diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index dc0e179098..2458d44600 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 module github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4
 
-go 1.24.6
+go 1.24.7
 
 require (
 	github.com/antihax/optional v1.0.0
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/cmk v0.25.0
 	github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/connect v0.7.0
 	github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/connect-custom-plugin v0.0.9
-	github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink v0.9.0
+	github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink v0.11.0
 	github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink-artifact v0.3.0
-	github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink-gateway v0.17.0
+	github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink-gateway v0.18.0
 	github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/iam v0.15.0
 	github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/iam-ip-filtering v0.5.0
 	github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/identity-provider v0.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d6b9f27d60..a705de5b2e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -214,12 +214,12 @@ github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/connect v0.7.0 h1:ISrVOX9qJ2Sxiu/fGBqqH
 github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/connect v0.7.0/go.mod h1:zHG/3DzsnoHC81B1AY9K/8bMX3mxbIp5/nHHdypa//w=
 github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/connect-custom-plugin v0.0.9 h1:o1zKZlKbnN9uv+Y8TxwesBRryUl3lEU6lnfndEJigxQ=
 github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/connect-custom-plugin v0.0.9/go.mod h1:TtTcSfm+/JvnfqEKglOZ32LIcsRbdtrQdI+TtcP7fiU=
-github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink v0.9.0 h1:QqtIFEB5E3CIyGMJd7NQBEtc/k3K11PX7f4Fj7sPFdo=
-github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink v0.9.0/go.mod h1:GPj4sfR85OyiFQUMNEq1DtPOjYVAuE222Z6Mcapwa48=
+github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink v0.11.0 h1:gRRtad0RRit38+54vKg6DtUlTjPjsuKiVSs1fvyP0nk=
+github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink v0.11.0/go.mod h1:JHg9yHyCBLL0Zm24skG4pGaSR49IfxPJaQg/HXzMJpw=
 github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink-artifact v0.3.0 h1:DVWL3Y4b5azgCADubtyp3EhGZuyJkleINaTy2V3iius=
 github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink-artifact v0.3.0/go.mod h1:P4fdIkI1ynjSvhDEGX283KhtzG51eGHQc5Cqtp7bu1Q=
-github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink-gateway v0.17.0 h1:8Y1uXjolI2d5mawcfLn4OfJ81WRMQpjMFWdBm3dLdrk=
-github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink-gateway v0.17.0/go.mod h1:cJ6erfVlWSyz6L+2dR46cF2+s5I2r+pTNrPm2fNbcqU=
+github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink-gateway v0.18.0 h1:KzlhRDrUsXbs4ZPZy6T9OWmFIVkZWHxNsDorHHSnwFs=
+github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink-gateway v0.18.0/go.mod h1:CuvhIQpYj/LbQeYzp7Sw2LJkTKzLh8xlFdQoKq9ZQlY=
 github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/iam v0.15.0 h1:37Gjdo+0Ev3g2NPEXyiVm7yTT85AlWbjXYRLvq6Aj9E=
 github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/iam v0.15.0/go.mod h1:jnWqax4kM22sutPGMtGmHqe2usgfqYig4UtmHsLENz0=
 github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/iam-ip-filtering v0.5.0 h1:xD7CXcyAqezFnSVFB4U27oWUY4FlbyciVP0ftDIiI18=
diff --git a/internal/flink/command.go b/internal/flink/command.go
index 12f507b843..7fc2831f9d 100644
--- a/internal/flink/command.go
+++ b/internal/flink/command.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func New(cfg *config.Config, prerunner pcmd.PreRunner) *cobra.Command {
 
