diff --git a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/container/resource_container_node_pool.go.tmpl b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/container/resource_container_node_pool.go.tmpl
index e808ce486cb7..4d42ac6e4228 100644
--- a/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/container/resource_container_node_pool.go.tmpl
+++ b/mmv1/third_party/terraform/services/container/resource_container_node_pool.go.tmpl
@@ -158,6 +158,19 @@ func (instanceGroupManagerCache *instanceGroupManagerCache) needsRefresh(fullyQu
 	return time.Since(igm.updateTime) > instanceGroupManagerCache.ttl
 }
 
+// invalidateItem removes a specific Instance Group Manager from the cache by its URL.
+// This is called when a node pool is resized or when ignore_node_count_changes is active,
+// ensuring that stale cached target sizes are not served on subsequent lookups.
+func (instanceGroupManagerCache *instanceGroupManagerCache) invalidateItem(igmUrl string) {
+	instanceGroupManagerCache.mutex.Lock()
+	defer instanceGroupManagerCache.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	matches := instanceGroupManagerURL.FindStringSubmatch(igmUrl)
+	if len(matches) >= 4 {
+		delete(instanceGroupManagerCache.instanceGroupManagers, matches[0])
+	}
+}
+
 // We need to set ttl to 0 to disable caching in VCR testing.
 // This ensure all NP/MIG LIST requests are made consistently,
 // preventing non-deterministic behavior that would break VCR.
@@ -1524,6 +1537,7 @@ func flattenNodePool(d *schema.ResourceData, config *transport_tpg.Config, np *c
 		// or leave them empty. Passing the API URLs to igmUrls at least populates them for basic usage.
 		for _, url := range np.InstanceGroupUrls {
 			igmUrls = append(igmUrls, url)
+			igmCache.invalidateItem(url)
 		}
 	} else {
 		for _, url := range np.InstanceGroupUrls {
@@ -1867,6 +1881,11 @@ func nodePoolUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}, nodePoolInfo *Node
 		if err := retryWhileIncompatibleOperation(timeout, npLockKey, updateF); err != nil {
 				return err
 		}
+		if urls, ok := d.GetOk(prefix + "instance_group_urls"); ok {
+			for _, u := range urls.([]interface{}) {
+				igmCache.invalidateItem(u.(string))
+			}
+		}
 		log.Printf("[INFO] GKE node pool %s size has been updated to %d", name, newSize)
 	}