diff --git a/docs/resources/cluster.md b/docs/resources/cluster.md
index 6aa39f9b..8d3d9f5e 100644
--- a/docs/resources/cluster.md
+++ b/docs/resources/cluster.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ A representation of a cluster you can deploy to.
 ### Optional
 
 - `bindings` (Attributes) Read and write policies of this cluster. (see [below for nested schema](#nestedatt--bindings))
+- `detach` (Boolean) Determines behavior during resource destruction, if true it will detach resource instead of deleting it.
 - `handle` (String) A short, unique human-readable name used to identify this cluster. Does not necessarily map to the cloud resource name.
 - `helm_repo_url` (String) Helm repository URL you'd like to use in deployment agent Helm install.
 - `helm_values` (String) Additional Helm values you'd like to use in deployment agent Helm installs. This is useful for BYOK clusters that need to use custom images or other constructs.
diff --git a/example/cluster/byok/main.tf b/example/cluster/byok/main.tf
index cffceb5c..0dfff9c7 100644
--- a/example/cluster/byok/main.tf
+++ b/example/cluster/byok/main.tf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ terraform {
   required_providers {
     plural = {
       source  = "pluralsh/plural"
-      version = "0.0.1"
+      version = "0.2.1"
     }
   }
 }
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ provider "plural" {
 }
 
 resource "plural_cluster" "byok" {
-  name           = "byok"
-  protect        = "false"
+  name    = "byok"
+  protect = "false"
+  detach  = true
   kubeconfig = {
     # Required, can be sourced from environment variables
     # export PLURAL_KUBE_CONFIG_PATH to read from local file
diff --git a/internal/resource/cluster.go b/internal/resource/cluster.go
index d1a640ff..3c3b9b27 100644
--- a/internal/resource/cluster.go
+++ b/internal/resource/cluster.go
@@ -132,23 +132,35 @@ func (r *clusterResource) Delete(ctx context.Context, req resource.DeleteRequest
 		return
 	}
 
-	_, err := r.client.DeleteCluster(ctx, data.Id.ValueString())
-	if err != nil {
-		resp.Diagnostics.AddError("Client Error", fmt.Sprintf("Unable to delete cluster, got error: %s", err))
-		return
-	}
-
-	err = wait.WaitForWithContext(ctx, client.Ticker(5*time.Second), func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
-		response, err := r.client.GetCluster(ctx, data.Id.ValueStringPointer())
-		if client.IsNotFound(err) || response.Cluster == nil {
-			return true, nil
+	if data.Detach.ValueBool() {
+		_, err := r.client.DetachCluster(ctx, data.Id.ValueString())
+		if err != nil {
+			resp.Diagnostics.AddError("Client Error", fmt.Sprintf("Unable to detach cluster, got error: %s", err))
+			return
+		}
+	} else {
+		_, err := r.client.DeleteCluster(ctx, data.Id.ValueString())
+		if err != nil {
+			resp.Diagnostics.AddError("Client Error", fmt.Sprintf("Unable to delete cluster, got error: %s", err))
+			return
 		}
 
-		return false, err
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		resp.Diagnostics.AddError("Client Error", fmt.Sprintf("Error while watiting for cluster to be deleted, got error: %s", err))
-		return
+		if err = wait.PollWithContext(ctx, 10*time.Second, 10*time.Minute, func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+			response, err := r.client.GetCluster(ctx, data.Id.ValueStringPointer())
+			if client.IsNotFound(err) || response.Cluster == nil {
+				return true, nil
+			}
+
+			return false, err
+		}); err != nil {
+			resp.Diagnostics.AddWarning("Client Error", fmt.Sprintf("Error while watiting for cluster to be deleted, got error: %s", err))
+
+			_, err = r.client.DetachCluster(ctx, data.Id.ValueString())
+			if err != nil {
+				resp.Diagnostics.AddError("Client Error", fmt.Sprintf("Unable to detach cluster, got error: %s", err))
+				return
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/resource/cluster_model.go b/internal/resource/cluster_model.go
index 2b1a87e2..355aaf53 100644
--- a/internal/resource/cluster_model.go
+++ b/internal/resource/cluster_model.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ type cluster struct {
 	Name       types.String `tfsdk:"name"`
 	Handle     types.String `tfsdk:"handle"`
 	ProjectId  types.String `tfsdk:"project_id"`
+	Detach     types.Bool   `tfsdk:"detach"`
 	// Version    types.String `tfsdk:"version"`
 	// DesiredVersion types.String            `tfsdk:"desired_version"`
 	// ProviderId types.String            `tfsdk:"provider_id"`
diff --git a/internal/resource/cluster_schema.go b/internal/resource/cluster_schema.go
index 1585e901..05b5048e 100644
--- a/internal/resource/cluster_schema.go
+++ b/internal/resource/cluster_schema.go
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ func (r *clusterResource) schema() schema.Schema {
 				Optional:            true,
 				PlanModifiers:       []planmodifier.String{stringplanmodifier.RequiresReplace()},
 			},
+			"detach": schema.BoolAttribute{
+				Description:         "Determines behavior during resource destruction, if true it will detach resource instead of deleting it.",
+				MarkdownDescription: "Determines behavior during resource destruction, if true it will detach resource instead of deleting it.",
+				Optional:            true,
+				Computed:            true,
+				Default:             booldefault.StaticBool(false),
+			},
 			// "version": schema.StringAttribute{
 			// 	Description:         "Kubernetes version to use for this cluster. Leave empty for bring your own cluster. Supported version ranges can be found at https://github.com/pluralsh/console/tree/master/static/k8s-versions.",
 			// 	MarkdownDescription: "Kubernetes version to use for this cluster. Leave empty for bring your own cluster. Supported version ranges can be found at https://github.com/pluralsh/console/tree/master/static/k8s-versions.",