 	// Cloud Specific Commands
 	cmd.AddCommand(c.newArtifactCommand())
+	cmd.AddCommand(c.newComputePoolConfigCommand())
 	cmd.AddCommand(c.newConnectionCommand())
 	cmd.AddCommand(c.newConnectivityTypeCommand())
 	cmd.AddCommand(c.newEndpointCommand())
diff --git a/internal/flink/command_compute_pool.go b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool.go
index 78dc1cfb28..339e571485 100644
--- a/internal/flink/command_compute_pool.go
+++ b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type computePoolOut struct {
 	Environment string `human:"Environment" serialized:"environment"`
 	CurrentCfu  int32  `human:"Current CFU" serialized:"currrent_cfu"`
 	MaxCfu      int32  `human:"Max CFU" serialized:"max_cfu"`
+	DefaultPool bool   `human:"Default Pool" serialized:"default_pool"`
 	Cloud       string `human:"Cloud" serialized:"cloud"`
 	Region      string `human:"Region" serialized:"region"`
 	Status      string `human:"Status" serialized:"status"`
diff --git a/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_config.go b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_config.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f73ca4a11e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package flink
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+type computePoolConfigOut struct {
+	DefaultPoolEnabled bool  `human:"Default Pool Enabled" serialized:"default_pool_enabled"`
+	DefaultPoolMaxCFU  int32 `human:"Default Pool Max CFU" serialized:"default_pool_max_cfu"`
+}
+
+func (c *command) newComputePoolConfigCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "compute-pool-config",
+		Short: "Manage Flink compute pools configs.",
+	}
+
+	cmd.AddCommand(c.newComputePoolConfigDescribeCommand())
+	cmd.AddCommand(c.newComputePoolConfigUpdateCommand())
+
+	return cmd
+}
diff --git a/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_config_describe.go b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_config_describe.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f8dfc1010
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_config_describe.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package flink
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	pcmd "github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/cmd"
+	"github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/output"
+)
+
+func (c *command) newComputePoolConfigDescribeCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:         "describe",
+		Short:       "Describe a Flink compute pool config.",
+		Annotations: map[string]string{pcmd.RunRequirement: pcmd.RequireNonAPIKeyCloudLogin},
+		RunE:        c.computePoolConfigDescribe,
+	}
+
+	pcmd.AddOutputFlag(cmd)
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func (c *command) computePoolConfigDescribe(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	computePoolConfig, err := c.V2Client.DescribeFlinkComputePoolConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	table := output.NewTable(cmd)
+	table.Add(&computePoolConfigOut{
+		DefaultPoolEnabled: computePoolConfig.Spec.GetDefaultPoolEnabled(),
+		DefaultPoolMaxCFU:  computePoolConfig.Spec.GetDefaultPoolMaxCfu(),
+	})
+	return table.Print()
+}
diff --git a/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_config_update.go b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_config_update.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35fc98e560
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_config_update.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package flink
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+	flinkv2 "github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink/v2"
+
+	pcmd "github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/cmd"
+	"github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/examples"
+	"github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/output"
+)
+
+func (c *command) newComputePoolConfigUpdateCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := &cobra.Command{
+		Use:               "update",
+		Short:             "Update a Flink compute pool config.",
+		Args:              cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
+		ValidArgsFunction: pcmd.NewValidArgsFunction(c.validComputePoolArgs),
+		Annotations:       map[string]string{pcmd.RunRequirement: pcmd.RequireNonAPIKeyCloudLogin},
+		RunE:              c.computePoolConfigUpdate,
+		Example: examples.BuildExampleString(
+			examples.Example{
+				Text: `Update CFU count of a Flink compute pool config.`,
+				Code: `confluent flink compute-pool update --max-cfu 5`,
+			},
+		),
+	}
+
+	cmd.Flags().Int32("max-cfu", -1, "Maximum number of Confluent Flink Units (CFUs) that default compute pools in this organization should auto-scale to.")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("default-pool", false, "Whether default compute pools are enabled for the organization.")
+	pcmd.AddEnvironmentFlag(cmd, c.AuthenticatedCLICommand)
+	pcmd.AddOutputFlag(cmd)
+
+	cmd.MarkFlagsOneRequired("max-cfu", "default-pool")
+
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func (c *command) computePoolConfigUpdate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	computePoolConfig, err := c.V2Client.DescribeFlinkComputePoolConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	update := flinkv2.FcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfigUpdate{
+		Spec: &flinkv2.FcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfigSpec{
+			DefaultPoolEnabled: flinkv2.PtrBool(computePoolConfig.Spec.GetDefaultPoolEnabled()),
+			DefaultPoolMaxCfu:  flinkv2.PtrInt32(computePoolConfig.Spec.GetDefaultPoolMaxCfu()),
+		},
+	}
+
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed("default-pool") {
+		defaultPool, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("default-pool")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		update.Spec.DefaultPoolEnabled = flinkv2.PtrBool(defaultPool)
+	}
+
+	maxCfu, err := cmd.Flags().GetInt32("max-cfu")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if maxCfu != -1 {
+		update.Spec.DefaultPoolMaxCfu = flinkv2.PtrInt32(maxCfu)
+	}
+
+	updatedComputePoolConfig, err := c.V2Client.UpdateFlinkComputePoolConfig(update)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	table := output.NewTable(cmd)
+	table.Add(&computePoolConfigOut{
+		DefaultPoolEnabled: updatedComputePoolConfig.Spec.GetDefaultPoolEnabled(),
+		DefaultPoolMaxCFU:  updatedComputePoolConfig.Spec.GetDefaultPoolMaxCfu(),
+	})
+	return table.Print()
+}
diff --git a/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_create.go b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_create.go
index a2621768b5..1f7f8c91e0 100644
--- a/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_create.go
+++ b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_create.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func (c *command) newComputePoolCreateCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	pcmd.AddCloudFlag(cmd)
 	pcmd.AddRegionFlagFlink(cmd, c.AuthenticatedCLICommand)
 	cmd.Flags().Int32("max-cfu", 5, "Maximum number of Confluent Flink Units (CFU).")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("default-pool", false, "Indicate whether the Flink compute pool is a default compute pool or not.")
 	pcmd.AddEnvironmentFlag(cmd, c.AuthenticatedCLICommand)
 	pcmd.AddOutputFlag(cmd)
 
@@ -53,6 +54,11 @@ func (c *command) computePoolCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	isDefault, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("default-pool")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	environmentId, err := c.Context.EnvironmentId()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@ func (c *command) computePoolCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		Cloud:       flinkv2.PtrString(cloud),
 		Region:      flinkv2.PtrString(region),
 		MaxCfu:      flinkv2.PtrInt32(maxCfu),
+		DefaultPool: flinkv2.PtrBool(isDefault),
 		Environment: &flinkv2.GlobalObjectReference{
 			Id:           environmentId,
 			Related:      environment.Metadata.GetSelf(),
@@ -88,6 +95,7 @@ func (c *command) computePoolCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		Environment: computePool.Spec.Environment.GetId(),
 		CurrentCfu:  computePool.Status.GetCurrentCfu(),
 		MaxCfu:      computePool.Spec.GetMaxCfu(),
+		DefaultPool: computePool.Spec.GetDefaultPool(),
 		Cloud:       computePool.Spec.GetCloud(),
 		Region:      computePool.Spec.GetRegion(),
 		Status:      computePool.Status.GetPhase(),
diff --git a/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_describe.go b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_describe.go
index 7bfe1b02b1..c5c580ad22 100644
--- a/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_describe.go
+++ b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_describe.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func (c *command) computePoolDescribe(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		Environment: computePool.Spec.Environment.GetId(),
 		CurrentCfu:  computePool.Status.GetCurrentCfu(),
 		MaxCfu:      computePool.Spec.GetMaxCfu(),
+		DefaultPool: computePool.Spec.GetDefaultPool(),
 		Cloud:       computePool.Spec.GetCloud(),
 		Region:      computePool.Spec.GetRegion(),
 		Status:      computePool.Status.GetPhase(),
diff --git a/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_list.go b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_list.go
index 87970fcfa5..6977a1007d 100644
--- a/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_list.go
+++ b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_list.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ func (c *command) computePoolList(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			Environment: computePool.Spec.Environment.GetId(),
 			CurrentCfu:  computePool.Status.GetCurrentCfu(),
 			MaxCfu:      computePool.Spec.GetMaxCfu(),
+			DefaultPool: computePool.Spec.GetDefaultPool(),
 			Cloud:       computePool.Spec.GetCloud(),
 			Region:      computePool.Spec.GetRegion(),
 			Status:      computePool.Status.GetPhase(),
diff --git a/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_update.go b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_update.go
index c4775afeb7..10492ed6af 100644
--- a/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_update.go
+++ b/internal/flink/command_compute_pool_update.go
@@ -29,10 +29,11 @@ func (c *command) newComputePoolUpdateCommand() *cobra.Command {
 
 	cmd.Flags().String("name", "", "Name of the compute pool.")
 	cmd.Flags().Int32("max-cfu", 0, "Maximum number of Confluent Flink Units (CFU).")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("default-pool", false, "Indicate whether the Flink compute pool is a default compute pool or not.")
 	pcmd.AddEnvironmentFlag(cmd, c.AuthenticatedCLICommand)
 	pcmd.AddOutputFlag(cmd)
 
