diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 88a9b218..52c8af5d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/httprequest.v1 v1.2.1
 	gopkg.in/macaroon.v2 v2.1.0
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.29.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -223,7 +224,6 @@ require (
 	k8s.io/api v0.29.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.29.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.0 // indirect
-	k8s.io/client-go v0.29.0 // indirect
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.110.1 // indirect
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20231010175941-2dd684a91f00 // indirect
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20231127182322-b307cd553661 // indirect
diff --git a/internal/juju/kubernetes_clouds.go b/internal/juju/kubernetes_clouds.go
index 7ceff8d2..2e1f1df2 100644
--- a/internal/juju/kubernetes_clouds.go
+++ b/internal/juju/kubernetes_clouds.go
@@ -3,11 +3,24 @@
 
 package juju
 
+import (
+	"github.com/juju/errors"
+	"github.com/juju/juju/api/client/cloud"
+	k8s "github.com/juju/juju/caas/kubernetes"
+	k8scloud "github.com/juju/juju/caas/kubernetes/cloud"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
+)
+
 type kubernetesCloudsClient struct {
 	SharedClient
 }
 
 type CreateKubernetesCloudInput struct {
+	Name                  string
+	KubernetesContextName string
+	KubernetesConfig      string
+	ParentCloudName       string
+	ParentCloudRegion     string
 }
 
 type CreateKubernetesCloudOutput struct {
@@ -32,8 +45,50 @@ func newKubernetesCloudsClient(sc SharedClient) *kubernetesCloudsClient {
 }
 
 // CreateKubernetesCloud creates a new Kubernetes cloud with juju cloud facade.
-func (c *kubernetesCloudsClient) CreateKubernetesCloud(input *CreateKubernetesCloudInput) (*CreateKubernetesCloudOutput, error) {
-	return nil, nil
+func (c *kubernetesCloudsClient) CreateKubernetesCloud(input *CreateKubernetesCloudInput) error {
+	conn, err := c.GetConnection(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = conn.Close() }()
+
+	client := cloud.NewClient(conn)
+
+	conf, err := clientcmd.NewClientConfigFromBytes([]byte(input.KubernetesConfig))
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Annotate(err, "parsing kubernetes configuration data")
+	}
+
+	apiConf, err := conf.RawConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Annotate(err, "fetching kubernetes configuration")
+	}
+
+	var k8sContextName string
+	if input.KubernetesContextName == "" {
+		k8sContextName = apiConf.CurrentContext
+	} else {
+		k8sContextName = input.KubernetesContextName
+	}
+
+	newCloud, err := k8scloud.CloudFromKubeConfigContext(
+		k8sContextName,
+		&apiConf,
+		k8scloud.CloudParamaters{
+			Name:            input.Name,
+			HostCloudRegion: k8s.K8sCloudOther,
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Trace(err)
+	}
+
+	err = client.AddCloud(newCloud, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Annotate(err, "adding kubernetes cloud")
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // ReadKubernetesCloud reads a Kubernetes cloud with juju cloud facade.
diff --git a/internal/provider/helpers.go b/internal/provider/helpers.go
index 92c694c1..3e4674a9 100644
--- a/internal/provider/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/provider/helpers.go
@@ -21,16 +21,17 @@ const (
 	LogDataSourceOffer   = "datasource-offer"
 	LogDataSourceSecret  = "datasource-secret"
 
-	LogResourceApplication  = "resource-application"
-	LogResourceAccessModel  = "resource-assess-model"
-	LogResourceCredential   = "resource-credential"
-	LogResourceMachine      = "resource-machine"
-	LogResourceModel        = "resource-model"
-	LogResourceOffer        = "resource-offer"
-	LogResourceSSHKey       = "resource-sshkey"
-	LogResourceUser         = "resource-user"
-	LogResourceSecret       = "resource-secret"
-	LogResourceAccessSecret = "resource-access-secret"
+	LogResourceApplication     = "resource-application"
+	LogResourceAccessModel     = "resource-assess-model"
+	LogResourceCredential      = "resource-credential"
+	LogResourceKubernetesCloud = "resource-kubernetes-cloud"
+	LogResourceMachine         = "resource-machine"
+	LogResourceModel           = "resource-model"
+	LogResourceOffer           = "resource-offer"
+	LogResourceSSHKey          = "resource-sshkey"
+	LogResourceUser            = "resource-user"
+	LogResourceSecret          = "resource-secret"
+	LogResourceAccessSecret    = "resource-access-secret"
 )
 
