diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun.go b/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun.go
index 58234945af7..938a1903600 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun.go
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ func (c *Reconciler) ReconcileKind(ctx context.Context, tr *v1beta1.TaskRun) pkg
 	}
 
 	// Check for Pod Failures
-	if failed, message := c.checkPodFailures(ctx, tr); failed {
-		err := c.failTaskRun(ctx, tr, v1beta1.TaskRunReasonImagePullFailed, message)
+	if failed, reason, message := c.checkPodFailed(ctx, tr); failed {
+		err := c.failTaskRun(ctx, tr, reason, message)
 		return c.finishReconcileUpdateEmitEvents(ctx, tr, before, err)
 	}
 
@@ -194,14 +194,22 @@ func (c *Reconciler) ReconcileKind(ctx context.Context, tr *v1beta1.TaskRun) pkg
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Reconciler) checkPodFailures(ctx context.Context, tr *v1beta1.TaskRun) (bool, string) {
-	for _, step := range tr.Status.Steps {
+func (c *Reconciler) checkPodFailed(ctx context.Context, tr *v1beta1.TaskRun) (bool, v1beta1.TaskRunReason, string) {
+	for index, step := range tr.Status.Steps {
 		if step.Waiting != nil && step.Waiting.Reason == "ImagePullBackOff" {
-			message := fmt.Sprintf(`A step in TaskRun %q failed to pull the image. The pod errored with the message: "%s."`, tr.Name, step.Waiting.Message)
-			return true, message
+			image := tr.Status.TaskSpec.Steps[index].Image
+			message := fmt.Sprintf(`The step %q in TaskRun %q failed to pull the image %q. The pod errored with the message: "%s."`, step.Name, tr.Name, image, step.Waiting.Message)
+			return true, v1beta1.TaskRunReasonImagePullFailed, message
 		}
 	}
-	return false, ""
+	for index, sidecar := range tr.Status.Sidecars {
+		if sidecar.Waiting != nil && sidecar.Waiting.Reason == "ImagePullBackOff" {
+			image := tr.Status.TaskSpec.Sidecars[index].Image
+			message := fmt.Sprintf(`The sidecar %q in TaskRun %q failed to pull the image %q. The pod errored with the message: "%s."`, sidecar.Name, tr.Name, image, sidecar.Waiting.Message)
+			return true, v1beta1.TaskRunReasonImagePullFailed, message
+		}
+	}
+	return false, "", ""
 }
 
 func (c *Reconciler) durationAndCountMetrics(ctx context.Context, tr *v1beta1.TaskRun) {
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun_test.go
index 78fd4fcdd00..b4ad2adc614 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/taskrun/taskrun_test.go
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ status:
 	}
 }
 
-func TestReconcilePodFailures(t *testing.T) {
+func TestReconcilePodFailuresStepImagePullFailed(t *testing.T) {
 	taskRun := parse.MustParseTaskRun(t, `
 metadata:
   name: test-imagepull-fail
@@ -1908,12 +1908,83 @@ status:
 		Type:    apis.ConditionSucceeded,
 		Status:  corev1.ConditionFalse,
 		Reason:  "TaskRunImagePullFailed",
-		Message: `A step in TaskRun "test-imagepull-fail" failed to pull the image. The pod errored with the message: "Back-off pulling image "whatever"."`,
+		Message: `The step "unnamed-0" in TaskRun "test-imagepull-fail" failed to pull the image "whatever". The pod errored with the message: "Back-off pulling image "whatever"."`,
 	}
 
 	wantEvents := []string{
 		"Normal Started ",
-		`Warning Failed A step in TaskRun "test-imagepull-fail" failed to pull the image. The pod errored with the message: "Back-off pulling image "whatever".`,
+		`Warning Failed The step "unnamed-0" in TaskRun "test-imagepull-fail" failed to pull the image "whatever". The pod errored with the message: "Back-off pulling image "whatever".`,
+	}
+	d := test.Data{
+		TaskRuns: []*v1beta1.TaskRun{taskRun},
+	}
+	testAssets, cancel := getTaskRunController(t, d)
+	defer cancel()
+	c := testAssets.Controller
+	clients := testAssets.Clients
+
+	if err := c.Reconciler.Reconcile(testAssets.Ctx, getRunName(taskRun)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unexpected error when reconciling completed TaskRun : %v", err)
+	}
+	newTr, err := clients.Pipeline.TektonV1beta1().TaskRuns(taskRun.Namespace).Get(testAssets.Ctx, taskRun.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected completed TaskRun %s to exist but instead got error when getting it: %v", taskRun.Name, err)
+	}
+	condition := newTr.Status.GetCondition(apis.ConditionSucceeded)
+	if d := cmp.Diff(expectedStatus, condition, ignoreLastTransitionTime); d != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("Did not get expected condition %s", diff.PrintWantGot(d))
+	}
+	err = eventstest.CheckEventsOrdered(t, testAssets.Recorder.Events, taskRun.Name, wantEvents)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf(err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestReconcilePodFailuresSidecarImagePullFailed(t *testing.T) {
+	taskRun := parse.MustParseTaskRun(t, `
+metadata:
+  name: test-imagepull-fail
+  namespace: foo
+spec:
+  taskSpec:
+    sidecars:
+    - image: ubuntu
+    - image: whatever
+    steps:
+    - image: alpine
+status:
+  sidecars:
+  - container: step-unnamed-0
+    name: unnamed-0
+    running:
+      startedAt: "2022-06-09T10:13:41Z"
+  - container: step-unnamed-1
+    name: unnamed-1
+    waiting:
+      message: Back-off pulling image "whatever"
+      reason: ImagePullBackOff
+  steps:
+  - container: step-unnamed-2
+    name: unnamed-2
+    running:
+      startedAt: "2022-06-09T10:13:41Z"
+  taskSpec:
+    sidecars:
+    - image: ubuntu
+    - image: whatever
+    steps:
+    - image: alpine
+`)
+	expectedStatus := &apis.Condition{
+		Type:    apis.ConditionSucceeded,
+		Status:  corev1.ConditionFalse,
+		Reason:  "TaskRunImagePullFailed",
+		Message: `The sidecar "unnamed-1" in TaskRun "test-imagepull-fail" failed to pull the image "whatever". The pod errored with the message: "Back-off pulling image "whatever"."`,
+	}
+
+	wantEvents := []string{
+		"Normal Started ",
+		`Warning Failed The sidecar "unnamed-1" in TaskRun "test-imagepull-fail" failed to pull the image "whatever". The pod errored with the message: "Back-off pulling image "whatever".`,
 	}
 	d := test.Data{
 		TaskRuns: []*v1beta1.TaskRun{taskRun},