-	cmd.MarkFlagsOneRequired("name", "max-cfu")
+	cmd.MarkFlagsOneRequired("name", "max-cfu", "default-pool")
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -92,6 +93,14 @@ func (c *command) computePoolUpdate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		update.Spec.DisplayName = flinkv2.PtrString(name)
 	}
 
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed("default-pool") {
+		defaultPool, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("default-pool")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		update.Spec.DefaultPool = flinkv2.PtrBool(defaultPool)
+	}
+
 	updatedComputePool, err := c.V2Client.UpdateFlinkComputePool(id, update)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -105,6 +114,7 @@ func (c *command) computePoolUpdate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		Environment: updatedComputePool.Spec.Environment.GetId(),
 		CurrentCfu:  computePool.Status.GetCurrentCfu(),
 		MaxCfu:      updatedComputePool.Spec.GetMaxCfu(),
+		DefaultPool: updatedComputePool.Spec.GetDefaultPool(),
 		Cloud:       computePool.Spec.GetCloud(),
 		Region:      computePool.Spec.GetRegion(),
 		Status:      computePool.Status.GetPhase(),
diff --git a/internal/flink/command_shell.go b/internal/flink/command_shell.go
index 7204ae8083..cd9f305922 100644
--- a/internal/flink/command_shell.go
+++ b/internal/flink/command_shell.go
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ func (c *command) newShellCommand(prerunner pcmd.PreRunner, cfg *config.Config)
 		cmd.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return c.startFlinkSqlClient(prerunner, cmd)
 		}
+		pcmd.AddEnvironmentFlag(cmd, c.AuthenticatedCLICommand)
 		c.addComputePoolFlag(cmd)
 		pcmd.AddServiceAccountFlag(cmd, c.AuthenticatedCLICommand)
 		c.addDatabaseFlag(cmd)
-		pcmd.AddEnvironmentFlag(cmd, c.AuthenticatedCLICommand)
 		pcmd.AddContextFlag(cmd, c.CLICommand)
+		pcmd.AddCloudFlag(cmd)
+		pcmd.AddRegionFlagFlink(cmd, c.AuthenticatedCLICommand)
 
 		if featureflags.Manager.BoolVariation("cli.flink.internal", cfg.Context(), config.CliLaunchDarklyClient, true, false) {
 			cmd.Flags().StringSlice("config-key", []string{}, "App option keys for local mode.")
@@ -57,15 +59,14 @@ func (c *command) newShellCommand(prerunner pcmd.PreRunner, cfg *config.Config)
 		cmd.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return c.startFlinkSqlClientOnPrem(prerunner, cmd)
 		}
-		cmd.Flags().String("compute-pool", "", "The compute pool name to execute the Flink SQL statement.")
 		cmd.Flags().String("environment", "", "Name of the Flink environment.")
+		cmd.Flags().String("compute-pool", "", "The compute pool name to execute the Flink SQL statement.")
 		cmd.Flags().String("catalog", "", "The name of the default catalog.")
 		cmd.Flags().String("database", "", "The name of the default database.")
 		cmd.Flags().String("flink-configuration", "", "The file path to hold the Flink configuration.")
 		addCmfFlagSet(cmd)
 
 		cobra.CheckErr(cmd.MarkFlagRequired("environment"))
-		cobra.CheckErr(cmd.MarkFlagRequired("compute-pool"))
 	}
 
 	return cmd
@@ -83,9 +84,20 @@ func (c *command) authenticated(authenticated func(*cobra.Command, []string) err
 			return err
 		}
 
-		flinkGatewayClient, err := c.GetFlinkGatewayClient(true)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+		var flinkGatewayClient *ccloudv2.FlinkGatewayClient
+		var errClient error
+		computePool := c.Context.GetCurrentFlinkComputePool()
+
+		if computePool == "" {
+			flinkGatewayClient, errClient = c.GetFlinkGatewayClient(false)
+			if errClient != nil {
+				return errClient
+			}
+		} else {
+			flinkGatewayClient, errClient = c.GetFlinkGatewayClient(true)
+			if errClient != nil {
+				return errClient
+			}
 		}
 
 		jwtCtx := &config.Context{State: &config.ContextState{AuthToken: flinkGatewayClient.AuthToken}}
@@ -168,12 +180,20 @@ func (c *command) startFlinkSqlClient(prerunner pcmd.PreRunner, cmd *cobra.Comma
 		catalog = environment.GetDisplayName()
 	}
 
+	cloud, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("cloud")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	region, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("region")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	computePool := c.Context.GetCurrentFlinkComputePool()
 	if computePool == "" {
-		return errors.NewErrorWithSuggestions(
-			"no compute pool selected",
-			"Select a compute pool with `confluent flink compute-pool use` or `--compute-pool`.",
-		)
+		if cloud == "" || region == "" {
+			return errors.New("Flink cloud and region flags are required when compute pool is not specified.")
+		}
 	}
 
 	serviceAccount, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("service-account")
@@ -201,9 +221,17 @@ func (c *command) startFlinkSqlClient(prerunner pcmd.PreRunner, cmd *cobra.Comma
 		return err
 	}
 
