diff --git a/internal/command/jsonformat/change/map.go b/internal/command/jsonformat/change/map.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..968f83b20e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/command/jsonformat/change/map.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+package change
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/command/format"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/plans"
+)
+
+func Map(elements map[string]Change) Renderer {
+	maximumKeyLen := 0
+	for key := range elements {
+		if maximumKeyLen < len(key) {
+			maximumKeyLen = len(key)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return &mapRenderer{
+		elements:      elements,
+		maximumKeyLen: maximumKeyLen,
+	}
+}
+
+type mapRenderer struct {
+	NoWarningsRenderer
+
+	elements      map[string]Change
+	maximumKeyLen int
+}
+
+func (renderer mapRenderer) Render(change Change, indent int, opts RenderOpts) string {
+	if len(renderer.elements) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("{}%s%s", change.nullSuffix(opts.overrideNullSuffix), change.forcesReplacement())
+	}
+
+	unchangedElements := 0
+
+	// Sort the map elements by key, so we have a deterministic ordering in
+	// the output.
+	var keys []string
+	for key := range renderer.elements {
+		keys = append(keys, key)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+
+	elementOpts := opts.Clone()
+	if change.action == plans.Delete {
+		elementOpts.overrideNullSuffix = true
+	}
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("{%s\n", change.forcesReplacement()))
+	for _, key := range keys {
+		element := renderer.elements[key]
+
+		if element.action == plans.NoOp && !opts.showUnchangedChildren {
+			// Don't render NoOp operations when we are compact display.
+			unchangedElements++
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for _, warning := range element.Warnings(indent + 1) {
+			buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s\n", change.indent(indent+1), warning))
+		}
+
+		// Only show commas between elements for objects.
+		comma := ""
+		if _, ok := element.renderer.(objectRenderer); ok {
+			comma = ","
+		}
+
+		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s \"%s\"%-*s = %s%s\n", change.indent(indent+1), format.DiffActionSymbol(element.action), key, renderer.maximumKeyLen-len(key), "", element.Render(indent+1, elementOpts), comma))
+	}
+
+	if unchangedElements > 0 {
+		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s %s\n", change.indent(indent+1), change.emptySymbol(), change.unchanged("element", unchangedElements)))
+	}
+
+	buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s%s }%s", change.indent(indent), change.emptySymbol(), change.nullSuffix(opts.overrideNullSuffix)))
+	return buf.String()
+}
diff --git a/internal/command/jsonformat/change/renderer_test.go b/internal/command/jsonformat/change/renderer_test.go
index 6275bd242f..ffef22f37c 100644
--- a/internal/command/jsonformat/change/renderer_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/jsonformat/change/renderer_test.go
@@ -349,6 +349,226 @@ func TestRenderers(t *testing.T) {
 {
       ~ attribute_one = 1 -> (known after apply)
     }
+`,
+		},
+		"map_create_empty": {
+			change: Change{
+				renderer: Map(map[string]Change{}),
+				action:   plans.Create,
+			},
+			expected: "{}",
+		},
+		"map_create": {
+			change: Change{
+				renderer: Map(map[string]Change{
+					"element_one": {
+						renderer: Primitive(nil, strptr("new")),
+						action:   plans.Create,
+					},
+				}),
+				action: plans.Create,
+			},
+			expected: `
+{
+      + "element_one" = new
+    }
+`,
+		},
+		"map_delete_empty": {
+			change: Change{
+				renderer: Map(map[string]Change{}),
+				action:   plans.Delete,
+			},
+			expected: "{} -> null",
+		},
+		"map_delete": {
+			change: Change{
+				renderer: Map(map[string]Change{
+					"element_one": {
+						renderer: Primitive(strptr("old"), nil),
+						action:   plans.Delete,
+					},
+				}),
+				action: plans.Delete,
+			},
+			expected: `
+{
+      - "element_one" = old
+    } -> null
+`,
+		},
+		"map_create_element": {
+			change: Change{
+				renderer: Map(map[string]Change{
+					"element_one": {
+						renderer: Primitive(nil, strptr("new")),
+						action:   plans.Create,
+					},
