diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_sfn_state_machine.go b/aws/resource_aws_sfn_state_machine.go
index bbeb5ed6e34d..15c44621b235 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_sfn_state_machine.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_sfn_state_machine.go
@@ -31,6 +31,37 @@ func resourceAwsSfnStateMachine() *schema.Resource {
 				ValidateFunc: validation.StringLenBetween(0, 1024*1024), // 1048576
 			},
 
+			"logging_configuration": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeList,
+				Optional: true,
+				Computed: true,
+				MaxItems: 1,
+				Elem: &schema.Resource{
+					Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
+						"log_destination": {
+							Type:     schema.TypeString,
+							Optional: true,
+						},
+						"include_execution_data": {
+							Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+							Optional: true,
+							// Default:  false,
+						},
+						"level": {
+							Type:     schema.TypeString,
+							Optional: true,
+							// Default:  sfn.LogLevelOff,
+							ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{
+								sfn.LogLevelAll,
+								sfn.LogLevelError,
+								sfn.LogLevelFatal,
+								sfn.LogLevelOff,
+							}, false),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+
 			"name": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
 				Required:     true,
@@ -53,7 +84,18 @@ func resourceAwsSfnStateMachine() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
+
 			"tags": tagsSchema(),
+
+			"type": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Optional: true,
+				Default:  sfn.StateMachineTypeStandard,
+				ValidateFunc: validation.StringInSlice([]string{
+					sfn.StateMachineTypeStandard,
+					sfn.StateMachineTypeExpress,
+				}, false),
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -61,12 +103,13 @@ func resourceAwsSfnStateMachine() *schema.Resource {
 func resourceAwsSfnStateMachineCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).sfnconn
 	log.Print("[DEBUG] Creating Step Function State Machine")
-
 	params := &sfn.CreateStateMachineInput{
-		Definition: aws.String(d.Get("definition").(string)),
-		Name:       aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
-		RoleArn:    aws.String(d.Get("role_arn").(string)),
-		Tags:       keyvaluetags.New(d.Get("tags").(map[string]interface{})).IgnoreAws().SfnTags(),
+		Definition:           aws.String(d.Get("definition").(string)),
+		LoggingConfiguration: expandAwsSfnLoggingConfiguration(d.Get("logging_configuration").([]interface{})),
+		Name:                 aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
+		RoleArn:              aws.String(d.Get("role_arn").(string)),
+		Tags:                 keyvaluetags.New(d.Get("tags").(map[string]interface{})).IgnoreAws().SfnTags(),
+		Type:                 aws.String(d.Get("type").(string)),
 	}
 
 	var activity *sfn.CreateStateMachineOutput
@@ -104,7 +147,6 @@ func resourceAwsSfnStateMachineCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 func resourceAwsSfnStateMachineRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).sfnconn
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Reading Step Function State Machine: %s", d.Id())
-
 	sm, err := conn.DescribeStateMachine(&sfn.DescribeStateMachineInput{
 		StateMachineArn: aws.String(d.Id()),
 	})
@@ -122,8 +164,18 @@ func resourceAwsSfnStateMachineRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 	d.Set("definition", sm.Definition)
 	d.Set("name", sm.Name)
 	d.Set("role_arn", sm.RoleArn)
+	d.Set("type", sm.Type)
 	d.Set("status", sm.Status)
 
+	loggingConfiguration := flattenAwsSfnLoggingConfiguration(sm.LoggingConfiguration)
+
+	if loggingConfiguration != nil {
+		err := d.Set("logging_configuration", loggingConfiguration)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG] Error setting logging_configuration %s \n", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := d.Set("creation_date", sm.CreationDate.Format(time.RFC3339)); err != nil {
 		log.Printf("[DEBUG] Error setting creation_date: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -150,10 +202,14 @@ func resourceAwsSfnStateMachineUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		RoleArn:         aws.String(d.Get("role_arn").(string)),
 	}
 
-	_, err := conn.UpdateStateMachine(params)
-
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Updating Step Function State Machine: %#v", params)
 
