diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/iaas_acc_test.go b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/iaas_acc_test.go
index d9aaf7a1e..96ff91bad 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/iaas_acc_test.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/iaas_acc_test.go
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ var testConfigRoutingTableMaxUpdated = func() config.Variables {
 	updatedConfig["name"] = config.StringVariable(fmt.Sprintf("acc-test-%s", acctest.RandStringFromCharSet(5, acctest.CharSetAlphaNum)))
 	updatedConfig["description"] = config.StringVariable("This is the updated description of the routing table.")
 	updatedConfig["label"] = config.StringVariable("routing-table-updated-label-01")
+	updatedConfig["system_routes"] = config.BoolVariable(true)
 	updatedConfig["dynamic_routes"] = config.BoolVariable(true)
 	return updatedConfig
 }()
@@ -4693,6 +4694,11 @@ func TestAccRoutingTableMin(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				ConfigVariables: testConfigRoutingTableMin,
 				Config:          fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", testutil.IaaSProviderConfigWithExperiments(), resourceRoutingTableMinConfig),
+				ConfigPlanChecks: resource.ConfigPlanChecks{
+					PreApply: []plancheck.PlanCheck{
+						plancheck.ExpectResourceAction("stackit_routing_table.routing_table", plancheck.ResourceActionCreate),
+					},
+				},
 				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
 					// Network Area
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("stackit_network_area_region.network_area_region", "organization_id", testutil.ConvertConfigVariable(testConfigRoutingTableMin["organization_id"])),
@@ -4750,6 +4756,11 @@ func TestAccRoutingTableMin(t *testing.T) {
 					`,
 					testutil.IaaSProviderConfigWithExperiments(), resourceRoutingTableMinConfig,
 				),
+				ConfigPlanChecks: resource.ConfigPlanChecks{
+					PreApply: []plancheck.PlanCheck{
+						plancheck.ExpectResourceAction("stackit_routing_table.routing_table", plancheck.ResourceActionNoop),
+					},
+				},
 				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
 					// Routing table
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.stackit_routing_table.routing_table", "organization_id", testutil.ConvertConfigVariable(testConfigRoutingTableMin["organization_id"])),
@@ -4831,6 +4842,11 @@ func TestAccRoutingTableMin(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				ConfigVariables: testConfigRoutingTableMinUpdated,
 				Config:          fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", testutil.IaaSProviderConfigWithExperiments(), resourceRoutingTableMinConfig),
+				ConfigPlanChecks: resource.ConfigPlanChecks{
+					PreApply: []plancheck.PlanCheck{
+						plancheck.ExpectResourceAction("stackit_routing_table.routing_table", plancheck.ResourceActionUpdate),
+					},
+				},
 				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
 					// Routing table
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("stackit_routing_table.routing_table", "organization_id", testutil.ConvertConfigVariable(testConfigRoutingTableMinUpdated["organization_id"])),
@@ -4863,6 +4879,11 @@ func TestAccRoutingTableMax(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				ConfigVariables: testConfigRoutingTableMax,
 				Config:          fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", testutil.IaaSProviderConfigWithExperiments(), resourceRoutingTableMaxConfig),
+				ConfigPlanChecks: resource.ConfigPlanChecks{
+					PreApply: []plancheck.PlanCheck{
+						plancheck.ExpectResourceAction("stackit_routing_table.routing_table", plancheck.ResourceActionCreate),
+					},
+				},
 				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
 					// Network Area
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("stackit_network_area_region.network_area_region", "organization_id", testutil.ConvertConfigVariable(testConfigRoutingTableMax["organization_id"])),
@@ -4919,6 +4940,11 @@ func TestAccRoutingTableMax(t *testing.T) {
 					`,
 					testutil.IaaSProviderConfigWithExperiments(), resourceRoutingTableMaxConfig,
 				),
+				ConfigPlanChecks: resource.ConfigPlanChecks{
+					PreApply: []plancheck.PlanCheck{
+						plancheck.ExpectResourceAction("stackit_routing_table.routing_table", plancheck.ResourceActionNoop),
+					},
+				},
 				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
 					// Routing table
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.stackit_routing_table.routing_table", "organization_id", testutil.ConvertConfigVariable(testConfigRoutingTableMax["organization_id"])),
@@ -5002,6 +5028,11 @@ func TestAccRoutingTableMax(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				ConfigVariables: testConfigRoutingTableMaxUpdated,
 				Config:          fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", testutil.IaaSProviderConfigWithExperiments(), resourceRoutingTableMaxConfig),
+				ConfigPlanChecks: resource.ConfigPlanChecks{
+					PreApply: []plancheck.PlanCheck{
+						plancheck.ExpectResourceAction("stackit_routing_table.routing_table", plancheck.ResourceActionUpdate),
+					},
+				},
 				Check: resource.ComposeAggregateTestCheckFunc(
 					// Routing table
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("stackit_routing_table.routing_table", "organization_id", testutil.ConvertConfigVariable(testConfigRoutingTableMaxUpdated["organization_id"])),
diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/routingtable/table/resource.go b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/routingtable/table/resource.go
index d0e1328e9..f891a3839 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/routingtable/table/resource.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/routingtable/table/resource.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema/booldefault"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/resource/schema/boolplanmodifier"
 	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/services/iaas"
 
 	iaasUtils "github.com/stackitcloud/terraform-provider-stackit/stackit/internal/services/iaas/utils"
@@ -202,9 +201,6 @@ func (r *routingTableResource) Schema(_ context.Context, _ resource.SchemaReques
 				Optional:    true,
 				Computed:    true,
 				Default:     booldefault.StaticBool(true),
-				PlanModifiers: []planmodifier.Bool{
-					boolplanmodifier.RequiresReplace(),
-				},
 			},
 			"dynamic_routes": schema.BoolAttribute{
 				Description: "This controls whether dynamic routes are propagated to this routing table",
@@ -531,5 +527,6 @@ func toUpdatePayload(ctx context.Context, model *Model, currentLabels types.Map)
 		Name:          conversion.StringValueToPointer(model.Name),
 		Labels:        &labels,
 		DynamicRoutes: conversion.BoolValueToPointer(model.DynamicRoutes),
+		SystemRoutes:  conversion.BoolValueToPointer(model.SystemRoutes),
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/routingtable/table/resource_test.go b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/routingtable/table/resource_test.go
index 09997410e..2da1d999f 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/routingtable/table/resource_test.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/routingtable/table/resource_test.go
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ func TestToUpdatePayload(t *testing.T) {
 					"key2": types.StringValue("value2"),
 				}),
 				DynamicRoutes: types.BoolValue(false),
+				SystemRoutes:  types.BoolValue(false),
 			},
 			&iaas.UpdateRoutingTableOfAreaPayload{
 				Description: utils.Ptr("Description"),
@@ -192,6 +193,7 @@ func TestToUpdatePayload(t *testing.T) {
 					"key2": "value2",
 				},
 				DynamicRoutes: utils.Ptr(false),
+				SystemRoutes:  utils.Ptr(false),
 			},
 			true,
 		},