diff --git a/internal/view/container.go b/internal/view/container.go
index 2f2993cb..28178723 100644
--- a/internal/view/container.go
+++ b/internal/view/container.go
@@ -27,11 +27,16 @@ func NewContainer(gvr client.GVR) ResourceViewer {
 	c.SetEnvFn(c.k9sEnv)
 	c.GetTable().SetEnterFn(c.viewLogs)
 	c.GetTable().SetColorerFn(render.Container{}.ColorerFunc())
+	c.GetTable().SetDecorateFn(c.decorateRows)
 	c.SetBindKeysFn(c.bindKeys)
 
 	return &c
 }
 
+func (c *Container) decorateRows(data render.TableData) render.TableData {
+	return decorateCpuMemHeaderRows(c.App(), data)
+}
+
 // Name returns the component name.
 func (c *Container) Name() string { return containerTitle }
 
diff --git a/internal/view/helpers.go b/internal/view/helpers.go
index 2ec5223c..96522367 100644
--- a/internal/view/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/view/helpers.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal"
@@ -177,3 +178,40 @@ func fqn(ns, n string) string {
 	}
 	return ns + "/" + n
 }
+
+func decorateCpuMemHeaderRows(app *App, data render.TableData) render.TableData {
+	for colIndex, header := range data.Header {
+		check := ""
+		if header.Name == "%CPU/L" {
+			check = "cpu"
+		}
+		if header.Name == "%MEM/L" {
+			check = "memory"
+		}
+		if len(check) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, re := range data.RowEvents {
+			if re.Row.Fields[colIndex] == render.NAValue {
+				continue
+			}
+			n, err := strconv.Atoi(re.Row.Fields[colIndex])
+			if err != nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			if n > 100 {
+				n = 100
+			}
+			severity := app.Config.K9s.Thresholds.LevelFor(check, n)
+			if severity == config.SeverityLow {
+				continue
+			}
+			color := app.Config.K9s.Thresholds.SeverityColor(check, n)
+			if len(color) > 0 {
+				re.Row.Fields[colIndex] = "[" + color + "]" + re.Row.Fields[colIndex]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return data
+}
diff --git a/internal/view/pod.go b/internal/view/pod.go
index 90aa4cb4..b0cf1ae0 100644
--- a/internal/view/pod.go
+++ b/internal/view/pod.go
@@ -34,10 +34,15 @@ func NewPod(gvr client.GVR) ResourceViewer {
 	p.SetBindKeysFn(p.bindKeys)
 	p.GetTable().SetEnterFn(p.showContainers)
 	p.GetTable().SetColorerFn(render.Pod{}.ColorerFunc())
+	p.GetTable().SetDecorateFn(p.decorateRows)
 
 	return &p
 }
 
+func (p *Pod) decorateRows(data render.TableData) render.TableData {
+	return decorateCpuMemHeaderRows(p.App(), data)
+}
+
 func (p *Pod) bindDangerousKeys(aa ui.KeyActions) {
 	aa.Add(ui.KeyActions{
 		tcell.KeyCtrlK: ui.NewKeyAction("Kill", p.killCmd, true),