diff --git a/content/master/managed-resources/managed-resources.md b/content/master/managed-resources/managed-resources.md
index 279b160f9..2f6f4fb92 100644
--- a/content/master/managed-resources/managed-resources.md
+++ b/content/master/managed-resources/managed-resources.md
@@ -337,22 +337,26 @@ Crossplane supports the following policies:
 | `LateInitialize` | Crossplane initializes some external resource settings not defined in the `spec.forProvider` of the managed resource. See [the late initialization]({{<ref "./managed-resources#late-initialization" >}}) section for more details. |
 | `Observe` | Crossplane only observes the resource and doesn't make any changes. Used for observe only resources. |
 | `Update` | Crossplane changes the external resource when changing the managed resource. |
+|`Orphan` | Shorthand for the combination `Observe`, `Create`, `Update`, `LateInitialize`. Supports migration from the deprecated `deletionPolicy` attribute. |
+|`MustCreate` | A stricter version of `Create` that requires the desired resource to _not_ already exist. |
 {{</table >}}
 
 The following is a list of common policy combinations:
 {{<table "table table-sm table-hover table-striped-columns" >}}
-| Create | Delete | LateInitialize | Observe | Update | Description |
-| :---:  | :---:  | :---:          | :---:   | :---:  | ---         |
-| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      | _Default policy_. Crossplane has full control over the resource.                                                                                                     |
-| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       |        | After creation any changes made to the managed resource aren't passed to the external resource. Useful for immutable external resources. |
-| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      |                | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      | Prevent Crossplane from managing any settings not defined in the managed resource. Useful for immutable fields in an external resource. |
-| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      |                | {{<check>}}       |        | Crossplane doesn't import any settings from the external resource and doesn't push changes to the managed resource. Crossplane recreates the external resource if it's deleted. |
-| {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. |
-| {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Crossplane doesn't apply changes to the external resource after creation. |
-| {{<check>}}      |        |                | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Crossplane doesn't import any settings from the external resource. |
-| {{<check>}}      |        |                | {{<check>}}       |        | Crossplane creates the external resource but doesn't apply any changes to the external resource or managed resource. Crossplane can't delete the resource. |
-|        |        |                | {{<check>}}       |        | Crossplane only observes a resource. |
-|        |        |                |         |        | No policy set. An alternative method for [pausing](#paused) a resource.                                                                                              |
+| Create | Delete | LateInitialize | Observe | Update | Orphan | MustCreate | Description |
+| :---:  | :---:  | :---:          | :---:   | :---:  | :---:  | :---:      |---         |
+| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        |        | _Default policy_. Crossplane has full control over the resource.                                                                                                     |
+| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | After creation any changes made to the managed resource aren't passed to the external resource. Useful for immutable external resources. |
+| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      |                | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        |        | Prevent Crossplane from managing any settings not defined in the managed resource. Useful for immutable fields in an external resource. |
+| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      |                | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | Crossplane doesn't import any settings from the external resource and doesn't push changes to the managed resource. Crossplane recreates the external resource if it's deleted. |
+| {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. |
+| {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Crossplane doesn't apply changes to the external resource after creation. |
+| {{<check>}}      |        |                | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Crossplane doesn't import any settings from the external resource. |
+| {{<check>}}      |        |                | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | Crossplane creates the external resource but doesn't apply any changes to the external resource or managed resource. Crossplane can't delete the resource. |
+|        |        |                | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | Crossplane only observes a resource. |
+|        |        |                |         |        |        |        | No policy set. An alternative method for [pausing](#paused) a resource.                                                                                              |
+|        |        |                |         |        | {{<check>}}      |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Equivalent to Observe, Create, Update, LateInitialize. |
+|        | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}      | Crossplane has full control over the resource. The resource must not already exist when the Managed Resource is created.                                                                                                     |
 {{< /table >}}
 
