diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_acm_certificate.go b/aws/resource_aws_acm_certificate.go
index a4fd78a2f23..fbbc7646a5a 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_acm_certificate.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_acm_certificate.go
@@ -36,21 +36,20 @@ func resourceAwsAcmCertificate() *schema.Resource {
 		},
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			"certificate_body": {
-				Type:      schema.TypeString,
-				Optional:  true,
-				StateFunc: normalizeCert,
+				Type:             schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:         true,
+				DiffSuppressFunc: suppressACMCertificateDiff,
 			},
-
 			"certificate_chain": {
-				Type:      schema.TypeString,
-				Optional:  true,
-				StateFunc: normalizeCert,
+				Type:             schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:         true,
+				DiffSuppressFunc: suppressACMCertificateDiff,
 			},
 			"private_key": {
-				Type:      schema.TypeString,
-				Optional:  true,
-				StateFunc: normalizeCert,
-				Sensitive: true,
+				Type:             schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:         true,
+				DiffSuppressFunc: suppressACMCertificateDiff,
+				Sensitive:        true,
 			},
 			"certificate_authority_arn": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
@@ -446,3 +445,9 @@ func flattenAcmCertificateOptions(co *acm.CertificateOptions) []interface{} {
 
 	return []interface{}{m}
 }
+
+func suppressACMCertificateDiff(k, old, new string, d *schema.ResourceData) bool {
+	// old == normalizeCert(new) is there for legacy reasons. The certificates used to be stored as a hash in the state
+	// However that prevented updates
+	return normalizeCert(old) == normalizeCert(new) || old == normalizeCert(new)
+}
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_acm_certificate_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_acm_certificate_test.go
index 2f07b8861a5..7463c26a07e 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_acm_certificate_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_acm_certificate_test.go
@@ -615,25 +615,42 @@ func TestAccAWSAcmCertificate_tags(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAccAWSAcmCertificate_imported_DomainName(t *testing.T) {
 	resourceName := "aws_acm_certificate.test"
 
+	commonName := "example.com"
+	caKey := tlsRsaPrivateKeyPem(2048)
+	caCertificate := tlsRsaX509SelfSignedCaCertificatePem(caKey)
+	key := tlsRsaPrivateKeyPem(2048)
+	certificate := tlsRsaX509LocallySignedCertificatePem(caKey, caCertificate, key, commonName)
+
+	newCaKey := tlsRsaPrivateKeyPem(2048)
+	newCaCertificate := tlsRsaX509SelfSignedCaCertificatePem(newCaKey)
+	newCertificate := tlsRsaX509LocallySignedCertificatePem(newCaKey, newCaCertificate, key, commonName)
+
 	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
 		Providers:    testAccProviders,
 		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAcmCertificateDestroy,
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 			{
-				Config: testAccAcmCertificateConfigPrivateKey("example.com"),
+				Config: testAccAcmCertificateConfigPrivateKey(certificate, key, caCertificate),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.%", "0"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "domain_name", commonName),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccAcmCertificateConfigPrivateKey(newCertificate, key, newCaCertificate),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "status", acm.CertificateStatusIssued),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.%", "0"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "domain_name", "example.com"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "domain_name", commonName),
 				),
 			},
 			{
-				Config: testAccAcmCertificateConfigPrivateKey("example.org"),
+				Config: testAccAcmCertificateConfigPrivateKeyWithoutChain("example2.com"),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "status", acm.CertificateStatusIssued),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.%", "0"),
-					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "domain_name", "example.org"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "domain_name", "example2.com"),
 				),
 			},
 			{
@@ -641,7 +658,7 @@ func TestAccAWSAcmCertificate_imported_DomainName(t *testing.T) {
 				ImportState:       true,
 				ImportStateVerify: true,
 				// These are not returned by the API
-				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"private_key", "certificate_body"},
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"private_key", "certificate_body", "certificate_chain"},
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -657,7 +674,7 @@ func TestAccAWSAcmCertificate_imported_IpAddress(t *testing.T) { // Reference: h
 		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAcmCertificateDestroy,
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 			{
-				Config: testAccAcmCertificateConfigPrivateKey("1.2.3.4"),
+				Config: testAccAcmCertificateConfigPrivateKeyWithoutChain("1.2.3.4"),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "domain_name", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "status", acm.CertificateStatusIssued),
@@ -745,7 +762,7 @@ resource "aws_acm_certificate" "cert" {
 `, domainName, validationMethod, tag1Key, tag1Value, tag2Key, tag2Value)
 }
 
-func testAccAcmCertificateConfigPrivateKey(commonName string) string {
+func testAccAcmCertificateConfigPrivateKeyWithoutChain(commonName string) string {
 	key := tlsRsaPrivateKeyPem(2048)
 	certificate := tlsRsaX509SelfSignedCertificatePem(key, commonName)
 
@@ -757,6 +774,16 @@ resource "aws_acm_certificate" "test" {
 `, tlsPemEscapeNewlines(certificate), tlsPemEscapeNewlines(key))
 }
 
+func testAccAcmCertificateConfigPrivateKey(certificate, privateKey, chain string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_acm_certificate" "test" {
+  certificate_body =  "%[1]s"
+  private_key      =  "%[2]s"
+  certificate_chain = "%[3]s"
+}
+`, tlsPemEscapeNewlines(certificate), tlsPemEscapeNewlines(privateKey), tlsPemEscapeNewlines(chain))
+}
+
 func testAccAcmCertificateConfig_disableCTLogging(domainName, validationMethod string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "aws_acm_certificate" "cert" {