+	if d.HasChange("logging_configuration") && d.Get("type").(string) == sfn.StateMachineTypeExpress {
+		params.LoggingConfiguration = expandAwsSfnLoggingConfiguration(d.Get("logging_configuration").([]interface{}))
+	}
+
+	_, err := conn.UpdateStateMachine(params)
+
 	if err != nil {
 		if isAWSErr(err, "StateMachineDoesNotExist", "State Machine Does Not Exist") {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error updating Step Function State Machine: %s", err)
@@ -168,7 +224,7 @@ func resourceAwsSfnStateMachineUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		}
 	}
 
-	return resourceAwsSfnStateMachineRead(d, meta)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func resourceAwsSfnStateMachineDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
@@ -195,3 +251,45 @@ func resourceAwsSfnStateMachineDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func expandAwsSfnLoggingConfiguration(l []interface{}) *sfn.LoggingConfiguration {
+
+	if len(l) == 0 || l[0] == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	m := l[0].(map[string]interface{})
+
+	loggingConfiguration := &sfn.LoggingConfiguration{
+		Destinations: []*sfn.LogDestination{
+			{
+				CloudWatchLogsLogGroup: &sfn.CloudWatchLogsLogGroup{
+					LogGroupArn: aws.String(m["log_destination"].(string)),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		IncludeExecutionData: aws.Bool(m["include_execution_data"].(bool)),
+		Level:                aws.String(m["level"].(string)),
+	}
+
+	return loggingConfiguration
+}
+
+func flattenAwsSfnLoggingConfiguration(loggingConfiguration *sfn.LoggingConfiguration) []interface{} {
+
+	if loggingConfiguration == nil {
+		return []interface{}{}
+	}
+
+	m := map[string]interface{}{
+		"log_destination":        "",
+		"include_execution_data": aws.BoolValue(loggingConfiguration.IncludeExecutionData),
+		"level":                  aws.StringValue(loggingConfiguration.Level),
+	}
+
+	if len(loggingConfiguration.Destinations) > 0 {
+		m["log_destination"] = aws.StringValue(loggingConfiguration.Destinations[0].CloudWatchLogsLogGroup.LogGroupArn)
+	}
+
+	return []interface{}{m}
+}
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_sfn_state_machine_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_sfn_state_machine_test.go
index beec17c2dbdd..4101203475d1 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_sfn_state_machine_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_sfn_state_machine_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ func TestAccAWSSfnStateMachine_createUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 					testAccCheckAWSSfnExists("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "status", sfn.StateMachineStatusActive),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "name"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "name", fmt.Sprintf("test_sfn_%s", name)),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "creation_date"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "definition"),
 					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "definition", regexp.MustCompile(`.*\"MaxAttempts\": 5.*`)),
@@ -35,6 +36,83 @@ func TestAccAWSSfnStateMachine_createUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccAWSSfnStateMachineConfig(name, 10),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSSfnExists("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "status", sfn.StateMachineStatusActive),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "name"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "name", fmt.Sprintf("test_sfn_%s", name)),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "creation_date"),
+					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "definition", regexp.MustCompile(`.*\"MaxAttempts\": 10.*`)),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "role_arn"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccAWSSfnStateMachine_express_createUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	name := acctest.RandString(10)
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSSfnStateMachineDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSSfnStateMachineTypedConfig(sfn.StateMachineTypeExpress, name, 5),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSSfnExists("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "status", sfn.StateMachineStatusActive),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "name"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "creation_date"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "definition"),
+					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "definition", regexp.MustCompile(`.*\"MaxAttempts\": 5.*`)),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "role_arn"),
+					// resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "logging_configuration"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "logging_configuration.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "logging_configuration.0.level", sfn.LogLevelOff),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSSfnStateMachineTypedConfig(sfn.StateMachineTypeExpress, name, 10),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSSfnExists("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "status", sfn.StateMachineStatusActive),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "name"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "creation_date"),
+					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "definition", regexp.MustCompile(`.*\"MaxAttempts\": 10.*`)),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "role_arn"),
+					// resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "logging_configuration"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "logging_configuration.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "logging_configuration.0.level", sfn.LogLevelOff),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccAWSSfnStateMachine_standard_createUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	name := acctest.RandString(10)
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSSfnStateMachineDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSSfnStateMachineTypedConfig(sfn.StateMachineTypeStandard, name, 5),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSSfnExists("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "status", sfn.StateMachineStatusActive),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "name"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "creation_date"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "definition"),
+					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "definition", regexp.MustCompile(`.*\"MaxAttempts\": 5.*`)),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "role_arn"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSSfnStateMachineTypedConfig(sfn.StateMachineTypeStandard, name, 10),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSSfnExists("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "status", sfn.StateMachineStatusActive),
@@ -85,6 +163,45 @@ func TestAccAWSSfnStateMachine_Tags(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAWSSfnStateMachine_express_LoggingConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
+	name := acctest.RandString(10)
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSSfnStateMachineDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSSfnStateMachineExpressConfigLogConfiguration1(sfn.StateMachineTypeExpress, name, sfn.LogLevelError),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSSfnExists("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "status", sfn.StateMachineStatusActive),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "name"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "creation_date"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "definition"),
+					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "definition", regexp.MustCompile(`.*\"MaxAttempts\": 5.*`)),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "role_arn"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "logging_configuration.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "logging_configuration.0.level", sfn.LogLevelError),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSSfnStateMachineExpressConfigLogConfiguration1(sfn.StateMachineTypeExpress, name, sfn.LogLevelAll),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSSfnExists("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "status", sfn.StateMachineStatusActive),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "name"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "creation_date"),
+					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "definition", regexp.MustCompile(`.*\"MaxAttempts\": 5.*`)),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "role_arn"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "logging_configuration.#", "1"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_sfn_state_machine.foo", "logging_configuration.0.level", sfn.LogLevelAll),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckAWSSfnExists(n string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[n]
@@ -499,3 +616,271 @@ tags = {
 }
 `, rName, rName, rName, rName, rName, rName, tag1Key, tag1Value, tag2Key, tag2Value)
 }
+
+func testAccAWSSfnStateMachineTypedConfig(rType string, rName string, rMaxAttempts int) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+data "aws_partition" "current" {}
+
+data "aws_region" "current" {}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy" "iam_policy_for_lambda" {
+  name = "iam_policy_for_lambda_%s"
+  role = "${aws_iam_role.iam_for_lambda.id}"
+
+  policy = <<EOF
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": [{
+    "Effect": "Allow",
+    "Action": [
+      "logs:CreateLogGroup",
+      "logs:CreateLogStream",
+      "logs:PutLogEvents"
+    ],
+    "Resource": "arn:${data.aws_partition.current.partition}:logs:*:*:*"
+  }]
+}
+EOF
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role" "iam_for_lambda" {
+  name = "iam_for_lambda_%s"
+
+  assume_role_policy = <<EOF
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": [
+    {
+      "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
+      "Principal": {
+        "Service": "lambda.amazonaws.com"
+      },
+      "Effect": "Allow",
+      "Sid": ""
+    }
+  ]
+}
+EOF
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy" "iam_policy_for_sfn" {
+  name = "iam_policy_for_sfn_%s"
+  role = "${aws_iam_role.iam_for_sfn.id}"
+
+  policy = <<EOF
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": [
+    {
+      "Effect": "Allow",
+      "Action": [
