diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/843-add_aws_secret_resource_policy_support.yml b/changelogs/fragments/843-add_aws_secret_resource_policy_support.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c970a72b8a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/843-add_aws_secret_resource_policy_support.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+- aws_secret - Add ``resource_policy`` parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/843).
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diff --git a/plugins/modules/aws_secret.py b/plugins/modules/aws_secret.py
index dfe1013194d..050b00f5ae8 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/aws_secret.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/aws_secret.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-
 DOCUMENTATION = r'''
 ---
 module: aws_secret
@@ -54,6 +53,13 @@
     - Specifies string or binary data that you want to encrypt and store in the new version of the secret.
     default: ""
     type: str
+  resource_policy:
+    description:
+    - Specifies JSON-formatted resource policy to attach to the secret. Useful when granting cross-account access
+       to secrets.
+    required: false
+    type: json
+    version_added: 3.1.0
   tags:
     description:
     - Specifies a list of user-defined tags that are attached to the secret.
@@ -73,7 +79,6 @@
 
 '''
 
-
 EXAMPLES = r'''
 - name: Add string to AWS Secrets Manager
   community.aws.aws_secret:
@@ -82,6 +87,14 @@
     secret_type: 'string'
     secret: "{{ super_secret_string }}"
 
+- name: Add a secret with resource policy attached
+  community.aws.aws_secret:
+    name: 'test_secret_string'
+    state: present
+    secret_type: 'string'
+    secret: "{{ super_secret_string }}"
+    resource_policy: "{{ lookup('template', 'templates/resource_policy.json.j2', convert_data=False) | string }}"
+
 - name: remove string from AWS Secrets Manager
   community.aws.aws_secret:
     name: 'test_secret_string'
@@ -90,7 +103,6 @@
     secret: "{{ super_secret_string }}"
 '''
 
-
 RETURN = r'''
 secret:
   description: The secret information
@@ -133,6 +145,9 @@
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.core import AnsibleAWSModule
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import snake_dict_to_camel_dict, camel_dict_to_snake_dict
 from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict, compare_aws_tags, ansible_dict_to_boto3_tag_list
+from ansible_collections.amazon.aws.plugins.module_utils.ec2 import compare_policies
+from traceback import format_exc
+import json
 
 try:
     from botocore.exceptions import BotoCoreError, ClientError
@@ -142,7 +157,7 @@
 
 class Secret(object):
     """An object representation of the Secret described by the self.module args"""
-    def __init__(self, name, secret_type, secret, description="", kms_key_id=None,
+    def __init__(self, name, secret_type, secret, resource_policy=None, description="", kms_key_id=None,
                  tags=None, lambda_arn=None, rotation_interval=None):
         self.name = name
         self.description = description
@@ -152,6 +167,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, secret_type, secret, description="", kms_key_id=None,
         else:
             self.secret_type = "SecretString"
         self.secret = secret
+        self.resource_policy = resource_policy
         self.tags = tags or {}
         self.rotation_enabled = False
         if lambda_arn:
@@ -185,6 +201,15 @@ def update_args(self):
         args[self.secret_type] = self.secret
         return args
 
+    @property
+    def secret_resource_policy_args(self):
+        args = {
+            "SecretId": self.name
+        }
+        if self.resource_policy:
+            args["ResourcePolicy"] = self.resource_policy
+        return args
+
     @property
     def boto3_tags(self):
         return ansible_dict_to_boto3_tag_list(self.Tags)
@@ -211,6 +236,15 @@ def get_secret(self, name):
             self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Failed to describe secret")
         return secret
 
+    def get_resource_policy(self, name):
+        try:
+            resource_policy = self.client.get_resource_policy(SecretId=name)
+        except self.client.exceptions.ResourceNotFoundException:
+            resource_policy = None
+        except (BotoCoreError, ClientError) as e:
+            self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Failed to get secret resource policy")
+        return resource_policy
+
     def create_secret(self, secret):
         if self.module.check_mode:
             self.module.exit_json(changed=True)
@@ -227,13 +261,26 @@ def create_secret(self, secret):
     def update_secret(self, secret):
         if self.module.check_mode:
             self.module.exit_json(changed=True)
-
         try:
             response = self.client.update_secret(**secret.update_args)
         except (BotoCoreError, ClientError) as e:
             self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Failed to update secret")
         return response
 
+    def put_resource_policy(self, secret):
+        if self.module.check_mode:
+            self.module.exit_json(changed=True)
+        try:
+            json.loads(secret.secret_resource_policy_args.get("ResourcePolicy"))
+        except (TypeError, ValueError) as e:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="Failed to parse resource policy as JSON: %s" % (str(e)), exception=format_exc())
+
+        try:
+            response = self.client.put_resource_policy(**secret.secret_resource_policy_args)
+        except (BotoCoreError, ClientError) as e:
+            self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Failed to update secret resource policy")
+        return response
+
     def restore_secret(self, name):
         if self.module.check_mode:
             self.module.exit_json(changed=True)
@@ -255,6 +302,15 @@ def delete_secret(self, name, recovery_window):
             self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Failed to delete secret")
         return response
 
