diff --git a/.changelog/1935.txt b/.changelog/1935.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e45a481bba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/1935.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+`resource/kubernetes_persistent_volume`: add additional validation on the delete operation to make it idempotent
+```
+
+```release-note:enhancement
+`resource/kubernetes_persistent_volume_v1`: add additional validation on the delete operation to make it idempotent
+```
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_persistent_volume.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_persistent_volume.go
index 2882bfa370..ce7d18944f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_persistent_volume.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_persistent_volume.go
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ func resourceKubernetesPersistentVolumeDelete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.Res
 	log.Printf("[INFO] Deleting persistent volume: %#v", name)
 	err = conn.CoreV1().PersistentVolumes().Delete(ctx, name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
+		if statusErr, ok := err.(*k8serrors.StatusError); ok && k8serrors.IsNotFound(statusErr) {
+			return nil
+		}
 		return diag.FromErr(err)
 	}