diff --git a/build/components/versions.yml b/build/components/versions.yml
index fa5a5e00e8..515a0fa56a 100644
--- a/build/components/versions.yml
+++ b/build/components/versions.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ firmware:
   libvirt: v10.9.0
   edk2: stable202411
 core:
-  3p-kubevirt: v1.6.2-v12n.42
+  3p-kubevirt: feat/inplace-resize # v1.6.2-v12n.42
   3p-containerized-data-importer: v1.60.3-v12n.19
   distribution: 2.8.3
 package:
diff --git a/images/virt-artifact/werf.inc.yaml b/images/virt-artifact/werf.inc.yaml
index 542d241165..1ebb80d767 100644
--- a/images/virt-artifact/werf.inc.yaml
+++ b/images/virt-artifact/werf.inc.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 image: {{ .ModuleNamePrefix }}{{ .ImageName }}-src-artifact
 final: false
 fromImage: builder/src
+fromCacheVersion: "005"
 secrets:
 - id: SOURCE_REPO
   value: {{ $.SOURCE_REPO }}
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/common/annotations/annotations.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/common/annotations/annotations.go
index 10ab494bbd..38f9dcb6cd 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/common/annotations/annotations.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/common/annotations/annotations.go
@@ -231,6 +231,8 @@ const (
 	DefaultUSBDeviceGroup = "64535"
 	// DefaultUSBDeviceUser is the default device user ID for USB devices.
 	DefaultUSBDeviceUser = "64535"
+
+	AnnVirtualMachineInstanceInPlaceResizeInProgress = "internal.virtualization.deckhouse.io/in-place-resize-in-progress"
 )
 
 // AddAnnotation adds an annotation to an object
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmchange/comparator_cpu.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmchange/comparator_cpu.go
index 71d2f919aa..3cb30cc3ed 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmchange/comparator_cpu.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmchange/comparator_cpu.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (c *comparatorCPU) Compare(current, desired *v1alpha2.VirtualMachineSpec) [
 	fractionChangedAction := ActionApplyImmediate
 
 	// Require reboot if CPU hotplug is not enabled.
-	if !c.featureGate.Enabled(featuregates.HotplugCPUWithLiveMigration) {
+	if !c.featureGate.Enabled(featuregates.HotplugCPUWithLiveMigration) && !c.featureGate.Enabled(featuregates.HotplugCPUInPlaceResize) {
 		coresChangedAction = ActionRestart
 		fractionChangedAction = ActionRestart
 	}
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmchange/comparator_memory.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmchange/comparator_memory.go
index c00d33aa5c..3cb0d084c7 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmchange/comparator_memory.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vmchange/comparator_memory.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (c *comparatorMemory) Compare(current, desired *v1alpha2.VirtualMachineSpec
 	}
 
 	// Require reboot if memory hotplug is not enabled.
-	if !c.featureGate.Enabled(featuregates.HotplugMemoryWithLiveMigration) {
+	if !c.featureGate.Enabled(featuregates.HotplugMemoryWithLiveMigration) && !c.featureGate.Enabled(featuregates.HotplugMemoryInPlaceResize) {
 		actionType = ActionRestart
 	}
 
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/workload-updater/internal/handler/hotplug.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/workload-updater/internal/handler/hotplug.go
index e1ac2fb1c5..a40e7f7e35 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/workload-updater/internal/handler/hotplug.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/workload-updater/internal/handler/hotplug.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization-controller/pkg/controller/conditions"
 	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization-controller/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/api/core/v1alpha2"
+	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization-controller/pkg/featuregates"
+	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization-controller/pkg/common/kvvm"
 )
 
 const hotplugHandler = "HotplugHandler"
@@ -56,6 +58,18 @@ func (h *HotplugHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, vm *v1alpha2.VirtualMachine
 		return reconcile.Result{}, client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
 	}
 
