diff --git a/google_gke/cluster.tf b/google_gke/cluster.tf
index 7c53c593..fc5399b3 100644
--- a/google_gke/cluster.tf
+++ b/google_gke/cluster.tf
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
     }
   }
 
+  default_snat_status {
+    disabled = var.disable_snat_status
+  }
+
   # Networking: Defaulting to Shared VPC Setup
   network         = local.network
   subnetwork      = local.subnetwork
diff --git a/google_gke/variables.tf b/google_gke/variables.tf
index 80a2627d..6f76d599 100644
--- a/google_gke/variables.tf
+++ b/google_gke/variables.tf
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ variable "enable_dataplane" {
   type        = bool
 }
 
+variable "disable_snat_status" {
+  default     = false
+  description = "Whether the cluster disables default in-node sNAT rules. Defaults to false."
+  type        = bool
+}
+
 variable "shared_vpc_outputs" {
   default     = null
   description = "Sets networking-related variables based on a homegrown Shared VPC Terraform outputs data structure."