-	flinkGatewayClient, err := c.GetFlinkGatewayClient(true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	var flinkGatewayClient *ccloudv2.FlinkGatewayClient
+	if computePool == "" {
+		flinkGatewayClient, err = c.GetFlinkGatewayClient(false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		flinkGatewayClient, err = c.GetFlinkGatewayClient(true)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	lspBaseUrl, err := c.getFlinkLanguageServiceUrl(flinkGatewayClient)
diff --git a/internal/flink/command_statement.go b/internal/flink/command_statement.go
index 3367e38baf..377bac0fa3 100644
--- a/internal/flink/command_statement.go
+++ b/internal/flink/command_statement.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type statementOut struct {
 	CreationDate           time.Time         `human:"Creation Date" serialized:"creation_date"`
 	Name                   string            `human:"Name" serialized:"name"`
 	Statement              string            `human:"Statement" serialized:"statement"`
-	ComputePool            string            `human:"Compute Pool" serialized:"compute_pool"`
+	ComputePool            string            `human:"Compute Pool,omitempty" serialized:"compute_pool,omitempty"`
 	Status                 string            `human:"Status" serialized:"status"`
 	StatusDetail           string            `human:"Status Detail,omitempty" serialized:"status_detail,omitempty"`
 	LatestOffsets          map[string]string `human:"Latest Offsets" serialized:"latest_offsets"`
diff --git a/internal/flink/command_statement_create.go b/internal/flink/command_statement_create.go
index 940b01e1ea..eda49f8606 100644
--- a/internal/flink/command_statement_create.go
+++ b/internal/flink/command_statement_create.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	flinkgatewayv1 "github.com/confluentinc/ccloud-sdk-go-v2/flink-gateway/v1"
 
+	"github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/ccloudv2"
 	pcmd "github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/cmd"
 	"github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/confluentinc/cli/v4/pkg/examples"
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ func (c *command) newStatementCreateCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	pcmd.AddEnvironmentFlag(cmd, c.AuthenticatedCLICommand)
 	pcmd.AddContextFlag(cmd, c.CLICommand)
 	pcmd.AddOutputFlag(cmd)
+	pcmd.AddCloudFlag(cmd)
+	pcmd.AddRegionFlagFlink(cmd, c.AuthenticatedCLICommand)
 
 	cobra.CheckErr(cmd.MarkFlagRequired("sql"))
 
@@ -63,18 +66,26 @@ func (c *command) statementCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	computePool := c.Context.GetCurrentFlinkComputePool()
+	cloud, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("cloud")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	region, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("region")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	if computePool == "" {
-		return errors.NewErrorWithSuggestions(
-			"no compute pool selected",
-			"Select a compute pool with `confluent flink compute-pool use` or `--compute-pool`.",
-		)
+		if cloud == "" || region == "" {
+			return errors.New("Flink cloud and region flags are required when compute pool is not specified.")
+		}
 	}
 
 	name := types.GenerateStatementName()
 	if len(args) == 1 {
 		name = args[0]
 	}
-
 	sql, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("sql")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -109,15 +120,22 @@ func (c *command) statementCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	statement := flinkgatewayv1.SqlV1Statement{
 		Name: flinkgatewayv1.PtrString(name),
 		Spec: &flinkgatewayv1.SqlV1StatementSpec{
-			Statement:     flinkgatewayv1.PtrString(sql),
-			Properties:    &statementProperties,
-			ComputePoolId: flinkgatewayv1.PtrString(computePool),
+			Statement:  flinkgatewayv1.PtrString(sql),
+			Properties: &statementProperties,
 		},
 	}
-
-	client, err := c.GetFlinkGatewayClient(true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	var client *ccloudv2.FlinkGatewayClient
+	if computePool != "" {
+		statement.Spec.ComputePoolId = flinkgatewayv1.PtrString(computePool)
+		client, err = c.GetFlinkGatewayClient(true)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		client, err = c.GetFlinkGatewayClient(false)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	serviceAccount, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("service-account")
@@ -129,12 +147,10 @@ func (c *command) statementCreate(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if serviceAccount == "" {
 		principal = c.Context.GetUser().GetResourceId()
 	}
-
 	statement, err = client.CreateStatement(statement, principal, environmentId, c.Context.LastOrgId)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
 	wait, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("wait")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/pkg/ccloudv2/flink.go b/pkg/ccloudv2/flink.go
index aa7fd709cb..2d96a0f45b 100644
--- a/pkg/ccloudv2/flink.go
+++ b/pkg/ccloudv2/flink.go
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ func (c *Client) DescribeFlinkComputePool(id, environment string) (flinkv2.FcpmV
 	return res, errors.CatchComputePoolNotFoundError(err, id, httpResp)
 }
 
+func (c *Client) DescribeFlinkComputePoolConfig() (flinkv2.FcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfig, error) {
+	res, httpResp, err := c.FlinkClient.OrgComputePoolConfigsFcpmV2Api.GetFcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfig(c.flinkApiContext()).Execute()
+	return res, errors.CatchCCloudV2Error(err, httpResp)
+}
+
 func (c *Client) ListFlinkComputePools(environment, specRegion string) ([]flinkv2.FcpmV2ComputePool, error) {
 	var list []flinkv2.FcpmV2ComputePool
 
