diff --git a/modules/gke-cluster/README.md b/modules/gke-cluster/README.md
index c62ea616..1cd25413 100644
--- a/modules/gke-cluster/README.md
+++ b/modules/gke-cluster/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ This module allows simplified creation and management of GKE clusters and should
 
 ## Example
 
+### GKE Cluster
+
 ```hcl
 module "cluster-1" {
   source                    = "./modules/gke-cluster"
@@ -31,6 +33,36 @@ module "cluster-1" {
 # tftest:modules=1:resources=1
 ```
 
+### GKE Cluster with Dataplane V2 enabled
+
+```hcl
+module "cluster-1" {
+  source                    = "./modules/gke-cluster"
+  project_id                = "myproject"
+  name                      = "cluster-1"
+  location                  = "europe-west1-b"
+  network                   = var.vpc.self_link
+  subnetwork                = var.subnet.self_link
+  secondary_range_pods      = "pods"
+  secondary_range_services  = "services"
+  default_max_pods_per_node = 32
+  enable_dataplane_v2       = true
+  master_authorized_ranges = {
+    internal-vms = "10.0.0.0/8"
+  }
+  private_cluster_config = {
+    enable_private_nodes    = true
+    enable_private_endpoint = true
+    master_ipv4_cidr_block  = "192.168.0.0/28"
+    master_global_access    = false
+  }
+  labels = {
+    environment = "dev"
+  }
+}
+# tftest:modules=1:resources=1
+```
+
 <!-- BEGIN TFDOC -->
 ## Variables
 
@@ -50,6 +82,7 @@ module "cluster-1" {
 | *default_max_pods_per_node* | Maximum number of pods per node in this cluster. | <code title="">number</code> |  | <code title="">110</code> |
 | *description* | Cluster description. | <code title="">string</code> |  | <code title="">null</code> |
 | *enable_binary_authorization* | Enable Google Binary Authorization. | <code title="">bool</code> |  | <code title="">null</code> |
+| *enable_dataplane_v2* | Enable Dataplane V2 on the cluster, will disable network_policy addons config | <code title="">bool</code> |  | <code title="">false</code> |
 | *enable_intranode_visibility* | Enable intra-node visibility to make same node pod to pod traffic visible. | <code title="">bool</code> |  | <code title="">null</code> |
 | *enable_shielded_nodes* | Enable Shielded Nodes features on all nodes in this cluster. | <code title="">bool</code> |  | <code title="">null</code> |
 | *enable_tpu* | Enable Cloud TPU resources in this cluster. | <code title="">bool</code> |  | <code title="">null</code> |
diff --git a/modules/gke-cluster/main.tf b/modules/gke-cluster/main.tf
index a86b2726..37988790 100644
--- a/modules/gke-cluster/main.tf
+++ b/modules/gke-cluster/main.tf
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "cluster" {
   enable_tpu                  = var.enable_tpu
   initial_node_count          = 1
   remove_default_node_pool    = true
-
+  datapath_provider           = var.enable_dataplane_v2 ? "ADVANCED_DATAPATH" : "DATAPATH_PROVIDER_UNSPECIFIED"
+  
   # node_config {}
   # NOTE: Default node_pool is deleted, so node_config (here) is extranneous.
   # Specify that node_config as an parameter to gke-nodepool module instead.
@@ -120,11 +121,12 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "cluster" {
     }
   }
 
+  #the network_policy block is enabled if network_policy_config and network_dataplane_v2 is set to false. Dataplane V2 has built-in network policies.
   dynamic "network_policy" {
     for_each = var.addons.network_policy_config ? [""] : []
     content {
-      enabled  = true
-      provider = "CALICO"
+      enabled  = var.enable_dataplane_v2 ? false : true                       
+      provider = var.enable_dataplane_v2 ? "PROVIDER_UNSPECIFIED" : "CALICO"
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/modules/gke-cluster/variables.tf b/modules/gke-cluster/variables.tf
index 3c998072..8999946f 100644
--- a/modules/gke-cluster/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/gke-cluster/variables.tf
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ variable "addons" {
       enabled = bool
       tls     = bool
     })
+   
     network_policy_config = bool
+
     gce_persistent_disk_csi_driver_config = bool
   })
   default = {
@@ -42,6 +44,12 @@ variable "addons" {
   }
 }
 
+variable "enable_dataplane_v2" {
+  description = "Enable Dataplane V2 on the cluster, will disable network_policy addons config"
+  type = bool
+  default = false
+}
+
 variable "authenticator_security_group" {
   description = "RBAC security group for Google Groups for GKE, format is gke-security-groups@yourdomain.com."
   type        = string