diff --git a/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cloud_backup_schedule.go b/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cloud_backup_schedule.go
index d4b1a8e71a..f3876b00bf 100644
--- a/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cloud_backup_schedule.go
+++ b/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cloud_backup_schedule.go
@@ -280,13 +280,27 @@ func resourceMongoDBAtlasCloudBackupSchedule() *schema.Resource {
 }
 
 func resourceMongoDBAtlasCloudBackupScheduleCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) diag.Diagnostics {
+	var diags diag.Diagnostics
 	conn := meta.(*MongoDBClient).Atlas
 	projectID := d.Get("project_id").(string)
 	clusterName := d.Get("cluster_name").(string)
 
-	err := cloudBackupScheduleCreateOrUpdate(ctx, conn, d, projectID, clusterName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return diag.Errorf(errorSnapshotBackupScheduleCreate, err)
+	// When a new cluster is created with the backup feature enabled,
+	// MongoDB Atlas automatically generates a default backup policy for that cluster.
+	// As a result, we need to first delete the default policies to avoid having
+	// the infrastructure differs from the TF configuration file.
+	if _, _, err := conn.CloudProviderSnapshotBackupPolicies.Delete(ctx, projectID, clusterName); err != nil {
+		diagWarning := diag.Diagnostic{
+			Severity: diag.Warning,
+			Summary:  "Error deleting default backup schedule",
+			Detail:   fmt.Sprintf("error deleting default MongoDB Cloud Backup Schedule (%s): %s", clusterName, err),
+		}
+		diags = append(diags, diagWarning)
+	}
+
+	if err := cloudBackupScheduleCreateOrUpdate(ctx, conn, d, projectID, clusterName); err != nil {
+		diags = append(diags, diag.Errorf(errorSnapshotBackupScheduleCreate, err)...)
+		return diags
 	}
 
 	d.SetId(encodeStateID(map[string]string{
@@ -440,23 +454,6 @@ func resourceMongoDBAtlasCloudBackupScheduleImportState(ctx context.Context, d *
 }
 
 func cloudBackupScheduleCreateOrUpdate(ctx context.Context, conn *matlas.Client, d *schema.ResourceData, projectID, clusterName string) error {
-	_, policyMonthlyOK := d.GetOk("policy_item_monthly")
-	_, policyWeeklyOK := d.GetOk("policy_item_weekly")
-	_, policyDailyOK := d.GetOk("policy_item_daily")
-	_, policyhourlyOK := d.GetOk("policy_item_hourly")
-
-	// When a new cluster is created with the backup feature enabled,
-	// MongoDB Atlas automatically generates a default backup policy for that cluster.
-	// However, in the scenario where the user hasn't provided a backup policy,
-	// we want to make sure that the default backup policy is removed first.
-	// This is to avoid having the infrastructure differs from the TF configuration file.
-	if !policyMonthlyOK && !policyWeeklyOK && !policyDailyOK && !policyhourlyOK {
-		_, _, err := conn.CloudProviderSnapshotBackupPolicies.Delete(ctx, projectID, clusterName)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Printf("error deleting MongoDB Cloud Backup Schedule (%s): %s", clusterName, err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	// Get policies items
 	resp, _, err := conn.CloudProviderSnapshotBackupPolicies.Get(ctx, projectID, clusterName)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -477,6 +474,7 @@ func cloudBackupScheduleCreateOrUpdate(ctx context.Context, conn *matlas.Client,
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("policy_item_hourly"); ok {
 		item := v.([]interface{})
 		itemObj := item[0].(map[string]interface{})
+		policyItem.ID = policyItemID(itemObj)
 		policyItem.FrequencyType = snapshotScheduleHourly
 		policyItem.RetentionUnit = itemObj["retention_unit"].(string)
 		policyItem.FrequencyInterval = itemObj["frequency_interval"].(int)
@@ -486,6 +484,7 @@ func cloudBackupScheduleCreateOrUpdate(ctx context.Context, conn *matlas.Client,
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("policy_item_daily"); ok {
 		item := v.([]interface{})
 		itemObj := item[0].(map[string]interface{})
+		policyItem.ID = policyItemID(itemObj)
 		policyItem.FrequencyType = snapshotScheduleDaily
 		policyItem.RetentionUnit = itemObj["retention_unit"].(string)
 		policyItem.FrequencyInterval = itemObj["frequency_interval"].(int)
@@ -496,6 +495,7 @@ func cloudBackupScheduleCreateOrUpdate(ctx context.Context, conn *matlas.Client,
 		items := v.([]interface{})
 		for _, s := range items {
 			itemObj := s.(map[string]interface{})
+			policyItem.ID = policyItemID(itemObj)
 			policyItem.FrequencyType = snapshotScheduleWeekly
 			policyItem.RetentionUnit = itemObj["retention_unit"].(string)
 			policyItem.FrequencyInterval = itemObj["frequency_interval"].(int)
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ func cloudBackupScheduleCreateOrUpdate(ctx context.Context, conn *matlas.Client,
 		items := v.([]interface{})
 		for _, s := range items {
 			itemObj := s.(map[string]interface{})
+			policyItem.ID = policyItemID(itemObj)
 			policyItem.FrequencyType = snapshotScheduleMonthly
 			policyItem.RetentionUnit = itemObj["retention_unit"].(string)
 			policyItem.FrequencyInterval = itemObj["frequency_interval"].(int)
@@ -641,3 +642,15 @@ func expandCopySettings(tfList []interface{}) []matlas.CopySetting {
 	}
 	return copySettings
 }
+
+func policyItemID(policyState map[string]interface{}) string {
+	// if the policyItem has the ID field, this is the update operation
+	// we return the ID that was stored in the TF state
+	if val, ok := policyState["id"]; ok {
+		if id, ok := val.(string); ok {
+			return id
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cloud_backup_schedule_test.go b/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cloud_backup_schedule_test.go
index 53e9c0d250..6475ff0899 100644
--- a/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cloud_backup_schedule_test.go
+++ b/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cloud_backup_schedule_test.go
@@ -68,15 +68,19 @@ func TestAccBackupRSCloudBackupSchedule_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_daily.#", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_weekly.#", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_monthly.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "policy_item_hourly.0.id"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_hourly.0.frequency_interval", "2"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_hourly.0.retention_unit", "days"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_hourly.0.retention_value", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "policy_item_daily.0.id"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_daily.0.frequency_interval", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_daily.0.retention_unit", "days"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_daily.0.retention_value", "4"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "policy_item_weekly.0.id"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_weekly.0.frequency_interval", "4"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_weekly.0.retention_unit", "weeks"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_weekly.0.retention_value", "2"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "policy_item_monthly.0.id"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_monthly.0.frequency_interval", "5"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_monthly.0.retention_unit", "months"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_monthly.0.retention_value", "3"),
@@ -103,15 +107,19 @@ func TestAccBackupRSCloudBackupSchedule_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_daily.#", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_weekly.#", "2"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_monthly.#", "2"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "policy_item_hourly.0.id"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_hourly.0.frequency_interval", "2"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_hourly.0.retention_unit", "days"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_hourly.0.retention_value", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "policy_item_daily.0.id"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_daily.0.frequency_interval", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_daily.0.retention_unit", "days"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_daily.0.retention_value", "4"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "policy_item_weekly.0.id"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_weekly.0.frequency_interval", "4"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_weekly.0.retention_unit", "weeks"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_weekly.0.retention_value", "2"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "policy_item_monthly.0.id"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_monthly.0.frequency_interval", "5"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_monthly.0.retention_unit", "months"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "policy_item_monthly.0.retention_value", "3"),