+				}),
+				action: plans.Update,
+			},
+			expected: `
+{
+      + "element_one" = new
+    }
+`,
+		},
+		"map_update_element": {
+			change: Change{
+				renderer: Map(map[string]Change{
+					"element_one": {
+						renderer: Primitive(strptr("old"), strptr("new")),
+						action:   plans.Update,
+					},
+				}),
+				action: plans.Update,
+			},
+			expected: `
+{
+      ~ "element_one" = old -> new
+    }
+`,
+		},
+		"map_delete_element": {
+			change: Change{
+				renderer: Map(map[string]Change{
+					"element_one": {
+						renderer: Primitive(strptr("old"), nil),
+						action:   plans.Delete,
+					},
+				}),
+				action: plans.Update,
+			},
+			expected: `
+{
+      - "element_one" = old -> null
+    }
+`,
+		},
+		"map_update_forces_replacement": {
+			change: Change{
+				renderer: Map(map[string]Change{
+					"element_one": {
+						renderer: Primitive(strptr("old"), strptr("new")),
+						action:   plans.Update,
+					},
+				}),
+				action:  plans.Update,
+				replace: true,
+			},
+			expected: `
+{ # forces replacement
+      ~ "element_one" = old -> new
+    }
+`,
+		},
+		"map_ignore_unchanged_elements": {
+			change: Change{
+				renderer: Map(map[string]Change{
+					"element_one": {
+						renderer: Primitive(nil, strptr("new")),
+						action:   plans.Create,
+					},
+					"element_two": {
+						renderer: Primitive(strptr("old"), strptr("old")),
+						action:   plans.NoOp,
+					},
+					"element_three": {
+						renderer: Primitive(strptr("old"), strptr("new")),
+						action:   plans.Update,
+					},
+				}),
+				action: plans.Update,
+			},
+			expected: `
+{
+      + "element_one"   = new
+      ~ "element_three" = old -> new
+        # (1 unchanged element hidden)
+    }
+`,
+		},
+		"map_create_sensitive_element": {
+			change: Change{
+				renderer: Map(map[string]Change{
+					"element_one": {
+						renderer: Sensitive(nil, 1, false, true),
+						action:   plans.Create,
+					},
+				}),
+				action: plans.Update,
+			},
+			expected: `
+{
+      + "element_one" = (sensitive)
+    }
+`,
+		},
+		"map_update_sensitive_element": {
+			change: Change{
+				renderer: Map(map[string]Change{
+					"element_one": {
+						renderer: Sensitive(0, 1, true, true),
+						action:   plans.Update,
+					},
+				}),
+				action: plans.Update,
+			},
+			expected: `
+{
+      ~ "element_one" = (sensitive)
+    }
+`,
+		},
+		"map_delete_sensitive_element": {
+			change: Change{
+				renderer: Map(map[string]Change{
+					"element_one": {
+						renderer: Sensitive(0, nil, true, false),
+						action:   plans.Delete,
+					},
+				}),
+				action: plans.Update,
+			},
+			expected: `
+{
+      - "element_one" = (sensitive) -> null
+    }
+`,
+		},
+		"map_create_computed_element": {
+			change: Change{
+				renderer: Map(map[string]Change{
+					"element_one": {
+						renderer: Computed(Change{}),
+						action:   plans.Create,
+					},
+				}),
+				action: plans.Update,
+			},
+			expected: `
+{
+      + "element_one" = (known after apply)
+    }
+`,
+		},
+		"map_update_computed_element": {
+			change: Change{
+				renderer: Map(map[string]Change{
+					"element_one": {
+						renderer: Computed(Change{
+							renderer: Primitive(strptr("1"), nil),
+							action:   plans.Delete,
+						}),
+						action: plans.Update,
+					},
+				}),
+				action: plans.Update,
+			},
+			expected: `
+{
+      ~ "element_one" = 1 -> (known after apply)
+    }
 `,
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/internal/command/jsonformat/change/sensitive.go b/internal/command/jsonformat/change/sensitive.go
index e48b168ab7..7a210500ab 100644
--- a/internal/command/jsonformat/change/sensitive.go
+++ b/internal/command/jsonformat/change/sensitive.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func (renderer sensitiveRenderer) Render(change Change, indent int, opts RenderO
 func (renderer sensitiveRenderer) Warnings(change Change, indent int) []string {
 	if (renderer.beforeSensitive == renderer.afterSensitive) || renderer.before == nil || renderer.after == nil {
 		// Only display warnings for sensitive values if they are changing from
-		// being sensitive or to being sensitive or if they are not being
+		// being sensitive or to being sensitive and if they are not being
 		// destroyed or created.
