diff --git a/internal/service/elbv2/load_balancer.go b/internal/service/elbv2/load_balancer.go
index a67f19064066..b26651ba2435 100644
--- a/internal/service/elbv2/load_balancer.go
+++ b/internal/service/elbv2/load_balancer.go
@@ -1281,24 +1281,19 @@ func suffixFromARN(arn *string) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// Load balancers of type 'network' cannot have their subnets updated,
-// cannot have security groups added if none are present, and cannot have
-// all security groups removed. If the type is 'network' and any of these
-// conditions are met, mark the diff as a ForceNew operation.
+// Load balancers of type 'network' cannot have security groups added if none
+// are present, and cannot have all security groups removed. If the type is
+// 'network' and any of these conditions are met, mark the diff as a ForceNew operation.
 func customizeDiffLoadBalancerNLB(_ context.Context, diff *schema.ResourceDiff, v any) error {
 	// The current criteria for determining if the operation should be ForceNew:
 	// - lb of type "network"
 	// - existing resource (id is not "")
-	// - there are subnet removals
-	//   OR security groups are being added where none currently exist
+	// - security groups are being added where none currently exist
 	//   OR all security groups are being removed
 	//   OR secondary IPv4 addresses are being decreased
 	//
-	// Any other combination should be treated as normal. At this time, subnet
-	// handling is the only known difference between Network Load Balancers and
-	// Application Load Balancers, so the logic below is simple individual checks.
-	// If other differences arise we'll want to refactor to check other
-	// conditions in combinations, but for now all we handle is subnets
+	// Note: As of February 2025, AWS supports full subnet management for NLBs,
+	// including adding and removing subnets, matching ALB capabilities.
 	if lbType := awstypes.LoadBalancerTypeEnum(diff.Get("load_balancer_type").(string)); lbType != awstypes.LoadBalancerTypeEnumNetwork {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -1321,12 +1316,16 @@ func customizeDiffLoadBalancerNLB(_ context.Context, diff *schema.ResourceDiff,
 			switch {
 			case deltaN == 0:
 				// No change in number of subnet mappings, but one of the mappings did change.
-				fallthrough
-			case deltaN < 0:
-				// Subnet mappings removed.
 				if err := diff.ForceNew("subnet_mapping"); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
+			case deltaN < 0:
+				// Subnet mappings removed. Ensure that the remaining mappings didn't change.
+				if os.Intersection(ns).Len() != ns.Len() {
+					if err := diff.ForceNew("subnet_mapping"); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
 			case deltaN > 0:
 				// Subnet mappings added. Ensure that the previous mappings didn't change.
 				if ns.Intersection(os).Len() != os.Len() {
@@ -1342,18 +1341,6 @@ func customizeDiffLoadBalancerNLB(_ context.Context, diff *schema.ResourceDiff,
 		}
 	}
 	if hasSubnetsChanges {
-		if v := config.GetAttr(names.AttrSubnets); v.IsWhollyKnown() {
-			o, n := diff.GetChange(names.AttrSubnets)
-			os, ns := o.(*schema.Set), n.(*schema.Set)
-
-			// In-place increase in number of subnets only.
-			if deltaN := ns.Len() - os.Len(); deltaN <= 0 {
-				if err := diff.ForceNew(names.AttrSubnets); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-			}
-		}
-
 		if err := diff.SetNewComputed("subnet_mapping"); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/internal/service/elbv2/load_balancer_test.go b/internal/service/elbv2/load_balancer_test.go
index 211a2e7bbbed..7d9215a4a1f3 100644
--- a/internal/service/elbv2/load_balancer_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/elbv2/load_balancer_test.go
@@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@ func TestAccELBV2LoadBalancer_NetworkLoadBalancer_deleteSubnet(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccLoadBalancerConfig_nlbSubnetCount(rName, 2),
 				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckLoadBalancerExists(ctx, resourceName, &post),
-					testAccCheckLoadBalancerRecreated(&post, &pre),
+					testAccCheckLoadBalancerNotRecreated(&pre, &post),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "subnets.#", "2"),
 				),
 			},
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ func TestAccELBV2LoadBalancer_NetworkLoadBalancer_deleteSubnetMapping(t *testing
 				Config: testAccLoadBalancerConfig_nlbSubnetMappingCount(rName, false, false, 2),
 				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckLoadBalancerExists(ctx, resourceName, &post),
-					testAccCheckLoadBalancerRecreated(&pre, &post),
+					testAccCheckLoadBalancerNotRecreated(&pre, &post),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "subnet_mapping.#", "2"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "subnets.#", "2"),
 				),
diff --git a/website/docs/cdktf/python/r/lb.html.markdown b/website/docs/cdktf/python/r/lb.html.markdown
index 79d9549c8645..4036b337c7b9 100644
--- a/website/docs/cdktf/python/r/lb.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/cdktf/python/r/lb.html.markdown
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ This resource supports the following arguments:
 * `security_groups` - (Optional) List of security group IDs to assign to the LB. Only valid for Load Balancers of type `application` or `network`. For load balancers of type `network` security groups cannot be added if none are currently present, and cannot all be removed once added. If either of these conditions are met, this will force a recreation of the resource.
 * `preserve_host_header` - (Optional) Whether the Application Load Balancer should preserve the Host header in the HTTP request and send it to the target without any change. Defaults to `false`.
