diff --git a/moto/secretsmanager/models.py b/moto/secretsmanager/models.py
index 5a3cf7f05832..bbebebb58099 100644
--- a/moto/secretsmanager/models.py
+++ b/moto/secretsmanager/models.py
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ def delete_secret(
                 msg = f"You can't delete secret {secret_id} that still has replica regions [{replica_regions}]"
                 raise InvalidParameterException(msg)
 
-            if secret.is_deleted():
+            if secret.is_deleted() and not force_delete_without_recovery:
                 raise InvalidRequestException(
                     "An error occurred (InvalidRequestException) when calling the DeleteSecret operation: You tried to \
                     perform the operation on a secret that's currently marked deleted."
diff --git a/tests/test_secretsmanager/test_secretsmanager.py b/tests/test_secretsmanager/test_secretsmanager.py
index e386aff25405..8879b64f00b3 100644
--- a/tests/test_secretsmanager/test_secretsmanager.py
+++ b/tests/test_secretsmanager/test_secretsmanager.py
@@ -628,6 +628,17 @@ def test_delete_secret_that_is_marked_deleted():
         conn.delete_secret(SecretId="test-secret")
 
 
+@mock_aws
+def test_force_delete_secret_that_is_marked_deleted():
+    conn = boto3.client("secretsmanager", region_name="us-west-2")
+
+    conn.create_secret(Name="test-secret", SecretString="foosecret")
+
+    conn.delete_secret(SecretId="test-secret")
+
+    conn.delete_secret(SecretId="test-secret", ForceDeleteWithoutRecovery=True)
+
+
 @mock_aws
 def test_get_random_password_default_length():
     conn = boto3.client("secretsmanager", region_name="us-west-2")