diff --git a/providers-sdk/v1/vault/awssecretsmanager/secretsmanager.go b/providers-sdk/v1/vault/awssecretsmanager/secretsmanager.go
index 4ee77b1483..6c1f4d9791 100644
--- a/providers-sdk/v1/vault/awssecretsmanager/secretsmanager.go
+++ b/providers-sdk/v1/vault/awssecretsmanager/secretsmanager.go
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ package awssecretsmanager
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/secretsmanager"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/secretsmanager/types"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/arn"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"go.mondoo.com/cnquery/v11/providers-sdk/v1/vault"
@@ -88,6 +90,29 @@ func (v *Vault) Set(ctx context.Context, cred *vault.Secret) (*vault.SecretID, e
 		SecretBinary: cred.Data,
 		KmsKeyId:     kmsKeyID,
 	})
+	if err != nil {
+		var aerr *types.ResourceExistsException
+		if errors.As(err, &aerr) {
+			return v.updateSecret(ctx, cred)
+		}
+
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &vault.SecretID{Key: *o.ARN}, err
+}
+
+func (v *Vault) updateSecret(ctx context.Context, cred *vault.Secret) (*vault.SecretID, error) {
+	var kmsKeyID *string
+	if len(v.kmsKeyID) > 0 {
+		kmsKeyID = &v.kmsKeyID
+	}
+
+	c := secretsmanager.NewFromConfig(v.cfg)
+	o, err := c.UpdateSecret(ctx, &secretsmanager.UpdateSecretInput{
+		SecretBinary: cred.Data,
+		KmsKeyId:     kmsKeyID,
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/providers-sdk/v1/vault/awssecretsmanager/secretsmanager_test.go b/providers-sdk/v1/vault/awssecretsmanager/secretsmanager_test.go
index ed45c8798b..8e361d7704 100644
--- a/providers-sdk/v1/vault/awssecretsmanager/secretsmanager_test.go
+++ b/providers-sdk/v1/vault/awssecretsmanager/secretsmanager_test.go
@@ -32,3 +32,27 @@ func TestAwsSecretsManager(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, cred.Data, get.Data)
 }
+
+func TestAwsSecretsManagerOverwrite(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	cfg, err := config.LoadDefaultConfig(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	v := New(cfg, WithKmsKey("alias/aws/secretsmanager"))
+
+	cred := &vault.Secret{
+		Data: []byte("my-secret-data"),
+		Key:  "mik-test-secret-2",
+	}
+	s, err := v.Set(ctx, cred)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	get, err := v.Get(ctx, &vault.SecretID{Key: s.Key})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, cred.Data, get.Data)
+
+	cred.Data = []byte("my-even-more-secret-data")
+	s, err = v.Set(ctx, cred)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	get, err = v.Get(ctx, &vault.SecretID{Key: s.Key})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, cred.Data, get.Data)
+}