 * `secondary_ips_auto_assigned_per_subnet` - (Optional) The number of secondary IP addresses to configure for your load balancer nodes. Only valid for Load Balancers of type `network`. The valid range is 0-7. When decreased, this will force a recreation of the resource. Default: `0`.
-* `subnet_mapping` - (Optional) Subnet mapping block. See below. For Load Balancers of type `network` subnet mappings can only be added.
-* `subnets` - (Optional) List of subnet IDs to attach to the LB. For Load Balancers of type `network` subnets can only be added (see [Availability Zones](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/network/network-load-balancers.html#availability-zones)), deleting a subnet for load balancers of type `network` will force a recreation of the resource.
+* `subnet_mapping` - (Optional) Subnet mapping block. See below.
+* `subnets` - (Optional) List of subnet IDs to attach to the LB. Subnets can be added or removed for Load Balancers of type `network` (see [Availability Zones](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/network/network-load-balancers.html#availability-zones)).
 * `tags` - (Optional) Map of tags to assign to the resource. If configured with a provider [`default_tags` configuration block](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs#default_tags-configuration-block) present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.
 * `xff_header_processing_mode` - (Optional) Determines how the load balancer modifies the `X-Forwarded-For` header in the HTTP request before sending the request to the target. The possible values are `append`, `preserve`, and `remove`. Only valid for Load Balancers of type `application`. The default is `append`.
 
diff --git a/website/docs/cdktf/typescript/r/lb.html.markdown b/website/docs/cdktf/typescript/r/lb.html.markdown
index a7971610b53b..b90237eafc9e 100644
--- a/website/docs/cdktf/typescript/r/lb.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/cdktf/typescript/r/lb.html.markdown
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ This resource supports the following arguments:
 * `securityGroups` - (Optional) List of security group IDs to assign to the LB. Only valid for Load Balancers of type `application` or `network`. For load balancers of type `network` security groups cannot be added if none are currently present, and cannot all be removed once added. If either of these conditions are met, this will force a recreation of the resource.
 * `preserveHostHeader` - (Optional) Whether the Application Load Balancer should preserve the Host header in the HTTP request and send it to the target without any change. Defaults to `false`.
 * `secondaryIpsAutoAssignedPerSubnet` - (Optional) The number of secondary IP addresses to configure for your load balancer nodes. Only valid for Load Balancers of type `network`. The valid range is 0-7. When decreased, this will force a recreation of the resource. Default: `0`.
-* `subnetMapping` - (Optional) Subnet mapping block. See below. For Load Balancers of type `network` subnet mappings can only be added.
-* `subnets` - (Optional) List of subnet IDs to attach to the LB. For Load Balancers of type `network` subnets can only be added (see [Availability Zones](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/network/network-load-balancers.html#availability-zones)), deleting a subnet for load balancers of type `network` will force a recreation of the resource.
+* `subnetMapping` - (Optional) Subnet mapping block. See below.
+* `subnets` - (Optional) List of subnet IDs to attach to the LB. Subnets can be added or removed for Load Balancers of type `network` (see [Availability Zones](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/network/network-load-balancers.html#availability-zones)).
 * `tags` - (Optional) Map of tags to assign to the resource. If configured with a provider [`defaultTags` configuration block](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs#default_tags-configuration-block) present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.
 * `xffHeaderProcessingMode` - (Optional) Determines how the load balancer modifies the `X-Forwarded-For` header in the HTTP request before sending the request to the target. The possible values are `append`, `preserve`, and `remove`. Only valid for Load Balancers of type `application`. The default is `append`.
 
diff --git a/website/docs/r/lb.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/lb.html.markdown
index 973308e17517..0b8c61ce2e0b 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/lb.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/lb.html.markdown
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ This resource supports the following arguments:
 * `security_groups` - (Optional) List of security group IDs to assign to the LB. Only valid for Load Balancers of type `application` or `network`. For load balancers of type `network` security groups cannot be added if none are currently present, and cannot all be removed once added. If either of these conditions are met, this will force a recreation of the resource.
 * `preserve_host_header` - (Optional) Whether the Application Load Balancer should preserve the Host header in the HTTP request and send it to the target without any change. Defaults to `false`.
 * `secondary_ips_auto_assigned_per_subnet` - (Optional) The number of secondary IP addresses to configure for your load balancer nodes. Only valid for Load Balancers of type `network`. The valid range is 0-7. When decreased, this will force a recreation of the resource. Default: `0`.
-* `subnet_mapping` - (Optional) Subnet mapping block. See below. For Load Balancers of type `network` subnet mappings can only be added.
-* `subnets` - (Optional) List of subnet IDs to attach to the LB. For Load Balancers of type `network` subnets can only be added (see [Availability Zones](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/network/network-load-balancers.html#availability-zones)), deleting a subnet for load balancers of type `network` will force a recreation of the resource.
+* `subnet_mapping` - (Optional) Subnet mapping block. See below.
+* `subnets` - (Optional) List of subnet IDs to attach to the LB. Subnets can be added or removed for Load Balancers of type `network` (see [Availability Zones](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/network/network-load-balancers.html#availability-zones)).
 * `tags` - (Optional) Map of tags to assign to the resource. If configured with a provider [`default_tags` configuration block](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs#default_tags-configuration-block) present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.
 * `xff_header_processing_mode` - (Optional) Determines how the load balancer modifies the `X-Forwarded-For` header in the HTTP request before sending the request to the target. The possible values are `append`, `preserve`, and `remove`. Only valid for Load Balancers of type `application`. The default is `append`.