diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/lib/replica-handler/index.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/lib/replica-handler/index.ts
index 814bad346ece2..1554dcc84004d 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/lib/replica-handler/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/lib/replica-handler/index.ts
@@ -5,27 +5,34 @@ import { DynamoDB } from 'aws-sdk'; // eslint-disable-line import/no-extraneous-
 export async function onEventHandler(event: OnEventRequest): Promise<OnEventResponse> {
   console.log('Event: %j', event);
 
-  /**
-   * Process only Create and Delete requests. We shouldn't receive any
-   * update request and in case we do there is nothing to update.
-   */
+  const dynamodb = new DynamoDB();
+
+  let updateTableAction: 'Create' | 'Update' | 'Delete';
   if (event.RequestType === 'Create' || event.RequestType === 'Delete') {
-    const dynamodb = new DynamoDB();
-
-    const data = await dynamodb.updateTable({
-      TableName: event.ResourceProperties.TableName,
-      ReplicaUpdates: [
-        {
-          [event.RequestType]: {
-            RegionName: event.ResourceProperties.Region,
-          },
-        },
-      ],
-    }).promise();
-    console.log('Update table: %j', data);
+    updateTableAction = event.RequestType;
+  } else { // Update
+    // This can only be a table replacement so we create a replica
+    // in the new table. The replica for the "old" table will be
+    // deleted when CF issues a Delete event on the old physical
+    // resource id.
+    updateTableAction = 'Create';
   }
 
-  return { PhysicalResourceId: event.ResourceProperties.Region };
+  const data = await dynamodb.updateTable({
+    TableName: event.ResourceProperties.TableName,
+    ReplicaUpdates: [
+      {
+        [updateTableAction]: {
+          RegionName: event.ResourceProperties.Region,
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  }).promise();
+  console.log('Update table: %j', data);
+
+  return event.RequestType === 'Create' || event.RequestType === 'Update'
+    ? { PhysicalResourceId: `${event.ResourceProperties.TableName}-${event.ResourceProperties.Region}` }
+    : {};
 }
 
 export async function isCompleteHandler(event: IsCompleteRequest): Promise<IsCompleteResponse> {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/lib/table.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/lib/table.ts
index 1b12eef42de1f..8f36894fc5df8 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/lib/table.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/lib/table.ts
@@ -1670,12 +1670,19 @@ interface ScalableAttributePair {
  */
 class SourceTableAttachedPolicy extends CoreConstruct implements iam.IGrantable {
   public readonly grantPrincipal: iam.IPrincipal;
-  public readonly policy: iam.IPolicy;
+  public readonly policy: iam.IManagedPolicy;
 
