diff --git a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/sql/resource_sql_database_instance.go.tmpl b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/sql/resource_sql_database_instance.go.tmpl
index d85d72dd999a..160f138a7519 100644
--- a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/sql/resource_sql_database_instance.go.tmpl
+++ b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/sql/resource_sql_database_instance.go.tmpl
@@ -283,10 +283,9 @@ func ResourceSqlDatabaseInstance() *schema.Resource {
 							},
 						},
 						"time_zone": {
-							Type:        schema.TypeString,
-							ForceNew:    true,
-							Optional:    true,
-							Description: `The time_zone to be used by the database engine (supported only for SQL Server), in SQL Server timezone format.`,
+							Type:             schema.TypeString,
+							Optional:         true,
+							Description:      `The time_zone to be used by the database engine (supported only for SQL Server), in SQL Server timezone format.`,
 						},
 						"availability_type": {
 							Type:         schema.TypeString,
@@ -1979,7 +1978,32 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		}
 	}
 
-	return resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceRead(d, meta)
+        // Check if timezone is updated
+        if d.HasChange("settings.0.time_zone") {
+          timezone := d.Get("settings.0.time_zone").(string)
+          instance = &sqladmin.DatabaseInstance{Settings: &sqladmin.Settings{TimeZone: timezone}}
+          err = transport_tpg.Retry(transport_tpg.RetryOptions{
+            RetryFunc: func() (rerr error) {
+            op, rerr = config.NewSqlAdminClient(userAgent).Instances.Patch(project, d.Get("name").(string), instance).Do()
+            return err
+          },
+          Timeout: d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate),
+          ErrorRetryPredicates: []transport_tpg.RetryErrorPredicateFunc{transport_tpg.IsSqlOperationInProgressError},
+        })
+        if err != nil {
+          return fmt.Errorf("Error, failed to patch instance settings for %s: %s", instance.Name, err)
+        }
+         err = SqlAdminOperationWaitTime(config, op, project, "Patch Instance", userAgent, d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate))
+         if err != nil {
+           return err
+         }
+         err = resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceRead(d, meta)
+         if err != nil {
+           return err
+         }
+      }
+
+      return resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceRead(d, meta)
 }
 
 func maintenanceVersionDiffSuppress(_, old, new string, _ *schema.ResourceData) bool {
diff --git a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/sql/resource_sql_database_instance_test.go b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/sql/resource_sql_database_instance_test.go
index 71ee6758c746..ee76c51dd43d 100644
--- a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/sql/resource_sql_database_instance_test.go
+++ b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/sql/resource_sql_database_instance_test.go
@@ -2076,6 +2076,41 @@ func TestAccSqlDatabaseInstance_rootPasswordShouldBeUpdatable(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccSqlDatabaseInstance_SqlServerTimezoneUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	instanceName := "tf-test-" + acctest.RandString(t, 10)
+	rootPassword := acctest.RandString(t, 15)
+	timezone := "Eastern Standard Time"
+	timezoneUpdate := "Pacific Standard Time"
+
+	acctest.VcrTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:                 func() { acctest.AccTestPreCheck(t) },
+		ProtoV5ProviderFactories: acctest.ProtoV5ProviderFactories(t),
+		CheckDestroy:             testAccSqlDatabaseInstanceDestroyProducer(t),
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testGoogleSqlDatabaseInstance_SqlServerTimezone(instanceName, rootPassword, timezone),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:            "google_sql_database_instance.instance",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"deletion_protection", "root_password"},
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testGoogleSqlDatabaseInstance_SqlServerTimezone(instanceName, rootPassword, timezoneUpdate),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:            "google_sql_database_instance.instance",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"deletion_protection", "root_password"},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccSqlDatabaseInstance_activationPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
@@ -2684,6 +2719,25 @@ resource "google_sql_database_instance" "instance" {
 }`, instanceName, tier, edition)
 }
 
+func testGoogleSqlDatabaseInstance_SqlServerTimezone(instance, rootPassword, timezone string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "google_sql_database_instance" "instance" {
+  name             = "%s"
+  region           = "us-central1"
+  database_version = "SQLSERVER_2017_STANDARD"
+  root_password    = "%s"
+  deletion_protection = false
+  settings {
+    tier = "db-custom-1-3840"
+    ip_configuration {
+      ipv4_enabled       = "true"
+    }
+    time_zone = "%s"
+  }
+}
+`, instance, rootPassword, timezone)
+}
+
 func testGoogleSqlDatabaseInstance_SqlServerAuditConfig(databaseName, rootPassword, bucketName, uploadInterval, retentionInterval string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "google_storage_bucket" "gs-bucket" {