diff --git a/.changelog/10963.txt b/.changelog/10963.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf7c2b367be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/10963.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+gkehub: allowed `google_gke_hub_feature` field to send empty values for its field `fleet_default_member_config`
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/google/services/gkehub2/resource_gke_hub_feature.go b/google/services/gkehub2/resource_gke_hub_feature.go
index 17a328df4b1..626b5e1c1ca 100644
--- a/google/services/gkehub2/resource_gke_hub_feature.go
+++ b/google/services/gkehub2/resource_gke_hub_feature.go
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ func resourceGKEHub2FeatureCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 	fleetDefaultMemberConfigProp, err := expandGKEHub2FeatureFleetDefaultMemberConfig(d.Get("fleet_default_member_config"), d, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else if v, ok := d.GetOkExists("fleet_default_member_config"); !tpgresource.IsEmptyValue(reflect.ValueOf(fleetDefaultMemberConfigProp)) && (ok || !reflect.DeepEqual(v, fleetDefaultMemberConfigProp)) {
+	} else if v, ok := d.GetOkExists("fleet_default_member_config"); ok || !reflect.DeepEqual(v, fleetDefaultMemberConfigProp) {
 		obj["fleetDefaultMemberConfig"] = fleetDefaultMemberConfigProp
 	}
 	labelsProp, err := expandGKEHub2FeatureEffectiveLabels(d.Get("effective_labels"), d, config)
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ func resourceGKEHub2FeatureUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 	fleetDefaultMemberConfigProp, err := expandGKEHub2FeatureFleetDefaultMemberConfig(d.Get("fleet_default_member_config"), d, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else if v, ok := d.GetOkExists("fleet_default_member_config"); !tpgresource.IsEmptyValue(reflect.ValueOf(v)) && (ok || !reflect.DeepEqual(v, fleetDefaultMemberConfigProp)) {
+	} else if v, ok := d.GetOkExists("fleet_default_member_config"); ok || !reflect.DeepEqual(v, fleetDefaultMemberConfigProp) {
 		obj["fleetDefaultMemberConfig"] = fleetDefaultMemberConfigProp
 	}
 	labelsProp, err := expandGKEHub2FeatureEffectiveLabels(d.Get("effective_labels"), d, config)
diff --git a/google/services/gkehub2/resource_gke_hub_feature_test.go b/google/services/gkehub2/resource_gke_hub_feature_test.go
index 800a2f52225..108dc990011 100644
--- a/google/services/gkehub2/resource_gke_hub_feature_test.go
+++ b/google/services/gkehub2/resource_gke_hub_feature_test.go
@@ -322,6 +322,22 @@ func TestAccGKEHubFeature_FleetDefaultMemberConfigServiceMesh(t *testing.T) {
 				ImportState:       true,
 				ImportStateVerify: true,
 			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccGKEHubFeature_FleetDefaultMemberConfigServiceMeshRemovalUpdate(context),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      "google_gke_hub_feature.feature",
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccGKEHubFeature_FleetDefaultMemberConfigServiceMeshReAddUpdate(context),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      "google_gke_hub_feature.feature",
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
 		},
 	})
 }
@@ -358,6 +374,33 @@ resource "google_gke_hub_feature" "feature" {
 `, context)
 }
 
+func testAccGKEHubFeature_FleetDefaultMemberConfigServiceMeshRemovalUpdate(context map[string]interface{}) string {
+	return gkeHubFeatureProjectSetupForGA(context) + acctest.Nprintf(`
+resource "google_gke_hub_feature" "feature" {
+  name = "servicemesh"
+  location = "global"
+  depends_on = [google_project_service.anthos, google_project_service.gkehub, google_project_service.mesh]
+  project = google_project.project.project_id
+}
+`, context)
+}
+
+func testAccGKEHubFeature_FleetDefaultMemberConfigServiceMeshReAddUpdate(context map[string]interface{}) string {
+	return gkeHubFeatureProjectSetupForGA(context) + acctest.Nprintf(`
+resource "google_gke_hub_feature" "feature" {
+  name = "servicemesh"
+  location = "global"
+  fleet_default_member_config {
+    mesh {
+      management = "MANAGEMENT_MANUAL"
+    }
+  }
+  depends_on = [google_project_service.anthos, google_project_service.gkehub, google_project_service.mesh]
+  project = google_project.project.project_id
+}
+`, context)
+}
+
 func TestAccGKEHubFeature_FleetDefaultMemberConfigConfigManagement(t *testing.T) {
 	// VCR fails to handle batched project services
 	acctest.SkipIfVcr(t)