diff --git a/.changelog/2596.txt b/.changelog/2596.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50e5816094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/2596.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+Properly handle Kubernetes Jobs with ttl_seconds_after_finished = 0 to prevent unnecessary recreation.
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_job_v1.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_job_v1.go
index 572635b340..cd2615518f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_job_v1.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_job_v1.go
@@ -118,8 +118,17 @@ func resourceKubernetesJobV1Read(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, me
 		return diag.FromErr(err)
 	}
 	if !exists {
-		d.SetId("")
-		return diag.Diagnostics{}
+		// Check if ttl_seconds_after_finished is set
+		if ttl, ok := d.GetOk("spec.0.ttl_seconds_after_finished"); ok {
+			// ttl_seconds_after_finished is set, Job is deleted due to TTL
+			// We don't need to remove the resource from the state
+			log.Printf("[INFO] Job %s has been deleted by Kubernetes due to TTL (ttl_seconds_after_finished = %v), keeping resource in state", d.Id(), ttl)
+			return diag.Diagnostics{}
+		} else {
+			// ttl_seconds_after_finished is not set, remove the resource from the state
+			d.SetId("")
+			return diag.Diagnostics{}
+		}
 	}
 	conn, err := meta.(KubeClientsets).MainClientset()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -204,7 +213,6 @@ func resourceKubernetesJobV1Update(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData,
 	}
 	return resourceKubernetesJobV1Read(ctx, d, meta)
 }
-
 func resourceKubernetesJobV1Delete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) diag.Diagnostics {
 	conn, err := meta.(KubeClientsets).MainClientset()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_job_v1_test.go b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_job_v1_test.go
index 396777de9b..2e85679c23 100644
--- a/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_job_v1_test.go
+++ b/kubernetes/resource_kubernetes_job_v1_test.go
@@ -237,6 +237,82 @@ func TestAccKubernetesJobV1_ttl_seconds_after_finished(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccKubernetesJobV1_customizeDiff_ttlZero(t *testing.T) {
+	var conf batchv1.Job
+	name := fmt.Sprintf("tf-acc-test-%s", acctest.RandString(10))
+	imageName := busyboxImage
+	resourceName := "kubernetes_job_v1.test"
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck: func() {
+			testAccPreCheck(t)
+			skipIfClusterVersionLessThan(t, "1.21.0")
+		},
+		ProviderFactories: testAccProviderFactories,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			// Step 1: Create the Job
+			{
+				Config: testAccKubernetesJobV1Config_Diff(name, imageName, 0),
+				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckKubernetesJobV1Exists(resourceName, &conf),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "spec.0.ttl_seconds_after_finished", "0"),
+				),
+			},
+			// Step 2: Wait for the Job to complete and be deleted
+			{
+				PreConfig: func() {
+					time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
+				},
+				Config:             testAccKubernetesJobV1Config_Diff(name, imageName, 0),
+				PlanOnly:           true,
+				ExpectNonEmptyPlan: false,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccKubernetesJobV1_updateTTLFromZero(t *testing.T) {
+	var conf batchv1.Job
+	name := fmt.Sprintf("tf-acc-test-%s", acctest.RandString(10))
+	imageName := busyboxImage
+	resourceName := "kubernetes_job_v1.test"
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck: func() {
+			testAccPreCheck(t)
+			skipIfClusterVersionLessThan(t, "1.21.0")
+		},
+		ProviderFactories: testAccProviderFactories,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			// Step 1: Create the Job with ttl_seconds_after_finished = 0
+			{
+				Config: testAccKubernetesJobV1Config_Diff(name, imageName, 0),
+				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckKubernetesJobV1Exists(resourceName, &conf),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "spec.0.ttl_seconds_after_finished", "0"),
+				),
+			},
+			// Step 2: Wait for the Job to complete and be deleted
+			{
+				PreConfig: func() {
+					time.Sleep(30 * time.Second)
+				},
+				Config:             testAccKubernetesJobV1Config_Diff(name, imageName, 0),
+				PlanOnly:           true,
+				ExpectNonEmptyPlan: false,
+			},
+			// Step 3: Update the Job to ttl_seconds_after_finished = 5
+			{
+				Config: testAccKubernetesJobV1Config_Diff(name, imageName, 5),
+				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckKubernetesJobV1Exists(resourceName, &conf),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "spec.0.ttl_seconds_after_finished", "5"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckJobV1Waited(minDuration time.Duration) func(*terraform.State) error {
 	// NOTE this works because this function is called when setting up the test
 	// and the function it returns is called after the resource has been created
@@ -516,3 +592,28 @@ func testAccKubernetesJobV1Config_modified(name, imageName string) string {
   wait_for_completion = false
 }`, name, imageName)
 }
+
+func testAccKubernetesJobV1Config_Diff(name, imageName string, ttl int) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "kubernetes_job_v1" "test" {
+  metadata {
+    name = "%s"
+  }
+  spec {
+    ttl_seconds_after_finished = %d
+    template {
+      metadata {}
+      spec {
+        container {
+          name    = "wait-test"
+          image   = "%s"
+          command = ["sleep", "20"]
+        }
+        restart_policy = "Never"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  wait_for_completion = false
+}
+`, name, ttl, imageName)
+}
diff --git a/kubernetes/schema_job_spec.go b/kubernetes/schema_job_spec.go
index 1e7157bab3..243d8aae13 100644
--- a/kubernetes/schema_job_spec.go
+++ b/kubernetes/schema_job_spec.go
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ func jobSpecFields(specUpdatable bool) map[string]*schema.Schema {
 		"ttl_seconds_after_finished": {
 			Type:     schema.TypeString,
 			Optional: true,
-			ForceNew: false,
+			ForceNew: true,
 			ValidateFunc: func(value interface{}, key string) ([]string, []error) {
 				v, err := strconv.Atoi(value.(string))
 				if err != nil {