diff --git a/.changelog/35971.txt b/.changelog/35971.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..abca4bb2645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/35971.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+resource/aws_schemas_schema: Add `JSONSchemaDraft4` schema type support
+```
diff --git a/internal/service/schemas/schema.go b/internal/service/schemas/schema.go
index fd99232fbff..9370e4ec02e 100644
--- a/internal/service/schemas/schema.go
+++ b/internal/service/schemas/schema.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-sdk/v2/helper/validation"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/internal/conns"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/internal/errs/sdkdiag"
+	tfslices "github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/internal/slices"
 	tftags "github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/internal/tags"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/internal/tfresource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-aws/internal/verify"
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func ResourceSchema() *schema.Resource {
 			"type": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
 				Required:     true,
-				ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice(schemas.Type_Values(), true),
+				ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice(type_Values(), true),
 			},
 
 			"version": {
@@ -234,3 +235,8 @@ func resourceSchemaDelete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta inte
 
 	return diags
 }
+
+func type_Values() []string {
+	// For some reason AWS SDK for Go v1 does not define a TypeJSONSchemaDraft4 constant.
+	return tfslices.AppendUnique(schemas.Type_Values(), "JSONSchemaDraft4")
+}
diff --git a/internal/service/schemas/schema_test.go b/internal/service/schemas/schema_test.go
index 3dad536d424..2a384319a3b 100644
--- a/internal/service/schemas/schema_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/schemas/schema_test.go
@@ -63,14 +63,36 @@ const (
             "format": "date-time"
           }
         }
-	  }
-	}
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
+`
+
+	testAccJSONSchemaContent = `
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "$id": "https://example.com/product.schema.json",
+  "title": "Event",
+  "description": "An generic example",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "name": {
+      "description": "The unique identifier for a product",
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "created_at": {
+      "description": "Date-time format",
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "date-time"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [ "name" ]
+}
 `
 )
 
-func TestAccSchemasSchema_basic(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAccSchemasSchema_openAPI3(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := acctest.Context(t)
 	var v schemas.DescribeSchemaOutput
 	rName := sdkacctest.RandomWithPrefix(acctest.ResourcePrefix)
@@ -107,6 +129,43 @@ func TestAccSchemasSchema_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccSchemasSchema_jsonSchemaDraftv4(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := acctest.Context(t)
+	var v schemas.DescribeSchemaOutput
+	rName := sdkacctest.RandomWithPrefix(acctest.ResourcePrefix)
+	resourceName := "aws_schemas_schema.test"
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:                 func() { acctest.PreCheck(ctx, t); acctest.PreCheckPartitionHasService(t, schemas.EndpointsID) },
+		ErrorCheck:               acctest.ErrorCheck(t, schemas.EndpointsID),
+		ProtoV5ProviderFactories: acctest.ProtoV5ProviderFactories,
+		CheckDestroy:             testAccCheckSchemaDestroy(ctx),
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccSchemaConfig_jsonSchema(rName),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckSchemaExists(ctx, resourceName, &v),
+					acctest.CheckResourceAttrRegionalARN(resourceName, "arn", "schemas", fmt.Sprintf("schema/%s/%s", rName, rName)),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "description", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "content", testAccJSONSchemaContent),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "last_modified"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "name", rName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "registry_name", rName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "type", "JSONSchemaDraft4"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.%", "0"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "version", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "version_created_date"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccSchemasSchema_disappears(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := acctest.Context(t)
 	var v schemas.DescribeSchemaOutput
@@ -302,6 +361,21 @@ resource "aws_schemas_schema" "test" {
 `, rName, testAccSchemaContent)
 }
 
+func testAccSchemaConfig_jsonSchema(rName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_schemas_registry" "test" {
+  name = %[1]q
+}
+
+resource "aws_schemas_schema" "test" {
+  name          = %[1]q
+  registry_name = aws_schemas_registry.test.name
+  type          = "JSONSchemaDraft4"
+  content       = %[2]q
+}
+`, rName, testAccJSONSchemaContent)
+}
+
 func testAccSchemaConfig_contentDescription(rName, content, description string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "aws_schemas_registry" "test" {
diff --git a/website/docs/r/schemas_schema.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/schemas_schema.html.markdown
index f1921004120..338aece0393 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/schemas_schema.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/schemas_schema.html.markdown
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ This resource supports the following arguments:
 * `name` - (Required) The name of the schema. Maximum of 385 characters consisting of lower case letters, upper case letters, ., -, _, @.
 * `content` - (Required) The schema specification. Must be a valid Open API 3.0 spec.
 * `registry_name` - (Required) The name of the registry in which this schema belongs.
-* `type` - (Required) The type of the schema. Valid values: `OpenApi3`.
+* `type` - (Required) The type of the schema. Valid values: `OpenApi3` or `JSONSchemaDraft4`.
 * `description` - (Optional) The description of the schema. Maximum of 256 characters.
 * `tags` - (Optional) A map of tags to assign to the resource. If configured with a provider [`default_tags` configuration block](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs#default_tags-configuration-block) present, tags with matching keys will overwrite those defined at the provider-level.