diff --git a/pkg/diag/validator/pod.go b/pkg/diag/validator/pod.go
index 6a2614a9193..14717ee233d 100644
--- a/pkg/diag/validator/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/diag/validator/pod.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const (
 	crashLoopBackOff    = "CrashLoopBackOff"
 	runContainerError   = "RunContainerError"
 	imagePullErr        = "ErrImagePull"
+	imagePullBackOff    = "ImagePullBackOff"
 	errImagePullBackOff = "ErrImagePullBackOff"
 	containerCreating   = "ContainerCreating"
 	podKind             = "pod"
@@ -202,14 +203,14 @@ func (p *podStatus) String() string {
 }
 
 func extractErrorMessageFromWaitingContainerStatus(c v1.ContainerStatus) (proto.StatusCode, error) {
-	// Extract meaning full error out of container statuses.
 	switch c.State.Waiting.Reason {
+	// Extract meaning full error out of container statuses.
 	case containerCreating:
 		return proto.StatusCode_STATUSCHECK_CONTAINER_CREATING, fmt.Errorf("creating container %s", c.Name)
 	case crashLoopBackOff:
 		// TODO, in case of container restarting, return the original failure reason due to which container failed.
 		return proto.StatusCode_STATUSCHECK_CONTAINER_RESTARTING, fmt.Errorf("restarting failed container %s", c.Name)
-	case imagePullErr, errImagePullBackOff:
+	case imagePullErr, imagePullBackOff, errImagePullBackOff:
 		return proto.StatusCode_STATUSCHECK_IMAGE_PULL_ERR, fmt.Errorf("container %s is waiting to start: %s can't be pulled", c.Name, c.Image)
 	case runContainerError:
 		match := runContainerRe.FindStringSubmatch(c.State.Waiting.Message)
diff --git a/pkg/diag/validator/pod_test.go b/pkg/diag/validator/pod_test.go
index 48a8274edfa..4e34111b24e 100644
--- a/pkg/diag/validator/pod_test.go
+++ b/pkg/diag/validator/pod_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,62 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 				fmt.Errorf("container foo-container is waiting to start: foo-image can't be pulled"),
 				proto.StatusCode_STATUSCHECK_IMAGE_PULL_ERR)},
 		},
+		{
+			description: "pod is Waiting condition due to ErrImageBackOffPullErr",
+			pods: []*v1.Pod{{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:      "foo",
+					Namespace: "test",
+				},
+				Status: v1.PodStatus{
+					Phase:      v1.PodPending,
+					Conditions: []v1.PodCondition{{Type: v1.PodScheduled, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}},
+					ContainerStatuses: []v1.ContainerStatus{
+						{
+							Name:  "foo-container",
+							Image: "foo-image",
+							State: v1.ContainerState{
+								Waiting: &v1.ContainerStateWaiting{
+									Reason:  "ErrImagePullBackOff",
+									Message: "rpc error: code = Unknown desc = Error response from daemon: pull access denied for leeroy-web1, repository does not exist or may require 'docker login': denied: requested access to the resource is denied",
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}},
+			expected: []Resource{NewResource("test", "pod", "foo", "Pending",
+				fmt.Errorf("container foo-container is waiting to start: foo-image can't be pulled"),
+				proto.StatusCode_STATUSCHECK_IMAGE_PULL_ERR)},
+		},
+		{
+			description: "pod is Waiting due to Image Backoff Pull error",
+			pods: []*v1.Pod{{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:      "foo",
+					Namespace: "test",
+				},
+				Status: v1.PodStatus{
+					Phase:      v1.PodPending,
+					Conditions: []v1.PodCondition{{Type: v1.PodScheduled, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}},
+					ContainerStatuses: []v1.ContainerStatus{
+						{
+							Name:  "foo-container",
+							Image: "foo-image",
+							State: v1.ContainerState{
+								Waiting: &v1.ContainerStateWaiting{
+									Reason:  "ImagePullBackOff",
+									Message: "rpc error: code = Unknown desc = Error response from daemon: pull access denied for leeroy-web1, repository does not exist or may require 'docker login': denied: requested access to the resource is denied",
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}},
+			expected: []Resource{NewResource("test", "pod", "foo", "Pending",
+				fmt.Errorf("container foo-container is waiting to start: foo-image can't be pulled"),
+				proto.StatusCode_STATUSCHECK_IMAGE_PULL_ERR)},
+		},
 		{
 			description: "pod is in Terminated State",
 			pods: []*v1.Pod{{