diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_container.go b/kubernetes/structures_container.go
index 5562ef0366..5080331474 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_container.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_container.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+	"regexp"
 )
 
 func flattenCapability(in []v1.Capability) []string {
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ func flattenValueFrom(in *v1.EnvVarSource) []interface{} {
 
 func flattenContainerVolumeMounts(in []v1.VolumeMount) ([]interface{}, error) {
 	att := make([]interface{}, len(in))
+
 	for i, v := range in {
 		m := map[string]interface{}{}
 		m["read_only"] = v.ReadOnly
@@ -351,7 +353,7 @@ func flattenContainerResourceRequirements(in v1.ResourceRequirements) ([]interfa
 	return []interface{}{att}, nil
 }
 
-func flattenContainers(in []v1.Container) ([]interface{}, error) {
+func flattenContainers(in []v1.Container, serviceAccountRegex string) ([]interface{}, error) {
 	att := make([]interface{}, len(in))
 	for i, v := range in {
 		c := make(map[string]interface{})
@@ -404,6 +406,18 @@ func flattenContainers(in []v1.Container) ([]interface{}, error) {
 		}
 
 		if len(v.VolumeMounts) > 0 {
+			for num, m := range v.VolumeMounts {
+				// To avoid perpetual diff, remove the default service account token volume from the container's list of volumeMounts.
+				nameMatchesDefaultToken, err := regexp.MatchString(serviceAccountRegex, m.Name)
+				if err != nil {
+					return att, err
+				}
+				if nameMatchesDefaultToken {
+					v.VolumeMounts = removeVolumeMountFromContainer(num, v.VolumeMounts)
+					break
+				}
+			}
+
 			volumeMounts, err := flattenContainerVolumeMounts(v.VolumeMounts)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
@@ -415,6 +429,11 @@ func flattenContainers(in []v1.Container) ([]interface{}, error) {
 	return att, nil
 }
 
+// removeVolumeMountFromContainer removes the specified VolumeMount index (i) from the given list of VolumeMounts.
+func removeVolumeMountFromContainer(i int, v []v1.VolumeMount) []v1.VolumeMount {
+	return append(v[:i], v[i+1:]...)
+}
+
 func expandContainers(ctrs []interface{}) ([]v1.Container, error) {
 	if len(ctrs) == 0 {
 		return []v1.Container{}, nil
diff --git a/kubernetes/structures_pod.go b/kubernetes/structures_pod.go
index 5453837bfe..1a66185e5c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/structures_pod.go
+++ b/kubernetes/structures_pod.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package kubernetes
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -27,7 +28,14 @@ func flattenPodSpec(in v1.PodSpec) ([]interface{}, error) {
 		att["automount_service_account_token"] = *in.AutomountServiceAccountToken
 	}
 
-	containers, err := flattenContainers(in.Containers)
+	// To avoid perpetual diff, remove the service account token volume from PodSpec.
+	serviceAccountName := "default"
+	if in.ServiceAccountName != "" {
+		serviceAccountName = in.ServiceAccountName
+	}
+	serviceAccountRegex := fmt.Sprintf("%s-token-([a-z0-9]{5})", serviceAccountName)
+
+	containers, err := flattenContainers(in.Containers, serviceAccountRegex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -39,7 +47,7 @@ func flattenPodSpec(in v1.PodSpec) ([]interface{}, error) {
 	}
 	att["readiness_gate"] = gates
 
-	initContainers, err := flattenContainers(in.InitContainers)
+	initContainers, err := flattenContainers(in.InitContainers, serviceAccountRegex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -87,6 +95,7 @@ func flattenPodSpec(in v1.PodSpec) ([]interface{}, error) {
 	if in.SecurityContext != nil {
 		att["security_context"] = flattenPodSecurityContext(in.SecurityContext)
 	}
+
 	if in.ServiceAccountName != "" {
 		att["service_account_name"] = in.ServiceAccountName
 	}
@@ -107,6 +116,18 @@ func flattenPodSpec(in v1.PodSpec) ([]interface{}, error) {
 	}
 
 	if len(in.Volumes) > 0 {
+		for i, volume := range in.Volumes {
+			// To avoid perpetual diff, remove the service account token volume from PodSpec.
+			nameMatchesDefaultToken, err := regexp.MatchString(serviceAccountRegex, volume.Name)
+			if err != nil {
+				return []interface{}{att}, err
+			}
+			if nameMatchesDefaultToken {
+				in.Volumes = removeVolumeFromPodSpec(i, in.Volumes)
+				break
+			}
+		}
+
 		v, err := flattenVolumes(in.Volumes)
 		if err != nil {
 			return []interface{}{att}, err
@@ -116,6 +137,11 @@ func flattenPodSpec(in v1.PodSpec) ([]interface{}, error) {
 	return []interface{}{att}, nil
 }
 
+// removeVolumeFromPodSpec removes the specified Volume index (i) from the given list of Volumes.
+func removeVolumeFromPodSpec(i int, v []v1.Volume) []v1.Volume {
+	return append(v[:i], v[i+1:]...)
+}
+
 func flattenPodDNSConfig(in *v1.PodDNSConfig) ([]interface{}, error) {
 	att := make(map[string]interface{})