 const LogResourceIntegration = "resource-integration"
diff --git a/internal/provider/provider.go b/internal/provider/provider.go
index 9dde05b9..f702f332 100644
--- a/internal/provider/provider.go
+++ b/internal/provider/provider.go
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ func (p *jujuProvider) Resources(_ context.Context) []func() resource.Resource {
 		func() resource.Resource { return NewApplicationResource() },
 		func() resource.Resource { return NewCredentialResource() },
 		func() resource.Resource { return NewIntegrationResource() },
+		func() resource.Resource { return NewKubernetesCloudResource() },
 		func() resource.Resource { return NewMachineResource() },
 		func() resource.Resource { return NewModelResource() },
 		func() resource.Resource { return NewOfferResource() },
diff --git a/internal/provider/resource_kubernetes_cloud.go b/internal/provider/resource_kubernetes_cloud.go
index ebd46b57..445f52a4 100644
--- a/internal/provider/resource_kubernetes_cloud.go
+++ b/internal/provider/resource_kubernetes_cloud.go
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ package provider
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/path"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-log/tflog"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema"
@@ -34,12 +36,30 @@ type kubernetesCloudResource struct {
 
 type kubernetesCloudResourceModel struct {
 	CloudName         types.String `tfsdk:"name"`
-	KubeConfig        types.String `tfsdk:"kubeconfig"`
+	KubernetesConfig  types.String `tfsdk:"kubernetesconfig"`
 	ParentCloudName   types.String `tfsdk:"parentcloudname"`
 	ParentCloudRegion types.String `tfsdk:"parentcloudregion"`
+	// ID required by the testing framework
+	ID types.String `tfsdk:"id"`
 }
 
 func (o *kubernetesCloudResource) Configure(ctx context.Context, req resource.ConfigureRequest, resp *resource.ConfigureResponse) {
+	// Prevent panic if the provider has not been configured.
+	if req.ProviderData == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	client, ok := req.ProviderData.(*juju.Client)
+	if !ok {
+		resp.Diagnostics.AddError(
+			"Unexpected Resource Configure Type",
+			fmt.Sprintf("Expected *juju.Client, got: %T. Please report this issue to the provider developers.", req.ProviderData),
+		)
+		return
+	}
+	o.client = client
+	// Create the local logging subsystem here, using the TF context when creating it.
+	o.subCtx = tflog.NewSubsystem(ctx, LogResourceKubernetesCloud)
 }
 
 func (o *kubernetesCloudResource) ImportState(ctx context.Context, req resource.ImportStateRequest, resp *resource.ImportStateResponse) {
@@ -61,8 +81,8 @@ func (o *kubernetesCloudResource) Schema(_ context.Context, req resource.SchemaR
 					stringplanmodifier.RequiresReplace(),
 				},
 			},
-			"kubeconfig": schema.StringAttribute{
-				Description: "The kubeconfig file path for the cloud.",
+			"kubernetesconfig": schema.StringAttribute{
+				Description: "The kubernetes config file path for the cloud.",
 				Optional:    true,
 				PlanModifiers: []planmodifier.String{
 					stringplanmodifier.UseStateForUnknown(),
@@ -94,6 +114,31 @@ func (o *kubernetesCloudResource) Schema(_ context.Context, req resource.SchemaR
 
 // Create adds a new kubernetes cloud to controllers used now by Terraform provider.
 func (o *kubernetesCloudResource) Create(ctx context.Context, req resource.CreateRequest, resp *resource.CreateResponse) {
+	// Prevent panic if the provider has not been configured.
+	if o.client == nil {
+		addClientNotConfiguredError(&resp.Diagnostics, "ssh_key", "create")
+		return
+	}
+
+	var plan kubernetesCloudResourceModel
+
+	// Read Terraform configuration from the request into the model
+	resp.Diagnostics.Append(req.Plan.Get(ctx, &plan)...)
+	if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Create the kubernetes cloud.
+	err := o.client.Clouds.CreateKubernetesCloud(
+		&juju.CreateKubernetesCloudInput{
+			Name:             plan.CloudName.ValueString(),
+			KubernetesConfig: plan.KubernetesConfig.ValueString(),
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		resp.Diagnostics.AddError("Client Error", fmt.Sprintf("Unable to create kubernetes cloud, got error %s", err))
+		return
+	}
 }
 
 // Read reads the current state of the kubernetes cloud.