+        "lambda:InvokeFunction"
+      ],
+        "Resource": "*"
+      }
+  ]
+}
+EOF
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role" "iam_for_sfn" {
+  name = "iam_for_sfn_%s"
+
+  assume_role_policy = <<EOF
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": [
+    {
+      "Effect": "Allow",
+      "Principal": {
+        "Service": "states.${data.aws_region.current.name}.amazonaws.com"
+      },
+      "Action": "sts:AssumeRole"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+EOF
+}
+
+resource "aws_lambda_function" "lambda_function_test" {
+  filename      = "test-fixtures/lambdatest.zip"
+  function_name = "sfn-%s"
+  role          = "${aws_iam_role.iam_for_lambda.arn}"
+  handler       = "exports.example"
+  runtime       = "nodejs12.x"
+}
+
+resource "aws_sfn_state_machine" "foo" {
+  name     = "test_sfn_%s"
+  role_arn = "${aws_iam_role.iam_for_sfn.arn}"
+  type	   = "%s"
+
+  definition = <<EOF
+{
+  "Comment": "A Hello World example of the Amazon States Language using an AWS Lambda Function with %s State Machine",
+  "StartAt": "HelloWorld",
+  "States": {
+    "HelloWorld": {
+      "Type": "Task",
+      "Resource": "${aws_lambda_function.lambda_function_test.arn}",
+      "Retry": [
+        {
+          "ErrorEquals": ["States.ALL"],
+          "IntervalSeconds": 5,
+          "MaxAttempts": %d,
+          "BackoffRate": 8.0
+        }
+      ],
+      "End": true
+    }
+  }
+}
+EOF
+}
+`, rName, rName, rName, rName, rName, rName, rType, rType, rMaxAttempts)
+}
+
+func testAccAWSSfnStateMachineExpressConfigLogConfiguration1(rType string, rName string, rLevel string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+data "aws_partition" "current" {}
+
+data "aws_region" "current" {}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy" "iam_policy_for_lambda" {
+  name = "iam_policy_for_lambda_%s"
+  role = "${aws_iam_role.iam_for_lambda.id}"
+
+  policy = <<EOF
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": [{
+    "Effect": "Allow",
+    "Action": [
+      "logs:CreateLogGroup",
+      "logs:CreateLogStream",
+      "logs:PutLogEvents"
+    ],
+    "Resource": "arn:${data.aws_partition.current.partition}:logs:*:*:*"
+  }]
+}
+EOF
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role" "iam_for_lambda" {
+  name = "iam_for_lambda_%s"
+
+  assume_role_policy = <<EOF
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": [
+    {
+      "Action": "sts:AssumeRole",
+      "Principal": {
+        "Service": "lambda.amazonaws.com"
+      },
+      "Effect": "Allow",
+      "Sid": ""
+    }
+  ]
+}
+EOF
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role_policy" "iam_policy_for_sfn" {
+  name = "iam_policy_for_sfn_%s"
+  role = "${aws_iam_role.iam_for_sfn.id}"
+
+  policy = <<EOF
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": [
+    {
+      "Effect": "Allow",
+      "Action": [
+        "lambda:InvokeFunction",
+        "logs:CreateLogDelivery",
+        "logs:GetLogDelivery",
+        "logs:UpdateLogDelivery",
+        "logs:DeleteLogDelivery",
+        "logs:ListLogDeliveries",
+        "logs:PutResourcePolicy",
+        "logs:DescribeResourcePolicies",
+        "logs:DescribeLogGroups"
+      ],
+        "Resource": "*"
+      }
+  ]
+}
+EOF
+}
+
+resource "aws_iam_role" "iam_for_sfn" {
+  name = "iam_for_sfn_%s"
+
+  assume_role_policy = <<EOF
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": [
+    {
+      "Effect": "Allow",
+      "Principal": {
+        "Service": "states.${data.aws_region.current.name}.amazonaws.com"
+      },
+      "Action": "sts:AssumeRole"
+    }
+  ]
+}
+EOF
+}
+
+resource "aws_lambda_function" "lambda_function_test" {
+  filename      = "test-fixtures/lambdatest.zip"
+  function_name = "sfn-%s"
+  role          = "${aws_iam_role.iam_for_lambda.arn}"
+  handler       = "exports.example"
+  runtime       = "nodejs12.x"
+}
+
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "log_group_for_sfn" {
+  name = "log_group_sfn_%s"
+}
+
+resource "aws_sfn_state_machine" "foo" {
+  name     = "test_sfn_%s"
+  role_arn = "${aws_iam_role.iam_for_sfn.arn}"
+  type	   = "%s"
+  
+  definition = <<EOF
+{
+  "Comment": "A Hello World example of the Amazon States Language using an AWS Lambda Function with %s State Machine",
+  "StartAt": "HelloWorld",
+  "States": {
+    "HelloWorld": {
+      "Type": "Task",
+      "Resource": "${aws_lambda_function.lambda_function_test.arn}",
+      "Retry": [
+        {
+          "ErrorEquals": ["States.ALL"],
+          "IntervalSeconds": 5,
+          "MaxAttempts": 5,
+          "BackoffRate": 8.0
+        }
+      ],
+      "End": true
+    }
+  }
+}
+EOF
+
+  logging_configuration {
+    log_destination = "${aws_cloudwatch_log_group.log_group_for_sfn.arn}"
+    include_execution_data = false
+    level = "%s"
+  }
+  
+  tags = {
+	"key1" = "value1"
+  }
+}
+`, rName, rName, rName, rName, rName, rName, rName, rType, rType, rLevel)
+}
diff --git a/website/docs/r/sfn_state_machine.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/sfn_state_machine.html.markdown
index 34163bef3364..8037d3ac5430 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/sfn_state_machine.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/sfn_state_machine.html.markdown
@@ -11,6 +11,58 @@ description: |-
 Provides a Step Function State Machine resource
 