 		return []string{}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/command/jsonformat/change/testing.go b/internal/command/jsonformat/change/testing.go
index dee74edaa8..e8b368518b 100644
--- a/internal/command/jsonformat/change/testing.go
+++ b/internal/command/jsonformat/change/testing.go
@@ -93,6 +93,39 @@ func validateObject(t *testing.T, object *objectRenderer, attributes map[string]
 	}
 }
 
+func ValidateMap(elements map[string]ValidateChangeFunc, action plans.Action, replace bool) ValidateChangeFunc {
+	return func(t *testing.T, change Change) {
+		validateChange(t, change, action, replace)
+
+		m, ok := change.renderer.(*mapRenderer)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("invalid renderer type: %T", change.renderer)
+		}
+
+		if len(m.elements) != len(elements) {
+			t.Fatalf("expected %d elements but found %d elements", len(elements), len(m.elements))
+		}
+
+		var missing []string
+		for key, expected := range elements {
+			actual, ok := m.elements[key]
+			if !ok {
+				missing = append(missing, key)
+			}
+
+			if len(missing) > 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			expected(t, actual)
+		}
+
+		if len(missing) > 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("missing the following elements: %s", strings.Join(missing, ", "))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func ValidateSensitive(before, after interface{}, beforeSensitive, afterSensitive bool, action plans.Action, replace bool) ValidateChangeFunc {
 	return func(t *testing.T, change Change) {
 		validateChange(t, change, action, replace)
diff --git a/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/attribute.go b/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/attribute.go
index 729037cf57..8f62bab77a 100644
--- a/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/attribute.go
+++ b/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/attribute.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ func (v Value) computeChangeForNestedAttribute(attribute *jsonprovider.NestedTyp
 	switch attribute.NestingMode {
 	case "single", "group":
 		return v.computeAttributeChangeAsNestedObject(attribute.Attributes)
+	case "map":
+		return v.computeAttributeChangeAsNestedMap(attribute.Attributes)
 	default:
 		panic("unrecognized nesting mode: " + attribute.NestingMode)
 	}
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ func (v Value) computeChangeForType(ctyType cty.Type) change.Change {
 		return v.computeAttributeChangeAsPrimitive(ctyType)
 	case ctyType.IsObjectType():
 		return v.computeAttributeChangeAsObject(ctyType.AttributeTypes())
+	case ctyType.IsMapType():
+		return v.computeAttributeChangeAsMap(ctyType.ElementType())
 	default:
 		panic("not implemented")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/map.go b/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/map.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41236bb6b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/map.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package differ
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/command/jsonformat/change"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/command/jsonprovider"
+	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
+)
+
+func (v Value) computeAttributeChangeAsMap(elementType cty.Type) change.Change {
+	current := v.getDefaultActionForIteration()
+	elements := make(map[string]change.Change)
+	v.processMap(func(key string, value Value) {
+		element := value.ComputeChange(elementType)
+		elements[key] = element
+		current = compareActions(current, element.GetAction())
+	})
+	return change.New(change.Map(elements), current, v.replacePath())
+}
+
+func (v Value) computeAttributeChangeAsNestedMap(attributes map[string]*jsonprovider.Attribute) change.Change {
+	current := v.getDefaultActionForIteration()
+	elements := make(map[string]change.Change)
+	v.processMap(func(key string, value Value) {
+		element := value.ComputeChange(attributes)
+		elements[key] = element
+		current = compareActions(current, element.GetAction())
+	})
+	return change.New(change.Map(elements), current, v.replacePath())
+}
+
+func (v Value) processMap(process func(key string, value Value)) {
+	mapValue := v.asMap()
+
+	handled := make(map[string]bool)
+	for key := range mapValue.Before {
+		handled[key] = true
+		process(key, mapValue.getChild(key))
+	}
+	for key := range mapValue.After {
+		if _, ok := handled[key]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		process(key, mapValue.getChild(key))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/value.go b/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/value.go
index 3e5b23db25..33161a75eb 100644
--- a/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/value.go
+++ b/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/value.go
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func ValueFromJsonChange(change jsonplan.Change) Value {
 	}
 }
 
-// ComputeChange is a generic function that lets callers no worry about what
+// ComputeChange is a generic function that lets callers not worry about what
 // type of change they are processing. In general, this is the function external
 // users should call as it has some generic preprocessing applicable to all
 // types.
