diff --git a/.changelog/2660.txt b/.changelog/2660.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99cce540ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/2660.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+`data_source_kubernetes_pod_v1` : Fixed name required problem and label selection issue
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/data_source_kubernetes_pod_v1.go b/kubernetes/data_source_kubernetes_pod_v1.go
index a7878d9337..182b18a00d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/data_source_kubernetes_pod_v1.go
+++ b/kubernetes/data_source_kubernetes_pod_v1.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/diag"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/schema"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ func dataSourceKubernetesPodV1() *schema.Resource {
 }
 
 func dataSourceKubernetesPodV1Read(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) diag.Diagnostics {
+	var pod v1.Pod
 	conn, err := meta.(KubeClientsets).MainClientset()
 	if err != nil {
 		return diag.FromErr(err)
@@ -54,8 +56,32 @@ func dataSourceKubernetesPodV1Read(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData,
 	}
 	d.SetId(buildId(om))
 
-	log.Printf("[INFO] Reading pod %s", metadata.Name)
-	pod, err := conn.CoreV1().Pods(metadata.Namespace).Get(ctx, metadata.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	pods := conn.CoreV1().Pods(metadata.Namespace)
+
+	if metadata.Name != "" {
+		log.Printf("[INFO] Getting pod %s", metadata.Name)
+		podResult, getErr := pods.Get(ctx, metadata.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		if getErr != nil {
+			err = getErr
+		} else {
+			pod = *podResult
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("[INFO] Listing pods")
+		listOptions := metav1.ListOptions{
+			LabelSelector: metav1.FormatLabelSelector(&metav1.LabelSelector{MatchLabels: metadata.Labels}),
+		}
+		podList, listErr := pods.List(ctx, listOptions)
+		if listErr != nil {
+			err = listErr
+		} else {
+			if len(podList.Items) == 0 {
+				return diag.Errorf("No pods found")
+			}
+			pod = podList.Items[0]
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return nil
diff --git a/kubernetes/data_source_kubernetes_pod_v1_test.go b/kubernetes/data_source_kubernetes_pod_v1_test.go
index b01d428f35..63b58eb12d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/data_source_kubernetes_pod_v1_test.go
+++ b/kubernetes/data_source_kubernetes_pod_v1_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,37 @@ func TestAccKubernetesDataSourcePodV1_not_found(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccKubernetesDataSourcePodV1_readWithLabel(t *testing.T) {
+	resourceName := "kubernetes_pod_v1.test"
+	dataSourceName := "data.kubernetes_pod_v1.test"
+	name := fmt.Sprintf("tf-acc-test-%s", acctest.RandStringFromCharSet(10, acctest.CharSetAlphaNum))
+	labelKey := "app"
+	labelValue := "test"
+	imageName := busyboxImage
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:          func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		ProviderFactories: testAccProviderFactories,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccKubernetesDataSourcePodV1_basicWithLabel(name, imageName, labelKey, labelValue),
+				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "metadata.0.name", name),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "metadata.0.labels."+labelKey, labelValue),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccKubernetesDataSourcePodV1_basicWithLabel(name, imageName, labelKey, labelValue) +
+					testAccKubernetesDataSourcePodV1_readWithLabel(labelKey, labelValue),
+				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(dataSourceName, "metadata.0.name", name),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "metadata.0.labels."+labelKey, labelValue),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccKubernetesDataSourcePodV1_basic(name, imageName string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`resource "kubernetes_pod_v1" "test" {
   metadata {
@@ -74,6 +105,24 @@ func testAccKubernetesDataSourcePodV1_basic(name, imageName string) string {
 `, name, imageName)
 }
 
+func testAccKubernetesDataSourcePodV1_basicWithLabel(name, imageName, labelKey, labelValue string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`resource "kubernetes_pod_v1" "test" {
+  metadata {
+    name = "%s"
+    labels = {
+      %s = "%s"
+    }
+  }
+  spec {
+    container {
+      image = "%s"
+      name  = "containername"
+    }
+  }
+}
+`, name, labelKey, labelValue, imageName)
+}
+
 func testAccKubernetesDataSourcePodV1_read() string {
 	return `data "kubernetes_pod_v1" "test" {
   metadata {
@@ -91,3 +140,14 @@ func testAccKubernetesDataSourcePodV1_nonexistent(name string) string {
 }
 `, name)
 }
+
+func testAccKubernetesDataSourcePodV1_readWithLabel(labelKey, labelValue string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`data "kubernetes_pod_v1" "test" {
+  metadata {
+    labels = {
+      %s = "%s"
+    }
+  }
+}
+`, labelKey, labelValue)
+}