, 4
+    optional :initial_capacity, :float, 5
   end
   add_message 'ortools_vrp.Vehicle' do
     optional :id, :string, 1
diff --git a/wrappers/vroom.rb b/wrappers/vroom.rb
index f1ca64c52..d3479a9e2 100644
--- a/wrappers/vroom.rb
+++ b/wrappers/vroom.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def solver_constraints
         :assert_matrices_only_one,
         :assert_no_distance_limitation,
         :assert_no_service_duration_modifiers,
+        :assert_vehicles_no_capacity_initial,
         :assert_vehicles_no_duration_limit,
         :assert_vehicles_no_force_start,
         :assert_vehicles_no_late_multiplier_or_single_vehicle,
diff --git a/wrappers/wrapper.rb b/wrappers/wrapper.rb
index 899ec9cb4..dccc5c52f 100644
--- a/wrappers/wrapper.rb
+++ b/wrappers/wrapper.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def assert_vehicles_start_or_end(vrp)
 
     def assert_vehicles_no_capacity_initial(vrp)
       vrp.vehicles.none?{ |vehicle|
-        vehicle.capacities.find{ |c| c.initial&.positive? }
+        vehicle.capacities.any?{ |c| c.initial && c.initial < c.limit }
       }
     end