diff --git a/ksql/client/client.go b/ksql/client/client.go
index 987282d..a5d1318 100644
--- a/ksql/client/client.go
+++ b/ksql/client/client.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (c *Client) RotateCredentials(url, username, password string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *Client) ExecuteQuery(ctx context.Context, name, qType, query string) (string, error) {
+func (c *Client) ExecuteQuery(ctx context.Context, name, qType, query string, ignoreAlreadyExists bool) (string, error) {
 	var (
 		err error
 		res Response
@@ -64,10 +64,13 @@ func (c *Client) ExecuteQuery(ctx context.Context, name, qType, query string) (s
 		}
 
 		if res.ErrorCode != 0 {
+			if ignoreAlreadyExists && strings.Contains(res.Message, "already exists") {
+				break
+			}
 			err = fmt.Errorf("invalid ksql response %s", res.Message)
 			if strings.HasPrefix(query, "DROP") {
 				if terminateQuery, shouldTerminate := c.getPreHookTerminateQuery(res.Message); shouldTerminate {
-					_, err = c.ExecuteQuery(ctx, name, qType, terminateQuery)
+					_, err = c.ExecuteQuery(ctx, name, qType, terminateQuery, ignoreAlreadyExists)
 				}
 			}
 			tflog.Warn(ctx, fmt.Sprintf("failed to make post ksql request [%v] retrying...", err))
diff --git a/ksql/resource_ksql_query.go b/ksql/resource_ksql_query.go
index 321ee6f..68a5105 100644
--- a/ksql/resource_ksql_query.go
+++ b/ksql/resource_ksql_query.go
@@ -44,6 +44,13 @@ func resourceQuery() *schema.Resource {
 				ForceNew:    true,
 				Default:     false,
 			},
+			"ignore_already_exists": {
+				Description: "Ignore already exists errors.",
+				Type:        schema.TypeBool,
+				Optional:    true,
+				ForceNew:    true,
+				Default:     false,
+			},
 			"credentials": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeList,
 				Optional:    true,
@@ -96,13 +103,14 @@ func resourceQueryCreate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m interfac
 	)
 
 	var (
-		diags diag.Diagnostics
-		name  = d.Get("name").(string)
-		qType = d.Get("type").(string)
-		query = d.Get("query").(string)
+		diags               diag.Diagnostics
+		name                = d.Get("name").(string)
+		qType               = d.Get("type").(string)
+		query               = d.Get("query").(string)
+		ignoreAlreadyExists = d.Get("ignore_already_exists").(bool)
 	)
 
-	id, err := cli.ExecuteQuery(context.Background(), name, qType, query)
+	id, err := cli.ExecuteQuery(context.Background(), name, qType, query, ignoreAlreadyExists)
 	if err != nil {
 		return diag.FromErr(err)
 	}
@@ -142,6 +150,7 @@ func resourceQueryDelete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m interfac
 		queryType            = d.Get("type").(string)
 		queryName            = d.Get("name").(string)
 		deleteTopicOnDestroy = d.Get("delete_topic_on_destroy").(bool)
+		ignoreAlreadyExists  = d.Get("ignore_already_exists").(bool)
 	)
 
 	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
@@ -154,7 +163,7 @@ func resourceQueryDelete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, m interfac
 	}
 	buf.WriteString(" ;")
 
-	_, err := cli.ExecuteQuery(ctx, queryName, queryType, buf.String())
+	_, err := cli.ExecuteQuery(ctx, queryName, queryType, buf.String(), ignoreAlreadyExists)
 	if err != nil {
 		return diag.Errorf("failed to drop ksql resource %q: %s", d.Id(), err)
 	}