diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_ssm_parameter.go b/aws/resource_aws_ssm_parameter.go
index d2094a8b266..59945679a5f 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_ssm_parameter.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_ssm_parameter.go
@@ -33,6 +33,15 @@ func resourceAwsSsmParameter() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 			},
+			"tier": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Optional: true,
+				Default:  ssm.ParameterTierStandard,
+				ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{
+					ssm.ParameterTierStandard,
+					ssm.ParameterTierAdvanced,
+				}, false),
+			},
 			"type": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Required: true,
@@ -127,6 +136,7 @@ func resourceAwsSsmParameterRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	detail := describeResp.Parameters[0]
 	d.Set("key_id", detail.KeyId)
 	d.Set("description", detail.Description)
+	d.Set("tier", detail.Tier)
 	d.Set("allowed_pattern", detail.AllowedPattern)
 
 	if tagList, err := ssmconn.ListTagsForResource(&ssm.ListTagsForResourceInput{
@@ -173,6 +183,7 @@ func resourceAwsSsmParameterPut(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	paramInput := &ssm.PutParameterInput{
 		Name:           aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
 		Type:           aws.String(d.Get("type").(string)),
+		Tier:           aws.String(d.Get("tier").(string)),
 		Value:          aws.String(d.Get("value").(string)),
 		Overwrite:      aws.Bool(shouldUpdateSsmParameter(d)),
 		AllowedPattern: aws.String(d.Get("allowed_pattern").(string)),
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_ssm_parameter_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_ssm_parameter_test.go
index 025276914e5..dbf4a176ea2 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_ssm_parameter_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_ssm_parameter_test.go
@@ -53,6 +53,33 @@ func TestAccAWSSSMParameter_basic(t *testing.T) {
 						regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^arn:aws:ssm:[a-z0-9-]+:[0-9]{12}:parameter/%s$", name))),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_ssm_parameter.foo", "value", "bar"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_ssm_parameter.foo", "type", "String"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_ssm_parameter.foo", "tier", "Standard"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_ssm_parameter.foo", "tags.%", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_ssm_parameter.foo", "tags.Name", "My Parameter"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccAWSSSMParameter_Tier(t *testing.T) {
+	var param ssm.Parameter
+	name := fmt.Sprintf("%s_%s", t.Name(), acctest.RandString(10))
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSSSMParameterDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSSSMAdvancedParameterConfig(name, "String", "bar"),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSSSMParameterExists("aws_ssm_parameter.foo", &param),
+					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr("aws_ssm_parameter.foo", "arn",
+						regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("^arn:aws:ssm:[a-z0-9-]+:[0-9]{12}:parameter/%s$", name))),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_ssm_parameter.foo", "value", "bar"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_ssm_parameter.foo", "type", "String"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_ssm_parameter.foo", "tier", "Advanced"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_ssm_parameter.foo", "tags.%", "1"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_ssm_parameter.foo", "tags.Name", "My Parameter"),
 				),
@@ -379,6 +406,20 @@ resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "foo" {
 `, rName, pType, value)
 }
 
+func testAccAWSSSMAdvancedParameterConfig(rName, pType, value string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "foo" {
+  name  = "%s"
+  type  = "%s"
+  value = "%s"
+  tier  = "Advanced"
+  tags  = {
+    Name = "My Parameter"
+  }
+}
+`, rName, pType, value)
+}
+
 func testAccAWSSSMParameterBasicConfigTagsUpdated(rName, pType, value string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "aws_ssm_parameter" "foo" {
diff --git a/website/docs/r/ssm_parameter.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/ssm_parameter.html.markdown
index 59b337c38f0..bccbbc58aed 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/ssm_parameter.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/ssm_parameter.html.markdown
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `type` - (Required) The type of the parameter. Valid types are `String`, `StringList` and `SecureString`.
 * `value` - (Required) The value of the parameter.
 * `description` - (Optional) The description of the parameter.
+* `tier` - (Optional) The tier of the parameter. If not specified, will default to `Standard`. Valid tiers are `Standard` and `Advanced`. For more information on parameter tiers, see the [AWS SSM Parameter tier comparison and guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/parameter-store-advanced-parameters.html).
 * `key_id` - (Optional) The KMS key id or arn for encrypting a SecureString.
 * `overwrite` - (Optional) Overwrite an existing parameter. If not specified, will default to `false` if the resource has not been created by terraform to avoid overwrite of existing resource and will default to `true` otherwise (terraform lifecycle rules should then be used to manage the update behavior).
 * `allowed_pattern` - (Optional) A regular expression used to validate the parameter value.