+	if h.inplaceResizeInProgress(kvvmi) {
+		possible, complete, err := h.inPlaceResizePossible(ctx, kvvmi)
+		if err != nil {
+			return reconcile.Result{}, err
+		}
+		if possible || complete {
+			return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+		}
+		// inplace resize is not possible, but it is not complete
+		// switch to resize via live migration
+	}
+
 	cond, _ := conditions.GetKVVMICondition(virtv1.VirtualMachineInstanceMemoryChange, kvvmi.Status.Conditions)
 	isMemoryHotplug := cond.Status == corev1.ConditionTrue
 
@@ -81,6 +95,46 @@ func (h *HotplugHandler) Name() string {
 	return hotplugHandler
 }
 
+func (h *HotplugHandler) inplaceResizeInProgress(kvvmi *virtv1.VirtualMachineInstance) bool {
+	if featuregates.Default().Enabled(featuregates.HotplugCPUInPlaceResize) || featuregates.Default().Enabled(featuregates.HotplugMemoryInPlaceResize) {
+		return kvvmi.GetAnnotations()[annotations.AnnVirtualMachineInstanceInPlaceResizeInProgress] == "true"
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func (h *HotplugHandler) inPlaceResizePossible(ctx context.Context, kvvmi *virtv1.VirtualMachineInstance) (bool, bool, error) {
+	cond, exists := conditions.GetKVVMICondition("PodResourceResizeInProgress", kvvmi.Status.Conditions)
+	if !exists {
+		return false, false, fmt.Errorf("failed to get PodResourceResizeInProgress condition")
+	}
+
+	switch cond.Reason {
+	case "PodResizeCompleted":
+		return false, true, nil
+	case "PodResizePending", "PodResizeInProgress":
+	default:
+		return false, false, fmt.Errorf("unexpected PodResourceResizeInProgress condition reason: %s", cond.Reason)
+	}
+
+	pod, err := kvvm.FindPodByKVVMI(ctx, h.client, kvvmi)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, false, err
+	}
+
+	podResizePending, _ := conditions.GetPodCondition(corev1.PodResizePending, pod.Status.Conditions)
+	// https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/48d5bff65612a50ba5149319810a71ee151ec076/pkg/kubelet/events/event.go#L37
+	if podResizePending.Reason == "ResizeDeferred" || podResizePending.Reason == "ResizeInfeasible" {
+		return false, false, nil
+	}
+	podResizeInProgress, _ := conditions.GetPodCondition(corev1.PodResizeInProgress, pod.Status.Conditions)
+	if podResizeInProgress.Reason == "ResizeError" {
+		return false, false, nil
+	}
+
+	return true, false, nil
+}
+
 func getHotplugResourcesSum(vm *v1alpha2.VirtualMachine) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("cpu.cores=%d,cpu.coreFraction=%s,memory.size=%s", vm.Spec.CPU.Cores, vm.Spec.CPU.CoreFraction, vm.Spec.Memory.Size.String())
 }
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/featuregates/featuregate.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/featuregates/featuregate.go
index 3358b0a85a..0e6c2c9337 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/featuregates/featuregate.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/featuregates/featuregate.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ const (
 	USB                                 featuregate.Feature = "USB"
 	HotplugCPUWithLiveMigration         featuregate.Feature = "HotplugCPUWithLiveMigration"
 	HotplugMemoryWithLiveMigration      featuregate.Feature = "HotplugMemoryWithLiveMigration"
+	HotplugCPUInPlaceResize             featuregate.Feature = "HotplugCPUInPlaceResize"
+	HotplugMemoryInPlaceResize          featuregate.Feature = "HotplugMemoryInPlaceResize"
 )
 
 var featureSpecs = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureSpec{
@@ -69,6 +71,16 @@ var featureSpecs = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureSpec{
 		LockToDefault: version.GetEdition() == version.EditionCE,
 		PreRelease:    featuregate.Alpha,
 	},
+	HotplugCPUInPlaceResize: {
+		Default:       false,
+		LockToDefault: version.GetEdition() == version.EditionCE,
+		PreRelease:    featuregate.Alpha,
+	},
+	HotplugMemoryInPlaceResize: {
+		Default:       false,
+		LockToDefault: version.GetEdition() == version.EditionCE,
+		PreRelease:    featuregate.Alpha,
+	},
 }
 
