diff --git a/aws/validators.go b/aws/validators.go
index 31655a95813..8c44096e4ae 100644
--- a/aws/validators.go
+++ b/aws/validators.go
@@ -2393,15 +2393,18 @@ func validateRoute53ResolverName(v interface{}, k string) (ws []string, errors [
 	return
 }
 
+//custom event bus names are still subject to this validation
 var validateCloudWatchEventCustomEventBusName = validation.All(
 	validation.StringLenBetween(1, 256),
 	validation.StringMatch(regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9._\-]+$`), ""),
 	validation.StringDoesNotMatch(regexp.MustCompile(`^default$`), "cannot be 'default'"),
 )
 
+//partner names or references to the bus name can be ARNs or include slashes in the name
+//see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/APIReference/API_PutRule.html#API_PutRule_RequestSyntax
 var validateCloudWatchEventBusName = validation.All(
 	validation.StringLenBetween(1, 256),
-	validation.StringMatch(regexp.MustCompile(`^[a-zA-Z0-9._\-/]+$`), ""),
+	validation.StringMatch(regexp.MustCompile(`^(arn:aws[\w-]*:events:[a-z]{2}-[a-z]+-[\w-]+:[0-9]{12}:event-bus\/)?[/\.\-_A-Za-z0-9]+$`), ""),
 )
 
 var validateCloudWatchEventArchiveName = validation.All(
diff --git a/aws/validators_test.go b/aws/validators_test.go
index cba58add7a4..fb63039403e 100644
--- a/aws/validators_test.go
+++ b/aws/validators_test.go
@@ -3219,6 +3219,53 @@ func TestCloudWatchEventCustomEventBusName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCloudWatchEventBusName(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		Value   string
+		IsValid bool
+	}{
+		{
+			Value:   "",
+			IsValid: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Value:   acctest.RandStringFromCharSet(256, acctest.CharSetAlpha),
+			IsValid: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Value:   acctest.RandStringFromCharSet(257, acctest.CharSetAlpha),
+			IsValid: false,
+		},
+		{
+			Value:   "aws.partner/test/test",
+			IsValid: true,
+		},
+		{
+			//this seems like it would be wrong, but AWS documentation states this is allowed for partner busses
+			// see - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eventbridge/latest/APIReference/API_PutRule.html#API_PutRule_RequestSyntax
+			Value:   "/test0._1-",
+			IsValid: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Value:   "test0._1-",
+			IsValid: true,
+		},
+		{
+			Value:   "arn:aws:events:us-east-1:123456789012:event-bus/something-custom/subpath", // lintignore:AWSAT003,AWSAT005
+			IsValid: true,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		_, errors := validateCloudWatchEventBusName(tc.Value, "aws_cloudwatch_event_bus")
+		isValid := len(errors) == 0
+		if tc.IsValid && !isValid {
+			t.Errorf("expected %q to return valid, but did not", tc.Value)
+		} else if !tc.IsValid && isValid {
+			t.Errorf("expected %q to not return valid, but did", tc.Value)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestValidateServiceDiscoveryNamespaceName(t *testing.T) {
 	validNames := []string{
 		"ValidName",