@@ -109,3 +114,8 @@ func (c *Client) UpdateFlinkComputePool(id string, update flinkv2.FcpmV2ComputeP
 	res, httpResp, err := c.FlinkClient.ComputePoolsFcpmV2Api.UpdateFcpmV2ComputePool(c.flinkApiContext(), id).FcpmV2ComputePoolUpdate(update).Execute()
 	return res, errors.CatchCCloudV2Error(err, httpResp)
 }
+
+func (c *Client) UpdateFlinkComputePoolConfig(fcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfigUpdate flinkv2.FcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfigUpdate) (flinkv2.FcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfig, error) {
+	res, httpResp, err := c.FlinkClient.OrgComputePoolConfigsFcpmV2Api.UpdateFcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfig(c.flinkApiContext()).FcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfigUpdate(fcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfigUpdate).Execute()
+	return res, errors.CatchCCloudV2Error(err, httpResp)
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool-config/describe-help.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool-config/describe-help.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ba7d141896
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool-config/describe-help.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+Describe a Flink compute pool config.
+
+Usage:
+  confluent flink compute-pool-config describe [flags]
+
+Flags:
+  -o, --output string   Specify the output format as "human", "json", or "yaml". (default "human")
+
+Global Flags:
+  -h, --help            Show help for this command.
+      --unsafe-trace    Equivalent to -vvvv, but also log HTTP requests and responses which might contain plaintext secrets.
+  -v, --verbose count   Increase verbosity (-v for warn, -vv for info, -vvv for debug, -vvvv for trace).
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool-config/help.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool-config/help.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0296ca14a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool-config/help.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+Manage Flink compute pools configs.
+
+Usage:
+  confluent flink compute-pool-config [command]
+
+Available Commands:
+  describe    Describe a Flink compute pool config.
+  update      Update a Flink compute pool config.
+
+Global Flags:
+  -h, --help            Show help for this command.
+      --unsafe-trace    Equivalent to -vvvv, but also log HTTP requests and responses which might contain plaintext secrets.
+  -v, --verbose count   Increase verbosity (-v for warn, -vv for info, -vvv for debug, -vvvv for trace).
+
+Use "confluent flink compute-pool-config [command] --help" for more information about a command.
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool-config/update-help.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool-config/update-help.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7edde51ee6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool-config/update-help.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Update a Flink compute pool config.
+
+Usage:
+  confluent flink compute-pool-config update [flags]
+
+Examples:
+Update CFU count of a Flink compute pool config.
+
+  $ confluent flink compute-pool update --max-cfu 5
+
+Flags:
+      --max-cfu int32        Maximum number of Confluent Flink Units (CFUs) that default compute pools in this organization should auto-scale to. (default -1)
+      --default-pool         Whether default compute pools are enabled for the organization.
+      --environment string   Environment ID.
+  -o, --output string        Specify the output format as "human", "json", or "yaml". (default "human")
+
+Global Flags:
+  -h, --help            Show help for this command.
+      --unsafe-trace    Equivalent to -vvvv, but also log HTTP requests and responses which might contain plaintext secrets.
+  -v, --verbose count   Increase verbosity (-v for warn, -vv for info, -vvv for debug, -vvvv for trace).
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/create-default.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/create-default.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33a6ff595b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/create-default.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
++--------------+-------------------+
+| Current      | false             |
+| ID           | lfcp-123456       |
+| Name         | my-compute-pool-2 |
+| Environment  | env-596           |
+| Current CFU  | 0                 |
+| Max CFU      | 5                 |
+| Default Pool | true              |
+| Cloud        | AWS               |
+| Region       | us-west-2         |
+| Status       | PROVISIONING      |
++--------------+-------------------+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/create-help.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/create-help.golden
index 8de3410ec2..8cc34e527f 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/create-help.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/create-help.golden
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Flags:
       --cloud string         REQUIRED: Specify the cloud provider as "aws", "azure", or "gcp".
       --region string        REQUIRED: Cloud region for Flink (use "confluent flink region list" to see all).
       --max-cfu int32        Maximum number of Confluent Flink Units (CFU). (default 5)
+      --default-pool         Indicate whether the Flink compute pool is a default compute pool or not.
       --environment string   Environment ID.
   -o, --output string        Specify the output format as "human", "json", or "yaml". (default "human")
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/create.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/create.golden
index 937e8b4d3d..b77c448b29 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/create.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/create.golden
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-+-------------+-----------------+
-| Current     | false           |
-| ID          | lfcp-123456     |
-| Name        | my-compute-pool |
-| Environment | env-596         |
-| Current CFU | 0               |
-| Max CFU     | 5               |
-| Cloud       | AWS             |
-| Region      | us-west-2       |
-| Status      | PROVISIONING    |
-+-------------+-----------------+
++--------------+-----------------+
+| Current      | false           |
+| ID           | lfcp-123456     |
+| Name         | my-compute-pool |
+| Environment  | env-596         |
+| Current CFU  | 0               |
+| Max CFU      | 5               |
+| Default Pool | false           |
+| Cloud        | AWS             |
+| Region       | us-west-2       |
+| Status       | PROVISIONING    |
++--------------+-----------------+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/describe-after-use.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/describe-after-use.golden
index 98fdf32db9..d4f3454dde 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/describe-after-use.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/describe-after-use.golden
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-+-------------+-------------------+
-| Current     | true              |
-| ID          | lfcp-123456       |
-| Name        | my-compute-pool-1 |
-| Environment | env-123           |
-| Current CFU | 0                 |
-| Max CFU     | 1                 |
-| Cloud       | AWS               |
-| Region      | eu-west-1         |
-| Status      | PROVISIONED       |
-+-------------+-------------------+
++--------------+-------------------+
+| Current      | true              |
+| ID           | lfcp-123456       |
+| Name         | my-compute-pool-1 |
+| Environment  | env-123           |
+| Current CFU  | 0                 |
+| Max CFU      | 1                 |
+| Default Pool | false             |
+| Cloud        | AWS               |
+| Region       | eu-west-1         |
+| Status       | PROVISIONED       |
++--------------+-------------------+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/describe-compute-pool-config.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/describe-compute-pool-config.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a113099c87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/describe-compute-pool-config.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
++----------------------+-------+
+| Default Pool Enabled | false |
+| Default Pool Max CFU | 50    |
++----------------------+-------+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/describe.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/describe.golden
index 316a0384dc..9c4c61c295 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/describe.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/describe.golden
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-+-------------+-------------------+
-| Current     | false             |
-| ID          | lfcp-123456       |
-| Name        | my-compute-pool-1 |
-| Environment | env-123           |
-| Current CFU | 0                 |
-| Max CFU     | 1                 |
