diff --git a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/resources/resource_composer_environment.go.erb b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/resources/resource_composer_environment.go.erb
index f834a441d982..a06ca183de29 100644
--- a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/resources/resource_composer_environment.go.erb
+++ b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/resources/resource_composer_environment.go.erb
@@ -883,6 +883,21 @@ func resourceComposerEnvironmentUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		}
 <% end -%>
 
+		if d.HasChange("config.0.software_config.0.scheduler_count") {
+			patchObj := &composer.Environment{
+				Config: &composer.EnvironmentConfig{
+					SoftwareConfig: &composer.SoftwareConfig{},
+				},
+			}
+			if config != nil && config.SoftwareConfig != nil {
+				patchObj.Config.SoftwareConfig.SchedulerCount = config.SoftwareConfig.SchedulerCount
+			}
+			err = resourceComposerEnvironmentPatchField("config.softwareConfig.schedulerCount", userAgent, patchObj, d, tfConfig)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
 		if d.HasChange("config.0.software_config.0.airflow_config_overrides") {
 			patchObj := &composer.Environment{
 				Config: &composer.EnvironmentConfig{
diff --git a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/tests/resource_composer_environment_test.go.erb b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/tests/resource_composer_environment_test.go.erb
index 941b1023f47f..dbf5bf90740e 100644
--- a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/tests/resource_composer_environment_test.go.erb
+++ b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/tests/resource_composer_environment_test.go.erb
@@ -718,6 +718,14 @@ func TestAccComposerEnvironmentAirflow2_withSoftwareConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				Config: testAccComposerEnvironment_airflow2SoftwareCfg(envName, network, subnetwork),
 			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:			"google_composer_environment.test",
+				ImportState:			 true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccComposerEnvironmentUpdate_airflow2SoftwareCfg(envName, network, subnetwork),
+			},
 			{
 				ResourceName:      "google_composer_environment.test",
 				ImportState:       true,
@@ -729,7 +737,7 @@ func TestAccComposerEnvironmentAirflow2_withSoftwareConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				PlanOnly:           true,
 				ExpectNonEmptyPlan: false,
-				Config:             testAccComposerEnvironment_airflow2SoftwareCfg(envName, network, subnetwork),
+				Config:             testAccComposerEnvironmentUpdate_airflow2SoftwareCfg(envName, network, subnetwork),
 				Check:              testAccCheckClearComposerEnvironmentFirewalls(t, network),
 			},
 		},
@@ -1716,6 +1724,40 @@ resource "google_compute_subnetwork" "test" {
 `, name, network, subnetwork)
 }
 
+func testAccComposerEnvironmentUpdate_airflow2SoftwareCfg(name, network, subnetwork string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "google_composer_environment" "test" {
+  name   = "%s"
+  region = "us-central1"
+  config {
+    node_config {
+      network    = google_compute_network.test.self_link
+      subnetwork = google_compute_subnetwork.test.self_link
+      zone       = "us-central1-a"
+    }
+    software_config {
+      image_version  = "composer-1-airflow-2"
+      scheduler_count = 3
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+// use a separate network to avoid conflicts with other tests running in parallel
+// that use the default network/subnet
+resource "google_compute_network" "test" {
+  name                    = "%s"
+  auto_create_subnetworks = false
+}
+
+resource "google_compute_subnetwork" "test" {
+  name          = "%s"
+  ip_cidr_range = "10.2.0.0/16"
+  region        = "us-central1"
+  network       = google_compute_network.test.self_link
+}
+`, name, network, subnetwork)
+}
+
 /**
  * CLEAN UP HELPER FUNCTIONS
  * Because the environments are flaky and bucket deletion rates can be