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ func (v Value) ComputeChange(changeType interface{}) change.Change {
 		return v.computeChangeForAttribute(concrete)
 	case cty.Type:
 		return v.computeChangeForType(concrete)
+	case map[string]*jsonprovider.Attribute:
+		return v.computeAttributeChangeAsNestedObject(concrete)
 	default:
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("unrecognized change type: %T", changeType))
 	}
diff --git a/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/value_test.go b/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/value_test.go
index d7981494e9..5f725fee7f 100644
--- a/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/value_test.go
+++ b/internal/command/jsonformat/differ/value_test.go
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
-	// We break these tests out into their own function, so we can automatically
-	// test both objects and nested objects together.
+	// This function holds a range of test cases creating, deleting and editing
+	// objects. It is built in such a way that it can automatically test these
+	// operations on objects both directly and nested, as well as within all
+	// types of collections.
 
 	tcs := map[string]struct {
 		input                Value
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 		validateReplace      bool
 		validateAction       plans.Action
 	}{
-		"object_create": {
+		"create": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: nil,
 				After: map[string]interface{}{
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			validateAction:  plans.Create,
 			validateReplace: false,
 		},
-		"object_delete": {
+		"delete": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{
 					"attribute_one": "old",
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			validateAction:  plans.Delete,
 			validateReplace: false,
 		},
-		"object_create_sensitive": {
+		"create_sensitive": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: nil,
 				After: map[string]interface{}{
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 				"attribute_one": "new",
 			}, false, true, plans.Create, false),
 		},
-		"object_delete_sensitive": {
+		"delete_sensitive": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{
 					"attribute_one": "old",
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 				"attribute_one": "old",
 			}, nil, true, false, plans.Delete, false),
 		},
-		"object_create_unknown": {
+		"create_unknown": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before:  nil,
 				After:   nil,
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			validateSingleChange: change.ValidateComputed(nil, plans.Create, false),
 		},
-		"object_update_unknown": {
+		"update_unknown": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{
 					"attribute_one": "old",
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 				"attribute_one": change.ValidatePrimitive(strptr("\"old\""), nil, plans.Delete, false),
 			}, plans.Delete, false), plans.Update, false),
 		},
-		"object_create_attribute": {
+		"create_attribute": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{},
 				After: map[string]interface{}{
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			validateAction:  plans.Update,
 			validateReplace: false,
 		},
-		"object_create_attribute_from_explicit_null": {
+		"create_attribute_from_explicit_null": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{
 					"attribute_one": nil,
@@ -152,7 +154,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			validateAction:  plans.Update,
 			validateReplace: false,
 		},
-		"object_delete_attribute": {
+		"delete_attribute": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{
 					"attribute_one": "old",
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			validateAction:  plans.Update,
 			validateReplace: false,
 		},
-		"object_delete_attribute_to_explicit_null": {
+		"delete_attribute_to_explicit_null": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{
 					"attribute_one": "old",
@@ -186,7 +188,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			validateAction:  plans.Update,
 			validateReplace: false,
 		},
-		"object_update_attribute": {
+		"update_attribute": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{
 					"attribute_one": "old",
@@ -204,7 +206,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			validateAction:  plans.Update,
