diff --git a/.changelog/2141.txt b/.changelog/2141.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9d394ba11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/2141.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+`kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod.go`: Add `legacy_lifecycle_states` attribute
+```
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod.go
index 15573da762..fec2a2d42a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod.go
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ func resourceKubernetesPodSchemaV1() map[string]*schema.Schema {
 				Schema: podSpecFields(false, false),
 			},
 		},
+		"legacy_lifecycle_states": {
+			Type:        schema.TypeBool,
+			Description: "Setting this attribute to `false` would set the target pod lifecycle state as [\"Running\", \"Succeeded\", \"Failed\"]. The default value of `true` would leave the target pod lifecycle state as [\"Running\"]`.",
+			Optional:    true,
+			Default:     true,
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -86,8 +92,14 @@ func resourceKubernetesPodCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, me
 
 	d.SetId(buildId(out.ObjectMeta))
 
+	target := []string{"Running"}
+
+	if d.Get("legacy_lifecycle_states").(bool) != true {
+		target = []string{"Running", "Succeeded", "Failed"}
+	}
+
 	stateConf := &resource.StateChangeConf{
-		Target:  []string{"Running"},
+		Target:  target,
 		Pending: []string{"Pending"},
 		Timeout: d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutCreate),
 		Refresh: func() (interface{}, string, error) {
diff --git a/website/docs/r/pod.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/pod.html.markdown
index a0f17a5f7e..4b39a3489a 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/pod.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/pod.html.markdown
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `metadata` - (Required) Standard pod's metadata. For more info see [Kubernetes reference](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#metadata)
 * `spec` - (Required) Spec of the pod owned by the cluster
+* `legacy_lifecycle_states` - (Optional) Setting this attribute to `false` would set the target pod lifecycle state as `["Running", "Succeeded", "Failed"]`. The default value of `true` would leave the target pod lifecycle state as `["Running"]`.
 
 ## Nested Blocks