diff --git a/ibm/provider/provider.go b/ibm/provider/provider.go
index 64c4317ee6..59c9842f35 100644
--- a/ibm/provider/provider.go
+++ b/ibm/provider/provider.go
@@ -72,6 +72,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/IBM-Cloud/terraform-provider-ibm/ibm/validate"
 )
 
+var regionLocationMap = map[string]struct{}{
+	"au-syd":   {},
+	"ca-tor":   {},
+	"eu-de":    {},
+	"eu-gb":    {},
+	"jp-tok":   {},
+	"jp-osa":   {},
+	"us-east":  {},
+	"us-south": {},
+	"br-sao":   {},
+}
+
 // Provider returns a *schema.Provider.
 func Provider() *schema.Provider {
 	provider := schema.Provider{
@@ -2415,6 +2427,11 @@ func providerConfigure(d *schema.ResourceData) (interface{}, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	if isRegionValid(region) == false {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("[ERROR] Provider region %q is not supported. Valid provider region(s) are: %q", region, getRegionNames())
+	}
+
 	// Set environment variable to be used in DiffSupressFunction
 	if wskEnvVal.(string) == "" {
 		os.Setenv("FUNCTION_NAMESPACE", wskNameSpace)
@@ -2444,3 +2461,16 @@ func providerConfigure(d *schema.ResourceData) (interface{}, error) {
 
 	return config.ClientSession()
 }
+
+func isRegionValid(region string) bool {
+	_, exists := regionLocationMap[region]
+	return exists
+}
+
+func getRegionNames() []string {
+	regions := make([]string, 0, len(regionLocationMap))
+	for region := range regionLocationMap {
+		regions = append(regions, region)
+	}
+	return regions
+}