diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_cognito_user_pool.go b/aws/resource_aws_cognito_user_pool.go
index 6b8dfbcd12a..b1eb81c2cd7 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_cognito_user_pool.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_cognito_user_pool.go
@@ -410,6 +410,7 @@ func resourceAwsCognitoUserPool() *schema.Resource {
 			"sms_verification_message": {
 				Type:          schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:      true,
+				Computed:      true,
 				ValidateFunc:  validateCognitoUserPoolSmsVerificationMessage,
 				ConflictsWith: []string{"verification_message_template.0.sms_message"},
 			},
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_cognito_user_pool_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_cognito_user_pool_test.go
index e3861f3d621..16ca3652441 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_cognito_user_pool_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_cognito_user_pool_test.go
@@ -1200,7 +1200,6 @@ resource "aws_cognito_user_pool" "pool" {
 
   email_verification_message = "Foo {####} Bar"
   email_verification_subject = "FooBar {####}"
-  sms_verification_message   = "{####} Baz"
 
   # Setting Verification template attributes like EmailMessage, EmailSubject or SmsMessage
   # will implicitly set EmailVerificationMessage, EmailVerificationSubject and SmsVerificationMessage
@@ -1209,6 +1208,7 @@ resource "aws_cognito_user_pool" "pool" {
     default_email_option  = "CONFIRM_WITH_LINK"
     email_message_by_link = "{##foobar##}"
     email_subject_by_link = "foobar"
+    sms_message           = "{####} Baz"
   }
 }
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