+    def delete_resource_policy(self, name):
+        if self.module.check_mode:
+            self.module.exit_json(changed=True)
+        try:
+            response = self.client.delete_resource_policy(SecretId=name)
+        except (BotoCoreError, ClientError) as e:
+            self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Failed to delete secret resource policy")
+        return response
+
     def update_rotation(self, secret):
         if secret.rotation_enabled:
             try:
@@ -334,6 +390,7 @@ def main():
             'kms_key_id': dict(),
             'secret_type': dict(choices=['binary', 'string'], default="string"),
             'secret': dict(default="", no_log=True),
+            'resource_policy': dict(type='json', default=None),
             'tags': dict(type='dict', default={}),
             'rotation_lambda': dict(),
             'rotation_interval': dict(type='int', default=30),
@@ -352,6 +409,7 @@ def main():
         module.params.get('secret'),
         description=module.params.get('description'),
         kms_key_id=module.params.get('kms_key_id'),
+        resource_policy=module.params.get('resource_policy'),
         tags=module.params.get('tags'),
         lambda_arn=module.params.get('rotation_lambda'),
         rotation_interval=module.params.get('rotation_interval')
@@ -374,6 +432,8 @@ def main():
     if state == 'present':
         if current_secret is None:
             result = secrets_mgr.create_secret(secret)
+            if secret.resource_policy and result.get("ARN"):
+                result = secrets_mgr.put_resource_policy(secret)
             changed = True
         else:
             if current_secret.get("DeletedDate"):
@@ -385,6 +445,14 @@ def main():
             if not rotation_match(secret, current_secret):
                 result = secrets_mgr.update_rotation(secret)
                 changed = True
+            current_resource_policy_response = secrets_mgr.get_resource_policy(secret.name)
+            current_resource_policy = current_resource_policy_response.get("ResourcePolicy")
+            if compare_policies(secret.resource_policy, current_resource_policy):
+                if secret.resource_policy is None and current_resource_policy:
+                    result = secrets_mgr.delete_resource_policy(secret.name)
+                else:
+                    result = secrets_mgr.put_resource_policy(secret)
+                changed = True
             current_tags = boto3_tag_list_to_ansible_dict(current_secret.get('Tags', []))
             tags_to_add, tags_to_remove = compare_aws_tags(current_tags, secret.tags)
             if tags_to_add:
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/aws_secret/tasks/basic.yml b/tests/integration/targets/aws_secret/tasks/basic.yml
index 884fdc40d36..ffe5314c148 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/aws_secret/tasks/basic.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/aws_secret/tasks/basic.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 ---
 - block:
+  # ============================================================
+  #   Preparation
+  # ============================================================
+  - name: 'Retrieve caller facts'
+    aws_caller_info:
+    register: aws_caller_info
+
   # ============================================================
   # Module parameter testing
   # ============================================================
@@ -101,6 +108,49 @@
       that:
         - result.changed
 
+  - name: add resource policy to secret
+    aws_secret:
+      name: "{{ secret_name }}"
+      description: 'this is a change to this secret'
+      state: present
+      secret_type: 'string'
+      secret: "{{ super_secret_string }}"
+      resource_policy: "{{ lookup('template', 'secret-policy.j2', convert_data=False) | string }}"
+    register: result
+
+  - name: assert correct keys are returned
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - result.changed
+
+  - name: remove existing resource policy from secret
+    aws_secret:
+      name: "{{ secret_name }}"
+      description: 'this is a change to this secret'
+      state: present
+      secret_type: 'string'
+      secret: "{{ super_secret_string }}"
+    register: result
+
+  - name: assert correct keys are returned
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - result.changed
+
+  - name: remove resource policy from secret (idempotency)
+    aws_secret:
+      name: "{{ secret_name }}"
+      description: 'this is a change to this secret'
+      state: present
+      secret_type: 'string'
+      secret: "{{ super_secret_string }}"
+    register: result
+
+  - name: assert no change happened
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - not result.changed
+
   - name: remove secret
     aws_secret:
       name: "{{ secret_name }}"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/aws_secret/templates/secret-policy.j2 b/tests/integration/targets/aws_secret/templates/secret-policy.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..77438091b25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/aws_secret/templates/secret-policy.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "Version" : "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement" : [ {
+    "Effect" : "Allow",
+    "Principal" : {
+      "AWS" : "arn:aws:iam::{{ aws_caller_info.account }}:root"
+    },
+    "Action" : "secretsmanager:*",
+    "Resource" : "*"
+  } ]
+}
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