 			validateReplace: false,
 		},
-		"object_create_sensitive_attribute": {
+		"create_sensitive_attribute": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{},
 				After: map[string]interface{}{
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			validateAction:  plans.Update,
 			validateReplace: false,
 		},
-		"object_delete_sensitive_attribute": {
+		"delete_sensitive_attribute": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{
 					"attribute_one": "old",
@@ -242,7 +244,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			validateAction:  plans.Update,
 			validateReplace: false,
 		},
-		"object_update_sensitive_attribute": {
+		"update_sensitive_attribute": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{
 					"attribute_one": "old",
@@ -266,7 +268,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			validateAction:  plans.Update,
 			validateReplace: false,
 		},
-		"object_create_computed_attribute": {
+		"create_computed_attribute": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{},
 				After:  map[string]interface{}{},
@@ -283,7 +285,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			validateAction:  plans.Update,
 			validateReplace: false,
 		},
-		"object_update_computed_attribute": {
+		"update_computed_attribute": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{
 					"attribute_one": "old",
@@ -305,7 +307,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			validateAction:  plans.Update,
 			validateReplace: false,
 		},
-		"object_ignores_unset_fields": {
+		"ignores_unset_fields": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{},
 				After:  map[string]interface{}{},
@@ -317,7 +319,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			validateAction:  plans.NoOp,
 			validateReplace: false,
 		},
-		"object_update_replace_self": {
+		"update_replace_self": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{
 					"attribute_one": "old",
@@ -338,7 +340,7 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 			validateAction:  plans.Update,
 			validateReplace: true,
 		},
-		"object_update_replace_attribute": {
+		"update_replace_attribute": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: map[string]interface{}{
 					"attribute_one": "old",
@@ -361,81 +363,163 @@ func TestValue_ObjectAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	for name, tc := range tcs {
+	for name, tmp := range tcs {
+		tc := tmp
+
+		collectionDefaultAction := plans.Update
+		if name == "ignores_unset_fields" {
+			// Special case for this test, as it is the only one that doesn't
+			// have the collection types return an update.
+			collectionDefaultAction = plans.NoOp
+		}
+
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Run("object", func(t *testing.T) {
+				attribute := &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+					AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, cty.Object(tc.attributes)),
+				}
 
-			attribute := &jsonprovider.Attribute{
-				AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, cty.Object(tc.attributes)),
-			}
+				if tc.validateObject != nil {
+					tc.validateObject(t, tc.input.ComputeChange(attribute))
+					return
+				}
 
-			if tc.validateObject != nil {
-				tc.validateObject(t, tc.input.ComputeChange(attribute))
-				return
-			}
+				if tc.validateSingleChange != nil {
+					tc.validateSingleChange(t, tc.input.ComputeChange(attribute))
+					return
+				}
 
-			if tc.validateSingleChange != nil {
-				tc.validateSingleChange(t, tc.input.ComputeChange(attribute))
-				return
-			}
+				validate := change.ValidateObject(tc.validateChanges, tc.validateAction, tc.validateReplace)
+				validate(t, tc.input.ComputeChange(attribute))
+			})
+
+			t.Run("map", func(t *testing.T) {
+				attribute := &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+					AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, cty.Map(cty.Object(tc.attributes))),
+				}
+
+				input := wrapValueInMap(tc.input)
+
+				if tc.validateObject != nil {
+					validate := change.ValidateMap(map[string]change.ValidateChangeFunc{
+						"element": tc.validateObject,
+					}, collectionDefaultAction, false)
+					validate(t, input.ComputeChange(attribute))
+					return
+				}
+
+				if tc.validateSingleChange != nil {
+					validate := change.ValidateMap(map[string]change.ValidateChangeFunc{
