diff --git a/.changelog/4256.txt b/.changelog/4256.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..707cce28248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/4256.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+container : added cluster state check in `resource_container_node_pool`
+
+```
diff --git a/google/resource_container_node_pool.go b/google/resource_container_node_pool.go
index 109d0ddf04f..8d1d1ed1513 100644
--- a/google/resource_container_node_pool.go
+++ b/google/resource_container_node_pool.go
@@ -324,6 +324,12 @@ func resourceContainerNodePoolCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 		return err
 	}
 
+	//Check cluster is in running state
+	_, err = containerClusterAwaitRestingState(config, nodePoolInfo.project, nodePoolInfo.location, nodePoolInfo.cluster, userAgent, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutCreate))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	state, err := containerNodePoolAwaitRestingState(config, d.Id(), nodePoolInfo.project, userAgent, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutCreate))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -393,6 +399,12 @@ func resourceContainerNodePoolUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 	}
 	name := getNodePoolName(d.Id())
 
+	//Check cluster is in running state
+	_, err = containerClusterAwaitRestingState(config, nodePoolInfo.project, nodePoolInfo.location, nodePoolInfo.cluster, userAgent, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutCreate))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	_, err = containerNodePoolAwaitRestingState(config, nodePoolInfo.fullyQualifiedName(name), nodePoolInfo.project, userAgent, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -404,6 +416,11 @@ func resourceContainerNodePoolUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 	}
 	d.Partial(false)
 
+	//Check cluster is in running state
+	_, err = containerClusterAwaitRestingState(config, nodePoolInfo.project, nodePoolInfo.location, nodePoolInfo.cluster, userAgent, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutCreate))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	_, err = containerNodePoolAwaitRestingState(config, nodePoolInfo.fullyQualifiedName(name), nodePoolInfo.project, userAgent, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -426,6 +443,12 @@ func resourceContainerNodePoolDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 
 	name := getNodePoolName(d.Id())
 
+	//Check cluster is in running state
+	_, err = containerClusterAwaitRestingState(config, nodePoolInfo.project, nodePoolInfo.location, nodePoolInfo.cluster, userAgent, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutCreate))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	_, err = containerNodePoolAwaitRestingState(config, nodePoolInfo.fullyQualifiedName(name), nodePoolInfo.project, userAgent, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutDelete))
 	if err != nil {
 		// If the node pool doesn't get created and then we try to delete it, we get an error,
@@ -536,6 +559,17 @@ func resourceContainerNodePoolStateImporter(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interfa
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	nodePoolInfo, err := extractNodePoolInformation(d, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	//Check cluster is in running state
+	_, err = containerClusterAwaitRestingState(config, nodePoolInfo.project, nodePoolInfo.location, nodePoolInfo.cluster, userAgent, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutCreate))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	if _, err := containerNodePoolAwaitRestingState(config, d.Id(), project, userAgent, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutCreate)); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}