diff --git a/.changelog/3827.txt b/.changelog/3827.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d939d9d549b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/3827.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+compute: added support for pd-balanced disk type for `google_compute_instance`
+```
+```release-note:enhancement
+container: added support for pd-balanced disk type for `google_container_node_pool`
+```
diff --git a/google/node_config.go b/google/node_config.go
index 652aa419a3a..4d157d74f6a 100644
--- a/google/node_config.go
+++ b/google/node_config.go
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func schemaNodeConfig() *schema.Schema {
 					Optional:     true,
 					Computed:     true,
 					ForceNew:     true,
-					ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{"pd-standard", "pd-ssd"}, false),
+					ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{"pd-standard", "pd-balanced", "pd-ssd"}, false),
 				},
 
 				"guest_accelerator": {
diff --git a/google/resource_compute_instance.go b/google/resource_compute_instance.go
index a77b1388ab0..48a0173db70 100644
--- a/google/resource_compute_instance.go
+++ b/google/resource_compute_instance.go
@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ func resourceComputeInstance() *schema.Resource {
 										AtLeastOneOf: initializeParamsKeys,
 										Computed:     true,
 										ForceNew:     true,
-										ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{"pd-standard", "pd-ssd"}, false),
-										Description:  `The GCE disk type. One of pd-standard or pd-ssd.`,
+										ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{"pd-standard", "pd-ssd", "pd-balanced"}, false),
+										Description:  `The GCE disk type. One of pd-standard, pd-ssd or pd-balanced.`,
 									},
 
 									"image": {
diff --git a/google/resource_compute_instance_template.go b/google/resource_compute_instance_template.go
index 0396b8cb866..63ec70cbce2 100644
--- a/google/resource_compute_instance_template.go
+++ b/google/resource_compute_instance_template.go
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func resourceComputeInstanceTemplate() *schema.Resource {
 							Optional:    true,
 							ForceNew:    true,
 							Computed:    true,
-							Description: `The GCE disk type. Can be either "pd-ssd", "local-ssd", or "pd-standard".`,
+							Description: `The GCE disk type. Can be either "pd-ssd", "local-ssd", "pd-balanced" or "pd-standard".`,
 						},
 
 						"labels": {
diff --git a/website/docs/r/compute_instance.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/compute_instance.html.markdown
index 6b2163400ab..8150c41d534 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/compute_instance.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/compute_instance.html.markdown
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ The `initialize_params` block supports:
 * `size` - (Optional) The size of the image in gigabytes. If not specified, it
     will inherit the size of its base image.
 
-* `type` - (Optional) The GCE disk type. May be set to pd-standard or pd-ssd.
+* `type` - (Optional) The GCE disk type. May be set to pd-standard, pd-balanced or pd-ssd.
 
 * `image` - (Optional) The image from which to initialize this disk. This can be
     one of: the image's `self_link`, `projects/{project}/global/images/{image}`,
diff --git a/website/docs/r/compute_instance_template.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/compute_instance_template.html.markdown
index 4b2f154802f..032d25d0339 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/compute_instance_template.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/compute_instance_template.html.markdown
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ The `disk` block supports:
 ~> **Note:** Either `source` or `source_image` is **required** when creating a new instance except for when creating a local SSD. Check the API [docs](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1/instanceTemplates/insert) for details.
 
 * `disk_type` - (Optional) The GCE disk type. Can be either `"pd-ssd"`,
-    `"local-ssd"`, or `"pd-standard"`.
+    `"local-ssd"`, `"pd-balanced"` or `"pd-standard"`.
 
 * `disk_size_gb` - (Optional) The size of the image in gigabytes. If not
     specified, it will inherit the size of its base image. For SCRATCH disks,
diff --git a/website/docs/r/container_cluster.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/container_cluster.html.markdown
index 931d77459ba..c2ac1ac28a9 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/container_cluster.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/container_cluster.html.markdown
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ The `node_config` block supports:
     in GB. The smallest allowed disk size is 10GB. Defaults to 100GB.
 
 * `disk_type` - (Optional) Type of the disk attached to each node
-    (e.g. 'pd-standard' or 'pd-ssd'). If unspecified, the default disk type is 'pd-standard'
+    (e.g. 'pd-standard', 'pd-balanced' or 'pd-ssd'). If unspecified, the default disk type is 'pd-standard'
 
 * `guest_accelerator` - (Optional) List of the type and count of accelerator cards attached to the instance.
     Structure documented below.