+						"element": tc.validateSingleChange,
+					}, collectionDefaultAction, false)
+					validate(t, input.ComputeChange(attribute))
+					return
+				}
+
+				validate := change.ValidateMap(map[string]change.ValidateChangeFunc{
+					"element": change.ValidateObject(tc.validateChanges, tc.validateAction, tc.validateReplace),
+				}, collectionDefaultAction, false)
+				validate(t, input.ComputeChange(attribute))
+			})
 
-			validate := change.ValidateObject(tc.validateChanges, tc.validateAction, tc.validateReplace)
-			validate(t, tc.input.ComputeChange(attribute))
 		})
 
 		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("nested_%s", name), func(t *testing.T) {
-			attribute := &jsonprovider.Attribute{
-				AttributeNestedType: &jsonprovider.NestedType{
-					Attributes: func() map[string]*jsonprovider.Attribute {
-						attributes := make(map[string]*jsonprovider.Attribute)
-						for key, attribute := range tc.attributes {
-							attributes[key] = &jsonprovider.Attribute{
-								AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, attribute),
+			t.Run("object", func(t *testing.T) {
+				attribute := &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+					AttributeNestedType: &jsonprovider.NestedType{
+						Attributes: func() map[string]*jsonprovider.Attribute {
+							attributes := make(map[string]*jsonprovider.Attribute)
+							for key, attribute := range tc.attributes {
+								attributes[key] = &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+									AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, attribute),
+								}
 							}
-						}
-						return attributes
-					}(),
-					NestingMode: "single",
-				},
-			}
+							return attributes
+						}(),
+						NestingMode: "single",
+					},
+				}
 
-			if tc.validateNestedObject != nil {
-				tc.validateNestedObject(t, tc.input.ComputeChange(attribute))
-				return
-			}
+				if tc.validateNestedObject != nil {
+					tc.validateNestedObject(t, tc.input.ComputeChange(attribute))
+					return
+				}
 
-			if tc.validateSingleChange != nil {
-				tc.validateSingleChange(t, tc.input.ComputeChange(attribute))
-				return
-			}
+				if tc.validateSingleChange != nil {
+					tc.validateSingleChange(t, tc.input.ComputeChange(attribute))
+					return
+				}
 
-			validate := change.ValidateNestedObject(tc.validateChanges, tc.validateAction, tc.validateReplace)
-			validate(t, tc.input.ComputeChange(attribute))
+				validate := change.ValidateNestedObject(tc.validateChanges, tc.validateAction, tc.validateReplace)
+				validate(t, tc.input.ComputeChange(attribute))
+			})
+
+			t.Run("map", func(t *testing.T) {
+				attribute := &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+					AttributeNestedType: &jsonprovider.NestedType{
+						Attributes: func() map[string]*jsonprovider.Attribute {
+							attributes := make(map[string]*jsonprovider.Attribute)
+							for key, attribute := range tc.attributes {
+								attributes[key] = &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+									AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, attribute),
+								}
+							}
+							return attributes
+						}(),
+						NestingMode: "map",
+					},
+				}
+
+				input := wrapValueInMap(tc.input)
+
+				if tc.validateNestedObject != nil {
+					validate := change.ValidateMap(map[string]change.ValidateChangeFunc{
+						"element": tc.validateNestedObject,
+					}, collectionDefaultAction, false)
+					validate(t, input.ComputeChange(attribute))
+					return
+				}
+
+				if tc.validateSingleChange != nil {
+					validate := change.ValidateMap(map[string]change.ValidateChangeFunc{
+						"element": tc.validateSingleChange,
+					}, collectionDefaultAction, false)
+					validate(t, input.ComputeChange(attribute))
+					return
+				}
+
+				validate := change.ValidateMap(map[string]change.ValidateChangeFunc{
+					"element": change.ValidateNestedObject(tc.validateChanges, tc.validateAction, tc.validateReplace),
+				}, collectionDefaultAction, false)
+				validate(t, input.ComputeChange(attribute))
+			})
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func TestValue_Attribute(t *testing.T) {
+func TestValue_PrimitiveAttributes(t *testing.T) {
+	// This function tests manipulating primitives: creating, deleting and
+	// updating. It also automatically tests these operations within the
+	// contexts of collections.
