diff --git a/modules/compute-vm/README.md b/modules/compute-vm/README.md
index e9a47a84b..dfb69663a 100644
--- a/modules/compute-vm/README.md
+++ b/modules/compute-vm/README.md
@@ -1169,43 +1169,43 @@ module "sole-tenancy" {
| name | description | type | required | default |
|---|---|:---:|:---:|:---:|
-| [name](variables.tf#L322) | Instance name. | string | ✓ | |
-| [network_interfaces](variables.tf#L334) | Network interfaces configuration. Use self links for Shared VPC, set addresses to null if not needed. | list(object({…})) | ✓ | |
-| [project_id](variables.tf#L429) | Project id. | string | ✓ | |
-| [zone](variables.tf#L549) | Compute zone. | string | ✓ | |
+| [name](variables.tf#L323) | Instance name. | string | ✓ | |
+| [network_interfaces](variables.tf#L335) | Network interfaces configuration. Use self links for Shared VPC, set addresses to null if not needed. | list(object({…})) | ✓ | |
+| [project_id](variables.tf#L430) | Project id. | string | ✓ | |
+| [zone](variables.tf#L550) | Compute zone. | string | ✓ | |
| [attached_disk_defaults](variables.tf#L17) | Defaults for attached disks options. | object({…}) | | {…} |
| [attached_disks](variables.tf#L37) | Additional disks, if options is null defaults will be used in its place. Source type is one of 'image' (zonal disks in vms and template), 'snapshot' (vm), 'existing', and null. | list(object({…})) | | [] |
-| [boot_disk](variables.tf#L92) | Boot disk properties. Initialize params are ignored when source is set. | object({…}) | | {…} |
-| [can_ip_forward](variables.tf#L134) | Enable IP forwarding. | bool | | false |
-| [confidential_compute](variables.tf#L140) | Enable Confidential Compute for these instances. | bool | | false |
-| [context](variables.tf#L146) | Context-specific interpolations. | object({…}) | | {} |
-| [create_template](variables.tf#L163) | Create instance template instead of instances. Defaults to a global template. | object({…}) | | null |
-| [description](variables.tf#L172) | Description of a Compute Instance. | string | | "Managed by the compute-vm Terraform module." |
-| [enable_display](variables.tf#L178) | Enable virtual display on the instances. | bool | | false |
-| [encryption](variables.tf#L184) | Encryption options. Only one of kms_key_self_link and disk_encryption_key_raw may be set. If needed, you can specify to encrypt or not the boot disk. | object({…}) | | null |
-| [gpu](variables.tf#L194) | GPU information. Based on https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/gpus. | object({…}) | | null |
-| [group](variables.tf#L229) | Define this variable to create an instance group for instances. Disabled for template use. | object({…}) | | null |
-| [hostname](variables.tf#L237) | Instance FQDN name. | string | | null |
-| [iam](variables.tf#L243) | IAM bindings in {ROLE => [MEMBERS]} format. | map(list(string)) | | {} |
-| [instance_schedule](variables.tf#L249) | Assign or create and assign an instance schedule policy. Either resource policy id or create_config must be specified if not null. Set active to null to dtach a policy from vm before destroying. | object({…}) | | null |
-| [instance_type](variables.tf#L273) | Instance type. | string | | "f1-micro" |
-| [kms_autokeys](variables.tf#L279) | KMS Autokey key handles. If location is not specified it will be inferred from the zone. Key handle names will be added to the kms_keys context with an `autokeys/` prefix. | map(object({…})) | | {} |
-| [labels](variables.tf#L297) | Instance labels. | map(string) | | {} |
-| [metadata](variables.tf#L303) | Instance metadata. | map(string) | | {} |
-| [metadata_startup_script](variables.tf#L309) | Instance startup script. Will trigger recreation on change, even after importing. | string | | null |
-| [min_cpu_platform](variables.tf#L316) | Minimum CPU platform. | string | | null |
-| [network_attached_interfaces](variables.tf#L327) | Network interfaces using network attachments. | list(string) | | [] |
-| [network_tag_bindings](variables.tf#L355) | Resource manager tag bindings in arbitrary key => tag key or value id format. Set on both the instance only for networking purposes, and modifiable without impacting the main resource lifecycle. | map(string) | | {} |
-| [options](variables.tf#L362) | Instance options. | object({…}) | | {…} |
-| [project_number](variables.tf#L434) | Project number. Used in tag bindings to avoid a permadiff. | string | | null |
-| [resource_policies](variables.tf#L440) | Resource policies to attach to the instance or template. | list(string) | | null |
-| [scratch_disks](variables.tf#L447) | Scratch disks configuration. | object({…}) | | {…} |
-| [service_account](variables.tf#L459) | Service account email and scopes. If email is null, the default Compute service account will be used unless auto_create is true, in which case a service account will be created. Set the variable to null to avoid attaching a service account. | object({…}) | | {} |
-| [shielded_config](variables.tf#L469) | Shielded VM configuration of the instances. | object({…}) | | null |
-| [snapshot_schedules](variables.tf#L479) | Snapshot schedule resource policies that can be attached to disks. | map(object({…})) | | {} |
-| [tag_bindings](variables.tf#L522) | Resource manager tag bindings in arbitrary key => tag key or value id format. Set on both the instance and zonal disks, and modifiable without impacting the main resource lifecycle. | map(string) | | {} |
-| [tag_bindings_immutable](variables.tf#L529) | Immutable resource manager tag bindings, in tagKeys/id => tagValues/id format. These are set on the instance or instance template at creation time, and trigger recreation if changed. | map(string) | | null |