   public constructor(sourceTable: Table, role: iam.IRole) {
-    super(sourceTable, `SourceTableAttachedPolicy-${Names.nodeUniqueId(role.node)}`);
-
-    const policy = new iam.Policy(this, 'Resource', { roles: [role] });
+    super(sourceTable, `SourceTableAttachedManagedPolicy-${Names.nodeUniqueId(role.node)}`);
+
+    const policy = new iam.ManagedPolicy(this, 'Resource', {
+      // A CF update of the description property of a managed policy requires
+      // a replacement. Use the table name in the description to force a managed
+      // policy replacement when the table name changes. This way we preserve permissions
+      // to delete old replicas in case of a table replacement.
+      description: `DynamoDB replication managed policy for table ${sourceTable.tableName}`,
+      roles: [role],
+    });
     this.policy = policy;
     this.grantPrincipal = new SourceTableAttachedPrincipal(role, policy);
   }
@@ -1686,7 +1693,7 @@ class SourceTableAttachedPolicy extends CoreConstruct implements iam.IGrantable
  * `SourceTableAttachedPolicy` class so it can act as an `IGrantable`.
  */
 class SourceTableAttachedPrincipal extends iam.PrincipalBase {
-  public constructor(private readonly role: iam.IRole, private readonly policy: iam.Policy) {
+  public constructor(private readonly role: iam.IRole, private readonly policy: iam.ManagedPolicy) {
     super();
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.global-replicas-provisioned.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.global-replicas-provisioned.expected.json
index 89a9c3807fc21..b4ea44f2709c4 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.global-replicas-provisioned.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.global-replicas-provisioned.expected.json
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
       "UpdateReplacePolicy": "Delete",
       "DeletionPolicy": "Delete"
     },
-    "TableSourceTableAttachedPolicyawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedawscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderOnEventHandlerServiceRoleD9856B77945CD5DF": {
-      "Type": "AWS::IAM::Policy",
+    "TableSourceTableAttachedManagedPolicyawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedawscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderOnEventHandlerServiceRoleD9856B771F8F2CCB": {
+      "Type": "AWS::IAM::ManagedPolicy",
       "Properties": {
         "PolicyDocument": {
           "Statement": [
@@ -93,7 +93,18 @@
           ],
           "Version": "2012-10-17"
         },
-        "PolicyName": "leAttachedPolicyawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedawscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderOnEventHandlerServiceRoleD9856B77945CD5DF",
+        "Description": {
+          "Fn::Join": [
+            "",
+            [
+              "DynamoDB replication managed policy for table ",
+              {
+                "Ref": "TableCD117FA1"
+              }
+            ]
+          ]
+        },
+        "Path": "/",
         "Roles": [
           {
             "Fn::GetAtt": [
@@ -104,8 +115,8 @@
         ]
       }
     },
-    "TableSourceTableAttachedPolicyawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedawscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderIsCompleteHandlerServiceRoleBE2B1C1AE3D3CF6D": {
-      "Type": "AWS::IAM::Policy",
+    "TableSourceTableAttachedManagedPolicyawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedawscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderIsCompleteHandlerServiceRoleBE2B1C1A5DC546D2": {
+      "Type": "AWS::IAM::ManagedPolicy",
       "Properties": {
         "PolicyDocument": {
           "Statement": [
@@ -127,7 +138,18 @@
           ],
           "Version": "2012-10-17"
         },
-        "PolicyName": "ttachedPolicyawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedawscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderIsCompleteHandlerServiceRoleBE2B1C1AE3D3CF6D",
+        "Description": {
+          "Fn::Join": [
+            "",
+            [
+              "DynamoDB replication managed policy for table ",
+              {
+                "Ref": "TableCD117FA1"
+              }
+            ]
+          ]
+        },
+        "Path": "/",
         "Roles": [
           {
             "Fn::GetAtt": [
@@ -153,8 +175,8 @@
         "Region": "us-east-2"
       },
       "DependsOn": [
-        "TableSourceTableAttachedPolicyawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedawscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderIsCompleteHandlerServiceRoleBE2B1C1AE3D3CF6D",
-        "TableSourceTableAttachedPolicyawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedawscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderOnEventHandlerServiceRoleD9856B77945CD5DF",
+        "TableSourceTableAttachedManagedPolicyawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedawscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderIsCompleteHandlerServiceRoleBE2B1C1A5DC546D2",
+        "TableSourceTableAttachedManagedPolicyawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedawscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderOnEventHandlerServiceRoleD9856B771F8F2CCB",
         "TableWriteScalingTargetE5669214",
         "TableWriteScalingTargetTrackingD78DCCD8"
       ],
@@ -178,8 +200,8 @@
       },
       "DependsOn": [
         "TableReplicauseast28A15C236",
-        "TableSourceTableAttachedPolicyawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedawscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderIsCompleteHandlerServiceRoleBE2B1C1AE3D3CF6D",
-        "TableSourceTableAttachedPolicyawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedawscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderOnEventHandlerServiceRoleD9856B77945CD5DF",
+        "TableSourceTableAttachedManagedPolicyawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedawscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderIsCompleteHandlerServiceRoleBE2B1C1A5DC546D2",
+        "TableSourceTableAttachedManagedPolicyawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedawscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderOnEventHandlerServiceRoleD9856B771F8F2CCB",
         "TableWriteScalingTargetE5669214",
         "TableWriteScalingTargetTrackingD78DCCD8"
       ],
@@ -256,7 +278,7 @@
               },
               "/",
               {
-                "Ref": "AssetParameterse31d108faccc52dcd9a9d86276a05e6ad861311925fe6931eadc31d0fe17e1fdS3BucketEDAACFE7"
+                "Ref": "AssetParametersd56d097acd2563516c51a0e04dcf8d9bf3638678f723d5b80f95d5c240836aadS3Bucket806FEB2C"
               },
               "/",
               {
@@ -266,7 +288,7 @@
                     "Fn::Split": [
                       "||",
                       {
-                        "Ref": "AssetParameterse31d108faccc52dcd9a9d86276a05e6ad861311925fe6931eadc31d0fe17e1fdS3VersionKey6FF3D50F"
+                        "Ref": "AssetParametersd56d097acd2563516c51a0e04dcf8d9bf3638678f723d5b80f95d5c240836aadS3VersionKey81C7BC5B"
                       }
                     ]
                   }
@@ -279,7 +301,7 @@
                     "Fn::Split": [
                       "||",
                       {
-                        "Ref": "AssetParameterse31d108faccc52dcd9a9d86276a05e6ad861311925fe6931eadc31d0fe17e1fdS3VersionKey6FF3D50F"
+                        "Ref": "AssetParametersd56d097acd2563516c51a0e04dcf8d9bf3638678f723d5b80f95d5c240836aadS3VersionKey81C7BC5B"
                       }
                     ]
                   }
@@ -289,11 +311,11 @@
           ]
         },
         "Parameters": {
-          "referencetoawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedAssetParametersf13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714S3Bucket50997EC4Ref": {
-            "Ref": "AssetParametersf13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714S3Bucket1C6779E0"
+          "referencetoawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedAssetParametersdd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776S3BucketD1258B42Ref": {
+            "Ref": "AssetParametersdd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776S3BucketDEBF01E6"
           },
-          "referencetoawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedAssetParametersf13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714S3VersionKey0F47C425Ref": {
-            "Ref": "AssetParametersf13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714S3VersionKey5C1D9275"
+          "referencetoawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedAssetParametersdd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776S3VersionKey0F5C355ERef": {
+            "Ref": "AssetParametersdd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776S3VersionKey42EBA2AE"
           },
           "referencetoawscdkdynamodbglobalreplicasprovisionedAssetParametersdaeb79e3cee39c9b902dc0d5c780223e227ed573ea60976252947adab5fb2be1S3Bucket6C51C355Ref": {
             "Ref": "AssetParametersdaeb79e3cee39c9b902dc0d5c780223e227ed573ea60976252947adab5fb2be1S3BucketDC4B98B1"
@@ -334,17 +356,17 @@
     }
   },
   "Parameters": {
-    "AssetParametersf13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714S3Bucket1C6779E0": {
+    "AssetParametersdd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776S3BucketDEBF01E6": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"f13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714\""
+      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"dd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776\""
     },
-    "AssetParametersf13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714S3VersionKey5C1D9275": {
+    "AssetParametersdd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776S3VersionKey42EBA2AE": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"f13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714\""
+      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"dd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776\""
     },
-    "AssetParametersf13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714ArtifactHash477AAEA7": {
+    "AssetParametersdd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776ArtifactHash692B4CCE": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"f13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714\""
+      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"dd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776\""
     },
     "AssetParametersdaeb79e3cee39c9b902dc0d5c780223e227ed573ea60976252947adab5fb2be1S3BucketDC4B98B1": {
       "Type": "String",
@@ -358,17 +380,17 @@
       "Type": "String",
       "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"daeb79e3cee39c9b902dc0d5c780223e227ed573ea60976252947adab5fb2be1\""
     },
-    "AssetParameterse31d108faccc52dcd9a9d86276a05e6ad861311925fe6931eadc31d0fe17e1fdS3BucketEDAACFE7": {
+    "AssetParametersd56d097acd2563516c51a0e04dcf8d9bf3638678f723d5b80f95d5c240836aadS3Bucket806FEB2C": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"e31d108faccc52dcd9a9d86276a05e6ad861311925fe6931eadc31d0fe17e1fd\""
+      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"d56d097acd2563516c51a0e04dcf8d9bf3638678f723d5b80f95d5c240836aad\""
     },
-    "AssetParameterse31d108faccc52dcd9a9d86276a05e6ad861311925fe6931eadc31d0fe17e1fdS3VersionKey6FF3D50F": {
