diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/logic/recommendation_provider_test.go b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/logic/recommendation_provider_test.go
index 218a42fdea87..ef9c8537d62a 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/logic/recommendation_provider_test.go
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/admission-controller/logic/recommendation_provider_test.go
@@ -47,12 +47,18 @@ func mustParseResourcePointer(val string) *resource.Quantity {
 }
 
 type fakeLimitRangeCalculator struct {
-	limitRange *apiv1.LimitRangeItem
-	err        error
+	containerLimitRange *apiv1.LimitRangeItem
+	containerErr        error
+	podLimitRange       *apiv1.LimitRangeItem
+	podErr              error
 }
 
 func (nlrc *fakeLimitRangeCalculator) GetContainerLimitRangeItem(namespace string) (*apiv1.LimitRangeItem, error) {
-	return nlrc.limitRange, nlrc.err
+	return nlrc.containerLimitRange, nlrc.containerErr
+}
+
+func (nlrc *fakeLimitRangeCalculator) GetPodLimitRangeItem(namespace string) (*apiv1.LimitRangeItem, error) {
+	return nlrc.podLimitRange, nlrc.podErr
 }
 
 func TestUpdateResourceRequests(t *testing.T) {
@@ -333,8 +339,8 @@ func TestUpdateResourceRequests(t *testing.T) {
 				recommendationProcessor: api.NewCappingRecommendationProcessor(limitrange.NewNoopLimitsCalculator()),
 				selectorFetcher:         mockSelectorFetcher,
 				limitsRangeCalculator: &fakeLimitRangeCalculator{
-					tc.limitRange,
-					tc.limitRangeCalcErr,
+					containerLimitRange: tc.limitRange,
+					containerErr:        tc.limitRangeCalcErr,
 				},
 			}
 
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/utils/limitrange/limit_range_calculator.go b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/utils/limitrange/limit_range_calculator.go
index 7b666c83e7ff..77dc394979cc 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/utils/limitrange/limit_range_calculator.go
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/utils/limitrange/limit_range_calculator.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import (
 type LimitRangeCalculator interface {
 	// GetContainerLimitRangeItem returns LimitRangeItem that describes limitation on container limits in the given namespace.
 	GetContainerLimitRangeItem(namespace string) (*core.LimitRangeItem, error)
+	// GetPodLimitRangeItem returns LimitRangeItem that describes limitation on pod limits in the given namespace.
+	GetPodLimitRangeItem(namespace string) (*core.LimitRangeItem, error)
 }
 
 type noopLimitsRangeCalculator struct{}
@@ -38,6 +40,10 @@ func (lc *noopLimitsRangeCalculator) GetContainerLimitRangeItem(namespace string
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+func (lc *noopLimitsRangeCalculator) GetPodLimitRangeItem(namespace string) (*core.LimitRangeItem, error) {
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
 type limitsChecker struct {
 	limitRangeLister listers.LimitRangeLister
 }
@@ -66,6 +72,14 @@ func NewNoopLimitsCalculator() *noopLimitsRangeCalculator {
 }
 
 func (lc *limitsChecker) GetContainerLimitRangeItem(namespace string) (*core.LimitRangeItem, error) {
+	return lc.getLimitRangeItem(namespace, core.LimitTypeContainer)
+}
+
+func (lc *limitsChecker) GetPodLimitRangeItem(namespace string) (*core.LimitRangeItem, error) {
+	return lc.getLimitRangeItem(namespace, core.LimitTypePod)
+}
+
+func (lc *limitsChecker) getLimitRangeItem(namespace string, limitType core.LimitType) (*core.LimitRangeItem, error) {
 	limitRanges, err := lc.limitRangeLister.LimitRanges(namespace).List(labels.Everything())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error loading limit ranges: %s", err)
@@ -102,10 +116,10 @@ func (lc *limitsChecker) GetContainerLimitRangeItem(namespace string) (*core.Lim
 		return q2
 	}
 
-	result := &core.LimitRangeItem{Type: core.LimitTypeContainer}
+	result := &core.LimitRangeItem{Type: limitType}
 	for _, lr := range limitRanges {
 		for _, lri := range lr.Spec.Limits {
-			if lri.Type == core.LimitTypeContainer && (lri.Max != nil || lri.Default != nil || lri.Min != nil) {
+			if lri.Type == limitType && (lri.Max != nil || lri.Default != nil || lri.Min != nil) {
 				if lri.Default != nil {
 					result.Default = lri.Default
 				}
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/utils/vpa/capping_test.go b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/utils/vpa/capping_test.go
index 6fa52d1f6257..49974099bd1e 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/utils/vpa/capping_test.go
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/utils/vpa/capping_test.go
@@ -217,11 +217,16 @@ func TestApplyVpa(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 type fakeLimitRangeCalculator struct {
-	limitRange apiv1.LimitRangeItem
+	containerLimitRange apiv1.LimitRangeItem
+	podLimitRange       apiv1.LimitRangeItem
 }
 
 func (nlrc *fakeLimitRangeCalculator) GetContainerLimitRangeItem(namespace string) (*apiv1.LimitRangeItem, error) {
-	return &nlrc.limitRange, nil
+	return &nlrc.containerLimitRange, nil
+}
+
+func (nlrc *fakeLimitRangeCalculator) GetPodLimitRangeItem(namespace string) (*apiv1.LimitRangeItem, error) {
+	return &nlrc.podLimitRange, nil
 }
 
 func TestApplyCapsToLimitRange(t *testing.T) {
@@ -282,7 +287,7 @@ func TestApplyCapsToLimitRange(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	calculator := fakeLimitRangeCalculator{limitRange}
+	calculator := fakeLimitRangeCalculator{containerLimitRange: limitRange}
 	processor := NewCappingRecommendationProcessor(&calculator)
 	processedRecommendation, annotations, err := processor.Apply(&recommendation, nil, nil, &pod)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)