-| Cloud       | AWS               |
-| Region      | eu-west-1         |
-| Status      | PROVISIONED       |
-+-------------+-------------------+
++--------------+-------------------+
+| Current      | false             |
+| ID           | lfcp-123456       |
+| Name         | my-compute-pool-1 |
+| Environment  | env-123           |
+| Current CFU  | 0                 |
+| Max CFU      | 1                 |
+| Default Pool | false             |
+| Cloud        | AWS               |
+| Region       | eu-west-1         |
+| Status       | PROVISIONED       |
++--------------+-------------------+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/list-after-use.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/list-after-use.golden
index fb9d0f1fb0..720b104ddc 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/list-after-use.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/list-after-use.golden
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-  Current |     ID      |       Name        | Environment | Current CFU | Max CFU | Cloud |  Region   |   Status     
-----------+-------------+-------------------+-------------+-------------+---------+-------+-----------+--------------
-  *       | lfcp-123456 | my-compute-pool-1 | env-123     |           0 |       1 | AWS   | eu-west-1 | PROVISIONED  
-          | lfcp-222222 | my-compute-pool-2 | env-456     |           0 |       2 | AWS   | eu-west-2 | PROVISIONED  
+  Current |     ID      |       Name        | Environment | Current CFU | Max CFU | Default Pool | Cloud |  Region   |   Status     
+----------+-------------+-------------------+-------------+-------------+---------+--------------+-------+-----------+--------------
+  *       | lfcp-123456 | my-compute-pool-1 | env-123     |           0 |       1 | false        | AWS   | eu-west-1 | PROVISIONED  
+          | lfcp-222222 | my-compute-pool-2 | env-456     |           0 |       2 | false        | AWS   | eu-west-2 | PROVISIONED  
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/list-region.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/list-region.golden
index 4b81f1fde7..6554c733ff 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/list-region.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/list-region.golden
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-  Current |     ID      |       Name        | Environment | Current CFU | Max CFU | Cloud |  Region   |   Status     
-----------+-------------+-------------------+-------------+-------------+---------+-------+-----------+--------------
-          | lfcp-222222 | my-compute-pool-2 | env-456     |           0 |       2 | AWS   | eu-west-2 | PROVISIONED  
+  Current |     ID      |       Name        | Environment | Current CFU | Max CFU | Default Pool | Cloud |  Region   |   Status     
+----------+-------------+-------------------+-------------+-------------+---------+--------------+-------+-----------+--------------
+          | lfcp-222222 | my-compute-pool-2 | env-456     |           0 |       2 | false        | AWS   | eu-west-2 | PROVISIONED  
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/list.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/list.golden
index 174bdb42cd..abfae6cf8b 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/list.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/list.golden
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-  Current |     ID      |       Name        | Environment | Current CFU | Max CFU | Cloud |  Region   |   Status     
-----------+-------------+-------------------+-------------+-------------+---------+-------+-----------+--------------
-          | lfcp-123456 | my-compute-pool-1 | env-123     |           0 |       1 | AWS   | eu-west-1 | PROVISIONED  
-          | lfcp-222222 | my-compute-pool-2 | env-456     |           0 |       2 | AWS   | eu-west-2 | PROVISIONED  
+  Current |     ID      |       Name        | Environment | Current CFU | Max CFU | Default Pool | Cloud |  Region   |   Status     
+----------+-------------+-------------------+-------------+-------------+---------+--------------+-------+-----------+--------------
+          | lfcp-123456 | my-compute-pool-1 | env-123     |           0 |       1 | false        | AWS   | eu-west-1 | PROVISIONED  
+          | lfcp-222222 | my-compute-pool-2 | env-456     |           0 |       2 | false        | AWS   | eu-west-2 | PROVISIONED  
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update-after-use.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update-after-use.golden
index 3a00bd72d6..391dd56282 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update-after-use.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update-after-use.golden
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-+-------------+-------------------+
-| Current     | true              |
-| ID          | lfcp-123456       |
-| Name        | my-compute-pool-1 |
-| Environment | env-123           |
-| Current CFU | 0                 |
-| Max CFU     | 5                 |
-| Cloud       | AWS               |
-| Region      | eu-west-1         |
-| Status      | PROVISIONED       |
-+-------------+-------------------+
++--------------+-------------------+
+| Current      | true              |
+| ID           | lfcp-123456       |
+| Name         | my-compute-pool-1 |
+| Environment  | env-123           |
+| Current CFU  | 0                 |
+| Max CFU      | 5                 |
+| Default Pool | false             |
+| Cloud        | AWS               |
+| Region       | eu-west-1         |
+| Status       | PROVISIONED       |
++--------------+-------------------+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update-compute-pool-config.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update-compute-pool-config.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d1e139c180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update-compute-pool-config.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
++----------------------+------+
+| Default Pool Enabled | true |
+| Default Pool Max CFU | 5    |
++----------------------+------+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update-default.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update-default.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c4c61c295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update-default.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
++--------------+-------------------+
+| Current      | false             |
+| ID           | lfcp-123456       |
+| Name         | my-compute-pool-1 |
+| Environment  | env-123           |
+| Current CFU  | 0                 |
+| Max CFU      | 1                 |
+| Default Pool | false             |
+| Cloud        | AWS               |
+| Region       | eu-west-1         |
+| Status       | PROVISIONED       |
++--------------+-------------------+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update-help.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update-help.golden
index f5b6e18c98..96d727f956 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update-help.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update-help.golden
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Update name and CFU count of a Flink compute pool.
 Flags:
       --name string          Name of the compute pool.
       --max-cfu int32        Maximum number of Confluent Flink Units (CFU).
+      --default-pool         Indicate whether the Flink compute pool is a default compute pool or not.
       --environment string   Environment ID.
   -o, --output string        Specify the output format as "human", "json", or "yaml". (default "human")
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update.golden
index ab59f5cb51..a7e403d106 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/compute-pool/update.golden
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-+-------------+-------------------+
-| Current     | false             |
-| ID          | lfcp-123456       |
-| Name        | my-compute-pool-1 |
-| Environment | env-123           |
-| Current CFU | 0                 |
-| Max CFU     | 5                 |
-| Cloud       | AWS               |
-| Region      | eu-west-1         |
-| Status      | PROVISIONED       |
-+-------------+-------------------+
++--------------+-------------------+
+| Current      | false             |
+| ID           | lfcp-123456       |
+| Name         | my-compute-pool-1 |
+| Environment  | env-123           |
+| Current CFU  | 0                 |
+| Max CFU      | 5                 |
+| Default Pool | false             |
+| Cloud        | AWS               |
+| Region       | eu-west-1         |
+| Status       | PROVISIONED       |
++--------------+-------------------+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/help-onprem.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/help-onprem.golden
index c50aa1f00e..98a40ac7f7 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/flink/help-onprem.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/help-onprem.golden
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ Usage:
   confluent flink [command]
 