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diff --git a/content/v1.20/concepts/managed-resources.md b/content/v1.20/concepts/managed-resources.md
index 1c163ea71..685a1e353 100644
--- a/content/v1.20/concepts/managed-resources.md
+++ b/content/v1.20/concepts/managed-resources.md
@@ -447,22 +447,26 @@ Crossplane supports the following policies:
 | `LateInitialize` | Crossplane initializes some external resource settings not defined in the `spec.forProvider` of the managed resource. See [the late initialization]({{<ref "./managed-resources#late-initialization" >}}) section for more details. |
 | `Observe` | Crossplane only observes the resource and doesn't make any changes. Used for [observe only resources]({{<ref "../guides/import-existing-resources#import-resources-automatically">}}). |
 | `Update` | Crossplane changes the external resource when changing the managed resource. |
+|`Orphan` | Shorthand for the combination `Observe`, `Create`, `Update`, `LateInitialize`. Supports migration from the deprecated `deletionPolicy` attribute. |
+|`MustCreate` | A stricter version of `Create` that requires the desired resource to _not_ already exist. |
 {{</table >}}
 
 The following is a list of common policy combinations:
 {{<table "table table-sm table-hover table-striped-columns" >}}
-| Create | Delete | LateInitialize | Observe | Update | Description |
-| :---:  | :---:  | :---:          | :---:   | :---:  | ---         |
-| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      | _Default policy_. Crossplane has full control over the resource.                                                                                                     |
-| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       |        | After creation any changes made to the managed resource aren't passed to the external resource. Useful for immutable external resources. |
-| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      |                | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      | Prevent Crossplane from managing any settings not defined in the managed resource. Useful for immutable fields in an external resource. |
-| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      |                | {{<check>}}       |        | Crossplane doesn't import any settings from the external resource and doesn't push changes to the managed resource. Crossplane recreates the external resource if it's deleted. |
-| {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. |
-| {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Crossplane doesn't apply changes to the external resource after creation. |
-| {{<check>}}      |        |                | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Crossplane doesn't import any settings from the external resource. |
-| {{<check>}}      |        |                | {{<check>}}       |        | Crossplane creates the external resource but doesn't apply any changes to the external resource or managed resource. Crossplane can't delete the resource. |
-|        |        |                | {{<check>}}       |        | Crossplane only observes a resource. Used for [observe only resources]({{<ref "../guides/import-existing-resources#import-resources-automatically">}}). |
-|        |        |                |         |        | No policy set. An alternative method for [pausing](#paused) a resource.                                                                                              |
+| Create | Delete | LateInitialize | Observe | Update | Orphan | MustCreate | Description |
+| :---:  | :---:  | :---:          | :---:   | :---:  | :---:  | :---:      |---         |
+| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        |        | _Default policy_. Crossplane has full control over the resource.                                                                                                     |
+| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | After creation any changes made to the managed resource aren't passed to the external resource. Useful for immutable external resources. |
+| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      |                | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        |        | Prevent Crossplane from managing any settings not defined in the managed resource. Useful for immutable fields in an external resource. |
+| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      |                | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | Crossplane doesn't import any settings from the external resource and doesn't push changes to the managed resource. Crossplane recreates the external resource if it's deleted. |
+| {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. |
+| {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Crossplane doesn't apply changes to the external resource after creation. |
+| {{<check>}}      |        |                | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Crossplane doesn't import any settings from the external resource. |
+| {{<check>}}      |        |                | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | Crossplane creates the external resource but doesn't apply any changes to the external resource or managed resource. Crossplane can't delete the resource. |
+|        |        |                | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | Crossplane only observes a resource. |
+|        |        |                |         |        |        |        | No policy set. An alternative method for [pausing](#paused) a resource.                                                                                              |
+|        |        |                |         |        | {{<check>}}      |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Equivalent to Observe, Create, Update, LateInitialize. |
+| }      | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}      | _Default policy_. Crossplane has full control over the resource.  The resource must not already exist when the Managed Resource is created.                                                                                                     |
 {{< /table >}}
 
