diff --git a/charts/gateway/README.md b/charts/gateway/README.md
index d12efb1..440e945 100644
--- a/charts/gateway/README.md
+++ b/charts/gateway/README.md
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ apisix:
 | gateway.type | string | `"NodePort"` | API7 Gateway service type for user access itself |
 | global.imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` | Global Docker registry secret names as an array |
 | initContainer.image | string | `"busybox"` | Init container image |
+| initContainer.resources | object | `{}` | Resource requests and limits for the wait-etcd init container (only used when etcd.enabled is true) |
+| initContainer.securityContext | object | `{}` | Container security context for wait-etcd. Empty by default to inherit applicable apisix.podSecurityContext settings. |
 | initContainer.tag | float | `1.28` | Init container tag |
 | logs.accessLog | string | `"/dev/stdout"` | Access log path |
 | logs.accessLogFormat | string | `"$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] $http_host \\\"$request\\\" $status $body_bytes_sent $request_time \\\"$http_referer\\\" \\\"$http_user_agent\\\" $upstream_addr $upstream_status $upstream_response_time \\\"$upstream_scheme://$upstream_host$upstream_uri\\\""` | Access log format |
@@ -353,3 +355,40 @@ apisix:
 Remove configuration items such as `plugins`, `stream_plugins`, and `custom_plugins` that are no longer needed in API7 EE.
 
 **This version of the helm chart needs to be used with API7 EE gateway version 3.2.16.3 or above.**
+
+## Configure the wait-etcd init container
+
+When `etcd.enabled` is true, `initContainer.resources` and
+`initContainer.securityContext` configure the built-in `wait-etcd` container for
+both Deployment and DaemonSet workloads. They are independent of the `apisix.resources` and `apisix.securityContext`, which configure the gateway container.
+
+Both options default to `{}` and are omitted from the rendered container when
+empty. Applicable `apisix.podSecurityContext` settings still apply to `wait-etcd`.
+For example:
+
+```yaml
+initContainer:
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 10m
+      memory: 16Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 100m
+      memory: 32Mi
+  securityContext:
+    allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+    capabilities:
+      drop:
+        - ALL
+    readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+    runAsNonRoot: true
+    runAsUser: 1000
+```
+
+Adjust resource values for your environment. The default BusyBox image runs as
+root, so `runAsNonRoot: true` also requires a non-zero UID supplied through
+`runAsUser`, `apisix.podSecurityContext`, or an admission policy. On platforms such as
+OpenShift that assign a UID, omit the explicit `runAsUser` value.
+
+These options do not configure `extraInitContainers` and have no effect when
+`etcd.enabled` is false.
diff --git a/charts/gateway/README.md.gotmpl b/charts/gateway/README.md.gotmpl
index 294b1c5..ab13860 100644
--- a/charts/gateway/README.md.gotmpl
+++ b/charts/gateway/README.md.gotmpl
@@ -123,3 +123,40 @@ apisix:
 Remove configuration items such as `plugins`, `stream_plugins`, and `custom_plugins` that are no longer needed in API7 EE.
 
 **This version of the helm chart needs to be used with API7 EE gateway version 3.2.16.3 or above.**
+
+## Configure the wait-etcd init container
+
+When `etcd.enabled` is true, `initContainer.resources` and
+`initContainer.securityContext` configure the built-in `wait-etcd` container for
+both Deployment and DaemonSet workloads. They are independent of the `apisix.resources` and `apisix.securityContext`, which configure the gateway container.
+
+Both options default to `{}` and are omitted from the rendered container when
+empty. Applicable `apisix.podSecurityContext` settings still apply to `wait-etcd`.
+For example:
+
+```yaml
+initContainer:
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 10m
+      memory: 16Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 100m
+      memory: 32Mi
+  securityContext:
+    allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+    capabilities:
+      drop:
+        - ALL
+    readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+    runAsNonRoot: true
+    runAsUser: 1000
+```
+
+Adjust resource values for your environment. The default BusyBox image runs as
+root, so `runAsNonRoot: true` also requires a non-zero UID supplied through
+`runAsUser`, `apisix.podSecurityContext`, or an admission policy. On platforms such as
+OpenShift that assign a UID, omit the explicit `runAsUser` value.
+
+These options do not configure `extraInitContainers` and have no effect when
+`etcd.enabled` is false.
diff --git a/charts/gateway/templates/_pod.tpl b/charts/gateway/templates/_pod.tpl
index a2fdeb0..0fc1785 100644
--- a/charts/gateway/templates/_pod.tpl
+++ b/charts/gateway/templates/_pod.tpl
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ spec:
       {{- toYaml .Values.openapiToMcp.resources | nindent 8 }}
     {{- end }}
   {{- if .Values.apisix.hostNetwork }}
-  hostNetwork: true
   dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
   {{- end }}
   hostNetwork: {{ .Values.apisix.hostNetwork }}
@@ -288,6 +287,14 @@ spec:
     {{- if .Values.etcd.enabled }}
     - name: wait-etcd
       image: {{ .Values.initContainer.image }}:{{ .Values.initContainer.tag }}
+      {{- with .Values.initContainer.resources }}
+      resources:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.initContainer.securityContext }}
+      securityContext:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.etcd.fullnameOverride }}
       command: ['sh', '-c', "until nc -z {{ .Values.etcd.fullnameOverride }} {{ .Values.etcd.service.port }}; do echo waiting for etcd `date`; sleep 2; done;"]
       {{ else }}
diff --git a/charts/gateway/values.yaml b/charts/gateway/values.yaml
index 0ffd687..9d88ccf 100644
--- a/charts/gateway/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/gateway/values.yaml
@@ -590,6 +590,24 @@ initContainer:
   image: busybox
   # -- Init container tag
   tag: 1.28
+  # -- Resource requests and limits for the wait-etcd init container (only used when etcd.enabled is true)
+  resources: {}
+    # requests:
+    #   cpu: 10m
+    #   memory: 16Mi
+    # limits:
+    #   cpu: 100m
+    #   memory: 32Mi
+  # -- Container security context for wait-etcd. Empty by default to inherit applicable apisix.podSecurityContext settings.
+  securityContext: {}
+    # allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+    # capabilities:
+    #   drop:
+    #     - ALL
+    # readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+    # runAsNonRoot: true
+    # Set runAsUser to a non-zero UID unless the pod or admission policy supplies one.
+    # runAsUser: 1000
 
 autoscaling:
   enabled: false