diff --git a/google/resource_container_cluster.go b/google/resource_container_cluster.go
index 2b42ea9f0ef..a3d881be891 100644
--- a/google/resource_container_cluster.go
+++ b/google/resource_container_cluster.go
@@ -179,10 +179,11 @@ func resourceContainerCluster() *schema.Resource {
 							},
 						},
 						"kubernetes_dashboard": {
-							Type:     schema.TypeList,
-							Optional: true,
-							Computed: true,
-							MaxItems: 1,
+							Type:       schema.TypeList,
+							Optional:   true,
+							Computed:   true,
+							Deprecated: "The Kubernetes Dashboard addon is deprecated for clusters on GKE.",
+							MaxItems:   1,
 							Elem: &schema.Resource{
 								Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 									"disabled": {
diff --git a/website/docs/r/container_cluster.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/container_cluster.html.markdown
index 9f7b7ed1481..c95311f9eb2 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/container_cluster.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/container_cluster.html.markdown
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ The `addons_config` block supports:
     controller addon, which makes it easy to set up HTTP load balancers for services in a
     cluster. It is enabled by default; set `disabled = true` to disable.
 
-* `kubernetes_dashboard` - (Optional) The status of the Kubernetes Dashboard
+* `kubernetes_dashboard` - (Optional, Deprecated) The status of the Kubernetes Dashboard
     add-on, which controls whether the Kubernetes Dashboard is enabled for this cluster.
     It is disabled by default; set `disabled = false` to enable.