diff --git a/modules/gke-cluster-standard/README.md b/modules/gke-cluster-standard/README.md
index 2c8b9820b..fca8d922b 100644
--- a/modules/gke-cluster-standard/README.md
+++ b/modules/gke-cluster-standard/README.md
@@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ module "cluster-1" {
 |---|---|:---:|:---:|:---:|
 | [location](variables.tf#L269) | Cluster zone or region. | <code>string</code> | ✓ |  |
 | [name](variables.tf#L384) | Cluster name. | <code>string</code> | ✓ |  |
-| [project_id](variables.tf#L418) | Cluster project id. | <code>string</code> | ✓ |  |
-| [vpc_config](variables.tf#L429) | VPC-level configuration. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  disable_default_snat &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;  network              &#61; string&#10;  subnetwork           &#61; string&#10;  secondary_range_blocks &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    pods     &#61; string&#10;    services &#61; string&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  secondary_range_names &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    pods     &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    services &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  additional_ranges &#61; optional&#40;list&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;  stack_type        &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> | ✓ |  |
+| [project_id](variables.tf#L435) | Cluster project id. | <code>string</code> | ✓ |  |
+| [vpc_config](variables.tf#L446) | VPC-level configuration. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  disable_default_snat &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;  network              &#61; string&#10;  subnetwork           &#61; string&#10;  secondary_range_blocks &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    pods     &#61; string&#10;    services &#61; string&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  secondary_range_names &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    pods     &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    services &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  additional_ranges &#61; optional&#40;list&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;  stack_type        &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> | ✓ |  |
 | [access_config](variables.tf#L17) | Control plane endpoint and nodes access configurations. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  dns_access &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;  ip_access &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    authorized_ranges                              &#61; optional&#40;map&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;    disable_public_endpoint                        &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;    gcp_public_cidrs_access_enabled                &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;    private_endpoint_authorized_ranges_enforcement &#61; optional&#40;bool&#41;&#10;    private_endpoint_config &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;      endpoint_subnetwork &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;      global_access       &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;    &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  master_ipv4_cidr_block &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  private_nodes          &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>&#123;&#125;</code> |
 | [backup_configs](variables.tf#L45) | Configuration for Backup for GKE. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  enable_backup_agent &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  backup_plans &#61; optional&#40;map&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    region                            &#61; string&#10;    applications                      &#61; optional&#40;map&#40;list&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#41;&#10;    encryption_key                    &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    include_secrets                   &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;    include_volume_data               &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;    labels                            &#61; optional&#40;map&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;    namespaces                        &#61; optional&#40;list&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;    schedule                          &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    retention_policy_days             &#61; optional&#40;number&#41;&#10;    retention_policy_lock             &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;    retention_policy_delete_lock_days &#61; optional&#40;number&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;, &#123;&#125;&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>&#123;&#125;</code> |
 | [cluster_autoscaling](variables.tf#L67) | Enable and configure limits for Node Auto-Provisioning with Cluster Autoscaler. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  enabled             &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;  autoscaling_profile &#61; optional&#40;string, &#34;BALANCED&#34;&#41;&#10;  auto_provisioning_defaults &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    boot_disk_kms_key &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    disk_size         &#61; optional&#40;number&#41;&#10;    disk_type         &#61; optional&#40;string, &#34;pd-standard&#34;&#41;&#10;    image_type        &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    oauth_scopes      &#61; optional&#40;list&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;    service_account   &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;    management &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;      auto_repair  &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;      auto_upgrade &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;    &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;    shielded_instance_config &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;      integrity_monitoring &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;      secure_boot          &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;    &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;    upgrade_settings &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;      blue_green &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;        node_pool_soak_duration &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;        standard_rollout_policy &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;          batch_percentage    &#61; optional&#40;number&#41;&#10;          batch_node_count    &#61; optional&#40;number&#41;&#10;          batch_soak_duration &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;        &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;      &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;      surge &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;        max         &#61; optional&#40;number&#41;&#10;        unavailable &#61; optional&#40;number&#41;&#10;      &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;    &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  auto_provisioning_locations &#61; optional&#40;list&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;  cpu_limits &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    min &#61; optional&#40;number, 0&#41;&#10;    max &#61; number&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  mem_limits &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    min &#61; optional&#40;number, 0&#41;&#10;    max &#61; number&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;  accelerator_resources &#61; optional&#40;list&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    resource_type &#61; string&#10;    min           &#61; optional&#40;number, 0&#41;&#10;    max           &#61; number&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
@@ -507,7 +507,8 @@ module "cluster-1" {
 | [monitoring_config](variables.tf#L330) | Monitoring configuration. Google Cloud Managed Service for Prometheus is enabled by default. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  enable_system_metrics &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;  enable_api_server_metrics         &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_controller_manager_metrics &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_scheduler_metrics          &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_daemonset_metrics   &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_deployment_metrics  &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_hpa_metrics         &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_pod_metrics         &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_statefulset_metrics &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_storage_metrics     &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_cadvisor_metrics    &#61; optional&#40;bool, false&#41;&#10;  enable_managed_prometheus &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;  advanced_datapath_observability &#61; optional&#40;object&#40;&#123;&#10;    enable_metrics &#61; bool&#10;    enable_relay   &#61; bool&#10;  &#125;&#41;&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>&#123;&#125;</code> |
 | [node_config](variables.tf#L389) | Node-level configuration. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  boot_disk_kms_key             &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  k8s_labels                    &#61; optional&#40;map&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;  labels                        &#61; optional&#40;map&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;  service_account               &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  tags                          &#61; optional&#40;list&#40;string&#41;&#41;&#10;  workload_metadata_config_mode &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  kubelet_readonly_port_enabled &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>&#123;&#125;</code> |
 | [node_locations](variables.tf#L411) | Zones in which the cluster's nodes are located. | <code>list&#40;string&#41;</code> |  | <code>&#91;&#93;</code> |
-| [release_channel](variables.tf#L423) | Release channel for GKE upgrades. | <code>string</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
+| [node_pool_auto_config](variables.tf#L418) | Node pool configs that apply to auto-provisioned node pools in autopilot clusters and node auto-provisioning-enabled clusters. | <code title="object&#40;&#123;&#10;  cgroup_mode                   &#61; optional&#40;string&#41;&#10;  kubelet_readonly_port_enabled &#61; optional&#40;bool, true&#41;&#10;  network_tags                  &#61; optional&#40;list&#40;string&#41;, &#91;&#93;&#41;&#10;  resource_manager_tags         &#61; optional&#40;map&#40;string&#41;, &#123;&#125;&#41;&#10;&#125;&#41;">object&#40;&#123;&#8230;&#125;&#41;</code> |  | <code>&#123;&#125;</code> |
+| [release_channel](variables.tf#L440) | Release channel for GKE upgrades. | <code>string</code> |  | <code>null</code> |
 