 ## Example Usage
+### Basic (Standard Workflow)
+```hcl
+# ...
+
+resource "aws_sfn_state_machine" "sfn_state_machine" {
+  name     = "my-state-machine"
+  role_arn = "${aws_iam_role.iam_for_sfn.arn}"
+
+  definition = <<EOF
+{
+  "Comment": "A Hello World example of the Amazon States Language using an AWS Lambda Function",
+  "StartAt": "HelloWorld",
+  "States": {
+    "HelloWorld": {
+      "Type": "Task",
+      "Resource": "${aws_lambda_function.lambda.arn}",
+      "End": true
+    }
+  }
+}
+EOF
+}
+```
+
+### Basic (Express Workflow)
+```hcl
+# ...
+
+resource "aws_sfn_state_machine" "sfn_state_machine" {
+  name     = "my-state-machine"
+  role_arn = "${aws_iam_role.iam_for_sfn.arn}"
+  type     = "EXPRESS"
+
+  definition = <<EOF
+{
+  "Comment": "A Hello World example of the Amazon States Language using an AWS Lambda Function",
+  "StartAt": "HelloWorld",
+  "States": {
+    "HelloWorld": {
+      "Type": "Task",
+      "Resource": "${aws_lambda_function.lambda.arn}",
+      "End": true
+    }
+  }
+}
+EOF
+}
+```
+
+### Logging
+
+~> *NOTE:* Logging is only accepted for EXPRESS Workflows. See the [AWS Step Functions Developer Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/welcome.html) for more information about enabling Step Function logging.
 
 ```hcl
 # ...
@@ -18,6 +70,7 @@ Provides a Step Function State Machine resource
 resource "aws_sfn_state_machine" "sfn_state_machine" {
   name     = "my-state-machine"
   role_arn = "${aws_iam_role.iam_for_sfn.arn}"
+  type     = "EXPRESS"
 
   definition = <<EOF
 {
@@ -32,6 +85,12 @@ resource "aws_sfn_state_machine" "sfn_state_machine" {
   }
 }
 EOF
+ 
+  logging_configuration {
+     log_destination = "${aws_cloudwatch_log_group.log_group_for_sfn.arn}"
+     include_execution_data = true
+     level = "ERROR"
+   }
 }
 ```
 
@@ -43,6 +102,13 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `definition` - (Required) The Amazon States Language definition of the state machine.
 * `role_arn` - (Required) The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role to use for this state machine.
 * `tags` - (Optional) Key-value mapping of resource tags
+* `logging_configuration` - (Optional) Defines what execution history events are logged and where they are logged. The logging_configuration parameter is only valid when type is set to EXPRESS. By default, the level is set to OFF. For more information see [Logging Express Workflows](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/cw-logs.html) and [Log Levels](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/cloudwatch-log-level.html) in the AWS Step Functions User Guide.
+* `type` - (Optional) Determines whether a Standard or Express state machine is created. The default is STANDARD. You cannot update the type of a state machine once it has been created. Valid Values: STANDARD | EXPRESS
+
+### `logging_configuration` Configuration Block
+* `log_destination` - (Optional) Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of CloudWatch log group. Make sure the State Machine does have the right IAM Policies for Logging. 
+* `include_execution_data` - (Optional) Determines whether execution data is included in your log. When set to FALSE, data is excluded.
+* `level` - (Optional) Defines which category of execution history events are logged. Valid Values: ALL | ERROR | FATAL | OFF
 
 ## Attributes Reference