 Available Commands:
-  application       Manage Flink applications.
-  catalog           Manage Flink catalogs in Confluent Platform.
-  compute-pool      Manage Flink compute pools.
-  environment       Manage Flink environments.
-  statement         Manage Flink SQL statements.
+  application         Manage Flink applications.
+  catalog             Manage Flink catalogs in Confluent Platform.
+  compute-pool        Manage Flink compute pools.
+  environment         Manage Flink environments.
+  statement           Manage Flink SQL statements.
 
 Global Flags:
   -h, --help            Show help for this command.
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/help.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/help.golden
index 6f3124ea73..6c9992c751 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/flink/help.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/help.golden
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ Usage:
   confluent flink [command]
 
 Available Commands:
-  artifact          Manage Flink UDF artifacts.
-  compute-pool      Manage Flink compute pools.
-  connection        Manage Flink connections.
-  connectivity-type Manage Flink connectivity type.
-  endpoint          Manage Flink endpoint.
-  region            Manage Flink regions.
-  shell             Start Flink interactive SQL client.
-  statement         Manage Flink SQL statements.
+  artifact            Manage Flink UDF artifacts.
+  compute-pool        Manage Flink compute pools.
+  compute-pool-config Manage Flink compute pools configs.
+  connection          Manage Flink connections.
+  connectivity-type   Manage Flink connectivity type.
+  endpoint            Manage Flink endpoint.
+  region              Manage Flink regions.
+  shell               Start Flink interactive SQL client.
+  statement           Manage Flink SQL statements.
 
 Global Flags:
   -h, --help            Show help for this command.
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/shell-help.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/shell-help.golden
index b8a114664f..186a202b01 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/flink/shell-help.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/shell-help.golden
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ Examples:
 For a Quick Start with examples in context, see https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/flink/get-started/quick-start-shell.html.
 
 Flags:
+      --environment string       Environment ID.
       --compute-pool string      Flink compute pool ID.
       --service-account string   Service account ID.
       --database string          The database which will be used as the default database. When using Kafka, this is the cluster ID.
-      --environment string       Environment ID.
       --context string           CLI context name.
+      --cloud string             Specify the cloud provider as "aws", "azure", or "gcp".
+      --region string            Cloud region for Flink (use "confluent flink region list" to see all).
 
 Global Flags:
   -h, --help            Show help for this command.
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/statement/create-help.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/statement/create-help.golden
index 8ebca61d1f..da60ffb363 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/output/flink/statement/create-help.golden
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/statement/create-help.golden
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Flags:
       --environment string       Environment ID.
       --context string           CLI context name.
   -o, --output string            Specify the output format as "human", "json", or "yaml". (default "human")
+      --cloud string             Specify the cloud provider as "aws", "azure", or "gcp".
+      --region string            Cloud region for Flink (use "confluent flink region list" to see all).
 
 Global Flags:
   -h, --help            Show help for this command.
diff --git a/test/fixtures/output/flink/statement/create-without-compute-pool.golden b/test/fixtures/output/flink/statement/create-without-compute-pool.golden
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..554b5cfaaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/output/flink/statement/create-without-compute-pool.golden
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+No Flink endpoint is specified, defaulting to public endpoint: `http://127.0.0.1:1026`
++---------------+-------------------------------+
+| Creation Date | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC |
+| Name          | my-statement-2                |
+| Statement     | INSERT * INTO table;          |
+| Status        | PENDING                       |
++---------------+-------------------------------+
diff --git a/test/flink_test.go b/test/flink_test.go
index 34b86fdcb9..6f872a8043 100644
--- a/test/flink_test.go
+++ b/test/flink_test.go
@@ -61,21 +61,6 @@ func (s *CLITestSuite) TestFlinkArtifact() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *CLITestSuite) TestFlinkComputePool() {
-	tests := []CLITest{
-		{args: "flink compute-pool create my-compute-pool --cloud aws --region us-west-2", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/create.golden"},
-		{args: "flink compute-pool describe lfcp-123456", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/describe.golden"},
-		{args: "flink compute-pool list", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/list.golden"},
-		{args: "flink compute-pool list --region eu-west-2", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/list-region.golden"},
-		{args: "flink compute-pool update lfcp-123456 --max-cfu 5", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/update.golden"},
-	}
-
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		test.login = "cloud"
-		s.runIntegrationTest(test)
-	}
-}
-
 func (s *CLITestSuite) TestFlinkConnection() {
 	tests := []CLITest{
 		{args: "flink region use --cloud aws --region eu-west-1", fixture: "flink/region/use-aws.golden"},
@@ -209,6 +194,23 @@ func (s *CLITestSuite) TestFlinkConnectivityType() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *CLITestSuite) TestFlinkComputePool() {
+	tests := []CLITest{
+		{args: "flink compute-pool create my-compute-pool --cloud aws --region us-west-2", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/create.golden"},
+		{args: "flink compute-pool describe lfcp-123456", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/describe.golden"},
+		{args: "flink compute-pool list", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/list.golden"},
+		{args: "flink compute-pool list --region eu-west-2", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/list-region.golden"},
+		{args: "flink compute-pool update lfcp-123456 --max-cfu 5", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/update.golden"},
+		{args: "flink compute-pool create my-compute-pool-2 --default-pool --cloud aws --region us-west-2", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/create-default.golden"},
+		{args: "flink compute-pool update lfcp-123456 --default-pool=false", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/update-default.golden"},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		test.login = "cloud"
+		s.runIntegrationTest(test)
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *CLITestSuite) TestFlinkComputePoolDelete() {
 	tests := []CLITest{
 		{args: "flink compute-pool delete lfcp-123456 --force", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/delete.golden"},
@@ -251,6 +253,18 @@ func (s *CLITestSuite) TestFlinkComputePoolUse() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *CLITestSuite) TestFlinkComputePoolConfig() {
+	tests := []CLITest{
+		{args: "flink compute-pool-config describe", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/describe-compute-pool-config.golden"},
+		{args: "flink compute-pool-config update --max-cfu 5 --default-pool", fixture: "flink/compute-pool/update-compute-pool-config.golden"},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		test.login = "cloud"
+		s.runIntegrationTest(test)
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *CLITestSuite) TestFlinkRegion() {
 	tests := []CLITest{
 		{args: "flink region use --cloud aws --region eu-west-1", fixture: "flink/region/use-aws.golden"},
@@ -310,6 +324,7 @@ func (s *CLITestSuite) TestFlinkStatement() {
 func (s *CLITestSuite) TestFlinkStatementCreate() {
 	tests := []CLITest{
 		{args: `flink statement create my-statement --sql "INSERT * INTO table;" --compute-pool lfcp-123456 --service-account sa-123456`, fixture: "flink/statement/create.golden"},
+		{args: `flink statement create my-statement-2 --sql "INSERT * INTO table;" --cloud aws --region eu-west-1 --service-account sa-123456`, fixture: "flink/statement/create-without-compute-pool.golden"},
 		{args: `flink statement create my-statement --sql "INSERT * INTO table;" --compute-pool lfcp-123456`, fixture: "flink/statement/create-service-account-warning.golden"},
 		{args: `flink statement create my-statement --sql "INSERT * INTO table;" --compute-pool lfcp-123456 --service-account sa-123456 --wait`, fixture: "flink/statement/create-wait.golden"},
 		{args: `flink statement create --sql "INSERT * INTO table;" --compute-pool lfcp-123456 --service-account sa-123456 -o yaml`, fixture: "flink/statement/create-no-name-yaml.golden", regex: true},
diff --git a/test/test-server/ccloudv2_router.go b/test/test-server/ccloudv2_router.go
index ad8acd47d6..65e5146315 100644
--- a/test/test-server/ccloudv2_router.go
+++ b/test/test-server/ccloudv2_router.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ var ccloudV2Routes = []route{
 	{"/connect/v1/custom-connector-runtimes", handleListCustomConnectorRuntimes},
 	{"/connect/v1/dummy-presigned-url", handleCustomPluginUploadFile},
 	{"/fcpm/v2/compute-pools", handleFcpmComputePools},
+	{"/fcpm/v2/compute-pool-config", handleFcpmComputePoolConfigs},
 	{"/fcpm/v2/compute-pools/{id}", handleFcpmComputePoolsId},
 	{"/fcpm/v2/regions", handleFcpmRegions},
 	{"/iam/v2/api-keys", handleIamApiKeys},
diff --git a/test/test-server/fcpm_handlers.go b/test/test-server/fcpm_handlers.go
index 20cee51a14..7a0edba26b 100644
--- a/test/test-server/fcpm_handlers.go
+++ b/test/test-server/fcpm_handlers.go
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func handleFcpmComputePools(t *testing.T) http.HandlerFunc {
 			err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(create)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			create.Spec.Cloud = flinkv2.PtrString(strings.ToUpper(create.Spec.GetCloud()))
+			create.Spec.DefaultPool = flinkv2.PtrBool(create.Spec.GetDefaultPool())
 
