diff --git a/.changelog/2200.txt b/.changelog/2200.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e91d72ccbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/2200.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+`resource/kubernetes_pod`: add a new attribute `target_state` to specify the Pod phase(s) that indicate whether it was successfully created.
+```
+
+```release-note:enhancement
+`resource/kubernetes_pod_v1`: add a new attribute `target_state` to specify the Pod phase(s) that indicate whether it was successfully created.
+```
diff --git a/__debug_bin b/__debug_bin
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a841db8ec9
Binary files /dev/null and b/__debug_bin differ
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod.go
index fec2a2d42a..47cb30506f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod.go
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/schema"
-	api "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/validation"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	pkgApi "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -56,11 +57,21 @@ 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\"]`.",
+		"target_state": {
+			Type:        schema.TypeList,
+			Description: fmt.Sprintf("A list of the pod phases that indicate whether it was successfully created. Options: %q, %q, %q, %q, %q. Default: %q. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle/#pod-phase", corev1.PodPending, corev1.PodRunning, corev1.PodSucceeded, corev1.PodFailed, corev1.PodUnknown, corev1.PodRunning),
 			Optional:    true,
-			Default:     true,
+			MinItems:    1,
+			Elem: &schema.Schema{
+				Type: schema.TypeString,
+				ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{
+					string(corev1.PodPending),
+					string(corev1.PodRunning),
+					string(corev1.PodSucceeded),
+					string(corev1.PodFailed),
+					string(corev1.PodUnknown),
+				}, false),
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -77,7 +88,7 @@ func resourceKubernetesPodCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, me
 		return diag.FromErr(err)
 	}
 
-	pod := api.Pod{
+	pod := corev1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metadata,
 		Spec:       *spec,
 	}
@@ -92,15 +103,9 @@ 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:  target,
-		Pending: []string{"Pending"},
+		Target:  expandPodTargetState(d.Get("target_state").([]interface{})),
+		Pending: []string{string(corev1.PodPending)},
 		Timeout: d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutCreate),
 		Refresh: func() (interface{}, string, error) {
 			out, err := conn.CoreV1().Pods(metadata.Namespace).Get(ctx, metadata.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod_test.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod_test.go
index 131a8a70e2..135cd5f28e 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod_test.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_pod_test.go
@@ -1534,6 +1534,34 @@ func TestAccKubernetesPod_with_ephemeral_storage(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccKubernetesPod_phase(t *testing.T) {
+	name := acctest.RandomWithPrefix("tf-acc-test")
+	resourceName := "kubernetes_pod_v1.test"
+	image := "this-fake-image-has-never-exist"
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:          func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		ProviderFactories: testAccProviderFactories,
+		CheckDestroy:      testAccCheckKubernetesPodDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccKubernetesPodConfigPhase(name, image),
+				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "metadata.0.generation"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "metadata.0.resource_version"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "metadata.0.uid"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:            resourceName,
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"metadata.0.resource_version", "target_state"},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func createRuncRuntimeClass(rn string) error {
 	conn, err := testAccProvider.Meta().(KubeClientsets).MainClientset()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -3400,3 +3428,19 @@ func testAccKubernetesPodEphemeralStorageClass(name string) string {
 }
 `, name)
 }
+
+func testAccKubernetesPodConfigPhase(name, imageName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`resource "kubernetes_pod_v1" "test" {
+  metadata {
+    name = "%s"
+  }
+  spec {
+    container {
+      image = "%s"
+      name  = "containername"
+    }
+  }
+  target_state = ["Pending"]
+}
+`, name, imageName)
+}
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_pod.go b/kubernetes/structures_pod.go
index 97188b591c..86221bbc60 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_pod.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_pod.go
@@ -694,6 +694,18 @@ func flattenPodEphemeralVolumeSource(in *v1.EphemeralVolumeSource) []interface{}
 
 // Expanders
 
+func expandPodTargetState(p []interface{}) []string {
+	if len(p) > 0 {
+		t := make([]string, len(p))
+		for i, v := range p {
+			t[i] = v.(string)
+		}
+		return t
+	}
+
+	return []string{string(v1.PodRunning)}
+}
+
 func expandPodSpec(p []interface{}) (*v1.PodSpec, error) {
 	obj := &v1.PodSpec{}
 	if len(p) == 0 || p[0] == nil {
diff --git a/website/docs/r/pod.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/pod.html.markdown
index 96e95e18bf..33bbecb108 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/pod.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/pod.html.markdown
@@ -169,7 +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"]`.
+* `target_state` - (Optional) A list of the pod phases that indicate whether it was successfully created. Options: "Pending", "Running", "Succeeded", "Failed", "Unknown". Default: "Running". For more info see [Kubernetes reference](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle/#pod-phase")
 
 ## Nested Blocks
 
diff --git a/website/docs/r/pod_v1.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/pod_v1.html.markdown
index 15715fb644..bb71a56963 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/pod_v1.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/pod_v1.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
+* `target_state` - (Optional) A list of the pod phases that indicate whether it was successfully created. Options: "Pending", "Running", "Succeeded", "Failed", "Unknown". Default: "Running". For more info see [Kubernetes reference](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle/#pod-phase")
 
 ## Nested Blocks