diff --git a/plugins/modules/gcp_compute_instance_template.py b/plugins/modules/gcp_compute_instance_template.py
index 078569263..8b38c1529 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/gcp_compute_instance_template.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/gcp_compute_instance_template.py
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@
                 - Reference to a disk type.
                 - Specifies the disk type to use to create the instance.
                 - If not specified, the default is pd-standard.
+                - To use this parameter specify zone parameter as well.
                 required: false
                 type: str
               source_image:
@@ -472,6 +473,10 @@
             elements: str
             required: false
             type: list
+  zone:
+    description:
+    - A reference to the zone where the disk type resides
+    type: str
   project:
     description:
     - The Google Cloud Platform project to use.