diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_ssm_association.go b/aws/resource_aws_ssm_association.go
index 2cb8d04ba6d..397570d075b 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_ssm_association.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_ssm_association.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package aws
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ssm"
@@ -39,6 +40,16 @@ func resourceAwsSsmAssociation() *schema.Resource {
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
+			"max_concurrency": {
+				Type:         schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:     true,
+				ValidateFunc: validation.StringMatch(regexp.MustCompile(`^([1-9][0-9]*|[1-9][0-9]%|[1-9]%|100%)$`), "must be a valid number (e.g. 10) or percentage including the percent sign (e.g. 10%)"),
+			},
+			"max_errors": {
+				Type:         schema.TypeString,
+				Optional:     true,
+				ValidateFunc: validation.StringMatch(regexp.MustCompile(`^([1-9][0-9]*|[0]|[1-9][0-9]%|[0-9]%|100%)$`), "must be a valid number (e.g. 10) or percentage including the percent sign (e.g. 10%)"),
+			},
 			"name": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				ForceNew: true,
@@ -145,6 +156,14 @@ func resourceAwsSsmAssociationCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 		associationInput.ComplianceSeverity = aws.String(v.(string))
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("max_concurrency"); ok {
+		associationInput.MaxConcurrency = aws.String(v.(string))
+	}
+
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("max_errors"); ok {
+		associationInput.MaxErrors = aws.String(v.(string))
+	}
+
 	resp, err := ssmconn.CreateAssociation(associationInput)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error creating SSM association: %s", err)
@@ -191,6 +210,8 @@ func resourceAwsSsmAssociationRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 	d.Set("schedule_expression", association.ScheduleExpression)
 	d.Set("document_version", association.DocumentVersion)
 	d.Set("compliance_severity", association.ComplianceSeverity)
+	d.Set("max_concurrency", association.MaxConcurrency)
+	d.Set("max_errors", association.MaxErrors)
 
 	if err := d.Set("targets", flattenAwsSsmTargets(association.Targets)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error setting targets error: %#v", err)
@@ -241,6 +262,14 @@ func resourceAwsSsmAssociationUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 		associationInput.ComplianceSeverity = aws.String(v.(string))
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("max_concurrency"); ok {
+		associationInput.MaxConcurrency = aws.String(v.(string))
+	}
+
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("max_errors"); ok {
+		associationInput.MaxErrors = aws.String(v.(string))
+	}
+
 	_, err := ssmconn.UpdateAssociation(associationInput)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error updating SSM association: %s", err)
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_ssm_association_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_ssm_association_test.go
index 7fb626830b7..869b2b9a973 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_ssm_association_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_ssm_association_test.go
@@ -342,6 +342,37 @@ func TestAccAWSSSMAssociation_withComplianceSeverity(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAWSSSMAssociation_rateControl(t *testing.T) {
+	name := acctest.RandString(10)
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSSSMAssociationDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSSSMAssociationRateControlConfig(name, "10%"),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSSSMAssociationExists("aws_ssm_association.foo"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"aws_ssm_association.foo", "max_concurrency", "10%"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"aws_ssm_association.foo", "max_errors", "10%"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSSSMAssociationRateControlConfig(name, "20%"),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSSSMAssociationExists("aws_ssm_association.foo"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"aws_ssm_association.foo", "max_concurrency", "20%"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"aws_ssm_association.foo", "max_errors", "20%"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckAWSSSMAssociationExists(n string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[n]
@@ -959,3 +990,39 @@ resource "aws_ssm_association" "foo" {
 }
 `, rName, assocName, compSeverity)
 }
+
+func testAccAWSSSMAssociationRateControlConfig(rName, rate string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_ssm_document" "foo_document" {
+  name    = "tf-test-ssm-document-%s"
+	document_type = "Command"
+  content = <<DOC
+  {
+    "schemaVersion": "1.2",
+    "description": "Check ip configuration of a Linux instance.",
+    "parameters": {
+    },
+    "runtimeConfig": {
+      "aws:runShellScript": {
+        "properties": [
+          {
+            "id": "0.aws:runShellScript",
+            "runCommand": ["ifconfig"]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+DOC
+}
+resource "aws_ssm_association" "foo" {
+  name        = "${aws_ssm_document.foo_document.name}"
+  max_concurrency = "%s"
+  max_errors = "%s"
+	targets {
+    key = "tag:Name"
+    values = ["acceptanceTest"]
+  }
+}
+`, rName, rate, rate)
+}
diff --git a/website/docs/r/ssm_association.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/ssm_association.html.markdown
index f48806ccabc..3783a1c1ab6 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/ssm_association.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/ssm_association.html.markdown
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `schedule_expression` - (Optional) A cron expression when the association will be applied to the target(s).
 * `targets` - (Optional) A block containing the targets of the SSM association. Targets are documented below. AWS currently supports a maximum of 5 targets.
 * `compliance_severity` - (Optional) The compliance severity for the association. Can be one of the following: `UNSPECIFIED`, `LOW`, `MEDIUM`, `HIGH` or `CRITICAL`
+* `max_concurrency` - (Optional) The maximum number of targets allowed to run the association at the same time. You can specify a number, for example 10, or a percentage of the target set, for example 10%.
+* `max_errors` - (Optional) The number of errors that are allowed before the system stops sending requests to run the association on additional targets. You can specify a number, for example 10, or a percentage of the target set, for example 10%.
 
 Output Location (`output_location`) is an S3 bucket where you want to store the results of this association: