diff --git a/.changelog/4301.txt b/.changelog/4301.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8580d7c97ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/4301.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+logging: added plan time validation for `unique_writer_identity` on `google_logging_project_sink`
+```
diff --git a/google/resource_logging_project_sink.go b/google/resource_logging_project_sink.go
index bfe7c30ba4a..993738b906e 100644
--- a/google/resource_logging_project_sink.go
+++ b/google/resource_logging_project_sink.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package google
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/schema"
@@ -10,11 +12,12 @@ const nonUniqueWriterAccount = "serviceAccount:cloud-logs@system.gserviceaccount
 
 func resourceLoggingProjectSink() *schema.Resource {
 	schm := &schema.Resource{
-		Create: resourceLoggingProjectSinkCreate,
-		Read:   resourceLoggingProjectSinkRead,
-		Delete: resourceLoggingProjectSinkDelete,
-		Update: resourceLoggingProjectSinkUpdate,
-		Schema: resourceLoggingSinkSchema(),
+		Create:        resourceLoggingProjectSinkCreate,
+		Read:          resourceLoggingProjectSinkRead,
+		Delete:        resourceLoggingProjectSinkDelete,
+		Update:        resourceLoggingProjectSinkUpdate,
+		Schema:        resourceLoggingSinkSchema(),
+		CustomizeDiff: resourceLoggingProjectSinkCustomizeDiff,
 		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
 			State: resourceLoggingSinkImportState("project"),
 		},
@@ -61,6 +64,27 @@ func resourceLoggingProjectSinkCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 	return resourceLoggingProjectSinkRead(d, meta)
 }
 
+// if bigquery_options is set unique_writer_identity must be true
+func resourceLoggingProjectSinkCustomizeDiff(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDiff, meta interface{}) error {
+	// separate func to allow unit testing
+	return resourceLoggingProjectSinkCustomizeDiffFunc(d)
+}
+
+func resourceLoggingProjectSinkCustomizeDiffFunc(diff TerraformResourceDiff) error {
+	if !diff.HasChange("bigquery_options.#") {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	bigqueryOptions := diff.Get("bigquery_options.#").(int)
+	if bigqueryOptions > 0 {
+		uwi := diff.Get("unique_writer_identity")
+		if !uwi.(bool) {
+			return errors.New("unique_writer_identity must be true when bigquery_options is supplied")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func resourceLoggingProjectSinkRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	config := meta.(*Config)
 	userAgent, err := generateUserAgentString(d, config.userAgent)
diff --git a/google/resource_logging_project_sink_test.go b/google/resource_logging_project_sink_test.go
index ef0f7891e0f..e24cb4729bf 100644
--- a/google/resource_logging_project_sink_test.go
+++ b/google/resource_logging_project_sink_test.go
@@ -185,6 +185,62 @@ func TestAccLoggingProjectSink_loggingbucket(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestLoggingProjectSink_bigqueryOptionCustomizedDiff(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	type LoggingProjectSink struct {
+		BigqueryOptions      int
+		UniqueWriterIdentity bool
+	}
+	cases := map[string]struct {
+		ExpectedError bool
+		After         LoggingProjectSink
+	}{
+		"no biquery options with false unique writer identity": {
+			ExpectedError: false,
+			After: LoggingProjectSink{
+				BigqueryOptions:      0,
+				UniqueWriterIdentity: false,
+			},
+		},
+		"no biquery options with true unique writer identity": {
+			ExpectedError: false,
+			After: LoggingProjectSink{
+				BigqueryOptions:      0,
+				UniqueWriterIdentity: true,
+			},
+		},
+		"biquery options with false unique writer identity": {
+			ExpectedError: true,
+			After: LoggingProjectSink{
+				BigqueryOptions:      1,
+				UniqueWriterIdentity: false,
+			},
+		},
+		"biquery options with true unique writer identity": {
+			ExpectedError: false,
+			After: LoggingProjectSink{
+				BigqueryOptions:      1,
+				UniqueWriterIdentity: true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for tn, tc := range cases {
+		d := &ResourceDiffMock{
+			After: map[string]interface{}{
+				"bigquery_options.#":     tc.After.BigqueryOptions,
+				"unique_writer_identity": tc.After.UniqueWriterIdentity,
+			},
+		}
+		err := resourceLoggingProjectSinkCustomizeDiffFunc(d)
+		hasError := err != nil
+		if tc.ExpectedError != hasError {
+			t.Errorf("%v: expected has error %v, but was %v", tn, tc.ExpectedError, hasError)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func testAccCheckLoggingProjectSinkDestroyProducer(t *testing.T) func(s *terraform.State) error {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		config := googleProviderConfig(t)
diff --git a/website/docs/r/logging_project_sink.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/logging_project_sink.html.markdown
index 16f416842f8..b1ebd700ad9 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/logging_project_sink.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/logging_project_sink.html.markdown
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `unique_writer_identity` - (Optional) Whether or not to create a unique identity associated with this sink. If `false`
     (the default), then the `writer_identity` used is `serviceAccount:cloud-logs@system.gserviceaccount.com`. If `true`,
-    then a unique service account is created and used for this sink. If you wish to publish logs across projects, you
-    must set `unique_writer_identity` to true.
+    then a unique service account is created and used for this sink. If you wish to publish logs across projects or utilize
+    `bigquery_options`, you must set `unique_writer_identity` to true.
 
 * `bigquery_options` - (Optional) Options that affect sinks exporting data to BigQuery. Structure documented below.