 var (
diff --git a/openapi/config-values.yaml b/openapi/config-values.yaml
index e46d2362fc..0d460675d3 100644
--- a/openapi/config-values.yaml
+++ b/openapi/config-values.yaml
@@ -282,10 +282,15 @@ properties:
     description: |
       Enable experimental or early access features.
 
-      - `HotplugCPUWithLiveMigration` — enable live changing of cpu cores number. (Not available in CE);
-      - `HotplugMemoryWithLiveMigration` — enable live changing of memory size. (Not available in CE);
+      - `HotplugCPUWithLiveMigration` — enable live changing of cpu cores number via LiveMigration. (Not available in CE);
+      - `HotplugMemoryWithLiveMigration` — enable live changing of memory size via LiveMigration. (Not available in CE);
+      - `HotplugCPUInPlaceResize` - enable live changing of cpu cores number via InPlaceResize. (Not available in CE);
+      - `HotplugMemoryInPlaceResize` - enable  live changing of memory size via InPlaceResize. (Not available in CE);
     items:
       type: string
       enum:
         - "HotplugCPUWithLiveMigration"
         - "HotplugMemoryWithLiveMigration"
+        - "HotplugCPUInPlaceResize"
+        - "HotplugMemoryInPlaceResize"
+
diff --git a/openapi/doc-ru-config-values.yaml b/openapi/doc-ru-config-values.yaml
index 5aaf65aae6..0fe5831493 100644
--- a/openapi/doc-ru-config-values.yaml
+++ b/openapi/doc-ru-config-values.yaml
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ properties:
     description: |
       Включение экспериментальных или недостаточно обкатанных возможностей.
 
-      - `HotplugCPUWithLiveMigration` — включить изменение количества ядер процессора без перезагрузки. (Не доступно в CE);
-      - `HotplugMemoryWithLiveMigration` — включить изменение размера памяти без перезагрузки. (Не доступно в CE);
+      - `HotplugCPUWithLiveMigration` — включить изменение количества ядер процессора без перезагрузки через живую миграцию. (Не доступно в CE);
+      - `HotplugMemoryWithLiveMigration` — включить изменение размера памяти без перезагрузки через живую миграцию. (Не доступно в CE);
+      - `HotplugCPUInPlaceResize` - включить изменение количества ядер процессора без перезагрузки через InPlaceResize (Не доступно в CE)
+      - `HotplugMemoryInPlaceResize` - включить изменение размера памяти без перезагрузки через InPlaceResie (Не доступно в CE))
     items:
       type: string
diff --git a/templates/kubevirt/kubevirt.yaml b/templates/kubevirt/kubevirt.yaml
index be76ae70bc..a704572151 100644
--- a/templates/kubevirt/kubevirt.yaml
+++ b/templates/kubevirt/kubevirt.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ spec:
       - HostDevicesWithDRA
       - HostDevices
       - HotplugHostDevicesWithDRA # custom feature gate - added in our KubeVirt fork, not present in upstream
+      - InPlaceResize # custom feature gate - added in our KubeVirt fork, not present in upstream
     virtualMachineOptions:
       disableSerialConsoleLog: {}
   customizeComponents:
diff --git a/templates/kubevirt/virt-operator/rbac-for-us.yaml b/templates/kubevirt/virt-operator/rbac-for-us.yaml
index c3c7b0119a..38213700da 100644
--- a/templates/kubevirt/virt-operator/rbac-for-us.yaml
+++ b/templates/kubevirt/virt-operator/rbac-for-us.yaml
@@ -514,6 +514,12 @@ rules:
   - pods/status
   verbs:
   - patch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - pods/resize
+  verbs:
+  - update
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources: