diff --git a/github/resource_github_enterprise_organization.go b/github/resource_github_enterprise_organization.go
index fc7c36d884..7a4a8e4448 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_enterprise_organization.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_enterprise_organization.go
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ import (
 	"github.com/shurcooL/githubv4"
 )
 
+func isSAMLEnforcementError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	var ghErr *github.ErrorResponse
+	if errors.As(err, &ghErr) {
+		return ghErr.Response != nil &&
+			ghErr.Response.StatusCode == 403 &&
+			strings.Contains(ghErr.Message, "SAML enforcement")
+	}
+	return strings.Contains(err.Error(), "Resource protected by organization SAML enforcement")
+}
+
 func resourceGithubEnterpriseOrganization() *schema.Resource {
 	return &schema.Resource{
 		Create: resourceGithubEnterpriseOrganizationCreate,
@@ -128,7 +141,17 @@ func resourceGithubEnterpriseOrganizationCreate(data *schema.ResourceData, meta
 				Name:        github.Ptr(displayName),
 			},
 		)
-		return err
+		if err != nil {
+			if isSAMLEnforcementError(err) {
+				// The org was created but we can't set description/display_name until the PAT is authorized.
+				// Clear them from state so next plan will show drift and retry after PAT authorization.
+				log.Printf("[WARN] Organization %q created but could not set description/display_name due to SAML enforcement. Authorize the PAT and run apply again.", data.Get("name").(string))
+				_ = data.Set("description", "")
+				_ = data.Set("display_name", "")
+				return nil
+			}
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -301,10 +324,18 @@ func updateDescription(ctx context.Context, data *schema.ResourceData, v3 *githu
 			ctx,
 			orgName,
 			&github.Organization{
-				Description: github.Ptr(data.Get("description").(string)),
+				Description: github.Ptr(newDesc),
 			},
 		)
-		return err
+		if err != nil {
+			if isSAMLEnforcementError(err) {
+				// Reset state to old value so next plan shows drift
+				log.Printf("[WARN] Could not update description for %q due to SAML enforcement. Authorize the PAT and run apply again.", orgName)
+				_ = data.Set("description", oldDesc)
+				return nil
+			}
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -318,10 +349,18 @@ func updateDisplayName(ctx context.Context, data *schema.ResourceData, v4 *githu
 			ctx,
 			orgName,
 			&github.Organization{
-				Name: github.Ptr(data.Get("display_name").(string)),
+				Name: github.Ptr(newDisplayName),
 			},
 		)
-		return err
+		if err != nil {
+			if isSAMLEnforcementError(err) {
+				// Reset state to old value so next plan shows drift
+				log.Printf("[WARN] Could not update display_name for %q due to SAML enforcement. Authorize the PAT and run apply again.", orgName)
+				_ = data.Set("display_name", oldDisplayName)
+				return nil
+			}
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/github/resource_github_enterprise_organization_test.go b/github/resource_github_enterprise_organization_test.go
index e9616bee77..fc8b380307 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_enterprise_organization_test.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_enterprise_organization_test.go
@@ -1,15 +1,75 @@
 package github
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-github/v81/github"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/acctest"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/resource"
 )
 
+func TestIsSAMLEnforcementError(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		err      error
+		expected bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "nil error",
+			err:      nil,
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "GitHub ErrorResponse with SAML enforcement",
+			err: &github.ErrorResponse{
+				Response: &http.Response{StatusCode: 403},
+				Message:  "Resource protected by organization SAML enforcement. You must grant your Personal Access token access to this organization.",
+			},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "GitHub ErrorResponse 403 without SAML message",
+			err: &github.ErrorResponse{
+				Response: &http.Response{StatusCode: 403},
+				Message:  "Forbidden",
+			},
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "GitHub ErrorResponse 404",
+			err: &github.ErrorResponse{
+				Response: &http.Response{StatusCode: 404},
+				Message:  "Not Found",
+			},
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "plain error with SAML enforcement message",
+			err:      errors.New("Resource protected by organization SAML enforcement"),
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "plain error without SAML message",
+			err:      errors.New("some other error"),
+			expected: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := isSAMLEnforcementError(tc.err)
+			if result != tc.expected {
+				t.Errorf("isSAMLEnforcementError(%v) = %v, want %v", tc.err, result, tc.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAccGithubEnterpriseOrganization(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("creates and updates an enterprise organization without error", func(t *testing.T) {
 		randomID := acctest.RandStringFromCharSet(5, acctest.CharSetAlphaNum)