diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod_test.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod_test.go
index d03c5e6c6c..14925f3970 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod_test.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod_test.go
@@ -897,6 +897,31 @@ resource "kubernetes_pod" "test" {
         default_mode = 0777
       }
     }
+
+    volume {
+      name = "cfg-item"
+      config_map {
+        name = "${kubernetes_config_map.test.metadata.0.name}"
+
+        items {
+          key  = "one"
+          path = "one.txt"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    volume {
+      name = "cfg-item-with-mode"
+      config_map {
+        name = "${kubernetes_config_map.test.metadata.0.name}"
+
+        items {
+          key  = "one"
+          path = "one-with-mode.txt"
+          mode = "0444"
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 	`, secretName, podName, imageName)
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_pod.go b/kubernetes/structures_pod.go
index 770bdb93df..cf102d92c1 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_pod.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_pod.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func flattenConfigMapVolumeSource(in *v1.ConfigMapVolumeSource) []interface{} {
 		for i, v := range in.Items {
 			m := map[string]interface{}{}
 			m["key"] = v.Key
-			m["mode"] = v.Mode
+			m["mode"] = *v.Mode
 			m["path"] = v.Path
 			items[i] = m
 		}