diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-alpha/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-alpha/README.md
index 1a3d19bd5da34..d4870ce51a5e1 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-alpha/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-alpha/README.md
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ const target = new targets.LambdaInvoke(fn, {
 ## Overriding Target Properties 
 
 If you wish to reuse the same target in multiple schedules, you can override target properties like `input`, 
-`maximumRetryAttempts` and `maximumEventAgeInSeconds` when creating a Schedule using the `targetOverrides` parameter:
+`retryAttempts` and `maxEventAge` when creating a Schedule using the `targetOverrides` parameter:
 
 ```ts
 declare const target: targets.LambdaInvoke;
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ const oneTimeSchedule = new Schedule(this, 'Schedule', {
     schedule: ScheduleExpression.rate(cdk.Duration.hours(12)),
     target,
     targetOverrides: {
-        input: ScheduleTargetInput.fromText("Overriding Target Input"),
+        input: ScheduleTargetInput.fromText('Overriding Target Input'),
         maxEventAge: Duration.seconds(180),
         retryAttempts: 5,
     },
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-alpha/lib/schedule.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-alpha/lib/schedule.ts
index 7a946bce71c20..bd8d1e004a43d 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-alpha/lib/schedule.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-scheduler-alpha/lib/schedule.ts
@@ -217,10 +217,12 @@ export class Schedule extends Resource implements ISchedule {
    * The schedule group associated with this schedule.
    */
   public readonly group?: IGroup;
+
   /**
    * The arn of the schedule.
    */
   public readonly scheduleArn: string;
+
   /**
    * The name of the schedule.
    */
@@ -231,6 +233,11 @@ export class Schedule extends Resource implements ISchedule {
    */
   readonly key?: kms.IKey;
 
+  /**
+   * A `RetryPolicy` object that includes information about the retry policy settings.
+   */
+  private readonly retryPolicy?: CfnSchedule.RetryPolicyProperty;
+
   constructor(scope: Construct, id: string, props: ScheduleProps) {
     super(scope, id, {
       physicalName: props.scheduleName,
@@ -245,12 +252,7 @@ export class Schedule extends Resource implements ISchedule {
       this.key.grantEncryptDecrypt(targetConfig.role);
     }
 
-    const retryPolicy = {
-      maximumEventAgeInSeconds: props.targetOverrides?.maxEventAge?.toSeconds() ?? targetConfig.retryPolicy?.maximumEventAgeInSeconds,
-      maximumRetryAttempts: props.targetOverrides?.retryAttempts ?? targetConfig.retryPolicy?.maximumRetryAttempts,
-    };
-
-    this.validateRetryPolicy(retryPolicy.maximumEventAgeInSeconds, retryPolicy.maximumRetryAttempts);
+    this.retryPolicy = targetConfig.retryPolicy;
 
     const resource = new CfnSchedule(this, 'Resource', {
       name: this.physicalName,
@@ -267,7 +269,7 @@ export class Schedule extends Resource implements ISchedule {
           props.targetOverrides?.input?.bind(this) :
           targetConfig.input?.bind(this),
         deadLetterConfig: targetConfig.deadLetterConfig,
-        retryPolicy: retryPolicy.maximumEventAgeInSeconds || retryPolicy.maximumRetryAttempts ? retryPolicy : undefined,
+        retryPolicy: this.renderRetryPolicy(props.targetOverrides?.maxEventAge?.toSeconds(), props.targetOverrides?.retryAttempts),
         ecsParameters: targetConfig.ecsParameters,
         kinesisParameters: targetConfig.kinesisParameters,
         eventBridgeParameters: targetConfig.eventBridgeParameters,
@@ -284,12 +286,24 @@ export class Schedule extends Resource implements ISchedule {
     });
   }
 
-  private validateRetryPolicy(maximumEventAgeInSeconds: number | undefined, maximumRetryAttempts: number | undefined) {
-    if (maximumEventAgeInSeconds && (maximumEventAgeInSeconds < 60 || maximumEventAgeInSeconds > 86400)) {
-      throw new Error(`maximumEventAgeInSeconds must be between 60 and 86400, got ${maximumEventAgeInSeconds}`);
+  private renderRetryPolicy(
+    maximumEventAgeInSeconds?: number,
+    maximumRetryAttempts?: number,
+  ): CfnSchedule.RetryPolicyProperty | undefined {
+    const policy = {
+      ...this.retryPolicy,
+      maximumEventAgeInSeconds: maximumEventAgeInSeconds ?? this.retryPolicy?.maximumEventAgeInSeconds,
+      maximumRetryAttempts: maximumRetryAttempts ?? this.retryPolicy?.maximumRetryAttempts,
+    };
+
+    if (policy.maximumEventAgeInSeconds && (policy.maximumEventAgeInSeconds < 60 || policy.maximumEventAgeInSeconds > 86400)) {
+      throw new Error(`maximumEventAgeInSeconds must be between 60 and 86400, got ${policy.maximumEventAgeInSeconds}`);
     }
-    if (maximumRetryAttempts && (maximumRetryAttempts < 0 || maximumRetryAttempts > 185)) {
-      throw new Error(`maximumRetryAttempts must be between 0 and 185, got ${maximumRetryAttempts}`);
+    if (policy.maximumRetryAttempts && (policy.maximumRetryAttempts < 0 || policy.maximumRetryAttempts > 185)) {
+      throw new Error(`maximumRetryAttempts must be between 0 and 185, got ${policy.maximumRetryAttempts}`);
     }
+
+    const isEmptyPolicy = Object.values(policy).every(value => value === undefined);
+    return !isEmptyPolicy ? policy : undefined;
   }
 }
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