+
 	tcs := map[string]struct {
 		input          Value
-		attribute      *jsonprovider.Attribute
+		attribute      cty.Type
 		validateChange change.ValidateChangeFunc
 	}{
 		"primitive_create": {
 			input: Value{
 				After: "new",
 			},
-			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
-				AttributeType: []byte("\"string\""),
-			},
+			attribute:      cty.String,
 			validateChange: change.ValidatePrimitive(nil, strptr("\"new\""), plans.Create, false),
 		},
 		"primitive_delete": {
 			input: Value{
 				Before: "old",
 			},
-			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
-				AttributeType: []byte("\"string\""),
-			},
+			attribute:      cty.String,
 			validateChange: change.ValidatePrimitive(strptr("\"old\""), nil, plans.Delete, false),
 		},
 		"primitive_update": {
@@ -443,9 +527,7 @@ func TestValue_Attribute(t *testing.T) {
 				Before: "old",
 				After:  "new",
 			},
-			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
-				AttributeType: []byte("\"string\""),
-			},
+			attribute:      cty.String,
 			validateChange: change.ValidatePrimitive(strptr("\"old\""), strptr("\"new\""), plans.Update, false),
 		},
 		"primitive_set_explicit_null": {
@@ -454,9 +536,7 @@ func TestValue_Attribute(t *testing.T) {
 				After:         nil,
 				AfterExplicit: true,
 			},
-			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
-				AttributeType: []byte("\"string\""),
-			},
+			attribute:      cty.String,
 			validateChange: change.ValidatePrimitive(strptr("\"old\""), nil, plans.Update, false),
 		},
 		"primitive_unset_explicit_null": {
@@ -465,9 +545,7 @@ func TestValue_Attribute(t *testing.T) {
 				Before:         nil,
 				After:          "new",
 			},
-			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
-				AttributeType: []byte("\"string\""),
-			},
+			attribute:      cty.String,
 			validateChange: change.ValidatePrimitive(nil, strptr("\"new\""), plans.Update, false),
 		},
 		"primitive_create_sensitive": {
@@ -476,9 +554,7 @@ func TestValue_Attribute(t *testing.T) {
 				After:          "new",
 				AfterSensitive: true,
 			},
-			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
-				AttributeType: []byte("\"string\""),
-			},
+			attribute:      cty.String,
 			validateChange: change.ValidateSensitive(nil, "new", false, true, plans.Create, false),
 		},
 		"primitive_delete_sensitive": {
@@ -487,9 +563,7 @@ func TestValue_Attribute(t *testing.T) {
 				BeforeSensitive: true,
 				After:           nil,
 			},
-			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
-				AttributeType: []byte("\"string\""),
-			},
+			attribute:      cty.String,
 			validateChange: change.ValidateSensitive("old", nil, true, false, plans.Delete, false),
 		},
 		"primitive_update_sensitive": {
@@ -499,9 +573,7 @@ func TestValue_Attribute(t *testing.T) {
 				After:           "new",
 				AfterSensitive:  true,
 			},
-			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
-				AttributeType: []byte("\"string\""),
-			},
+			attribute:      cty.String,
 			validateChange: change.ValidateSensitive("old", "new", true, true, plans.Update, false),
 		},
 		"primitive_create_computed": {
@@ -510,9 +582,7 @@ func TestValue_Attribute(t *testing.T) {
 				After:   nil,
 				Unknown: true,
 			},
-			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
-				AttributeType: []byte("\"string\""),
-			},
+			attribute:      cty.String,
 			validateChange: change.ValidateComputed(nil, plans.Create, false),
 		},
 		"primitive_update_computed": {
@@ -521,9 +591,7 @@ func TestValue_Attribute(t *testing.T) {
 				After:   nil,
 				Unknown: true,
 			},
-			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
-				AttributeType: []byte("\"string\""),
-			},
+			attribute:      cty.String,
 			validateChange: change.ValidateComputed(change.ValidatePrimitive(strptr("\"old\""), nil, plans.Delete, false), plans.Update, false),
 		},
 		"primitive_update_replace": {
@@ -534,12 +602,171 @@ func TestValue_Attribute(t *testing.T) {
 					[]interface{}{}, // An empty path suggests this attribute should be true.
