diff --git a/.changelog/17204.txt b/.changelog/17204.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5efb5394576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/17204.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+resource/aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy: Allow zero value for `cookie_expiration_period`
+```
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy.go b/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy.go
index 17a4460b365..542d687483f 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func resourceAwsLBCookieStickinessPolicy() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:         schema.TypeInt,
 				Optional:     true,
 				ForceNew:     true,
-				ValidateFunc: validation.IntAtLeast(1),
+				ValidateFunc: validation.IntAtLeast(0),
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy_test.go
index ba51e10e711..9a86dedbcb5 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestAccAWSLBCookieStickinessPolicy_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	lbName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-lb-%s", acctest.RandString(5))
+	resourceName := "aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy.foo"
 	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
 		Providers:    testAccProviders,
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ func TestAccAWSLBCookieStickinessPolicy_basic(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				Config: testAccLBCookieStickinessPolicyConfig(lbName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "cookie_expiration_period", "300"),
 					testAccCheckLBCookieStickinessPolicy(
 						"aws_elb.lb",
 						"aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy.foo",
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ func TestAccAWSLBCookieStickinessPolicy_basic(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				Config: testAccLBCookieStickinessPolicyConfigUpdate(lbName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "cookie_expiration_period", "0"),
 					testAccCheckLBCookieStickinessPolicy(
 						"aws_elb.lb",
 						"aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy.foo",
@@ -156,14 +159,15 @@ resource "aws_elb" "lb" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy" "foo" {
-  name          = "foo-policy"
-  load_balancer = aws_elb.lb.id
-  lb_port       = 80
+  name                     = "foo-policy"
+  load_balancer            = aws_elb.lb.id
+  lb_port                  = 80
+  cookie_expiration_period = 300
 }
 `, rName))
 }
 
-// Sets the cookie_expiration_period to 300s.
+// Sets the cookie_expiration_period to 0s.
 func testAccLBCookieStickinessPolicyConfigUpdate(rName string) string {
 	return composeConfig(testAccAvailableAZsNoOptInConfig(), fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "aws_elb" "lb" {
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ resource "aws_lb_cookie_stickiness_policy" "foo" {
   name                     = "foo-policy"
   load_balancer            = aws_elb.lb.id
   lb_port                  = 80
-  cookie_expiration_period = 300
+  cookie_expiration_period = 0
 }
 `, rName))
 }