 <!-- vale off -->
diff --git a/content/v2.0/managed-resources/managed-resources.md b/content/v2.0/managed-resources/managed-resources.md
index 279b160f9..e83cd3883 100644
--- a/content/v2.0/managed-resources/managed-resources.md
+++ b/content/v2.0/managed-resources/managed-resources.md
@@ -337,22 +337,26 @@ Crossplane supports the following policies:
 | `LateInitialize` | Crossplane initializes some external resource settings not defined in the `spec.forProvider` of the managed resource. See [the late initialization]({{<ref "./managed-resources#late-initialization" >}}) section for more details. |
 | `Observe` | Crossplane only observes the resource and doesn't make any changes. Used for observe only resources. |
 | `Update` | Crossplane changes the external resource when changing the managed resource. |
+|`Orphan` | Shorthand for the combination `Observe`, `Create`, `Update`, `LateInitialize`. Supports migration from the deprecated `deletionPolicy` attribute. |
+|`MustCreate` | A stricter version of `Create` that requires the desired resource to _not_ already exist. |
 {{</table >}}
 
 The following is a list of common policy combinations:
 {{<table "table table-sm table-hover table-striped-columns" >}}
-| Create | Delete | LateInitialize | Observe | Update | Description |
-| :---:  | :---:  | :---:          | :---:   | :---:  | ---         |
-| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      | _Default policy_. Crossplane has full control over the resource.                                                                                                     |
-| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       |        | After creation any changes made to the managed resource aren't passed to the external resource. Useful for immutable external resources. |
-| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      |                | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      | Prevent Crossplane from managing any settings not defined in the managed resource. Useful for immutable fields in an external resource. |
-| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      |                | {{<check>}}       |        | Crossplane doesn't import any settings from the external resource and doesn't push changes to the managed resource. Crossplane recreates the external resource if it's deleted. |
-| {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. |
-| {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Crossplane doesn't apply changes to the external resource after creation. |
-| {{<check>}}      |        |                | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Crossplane doesn't import any settings from the external resource. |
-| {{<check>}}      |        |                | {{<check>}}       |        | Crossplane creates the external resource but doesn't apply any changes to the external resource or managed resource. Crossplane can't delete the resource. |
-|        |        |                | {{<check>}}       |        | Crossplane only observes a resource. |
-|        |        |                |         |        | No policy set. An alternative method for [pausing](#paused) a resource.                                                                                              |
+| Create | Delete | LateInitialize | Observe | Update | Orphan | MustCreate | Description |
+| :---:  | :---:  | :---:          | :---:   | :---:  | :---:  | :---:      |---         |
+| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        |        | _Default policy_. Crossplane has full control over the resource.                                                                                                     |
+| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | After creation any changes made to the managed resource aren't passed to the external resource. Useful for immutable external resources. |
+| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      |                | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        |        | Prevent Crossplane from managing any settings not defined in the managed resource. Useful for immutable fields in an external resource. |
+| {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}      |                | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | Crossplane doesn't import any settings from the external resource and doesn't push changes to the managed resource. Crossplane recreates the external resource if it's deleted. |
+| {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. |
+| {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Crossplane doesn't apply changes to the external resource after creation. |
+| {{<check>}}      |        |                | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Crossplane doesn't import any settings from the external resource. |
+| {{<check>}}      |        |                | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | Crossplane creates the external resource but doesn't apply any changes to the external resource or managed resource. Crossplane can't delete the resource. |
+|        |        |                | {{<check>}}       |        |        |        | Crossplane only observes a resource. |
+|        |        |                |         |        |        |        | No policy set. An alternative method for [pausing](#paused) a resource.                                                                                              |
+|        |        |                |         |        | {{<check>}}      |        | Crossplane doesn't delete the external resource when deleting the managed resource. Equivalent to Observe, Create, Update, LateInitialize. |
+| }      | {{<check>}}      | {{<check>}}              | {{<check>}}       | {{<check>}}      |        | {{<check>}}      | _Default policy_. Crossplane has full control over the resource.  The resource must not already exist when the Managed Resource is created.                                                                                                     |
 {{< /table >}}
 
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diff --git a/utils/vale/styles/Crossplane/crossplane-words.txt b/utils/vale/styles/Crossplane/crossplane-words.txt
index 7317d5c1f..7a0d26b8d 100644
--- a/utils/vale/styles/Crossplane/crossplane-words.txt
+++ b/utils/vale/styles/Crossplane/crossplane-words.txt
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ MRD
 MRD's
 MRDs
 MRs
+MustCreate
 Operation-specific
 PatchSet
 PatchSets