diff --git a/docs/metrics/workload/pod-metrics.md b/docs/metrics/workload/pod-metrics.md
index 8b8ed9116..05a2dd3a6 100644
--- a/docs/metrics/workload/pod-metrics.md
+++ b/docs/metrics/workload/pod-metrics.md
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
 | kube_pod_init_container_status_restarts_total         | Counter     | The number of restarts for the init container                                                                                                                                       | integer                                        | `container`=&lt;container-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;pod-namespace&gt; <br> `pod`=&lt;pod-name&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;pod-uid&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | STABLE       | -      |
 | kube_pod_init_container_resource_limits               | Gauge       | The number of CPU cores requested limit by an init container                                                                                                                        | `cpu`=&lt;core&gt; <br> `memory`=&lt;bytes&gt; | `resource`=&lt;resource-name&gt; <br> `unit`=&lt;resource-unit&gt; <br> `container`=&lt;container-name&gt; <br> `pod`=&lt;pod-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;pod-namespace&gt; <br> `node`=&lt; node-name&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;pod-uid&gt;                                                                                                                           | EXPERIMENTAL | -      |
 | kube_pod_init_container_resource_requests             | Gauge       | The number of CPU cores requested by an init container                                                                                                                              | `cpu`=&lt;core&gt; <br> `memory`=&lt;bytes&gt; | `resource`=&lt;resource-name&gt; <br> `unit`=&lt;resource-unit&gt; <br> `container`=&lt;container-name&gt; <br> `pod`=&lt;pod-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;pod-namespace&gt; <br> `node`=&lt; node-name&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;pod-uid&gt;                                                                                                                           | EXPERIMENTAL | -      |
+| kube_pod_init_container_state_started                      | Gauge       | Start time in unix timestamp for a pod init container                                                                                                                                    | seconds                                        | `container`=&lt;container-name&gt; <br> `pod`=&lt;pod-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;pod-namespace&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;pod-uid&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | EXPERIMENTAL | -      |
+| kube_pod_init_container_status_last_terminated_timestamp   | Gauge       | Last terminated time for a pod init container in unix timestamp.                                                                                                             |                                                | `container`=&lt;container-name&gt; <br> `pod`=&lt;pod-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;pod-namespace&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;pod-uid&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | EXPERIMENTAL | -      |
 | kube_pod_spec_volumes_persistentvolumeclaims_info     | Gauge       | Information about persistentvolumeclaim volumes in a pod                                                                                                                            |                                                | `pod`=&lt;pod-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;pod-namespace&gt; <br> `volume`=&lt;volume-name&gt;  <br> `persistentvolumeclaim`=&lt;persistentvolumeclaim-claimname&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;pod-uid&gt;                                                                                                                                                                  | STABLE       | -      |
 | kube_pod_spec_volumes_persistentvolumeclaims_readonly | Gauge       | Describes whether a persistentvolumeclaim is mounted read only                                                                                                                      | bool                                           | `pod`=&lt;pod-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;pod-namespace&gt;  <br> `volume`=&lt;volume-name&gt;  <br> `persistentvolumeclaim`=&lt;persistentvolumeclaim-claimname&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;pod-uid&gt;                                                                                                                                                                 | STABLE       | -      |
 | kube_pod_status_reason                                | Gauge       | The pod status reasons                                                                                                                                                              |                                                | `pod`=&lt;pod-name&gt; <br> `namespace`=&lt;pod-namespace&gt; <br> `reason`=&lt;Evicted\|NodeAffinity\|NodeLost\|Shutdown\|UnexpectedAdmissionError&gt; <br> `uid`=&lt;pod-uid&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                | EXPERIMENTAL | -      |
diff --git a/internal/store/pod.go b/internal/store/pod.go
index d9ad4afa6..2bf87a8fa 100644
--- a/internal/store/pod.go
+++ b/internal/store/pod.go
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ func podMetricFamilies(allowAnnotationsList, allowLabelsList []string) []generat
 		createPodInitContainerInfoFamilyGenerator(),
 		createPodInitContainerResourceLimitsFamilyGenerator(),
 		createPodInitContainerResourceRequestsFamilyGenerator(),
+		createPodInitContainerStateStartedFamilyGenerator(),
 		createPodInitContainerStatusLastTerminatedReasonFamilyGenerator(),
+		createPodInitContainerStatusLastTerminatedTimestampFamilyGenerator(),
 		createPodInitContainerStatusReadyFamilyGenerator(),
 		createPodInitContainerStatusRestartsTotalFamilyGenerator(),
 		createPodInitContainerStatusRunningFamilyGenerator(),
@@ -858,6 +860,39 @@ func createPodInitContainerResourceRequestsFamilyGenerator() generator.FamilyGen
 	)
 }
 
+func createPodInitContainerStateStartedFamilyGenerator() generator.FamilyGenerator {
+	return *generator.NewFamilyGeneratorWithStability(
+		"kube_pod_init_container_state_started",
+		"Start time in unix timestamp for a pod init container.",
+		metric.Gauge,
+		basemetrics.ALPHA,
+		"",
+		wrapPodFunc(func(p *v1.Pod) *metric.Family {
+			ms := []*metric.Metric{}
+
+			for _, cs := range p.Status.InitContainerStatuses {
+				if cs.State.Running != nil {
+					ms = append(ms, &metric.Metric{
+						LabelKeys:   []string{"container"},
+						LabelValues: []string{cs.Name},
+						Value:       float64((cs.State.Running.StartedAt).Unix()),
+					})
+				} else if cs.State.Terminated != nil {
+					ms = append(ms, &metric.Metric{
+						LabelKeys:   []string{"container"},
+						LabelValues: []string{cs.Name},
+						Value:       float64((cs.State.Terminated.StartedAt).Unix()),
+					})
+				}
+			}
+
+			return &metric.Family{
+				Metrics: ms,
+			}
+		}),
+	)
+}
+
 func createPodInitContainerStatusLastTerminatedReasonFamilyGenerator() generator.FamilyGenerator {
 	return *generator.NewFamilyGeneratorWithStability(
 		"kube_pod_init_container_status_last_terminated_reason",
@@ -883,6 +918,32 @@ func createPodInitContainerStatusLastTerminatedReasonFamilyGenerator() generator
 	)
 }
 
+func createPodInitContainerStatusLastTerminatedTimestampFamilyGenerator() generator.FamilyGenerator {
+	return *generator.NewFamilyGeneratorWithStability(
+		"kube_pod_init_container_status_last_terminated_timestamp",
+		"Last terminated time for a pod init container in unix timestamp.",
+		metric.Gauge,
+		basemetrics.ALPHA,
+		"",
+		wrapPodFunc(func(p *v1.Pod) *metric.Family {
+			ms := make([]*metric.Metric, 0, len(p.Status.ContainerStatuses))
+			for _, cs := range p.Status.InitContainerStatuses {
+				if cs.LastTerminationState.Terminated != nil {
+					ms = append(ms, &metric.Metric{
+						LabelKeys:   []string{"container"},
+						LabelValues: []string{cs.Name},
+						Value:       float64(cs.LastTerminationState.Terminated.FinishedAt.Unix()),
+					})
+				}
+			}
+
+			return &metric.Family{
+				Metrics: ms,
+			}
+		}),
+	)
+}
+
 func createPodInitContainerStatusReadyFamilyGenerator() generator.FamilyGenerator {
 	return *generator.NewFamilyGeneratorWithStability(
 		"kube_pod_init_container_status_ready",