+    "AssetParametersd56d097acd2563516c51a0e04dcf8d9bf3638678f723d5b80f95d5c240836aadS3VersionKey81C7BC5B": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"e31d108faccc52dcd9a9d86276a05e6ad861311925fe6931eadc31d0fe17e1fd\""
+      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"d56d097acd2563516c51a0e04dcf8d9bf3638678f723d5b80f95d5c240836aad\""
     },
-    "AssetParameterse31d108faccc52dcd9a9d86276a05e6ad861311925fe6931eadc31d0fe17e1fdArtifactHash898696F1": {
+    "AssetParametersd56d097acd2563516c51a0e04dcf8d9bf3638678f723d5b80f95d5c240836aadArtifactHashD0230F6F": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"e31d108faccc52dcd9a9d86276a05e6ad861311925fe6931eadc31d0fe17e1fd\""
+      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"d56d097acd2563516c51a0e04dcf8d9bf3638678f723d5b80f95d5c240836aad\""
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.global.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.global.expected.json
index a66dd3d965ed9..3896ac3a355b2 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.global.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.global.expected.json
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
       "UpdateReplacePolicy": "Delete",
       "DeletionPolicy": "Delete"
     },
-    "TableSourceTableAttachedPolicycdkdynamodbglobal20191121awscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderOnEventHandlerServiceRole6F43DF4AA4E210EA": {
-      "Type": "AWS::IAM::Policy",
+    "TableSourceTableAttachedManagedPolicycdkdynamodbglobal20191121awscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderOnEventHandlerServiceRole6F43DF4A23250B4C": {
+      "Type": "AWS::IAM::ManagedPolicy",
       "Properties": {
         "PolicyDocument": {
           "Statement": [
@@ -119,7 +119,18 @@
           ],
           "Version": "2012-10-17"
         },
-        "PolicyName": "TableSourceTableAttachedPolicycdkdynamodbglobal20191121awscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderOnEventHandlerServiceRole6F43DF4AA4E210EA",
+        "Description": {
+          "Fn::Join": [
+            "",
+            [
+              "DynamoDB replication managed policy for table ",
+              {
+                "Ref": "TableCD117FA1"
+              }
+            ]
+          ]
+        },
+        "Path": "/",
         "Roles": [
           {
             "Fn::GetAtt": [
@@ -130,8 +141,8 @@
         ]
       }
     },
-    "TableSourceTableAttachedPolicycdkdynamodbglobal20191121awscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderIsCompleteHandlerServiceRole397161288F61AAFA": {
-      "Type": "AWS::IAM::Policy",
+    "TableSourceTableAttachedManagedPolicycdkdynamodbglobal20191121awscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderIsCompleteHandlerServiceRole3971612857304880": {
+      "Type": "AWS::IAM::ManagedPolicy",
       "Properties": {
         "PolicyDocument": {
           "Statement": [
@@ -164,7 +175,18 @@
           ],
           "Version": "2012-10-17"
         },
-        "PolicyName": "leSourceTableAttachedPolicycdkdynamodbglobal20191121awscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderIsCompleteHandlerServiceRole397161288F61AAFA",
+        "Description": {
+          "Fn::Join": [
+            "",
+            [
+              "DynamoDB replication managed policy for table ",
+              {
+                "Ref": "TableCD117FA1"
+              }
+            ]
+          ]
+        },
+        "Path": "/",
         "Roles": [
           {
             "Fn::GetAtt": [
@@ -190,8 +212,8 @@
         "Region": "eu-west-2"
       },
       "DependsOn": [
-        "TableSourceTableAttachedPolicycdkdynamodbglobal20191121awscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderIsCompleteHandlerServiceRole397161288F61AAFA",
-        "TableSourceTableAttachedPolicycdkdynamodbglobal20191121awscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderOnEventHandlerServiceRole6F43DF4AA4E210EA"
+        "TableSourceTableAttachedManagedPolicycdkdynamodbglobal20191121awscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderIsCompleteHandlerServiceRole3971612857304880",
+        "TableSourceTableAttachedManagedPolicycdkdynamodbglobal20191121awscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderOnEventHandlerServiceRole6F43DF4A23250B4C"
       ],
       "UpdateReplacePolicy": "Delete",
       "DeletionPolicy": "Delete"
@@ -212,8 +234,8 @@
       },
       "DependsOn": [
         "TableReplicaeuwest290D3CD3A",
-        "TableSourceTableAttachedPolicycdkdynamodbglobal20191121awscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderIsCompleteHandlerServiceRole397161288F61AAFA",
-        "TableSourceTableAttachedPolicycdkdynamodbglobal20191121awscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderOnEventHandlerServiceRole6F43DF4AA4E210EA"
+        "TableSourceTableAttachedManagedPolicycdkdynamodbglobal20191121awscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderIsCompleteHandlerServiceRole3971612857304880",
+        "TableSourceTableAttachedManagedPolicycdkdynamodbglobal20191121awscdkawsdynamodbReplicaProviderOnEventHandlerServiceRole6F43DF4A23250B4C"
       ],
       "UpdateReplacePolicy": "Delete",
       "DeletionPolicy": "Delete"
@@ -231,7 +253,7 @@
               },
               "/",
               {
-                "Ref": "AssetParametersf8cfc24954f0c95960d9a93888c01bf5e95802f26bfa5dc6fde5c913a1429ceaS3Bucket434BDB62"
+                "Ref": "AssetParametersa789639d6caa7a94b8135bc6ff3a6935f95624a9ed88014b5e7b3d340f20c3b4S3Bucket8BB0CECD"
               },
               "/",
               {
@@ -241,7 +263,7 @@
                     "Fn::Split": [
                       "||",
                       {