-| [tags](variables.tf#L543) | Instance network tags for firewall rule targets. | list(string) | | [] |
+| [boot_disk](variables.tf#L92) | Boot disk properties. Initialize params are ignored when source is set. | object({…}) | | {…} |
+| [can_ip_forward](variables.tf#L135) | Enable IP forwarding. | bool | | false |
+| [confidential_compute](variables.tf#L141) | Enable Confidential Compute for these instances. | bool | | false |
+| [context](variables.tf#L147) | Context-specific interpolations. | object({…}) | | {} |
+| [create_template](variables.tf#L164) | Create instance template instead of instances. Defaults to a global template. | object({…}) | | null |
+| [description](variables.tf#L173) | Description of a Compute Instance. | string | | "Managed by the compute-vm Terraform module." |
+| [enable_display](variables.tf#L179) | Enable virtual display on the instances. | bool | | false |
+| [encryption](variables.tf#L185) | Encryption options. Only one of kms_key_self_link and disk_encryption_key_raw may be set. If needed, you can specify to encrypt or not the boot disk. | object({…}) | | null |
+| [gpu](variables.tf#L195) | GPU information. Based on https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/gpus. | object({…}) | | null |
+| [group](variables.tf#L230) | Define this variable to create an instance group for instances. Disabled for template use. | object({…}) | | null |
+| [hostname](variables.tf#L238) | Instance FQDN name. | string | | null |
+| [iam](variables.tf#L244) | IAM bindings in {ROLE => [MEMBERS]} format. | map(list(string)) | | {} |
+| [instance_schedule](variables.tf#L250) | Assign or create and assign an instance schedule policy. Either resource policy id or create_config must be specified if not null. Set active to null to dtach a policy from vm before destroying. | object({…}) | | null |
+| [instance_type](variables.tf#L274) | Instance type. | string | | "f1-micro" |
+| [kms_autokeys](variables.tf#L280) | KMS Autokey key handles. If location is not specified it will be inferred from the zone. Key handle names will be added to the kms_keys context with an `autokeys/` prefix. | map(object({…})) | | {} |
+| [labels](variables.tf#L298) | Instance labels. | map(string) | | {} |
+| [metadata](variables.tf#L304) | Instance metadata. | map(string) | | {} |
+| [metadata_startup_script](variables.tf#L310) | Instance startup script. Will trigger recreation on change, even after importing. | string | | null |
+| [min_cpu_platform](variables.tf#L317) | Minimum CPU platform. | string | | null |
+| [network_attached_interfaces](variables.tf#L328) | Network interfaces using network attachments. | list(string) | | [] |
+| [network_tag_bindings](variables.tf#L356) | Resource manager tag bindings in arbitrary key => tag key or value id format. Set on both the instance only for networking purposes, and modifiable without impacting the main resource lifecycle. | map(string) | | {} |
+| [options](variables.tf#L363) | Instance options. | object({…}) | | {…} |
+| [project_number](variables.tf#L435) | Project number. Used in tag bindings to avoid a permadiff. | string | | null |
+| [resource_policies](variables.tf#L441) | Resource policies to attach to the instance or template. | list(string) | | null |
+| [scratch_disks](variables.tf#L448) | Scratch disks configuration. | object({…}) | | {…} |
+| [service_account](variables.tf#L460) | Service account email and scopes. If email is null, the default Compute service account will be used unless auto_create is true, in which case a service account will be created. Set the variable to null to avoid attaching a service account. | object({…}) | | {} |
+| [shielded_config](variables.tf#L470) | Shielded VM configuration of the instances. | object({…}) | | null |
+| [snapshot_schedules](variables.tf#L480) | Snapshot schedule resource policies that can be attached to disks. | map(object({…})) | | {} |
+| [tag_bindings](variables.tf#L523) | Resource manager tag bindings in arbitrary key => tag key or value id format. Set on both the instance and zonal disks, and modifiable without impacting the main resource lifecycle. | map(string) | | {} |
+| [tag_bindings_immutable](variables.tf#L530) | Immutable resource manager tag bindings, in tagKeys/id => tagValues/id format. These are set on the instance or instance template at creation time, and trigger recreation if changed. | map(string) | | null |
+| [tags](variables.tf#L544) | Instance network tags for firewall rule targets. | list(string) | | [] |
## Outputs
diff --git a/modules/compute-vm/main.tf b/modules/compute-vm/main.tf
index 275ffc236..e8b5d7fbd 100644
--- a/modules/compute-vm/main.tf
+++ b/modules/compute-vm/main.tf
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ resource "google_compute_disk" "boot" {
zone = local.zone
# by default, GCP creates boot disks with the same name as instance, the deviation here is kept for backwards
# compatibility
- name = "${var.name}-boot"
+ name = coalesce(var.boot_disk.name, "${var.name}-boot")
type = var.boot_disk.initialize_params.type
size = var.boot_disk.initialize_params.size
architecture = var.boot_disk.initialize_params.architecture
diff --git a/modules/compute-vm/variables.tf b/modules/compute-vm/variables.tf
index f8624c19d..ddbe31c7f 100644
--- a/modules/compute-vm/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/compute-vm/variables.tf
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ variable "attached_disks" {
variable "boot_disk" {
description = "Boot disk properties. Initialize params are ignored when source is set."
type = object({
+ name = optional(string)
auto_delete = optional(bool, true)
snapshot_schedule = optional(list(string))
source = optional(string)