diff --git a/.changelog/2395.txt b/.changelog/2395.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a26cf26a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/2395.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+`kubernetes/kubernetes_deployment_v1`: Add support for `HugePages` in `emptyDir.medium`
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_deployment_v1_test.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_deployment_v1_test.go
index 41786efb83..d93c716420 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_deployment_v1_test.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_deployment_v1_test.go
@@ -820,6 +820,33 @@ func TestAccKubernetesDeploymentV1_with_empty_dir_volume(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccKubernetesDeploymentV1_with_empty_dir_huge_page(t *testing.T) {
+	var conf appsv1.Deployment
+
+	imageName := busyboxImage
+	deploymentName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-acc-test-%s", acctest.RandStringFromCharSet(10, acctest.CharSetAlphaNum))
+	resourceName := "kubernetes_deployment_v1.test"
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:          func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		ProviderFactories: testAccProviderFactories,
+		CheckDestroy:      testAccCheckKubernetesDeploymentV1Destroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccKubernetesDeploymentV1ConfigWithEmptyDirHugePage(deploymentName, imageName),
+				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckKubernetesDeploymentV1Exists(resourceName, &conf),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "spec.0.template.0.spec.0.container.0.image", imageName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "spec.0.template.0.spec.0.container.0.volume_mount.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "spec.0.template.0.spec.0.container.0.volume_mount.0.mount_path", "/cache"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "spec.0.template.0.spec.0.container.0.volume_mount.0.name", "cache-volume"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "spec.0.template.0.spec.0.volume.0.empty_dir.0.medium", "HugePages-1Gi"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccKubernetesDeploymentV1Update_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	var conf1, conf2 appsv1.Deployment
 	resourceName := "kubernetes_deployment_v1.test"
@@ -2608,6 +2635,59 @@ func testAccKubernetesDeploymentV1ConfigWithEmptyDirVolumes(deploymentName, imag
 `, deploymentName, imageName)
 }
 
+func testAccKubernetesDeploymentV1ConfigWithEmptyDirHugePage(deploymentName, imageName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`resource "kubernetes_deployment_v1" "test" {
+  metadata {
+    name = "%s"
+
+    labels = {
+      Test = "TfAcceptanceTest"
+    }
+  }
+
+  spec {
+    replicas = 0 # We request zero replicas, since the K8S backing this test may not have huge pages available.
+    selector {
+      match_labels = {
+        Test = "TfAcceptanceTest"
+      }
+    }
+
+    template {
+      metadata {
+        labels = {
+          Test = "TfAcceptanceTest"
+        }
+      }
+
+      spec {
+        container {
+          image   = "%s"
+          name    = "containername"
+          command = ["sleep", "300"]
+
+          volume_mount {
+            mount_path = "/cache"
+            name       = "cache-volume"
+          }
+        }
+
+        volume {
+          name = "cache-volume"
+
+          empty_dir {
+            medium = "HugePages-1Gi"
+          }
+        }
+
+        termination_grace_period_seconds = 1
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+`, deploymentName, imageName)
+}
+
 func testAccKubernetesDeploymentV1ConfigWithEmptyDirVolumesModified(deploymentName, imageName string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`resource "kubernetes_deployment_v1" "test" {
   metadata {
diff --git a/kubernetes/schema_pod_spec.go b/kubernetes/schema_pod_spec.go
index 50103582df..2feade4525 100644
--- a/kubernetes/schema_pod_spec.go
+++ b/kubernetes/schema_pod_spec.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 package kubernetes
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/schema"
@@ -707,6 +709,15 @@ func volumeSchema(isUpdatable bool) *schema.Resource {
 		},
 	}
 
+	validEmptyDirMediums := []string{
+		string(corev1.StorageMediumDefault),
+		string(corev1.StorageMediumMemory),
+		string(corev1.StorageMediumHugePages),
+		// This is possibly not an exhaustive list, but it does cover the
+		// common cases from x86_64 architectures.
+		string(corev1.StorageMediumHugePagesPrefix) + "2Mi",
+		string(corev1.StorageMediumHugePagesPrefix) + "1Gi",
+	}
 	v["empty_dir"] = &schema.Schema{
 		Type:        schema.TypeList,
 		Description: "EmptyDir represents a temporary directory that shares a pod's lifetime. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes#emptydir",
@@ -715,15 +726,12 @@ func volumeSchema(isUpdatable bool) *schema.Resource {
 		Elem: &schema.Resource{
 			Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 				"medium": {
-					Type:        schema.TypeString,
-					Description: `What type of storage medium should back this directory. The default is "" which means to use the node's default medium. Must be an empty string (default) or Memory. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes#emptydir`,
-					Optional:    true,
-					Default:     "",
-					ForceNew:    !isUpdatable,
-					ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{
-						string(corev1.StorageMediumDefault),
-						string(corev1.StorageMediumMemory),
-					}, false),
+					Type:         schema.TypeString,
+					Description:  fmt.Sprintf(`What type of storage medium should back this directory. The default is "" which means to use the node's default medium. Must be one of %q. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes#emptydir`, validEmptyDirMediums),
+					Optional:     true,
+					Default:      "",
+					ForceNew:     !isUpdatable,
+					ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice(validEmptyDirMediums, false),
 				},
 				"size_limit": {
 					Type:             schema.TypeString,