-                        "Ref": "AssetParametersf8cfc24954f0c95960d9a93888c01bf5e95802f26bfa5dc6fde5c913a1429ceaS3VersionKey01638790"
+                        "Ref": "AssetParametersa789639d6caa7a94b8135bc6ff3a6935f95624a9ed88014b5e7b3d340f20c3b4S3VersionKeyC531296D"
                       }
                     ]
                   }
@@ -254,7 +276,7 @@
                     "Fn::Split": [
                       "||",
                       {
-                        "Ref": "AssetParametersf8cfc24954f0c95960d9a93888c01bf5e95802f26bfa5dc6fde5c913a1429ceaS3VersionKey01638790"
+                        "Ref": "AssetParametersa789639d6caa7a94b8135bc6ff3a6935f95624a9ed88014b5e7b3d340f20c3b4S3VersionKeyC531296D"
                       }
                     ]
                   }
@@ -264,11 +286,11 @@
           ]
         },
         "Parameters": {
-          "referencetocdkdynamodbglobal20191121AssetParametersf13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714S3Bucket71E24D5BRef": {
-            "Ref": "AssetParametersf13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714S3Bucket1C6779E0"
+          "referencetocdkdynamodbglobal20191121AssetParametersdd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776S3Bucket06999F76Ref": {
+            "Ref": "AssetParametersdd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776S3BucketDEBF01E6"
           },
-          "referencetocdkdynamodbglobal20191121AssetParametersf13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714S3VersionKeyD88E8BACRef": {
-            "Ref": "AssetParametersf13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714S3VersionKey5C1D9275"
+          "referencetocdkdynamodbglobal20191121AssetParametersdd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776S3VersionKey3D988AD7Ref": {
+            "Ref": "AssetParametersdd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776S3VersionKey42EBA2AE"
           },
           "referencetocdkdynamodbglobal20191121AssetParametersdaeb79e3cee39c9b902dc0d5c780223e227ed573ea60976252947adab5fb2be1S3BucketC7F3A147Ref": {
             "Ref": "AssetParametersdaeb79e3cee39c9b902dc0d5c780223e227ed573ea60976252947adab5fb2be1S3BucketDC4B98B1"
@@ -283,17 +305,17 @@
     }
   },
   "Parameters": {
-    "AssetParametersf13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714S3Bucket1C6779E0": {
+    "AssetParametersdd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776S3BucketDEBF01E6": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"f13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714\""
+      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"dd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776\""
     },
-    "AssetParametersf13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714S3VersionKey5C1D9275": {
+    "AssetParametersdd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776S3VersionKey42EBA2AE": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"f13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714\""
+      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"dd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776\""
     },
-    "AssetParametersf13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714ArtifactHash477AAEA7": {
+    "AssetParametersdd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776ArtifactHash692B4CCE": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"f13d472270faaa08099009152a8848a0e7434b14773f3c3f94acca6f6c3ae714\""
+      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"dd0a4ac30ffa331e472caec08a7784ac440d122a6f924b1bea7d48dc85f8f776\""
     },
     "AssetParametersdaeb79e3cee39c9b902dc0d5c780223e227ed573ea60976252947adab5fb2be1S3BucketDC4B98B1": {
       "Type": "String",
@@ -307,17 +329,17 @@
       "Type": "String",
       "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"daeb79e3cee39c9b902dc0d5c780223e227ed573ea60976252947adab5fb2be1\""
     },
-    "AssetParametersf8cfc24954f0c95960d9a93888c01bf5e95802f26bfa5dc6fde5c913a1429ceaS3Bucket434BDB62": {
+    "AssetParametersa789639d6caa7a94b8135bc6ff3a6935f95624a9ed88014b5e7b3d340f20c3b4S3Bucket8BB0CECD": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"f8cfc24954f0c95960d9a93888c01bf5e95802f26bfa5dc6fde5c913a1429cea\""
+      "Description": "S3 bucket for asset \"a789639d6caa7a94b8135bc6ff3a6935f95624a9ed88014b5e7b3d340f20c3b4\""
     },
-    "AssetParametersf8cfc24954f0c95960d9a93888c01bf5e95802f26bfa5dc6fde5c913a1429ceaS3VersionKey01638790": {
+    "AssetParametersa789639d6caa7a94b8135bc6ff3a6935f95624a9ed88014b5e7b3d340f20c3b4S3VersionKeyC531296D": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"f8cfc24954f0c95960d9a93888c01bf5e95802f26bfa5dc6fde5c913a1429cea\""
+      "Description": "S3 key for asset version \"a789639d6caa7a94b8135bc6ff3a6935f95624a9ed88014b5e7b3d340f20c3b4\""
     },
-    "AssetParametersf8cfc24954f0c95960d9a93888c01bf5e95802f26bfa5dc6fde5c913a1429ceaArtifactHashD0E61C22": {
+    "AssetParametersa789639d6caa7a94b8135bc6ff3a6935f95624a9ed88014b5e7b3d340f20c3b4ArtifactHash9D92B407": {
       "Type": "String",
-      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"f8cfc24954f0c95960d9a93888c01bf5e95802f26bfa5dc6fde5c913a1429cea\""
+      "Description": "Artifact hash for asset \"a789639d6caa7a94b8135bc6ff3a6935f95624a9ed88014b5e7b3d340f20c3b4\""
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/replica-provider.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/replica-provider.test.ts
index 3a1d97bd4b345..4b5acef3d15cb 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/replica-provider.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/replica-provider.test.ts
@@ -54,25 +54,62 @@ test('on event', async () => {
   });
 
