diff --git a/.changelog/32372.txt b/.changelog/32372.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2453cc73d35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/32372.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+resource/aws_ssm_parameter: Skip Update if only `overwrite` parameter changes
+```
diff --git a/internal/service/ssm/parameter.go b/internal/service/ssm/parameter.go
index f764429885a..544385cfa6c 100644
--- a/internal/service/ssm/parameter.go
+++ b/internal/service/ssm/parameter.go
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func resourceParameterUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta i
 	var diags diag.Diagnostics
 	conn := meta.(*conns.AWSClient).SSMConn(ctx)
 
-	if d.HasChangesExcept("tags", "tags_all") {
+	if d.HasChangesExcept("overwrite", "tags", "tags_all") {
 		value := d.Get("value").(string)
 
 		if v, ok := d.Get("insecure_value").(string); ok && v != "" {
diff --git a/internal/service/ssm/parameter_test.go b/internal/service/ssm/parameter_test.go
index 1f37c50e38d..f76fb13f00e 100644
--- a/internal/service/ssm/parameter_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/ssm/parameter_test.go
@@ -43,6 +43,101 @@ func TestAccSSMParameter_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.%", "0"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "version"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "data_type", "text"),
+					resource.TestCheckNoResourceAttr(resourceName, "overwrite"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:            resourceName,
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"overwrite"},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccSSMParameter_updateValue(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := acctest.Context(t)
+	var param ssm.Parameter
+	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", t.Name(), sdkacctest.RandString(10))
+	resourceName := "aws_ssm_parameter.test"
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:                 func() { acctest.PreCheck(ctx, t) },
+		ErrorCheck:               acctest.ErrorCheck(t, ssm.EndpointsID),
+		ProtoV5ProviderFactories: acctest.ProtoV5ProviderFactories,
+		CheckDestroy:             testAccCheckParameterDestroy(ctx),
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccParameterConfig_basic(name, "String", "test"),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckParameterExists(ctx, resourceName, &param),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "type", "String"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "value", "test"),
+					resource.TestCheckNoResourceAttr(resourceName, "overwrite"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:            resourceName,
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"overwrite"},
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccParameterConfig_basic(name, "String", "test2"),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckParameterExists(ctx, resourceName, &param),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "type", "String"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "value", "test2"),
+					resource.TestCheckNoResourceAttr(resourceName, "overwrite"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:            resourceName,
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"overwrite"},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccSSMParameter_updateDescription(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := acctest.Context(t)
+	var param ssm.Parameter
+	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", t.Name(), sdkacctest.RandString(10))
+	resourceName := "aws_ssm_parameter.test"
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:                 func() { acctest.PreCheck(ctx, t) },
+		ErrorCheck:               acctest.ErrorCheck(t, ssm.EndpointsID),
+		ProtoV5ProviderFactories: acctest.ProtoV5ProviderFactories,
+		CheckDestroy:             testAccCheckParameterDestroy(ctx),
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccParameterConfig_description(name, "description", "String", "test"),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckParameterExists(ctx, resourceName, &param),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "description", "description"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "type", "String"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "value", "test"),
+					resource.TestCheckNoResourceAttr(resourceName, "overwrite"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:            resourceName,
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"overwrite"},
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccParameterConfig_description(name, "updated description", "String", "test"),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckParameterExists(ctx, resourceName, &param),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "description", "updated description"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "type", "String"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "value", "test"),
+					resource.TestCheckNoResourceAttr(resourceName, "overwrite"),
 				),
 			},
 			{
@@ -316,12 +411,14 @@ func TestAccSSMParameter_Overwrite_basic(t *testing.T) {
 				Config: testAccParameterConfig_basicOverwrite(name, "String", "This value is set using Terraform"),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "version", "2"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "overwrite", "true"),
 				),
 			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccParameterConfig_basicOverwrite(name, "String", "test2"),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "version", "3"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "overwrite", "true"),
 				),
 			},
 			{
@@ -337,6 +434,7 @@ func TestAccSSMParameter_Overwrite_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "value", "test3"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "type", "String"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "version", "4"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "overwrite", "true"),
 				),
 			},
 		},
@@ -468,6 +566,41 @@ func TestAccSSMParameter_Overwrite_updateToTags(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 }
+func TestAccSSMParameter_Overwrite_removeAttribute(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := acctest.Context(t)
+	var param ssm.Parameter
+	rName := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", t.Name(), sdkacctest.RandString(10))
+	resourceName := "aws_ssm_parameter.test"
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { acctest.PreCheck(ctx, t) },
+		ErrorCheck:   acctest.ErrorCheck(t, ssm.EndpointsID),
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckParameterDestroy(ctx),
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				ExternalProviders: map[string]resource.ExternalProvider{
+					"aws": {
+						Source:            "hashicorp/aws",
+						VersionConstraint: "4.67.0",
+					},
+				},
+				Config: testAccParameterConfig_overwriteRemove_Setup(rName, "String", "value1"),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckParameterExists(ctx, resourceName, &param),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "overwrite", "true"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ProtoV5ProviderFactories: acctest.ProtoV5ProviderFactories,
+				Config:                   testAccParameterConfig_overwriteRemove_Remove(rName, "String", "value1"),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckParameterExists(ctx, resourceName, &param),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "overwrite", "false"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
 
 func TestAccSSMParameter_tags(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := acctest.Context(t)
@@ -983,6 +1116,17 @@ resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "test" {
 `, rName, pType, value)
 }
 
+func testAccParameterConfig_description(rName, description, pType, value string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "test" {
+  name        = %[1]q
+  description = %[2]q
+  type        = %[3]q
+  value       = %[4]q
+}
+`, rName, description, pType, value)
+}
+
 func testAccParameterConfig_insecure(rName, pType, value string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "test" {
@@ -1124,6 +1268,29 @@ resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "test_downstream" {
 `, rName, value)
 }
 
+func testAccParameterConfig_overwriteRemove_Setup(rName, pType, value string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "test" {
+  name        = "test_parameter-%[1]s"
+  description = "description for parameter %[1]s"
+  type        = "%[2]s"
+  value       = "%[3]s"
+  overwrite   = true
+}
+`, rName, pType, value)
+}
+
+func testAccParameterConfig_overwriteRemove_Remove(rName, pType, value string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "test" {
+  name        = "test_parameter-%[1]s"
+  description = "description for parameter %[1]s"
+  type        = "%[2]s"
+  value       = "%[3]s"
+}
+`, rName, pType, value)
+}
+
 func testAccParameterConfig_secure(rName string, value string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "test" {