diff --git a/.changelog/3471.txt b/.changelog/3471.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a0c3e4d13ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/3471.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+bigquery: Fixed error where `google_bigquery_dataset_access` resources could not be found post-creation if role was set to a predefined IAM role with an equivalent primative role (e.g. `roles/bigquery.dataOwner` and `OWNER`)
+```
diff --git a/google/resource_big_query_dataset.go b/google/resource_big_query_dataset.go
index c26067094a9..36537f21a70 100644
--- a/google/resource_big_query_dataset.go
+++ b/google/resource_big_query_dataset.go
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ domain specified will be granted the specified access`,
 member of the access object. Primitive, Predefined and custom
 roles are supported. Predefined roles that have equivalent
 primitive roles are swapped by the API to their Primitive
-counterparts, and will show a diff post-create. See
+counterparts. See
 [official docs](https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/access-control).`,
 			},
 			"special_group": {
diff --git a/google/resource_big_query_dataset_access.go b/google/resource_big_query_dataset_access.go
index 6f4add4a50f..c572574099f 100644
--- a/google/resource_big_query_dataset_access.go
+++ b/google/resource_big_query_dataset_access.go
@@ -24,6 +24,19 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
 )
 
+var bigqueryAccessRoleToPrimitiveMap = map[string]string{
+	"roles/bigquery.dataOwner":  "OWNER",
+	"roles/bigquery.dataEditor": "WRITER",
+	"roles/bigquery.dataViewer": "VIEWER",
+}
+
+func resourceBigQueryDatasetAccessRoleDiffSuppress(k, old, new string, d *schema.ResourceData) bool {
+	if primitiveRole, ok := bigqueryAccessRoleToPrimitiveMap[new]; ok {
+		return primitiveRole == old
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func resourceBigQueryDatasetAccess() *schema.Resource {
 	return &schema.Resource{
 		Create: resourceBigQueryDatasetAccessCreate,
@@ -68,9 +81,10 @@ group, domain, or special group. For example: 'allUsers'`,
 				ExactlyOneOf: []string{"user_by_email", "group_by_email", "domain", "special_group", "iam_member", "view"},
 			},
 			"role": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Optional: true,
-				ForceNew: true,
+				Type:             schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:         true,
+				ForceNew:         true,
+				DiffSuppressFunc: resourceBigQueryDatasetAccessRoleDiffSuppress,
 				Description: `Describes the rights granted to the user specified by the other
 member of the access object. Primitive, Predefined and custom
 roles are supported. Predefined roles that have equivalent
@@ -396,6 +410,13 @@ func expandNestedBigQueryDatasetAccessDatasetId(v interface{}, d TerraformResour
 }
 
 func expandNestedBigQueryDatasetAccessRole(v interface{}, d TerraformResourceData, config *Config) (interface{}, error) {
+	if v == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	if primitiveRole, ok := bigqueryAccessRoleToPrimitiveMap[v.(string)]; ok {
+		return primitiveRole, nil
+	}
 	return v, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/google/resource_bigquery_dataset_access_test.go b/google/resource_bigquery_dataset_access_test.go
index 0cbd8657ce6..3cb1b0f3acd 100644
--- a/google/resource_bigquery_dataset_access_test.go
+++ b/google/resource_bigquery_dataset_access_test.go
@@ -106,6 +106,37 @@ func TestAccBigQueryDatasetAccess_multiple(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccBigQueryDatasetAccess_predefinedRole(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	datasetID := fmt.Sprintf("tf_test_%s", randString(t, 10))
+
+	expected1 := map[string]interface{}{
+		"role":   "WRITER",
+		"domain": "google.com",
+	}
+
+	vcrTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:  func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers: testAccProviders,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccBigQueryDatasetAccess_predefinedRole(datasetID),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckBigQueryDatasetAccessPresent(t, "google_bigquery_dataset.dataset", expected1),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				// Destroy step instead of CheckDestroy so we can check the access is removed without deleting the dataset
+				Config: testAccBigQueryDatasetAccess_destroy(datasetID, "dataset"),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckBigQueryDatasetAccessAbsent(t, "google_bigquery_dataset.dataset", expected1),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckBigQueryDatasetAccessPresent(t *testing.T, n string, expected map[string]interface{}) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return testAccCheckBigQueryDatasetAccess(t, n, expected, true)
 }
@@ -224,3 +255,17 @@ resource "google_bigquery_dataset" "dataset" {
 }
 `, datasetID)
 }
+
+func testAccBigQueryDatasetAccess_predefinedRole(datasetID string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "google_bigquery_dataset_access" "access" {
+  dataset_id = google_bigquery_dataset.dataset.dataset_id
+  role       = "roles/bigquery.dataEditor"
+  domain     = "google.com"
+}
+
+resource "google_bigquery_dataset" "dataset" {
+  dataset_id = "%s"
+}
+`, datasetID)
+}
diff --git a/website/docs/r/bigquery_dataset.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/bigquery_dataset.html.markdown
index fbe6598fa9c..d27b3900ee8 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/bigquery_dataset.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/bigquery_dataset.html.markdown
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ The `access` block supports:
   member of the access object. Primitive, Predefined and custom
   roles are supported. Predefined roles that have equivalent
   primitive roles are swapped by the API to their Primitive
-  counterparts, and will show a diff post-create. See
+  counterparts. See
   [official docs](https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/access-control).
 
 * `special_group` -