diff --git a/.changelog/47460.txt b/.changelog/47460.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4e24c083f1dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/47460.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+resource/aws_redshift_cluster: Prevent failures during creation when the cluster enters `Maintenance`.
+```
diff --git a/internal/service/redshift/wait.go b/internal/service/redshift/wait.go
index d186ec2a1b6d..fc110e5b269e 100644
--- a/internal/service/redshift/wait.go
+++ b/internal/service/redshift/wait.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import (
 
 func waitClusterCreated(ctx context.Context, conn *redshift.Client, id string, timeout time.Duration) (*awstypes.Cluster, error) {
 	stateConf := &retry.StateChangeConf{
-		Pending:    []string{clusterAvailabilityStatusModifying, clusterAvailabilityStatusUnavailable},
+		Pending:    []string{clusterAvailabilityStatusMaintenance, clusterAvailabilityStatusModifying, clusterAvailabilityStatusUnavailable},
 		Target:     []string{clusterAvailabilityStatusAvailable},
 		Refresh:    statusClusterAvailability(conn, id),
 		Timeout:    timeout,