diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3add7de..dcb62fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ module "terraform_snowflake_user" {
 | <a name="input_first_name"></a> [first\_name](#input\_first\_name) | First name of the user | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_generate_password"></a> [generate\_password](#input\_generate\_password) | Generate a random password using Terraform | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_generate_rsa_key"></a> [generate\_rsa\_key](#input\_generate\_rsa\_key) | Whether automatically generate an RSA key - IMPORTANT <br>    The private key generated by this resource will be stored <br>    unencrypted in your Terraform state file. <br>    Use of this resource for production deployments is not recommended. | `bool` | `false` | no |
-| <a name="input_grant_default_roles"></a> [grant\_default\_roles](#input\_grant\_default\_roles) | Whether to grant default\_role and default\_secondary\_roles to Snowflake User | `bool` | `true` | no |
+| <a name="input_grant_default_roles"></a> [grant\_default\_roles](#input\_grant\_default\_roles) | Whether to grant default\_role to Snowflake User | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_id_length_limit"></a> [id\_length\_limit](#input\_id\_length\_limit) | Limit `id` to this many characters (minimum 6).<br>Set to `0` for unlimited length.<br>Set to `null` for keep the existing setting, which defaults to `0`.<br>Does not affect `id_full`. | `number` | `null` | no |
+| <a name="input_ignore_changes_on_defaults"></a> [ignore\_changes\_on\_defaults](#input\_ignore\_changes\_on\_defaults) | Whether to ignore configuration of `default_warehouse`, `default_role` and `default_namespace` | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_label_key_case"></a> [label\_key\_case](#input\_label\_key\_case) | Controls the letter case of the `tags` keys (label names) for tags generated by this module.<br>Does not affect keys of tags passed in via the `tags` input.<br>Possible values: `lower`, `title`, `upper`.<br>Default value: `title`. | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_label_order"></a> [label\_order](#input\_label\_order) | The order in which the labels (ID elements) appear in the `id`.<br>Defaults to ["namespace", "environment", "stage", "name", "attributes"].<br>You can omit any of the 6 labels ("tenant" is the 6th), but at least one must be present. | `list(string)` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_label_value_case"></a> [label\_value\_case](#input\_label\_value\_case) | Controls the letter case of ID elements (labels) as included in `id`,<br>set as tag values, and output by this module individually.<br>Does not affect values of tags passed in via the `tags` input.<br>Possible values: `lower`, `title`, `upper` and `none` (no transformation).<br>Set this to `title` and set `delimiter` to `""` to yield Pascal Case IDs.<br>Default value: `lower`. | `string` | `null` | no |
@@ -122,6 +123,7 @@ module "terraform_snowflake_user" {
 |------|------|
 | [random_password.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/random/latest/docs/resources/password) | resource |
 | [snowflake_role_grants.default_role](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/Snowflake-Labs/snowflake/latest/docs/resources/role_grants) | resource |
+| [snowflake_user.defaults_not_enforced](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/Snowflake-Labs/snowflake/latest/docs/resources/user) | resource |
 | [snowflake_user.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/Snowflake-Labs/snowflake/latest/docs/resources/user) | resource |
 | [tls_private_key.this](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/tls/latest/docs/resources/private_key) | resource |
 <!-- END_TF_DOCS -->
diff --git a/examples/complete/main.tf b/examples/complete/main.tf
index 4505e2d..75c1341 100644
--- a/examples/complete/main.tf
+++ b/examples/complete/main.tf
@@ -2,13 +2,26 @@ resource "snowflake_role" "user_role" {
   name = "SNOWFLAKE_USER_ROLE"
 }
 
-module "terraform_snowflake_user" {
+module "terraform_snowflake_user_1" {
   source            = "../../"
   context           = module.this.context
-  name              = "snowflake-user"
+  name              = "snowflake_user_1"
   generate_rsa_key  = true
   generate_password = true
 
   default_role            = resource.snowflake_role.user_role.name
   default_secondary_roles = ["ALL"]
 }
+
+module "terraform_snowflake_user_2" {
+  source                     = "../../"
+  context                    = module.this.context
+  name                       = "snowflake_user_2"
+  generate_rsa_key           = true
+  generate_password          = true
+  ignore_changes_on_defaults = false
+  grant_default_roles        = true
+
+  default_role            = resource.snowflake_role.user_role.name
+  default_secondary_roles = ["ALL"]
+}
diff --git a/examples/complete/outputs.tf b/examples/complete/outputs.tf
index 5512e0b..ad35817 100644
--- a/examples/complete/outputs.tf
+++ b/examples/complete/outputs.tf
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-output "user_module_outputs" {
+output "user_module_outputs_1" {
   description = "All user module outputs"
-  value       = module.terraform_snowflake_user
+  value       = module.terraform_snowflake_user_1
+  sensitive   = true
+}
+
+output "user_module_outputs_2" {
+  description = "All user module outputs"
+  value       = module.terraform_snowflake_user_1
   sensitive   = true
 }
diff --git a/locals.tf b/locals.tf
index a7cb458..8ccf0bf 100644
--- a/locals.tf
+++ b/locals.tf
@@ -6,4 +6,6 @@ locals {
   rsa_public_key    = var.generate_rsa_key ? join("", split("\n", trim(one(resource.tls_private_key.this[*].public_key_pem), "- \n BEGIN END PUBLIC KEY"))) : var.rsa_public_key
   generate_password = module.this.enabled && var.generate_password
   generate_rsa_key  = module.this.enabled && var.generate_rsa_key
+
+  snowflake_user = var.ignore_changes_on_defaults ? snowflake_user.defaults_not_enforced : snowflake_user.this
 }
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index e1647f5..f765b66 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ resource "random_password" "this" {
 }
 