 			v := flinkv2.FcpmV2ComputePool{
 				Id:     flinkv2.PtrString("lfcp-123456"),
@@ -68,6 +69,34 @@ func handleFcpmComputePools(t *testing.T) http.HandlerFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+func handleFcpmComputePoolConfigs(t *testing.T) http.HandlerFunc {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		switch r.Method {
+		case http.MethodGet:
+			config1 := flinkv2.FcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfig{
+				Spec: &flinkv2.FcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfigSpec{
+					DefaultPoolEnabled: flinkv2.PtrBool(false),
+					DefaultPoolMaxCfu:  flinkv2.PtrInt32(50),
+				},
+			}
+			err := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(config1)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		case http.MethodPatch:
+			update := new(flinkv2.FcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfig)
+			err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(update)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			config1 := flinkv2.FcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfig{
+				Spec: &flinkv2.FcpmV2OrgComputePoolConfigSpec{
+					DefaultPoolEnabled: flinkv2.PtrBool(update.Spec.GetDefaultPoolEnabled()),
+					DefaultPoolMaxCfu:  flinkv2.PtrInt32(update.Spec.GetDefaultPoolMaxCfu()),
+				},
+			}
+			err = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(config1)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func handleFcpmComputePoolsId(t *testing.T) http.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		var computePool flinkv2.FcpmV2ComputePool
@@ -105,6 +134,7 @@ func handleFcpmComputePoolsId(t *testing.T) http.HandlerFunc {
 				Spec: &flinkv2.FcpmV2ComputePoolSpec{
 					DisplayName: flinkv2.PtrString("my-compute-pool-1"),
 					MaxCfu:      flinkv2.PtrInt32(update.Spec.GetMaxCfu()),
+					DefaultPool: flinkv2.PtrBool(update.Spec.GetDefaultPool()),
 					Cloud:       flinkv2.PtrString("AWS"),
 					Region:      flinkv2.PtrString("eu-west-1"),
 					Environment: &flinkv2.GlobalObjectReference{Id: "env-123"},
diff --git a/test/test-server/flink_gateway_router.go b/test/test-server/flink_gateway_router.go
index da626fe3ae..65ac6b4c3d 100644
--- a/test/test-server/flink_gateway_router.go
+++ b/test/test-server/flink_gateway_router.go
@@ -174,7 +174,11 @@ func handleSqlEnvironmentsEnvironmentStatements(t *testing.T) http.HandlerFunc {
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
 			statement.Metadata = &flinkgatewayv1.StatementObjectMeta{CreatedAt: flinkgatewayv1.PtrTime(time.Date(2023, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC))}
-			statement.Spec.ComputePoolId = flinkgatewayv1.PtrString(validFlinkStatementComputePoolId)
+			switch strings.ToLower(statement.GetName()) {
+			case "my-statement":
+				statement.Spec.ComputePoolId = flinkgatewayv1.PtrString(validFlinkStatementComputePoolId)
+			}
+
 			statement.Status = &flinkgatewayv1.SqlV1StatementStatus{Phase: "PENDING"}
 
 			err = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(statement)