diff --git a/client/environment.go b/client/environment.go
index 6c0bd56f..7d24d1c1 100644
--- a/client/environment.go
+++ b/client/environment.go
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ type EnvironmentCreate struct {
 	IsRemoteBackend             *bool                  `json:"isRemoteBackend,omitempty" tfschema:"-"`
 	Type                        string                 `json:"type,omitempty"`
 	DriftDetectionRequest       *DriftDetectionRequest `json:"driftDetectionRequest,omitempty" tfschema:"-"`
+	PreventAutoDeploy           *bool                  `json:"preventAutoDeploy,omitempty" tfschema:"-"`
 }
 
 // When converted to JSON needs to be flattened. See custom MarshalJSON below.
diff --git a/env0/resource_environment.go b/env0/resource_environment.go
index 2226b923..4c9769f9 100644
--- a/env0/resource_environment.go
+++ b/env0/resource_environment.go
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ func resourceEnvironment() *schema.Resource {
 				Description: "should use remote backend",
 				Optional:    true,
 			},
+			"prevent_auto_deploy": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeBool,
+				Description: "use this flag to prevent auto deploy on environment creation",
+				Optional:    true,
+			},
 			"terragrunt_working_directory": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
 				Description: "The working directory path to be used by a Terragrunt template. If left empty '/' is used. Note: modifying this field destroys the current environment and creates a new one",
@@ -799,6 +804,11 @@ func getCreatePayload(d *schema.ResourceData, apiClient client.ApiClientInterfac
 		payload.PullRequestPlanDeployments = boolPtr(val.(bool))
 	}
 
+	//lint:ignore SA1019 reason: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/issues/817
+	if val, exists := d.GetOkExists("prevent_auto_deploy"); exists {
+		payload.PreventAutoDeploy = boolPtr(val.(bool))
+	}
+
 	//lint:ignore SA1019 reason: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/issues/817
 	if val, exists := d.GetOkExists("auto_deploy_on_path_changes_only"); exists {
 		payload.AutoDeployOnPathChangesOnly = boolPtr(val.(bool))
diff --git a/env0/resource_environment_test.go b/env0/resource_environment_test.go
index a3f4664c..a47e7b3f 100644
--- a/env0/resource_environment_test.go
+++ b/env0/resource_environment_test.go
@@ -185,6 +185,59 @@ func TestUnitEnvironmentResource(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 		})
 
+		t.Run("prevent auto deploy", func(t *testing.T) {
+			templateId := "template-id"
+			truthyFruity := true
+
+			environment := client.Environment{
+				Id:        uuid.New().String(),
+				Name:      "name",
+				ProjectId: "project-id",
+				LatestDeploymentLog: client.DeploymentLog{
+					BlueprintId: templateId,
+				},
+			}
+
+			testCase := resource.TestCase{
+				Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+					{
+						Config: resourceConfigCreate(resourceType, resourceName, map[string]interface{}{
+							"name":                environment.Name,
+							"project_id":          environment.ProjectId,
+							"template_id":         templateId,
+							"force_destroy":       true,
+							"prevent_auto_deploy": true,
+						}),
+						Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
+							resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(accessor, "id", environment.Id),
+							resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(accessor, "name", environment.Name),
+							resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(accessor, "project_id", environment.ProjectId),
+							resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(accessor, "template_id", templateId),
+							resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(accessor, "prevent_auto_deploy", "true"),
+						),
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			runUnitTest(t, testCase, func(mock *client.MockApiClientInterface) {
+				gomock.InOrder(
+					mock.EXPECT().Template(environment.LatestDeploymentLog.BlueprintId).Times(1).Return(template, nil),
+					mock.EXPECT().EnvironmentCreate(client.EnvironmentCreate{
+						Name:      environment.Name,
+						ProjectId: environment.ProjectId,
+						DeployRequest: &client.DeployRequest{
+							BlueprintId: templateId,
+						},
+
+						PreventAutoDeploy: &truthyFruity,
+					}).Times(1).Return(environment, nil),
+					mock.EXPECT().Environment(environment.Id).Times(1).Return(environment, nil),
+					mock.EXPECT().ConfigurationVariablesByScope(client.ScopeEnvironment, environment.Id).Times(1).Return(client.ConfigurationChanges{}, nil),
+					mock.EXPECT().EnvironmentDestroy(environment.Id).Times(1),
+				)
+			})
+		})
+
 		t.Run("avoid modifying template id", func(t *testing.T) {
 			templateId := "template-id"
 			newTemplateId := "new-template-id"