 resource "snowflake_user" "this" {
-  count = module.this.enabled ? 1 : 0
+  count = module.this.enabled && !var.ignore_changes_on_defaults ? 1 : 0
 
   name         = local.name_from_descriptor
   login_name   = var.login_name
@@ -47,9 +47,41 @@ resource "snowflake_user" "this" {
   rsa_public_key_2 = var.rsa_public_key_2
 }
 
+resource "snowflake_user" "defaults_not_enforced" {
+  count = module.this.enabled && var.ignore_changes_on_defaults ? 1 : 0
+
+  name         = local.name_from_descriptor
+  login_name   = var.login_name
+  display_name = var.display_name
+  comment      = var.comment
+
+  password             = one(random_password.this[*].result)
+  must_change_password = var.must_change_password
+
+  email      = var.email
+  first_name = var.first_name
+  last_name  = var.last_name
+
+  default_namespace       = var.default_namespace
+  default_warehouse       = var.default_warehouse
+  default_role            = var.default_role
+  default_secondary_roles = var.default_secondary_roles
+
+  rsa_public_key   = local.rsa_public_key
+  rsa_public_key_2 = var.rsa_public_key_2
+
+  lifecycle {
+    ignore_changes = [
+      default_namespace,
+      default_warehouse,
+      default_role,
+    ]
+  }
+}
+
 resource "snowflake_role_grants" "default_role" {
   count = module.this.enabled && var.grant_default_roles && var.default_role != null ? 1 : 0
 
   role_name = var.default_role
-  users     = [one(resource.snowflake_user.this[*].name)]
+  users     = [one(local.snowflake_user[*].name)]
 }
diff --git a/outputs.tf b/outputs.tf
index dea2ef3..2929af1 100644
--- a/outputs.tf
+++ b/outputs.tf
@@ -1,51 +1,51 @@
 output "default_namespace" {
   description = "Specifies the namespace (database only or database and schema) that is active by default for the user's session upon login"
-  value       = one(snowflake_user.this[*].default_namespace)
+  value       = one(local.snowflake_user[*].default_namespace)
 }
 
 output "default_role" {
   description = "Specifies the role that is active by default for the user's session upon login"
-  value       = one(snowflake_user.this[*].default_role)
+  value       = one(local.snowflake_user[*].default_role)
 }
 
 output "default_warehouse" {
   description = "Specifies the virtual warehouse that is active by default for the user's session upon login"
-  value       = one(snowflake_user.this[*].default_warehouse)
+  value       = one(local.snowflake_user[*].default_warehouse)
 }
 
 output "disabled" {
   description = "Whether user account is disabled"
-  value       = one(snowflake_user.this[*].disabled)
+  value       = one(local.snowflake_user[*].disabled)
 }
 
 output "login_name" {
   description = "The name users use to log in"
-  value       = one(snowflake_user.this[*].login_name)
+  value       = one(local.snowflake_user[*].login_name)
 }
 
 output "name" {
   description = "Name of the user"
-  value       = one(snowflake_user.this[*].name)
+  value       = one(local.snowflake_user[*].name)
 }
 
 output "display_name" {
   description = "Name displayed for the user in the Snowflake web interface"
-  value       = one(snowflake_user.this[*].display_name)
+  value       = one(local.snowflake_user[*].display_name)
 }
 
 output "first_name" {
   description = "First name of the user"
-  value       = one(snowflake_user.this[*].first_name)
+  value       = one(local.snowflake_user[*].first_name)
 }
 
 output "last_name" {
   description = "Last name of the user"
-  value       = one(snowflake_user.this[*].last_name)
+  value       = one(local.snowflake_user[*].last_name)
 }
 
 output "email" {
   description = "Email address for the user"
-  value       = one(snowflake_user.this[*].email)
+  value       = one(local.snowflake_user[*].email)
 }
 
 output "password" {
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 5ae9ac0..fbc6caa 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -112,7 +112,13 @@ variable "must_change_password" {
 }
 
 variable "grant_default_roles" {
-  description = "Whether to grant default_role and default_secondary_roles to Snowflake User"
+  description = "Whether to grant default_role to Snowflake User"
   type        = bool
   default     = true
 }
+
+variable "ignore_changes_on_defaults" {
+  description = "Whether to ignore configuration of `default_warehouse`, `default_role` and `default_namespace`"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = false
+}