diff --git a/civo/network/resource_network.go b/civo/network/resource_network.go
index d769fd3..11918f0 100644
--- a/civo/network/resource_network.go
+++ b/civo/network/resource_network.go
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ func resourceNetworkCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m interf
 			return err
 		}
 		d.SetId(network.ID)
+
+		// Create a default firewall for the network
+		log.Printf("[INFO] Creating default firewall for the network %s", d.Get("label").(string))
+		err = createDefaultFirewall(apiClient, network.ID, network.Label)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		return nil
 	}, 10*time.Second, 2*time.Minute)
 
@@ -262,9 +270,25 @@ func expandStringList(input interface{}) []string {
 	return result
 }
 
+
 func customizeDiffNetwork(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDiff, meta interface{}) error {
 	if d.Id() != "" && d.HasChange("cidr_v4") {
 		return fmt.Errorf("the 'cidr_v4' field is immutable")
 	}
+
+// createDefaultFirewall function to create a default firewall
+func createDefaultFirewall(apiClient *civogo.Client, networkID string, networkName string) error {
+
+	firewallConfig := civogo.FirewallConfig{
+		Name:      fmt.Sprintf("%s-default", networkName),
+		NetworkID: networkID,
+		Region:    apiClient.Region,
+	}
+
+	// Create the default firewall
+	_, err := apiClient.NewFirewall(&firewallConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return nil
 }