diff --git a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/container/resource_container_cluster.go.erb b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/container/resource_container_cluster.go.erb
index 00a3f3aaab84..93f6dadd3693 100644
--- a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/container/resource_container_cluster.go.erb
+++ b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/container/resource_container_cluster.go.erb
@@ -1684,7 +1684,7 @@ func ResourceContainerCluster() *schema.Resource {
 							Optional:     true,
 							ForceNew:     true,
 							AtLeastOneOf: privateClusterConfigKeys,
-							DiffSuppressFunc: tpgresource.CompareSelfLinkOrResourceName,
+							DiffSuppressFunc: containerClusterPrivateClusterConfigSuppress,
 							Description: `Subnetwork in cluster's network where master's endpoint will be provisioned.`,
 						},
 						"public_endpoint": {
@@ -6387,6 +6387,14 @@ func containerClusterPrivateClusterConfigSuppress(k, old, new string, d *schema.
 		return suppressNodes && !hasSubnet
 	} else if k == "private_cluster_config.#" {
 		return suppressEndpoint && suppressNodes && !hasSubnet && !hasGlobalAccessConfig
+	} else if k == "private_cluster_config.0.private_endpoint_subnetwork" {
+		// Before regular compare, for the sake of private flexible cluster,
+		// suppress diffs in private_endpoint_subnetwork when
+		//   master_ipv4_cidr_block is set
+		//   && private_endpoint_subnetwork is unset in terraform (new value == "")
+		//   && private_endpoint_subnetwork is returned from resource (old value != "")
+		_, hasMasterCidr := d.GetOk("private_cluster_config.0.master_ipv4_cidr_block")
+		return (hasMasterCidr && new == "" && old != "") || tpgresource.CompareSelfLinkOrResourceName(k, old, new, d)
 	}
 	return false
 }
diff --git a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/container/resource_container_cluster_test.go.erb b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/container/resource_container_cluster_test.go.erb
index 910fba9602b0..aafdb65f489a 100644
--- a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/container/resource_container_cluster_test.go.erb
+++ b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/container/resource_container_cluster_test.go.erb
@@ -5643,6 +5643,62 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "with_private_endpoint_subnetwork" {
 `, containerNetName, clusterName)
 }
 
+func TestAccContainerCluster_withCidrBlockWithoutPrivateEndpointSubnetwork(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	clusterName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-cluster-%s", acctest.RandString(t, 10))
+	containerNetName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-container-net-%s", acctest.RandString(t, 10))
+
+	acctest.VcrTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:                 func() { acctest.AccTestPreCheck(t) },
+		ProtoV5ProviderFactories: acctest.ProtoV5ProviderFactories(t),
+		CheckDestroy:             testAccCheckContainerClusterDestroyProducer(t),
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccContainerCluster_withCidrBlockWithoutPrivateEndpointSubnetwork(containerNetName, clusterName, "us-central1-a"),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:				"google_container_cluster.with_private_flexible_cluster",
+				ImportState:				true,
+				ImportStateVerify:			true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore:	[]string{"min_master_version", "deletion_protection"},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func testAccContainerCluster_withCidrBlockWithoutPrivateEndpointSubnetwork(containerNetName, clusterName, location string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "google_compute_network" "container_network" {
+  name                    = "%s"
+  auto_create_subnetworks = false
+}
+
+resource "google_compute_subnetwork" "container_subnetwork" {
+  name                     = google_compute_network.container_network.name
+  network                  = google_compute_network.container_network.name
+  ip_cidr_range            = "10.0.36.0/24"
+}
+
+resource "google_container_cluster" "with_private_flexible_cluster" {
+  name               = "%s"
+  location           = "%s"
+  min_master_version = "1.29"
+  initial_node_count = 1
+
+  networking_mode = "VPC_NATIVE"
+  network    = google_compute_network.container_network.name
+  subnetwork = google_compute_subnetwork.container_subnetwork.name
+
+  private_cluster_config {
+    enable_private_nodes    = true
+	master_ipv4_cidr_block  = "10.42.0.0/28"
+  }
+  deletion_protection = false
+}
+`, containerNetName, clusterName, location)
+}
+
 func TestAccContainerCluster_withEnablePrivateEndpointToggle(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()