diff --git a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/base_aws.py b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/base_aws.py
index 3395990fc343e..77e372e88bbc0 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/base_aws.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/base_aws.py
@@ -794,7 +794,8 @@ def test_connection(self):
 
     @cached_property
     def waiter_path(self) -> PathLike[str] | None:
-        path = Path(__file__).parents[1].joinpath(f"waiters/{self.client_type}.json").resolve()
+        filename = self.client_type if self.client_type else self.resource_type
+        path = Path(__file__).parents[1].joinpath(f"waiters/{filename}.json").resolve()
         return path if path.exists() else None
 
     def get_waiter(self, waiter_name: str, parameters: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> Waiter:
diff --git a/tests/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/test_dynamodb.py b/tests/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/test_dynamodb.py
index 8c5886639c0cc..15fac620f1c35 100644
--- a/tests/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/test_dynamodb.py
+++ b/tests/providers/amazon/aws/hooks/test_dynamodb.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import uuid
+from unittest import mock
 
 from moto import mock_dynamodb
 
@@ -55,3 +56,9 @@ def test_insert_batch_items_dynamodb_table(self):
 
         table.meta.client.get_waiter("table_exists").wait(TableName="test_airflow")
         assert table.item_count == 10
+
+    @mock.patch("pathlib.Path.exists", return_value=True)
+    def test_waiter_path_generated_from_resource_type(self, _):
+        hook = DynamoDBHook(aws_conn_id="aws_default")
+        path = hook.waiter_path
+        assert path.as_uri().endswith("/airflow/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/waiters/dynamodb.json")