 ## Outputs
 
diff --git a/modules/gke-cluster-standard/main.tf b/modules/gke-cluster-standard/main.tf
index ae2083bbb..51e53dd9e 100644
--- a/modules/gke-cluster-standard/main.tf
+++ b/modules/gke-cluster-standard/main.tf
@@ -88,6 +88,18 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "cluster" {
       }
     }
   }
+  node_pool_auto_config {
+    network_tags {
+      tags = var.node_pool_auto_config.network_tags
+    }
+    resource_manager_tags = var.node_pool_auto_config.resource_manager_tags
+    node_kubelet_config {
+      insecure_kubelet_readonly_port_enabled = upper(var.node_pool_auto_config.kubelet_readonly_port_enabled)
+    }
+    linux_node_config {
+      cgroup_mode = var.node_pool_auto_config.cgroup_mode
+    }
+  }
   addons_config {
     cloudrun_config {
       disabled = !var.enable_addons.cloudrun
diff --git a/modules/gke-cluster-standard/variables.tf b/modules/gke-cluster-standard/variables.tf
index 6ced01a27..4d33815f2 100644
--- a/modules/gke-cluster-standard/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/gke-cluster-standard/variables.tf
@@ -415,6 +415,23 @@ variable "node_locations" {
   nullable    = false
 }
 
+variable "node_pool_auto_config" {
+  description = "Node pool configs that apply to auto-provisioned node pools in autopilot clusters and node auto-provisioning-enabled clusters."
+  type = object({
+    cgroup_mode                   = optional(string)
+    kubelet_readonly_port_enabled = optional(bool, true)
+    network_tags                  = optional(list(string), [])
+    resource_manager_tags         = optional(map(string), {})
+  })
+  default  = {}
+  nullable = false
+  validation {
+    condition = contains(["CGROUPMODE_UNSPECIFIED", "CGROUPMODE_V1", "CGROUPMODE_V2"],
+    coalesce(var.node_pool_auto_config.cgroup_mode, "CGROUPMODE_UNSPECIFIED"))
+    error_message = "node_pool_auto_config.cgroup_mode must be CGROUPMODE_UNSPECIFIED, CGROUPMODE_V1 or CGROUPMODE_V2"
+  }
+}
+
 variable "project_id" {
   description = "Cluster project id."
   type        = string