   expect(data).toEqual({
-    PhysicalResourceId: 'eu-west-2',
+    PhysicalResourceId: 'my-table-eu-west-2',
   });
 });
 
-test('on event does not call updateTable for Update requests', async () => {
+test('on event calls updateTable with Create for Update requests with table replacement', async () => {
   const updateTableMock = sinon.fake.resolves({});
 
   AWS.mock('DynamoDB', 'updateTable', updateTableMock);
 
   const data = await onEventHandler({
     ...createEvent,
+    OldResourceProperties: {
+      TableName: 'my-old-table',
+    },
     RequestType: 'Update',
   });
 
-  sinon.assert.notCalled(updateTableMock);
+  sinon.assert.calledWith(updateTableMock, {
+    TableName: 'my-table',
+    ReplicaUpdates: [
+      {
+        Create: {
+          RegionName: 'eu-west-2',
+        },
+      },
+    ],
+  });
 
   expect(data).toEqual({
-    PhysicalResourceId: 'eu-west-2',
+    PhysicalResourceId: 'my-table-eu-west-2',
+  });
+});
+
+test('on event calls updateTable with Delete', async () => {
+  const updateTableMock = sinon.fake.resolves({});
+
+  AWS.mock('DynamoDB', 'updateTable', updateTableMock);
+
+  const data = await onEventHandler({
+    ...createEvent,
+    RequestType: 'Delete',
+  });
+
+  sinon.assert.calledWith(updateTableMock, {
+    TableName: 'my-table',
+    ReplicaUpdates: [
+      {
+        Delete: {
+          RegionName: 'eu-west-2',
+        },
+      },
+    ],
   });
+
+  // Physical resource id never changed on Delete
+  expect(data).toEqual({});
 });
 
 test('is complete for create returns false without replicas', async () => {