 				},
 			},
-			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
-				AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, cty.String),
-			},
+			attribute:      cty.String,
 			validateChange: change.ValidatePrimitive(strptr("\"old\""), strptr("\"new\""), plans.Update, true),
 		},
+		"noop": {
+			input: Value{
+				Before: "old",
+				After:  "old",
+			},
+			attribute:      cty.String,
+			validateChange: change.ValidatePrimitive(strptr("\"old\""), strptr("\"old\""), plans.NoOp, false),
+		},
 	}
+	for name, tmp := range tcs {
+		tc := tmp
+
+		defaultCollectionsAction := plans.Update
+		if name == "noop" {
+			defaultCollectionsAction = plans.NoOp
+		}
+
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Run("direct", func(t *testing.T) {
+				tc.validateChange(t, tc.input.ComputeChange(&jsonprovider.Attribute{
+					AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, tc.attribute),
+				}))
+			})
+
+			t.Run("map", func(t *testing.T) {
+				input := wrapValueInMap(tc.input)
+				attribute := &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+					AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, cty.Map(tc.attribute)),
+				}
+
+				validate := change.ValidateMap(map[string]change.ValidateChangeFunc{
+					"element": tc.validateChange,
+				}, defaultCollectionsAction, false)
+				validate(t, input.ComputeChange(attribute))
+			})
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestValue_CollectionAttributes(t *testing.T) {
+	// This function tests creating and deleting collections. Note, it does not
+	// generally cover editing collections except in special cases as editing
+	// collections is handled automatically by other functions.
+	tcs := map[string]struct {
+		input          Value
+		attribute      *jsonprovider.Attribute
+		validateChange change.ValidateChangeFunc
+	}{
+		"map_create_empty": {
+			input: Value{
+				Before: nil,
+				After:  map[string]interface{}{},
+			},
+			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+				AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, cty.Map(cty.String)),
+			},
+			validateChange: change.ValidateMap(nil, plans.Create, false),
+		},
+		"map_create_populated": {
+			input: Value{
+				Before: nil,
+				After: map[string]interface{}{
+					"element_one": "one",
+					"element_two": "two",
+				},
+			},
+			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+				AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, cty.Map(cty.String)),
+			},
+			validateChange: change.ValidateMap(map[string]change.ValidateChangeFunc{
+				"element_one": change.ValidatePrimitive(nil, strptr("\"one\""), plans.Create, false),
+				"element_two": change.ValidatePrimitive(nil, strptr("\"two\""), plans.Create, false),
+			}, plans.Create, false),
+		},
+		"map_delete_empty": {
+			input: Value{
+				Before: map[string]interface{}{},
+				After:  nil,
+			},
+			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+				AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, cty.Map(cty.String)),
+			},
+			validateChange: change.ValidateMap(nil, plans.Delete, false),
+		},
+		"map_delete_populated": {
+			input: Value{
+				Before: map[string]interface{}{
+					"element_one": "one",
+					"element_two": "two",
+				},
+				After: nil,
+			},
+			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+				AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, cty.Map(cty.String)),
+			},
+			validateChange: change.ValidateMap(map[string]change.ValidateChangeFunc{
+				"element_one": change.ValidatePrimitive(strptr("\"one\""), nil, plans.Delete, false),
+				"element_two": change.ValidatePrimitive(strptr("\"two\""), nil, plans.Delete, false),
+			}, plans.Delete, false),
+		},
+		"map_create_sensitive": {
+			input: Value{
+				Before:         nil,
+				After:          map[string]interface{}{},
+				AfterSensitive: true,
+			},
+			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+				AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, cty.Map(cty.String)),
+			},
+			validateChange: change.ValidateSensitive(nil, map[string]interface{}{}, false, true, plans.Create, false),
+		},
+		"map_update_sensitive": {
+			input: Value{
+				Before: map[string]interface{}{
+					"element": "one",
+				},
+				BeforeSensitive: true,
+				After:           map[string]interface{}{},
+				AfterSensitive:  true,
+			},
+			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+				AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, cty.Map(cty.String)),
+			},
+			validateChange: change.ValidateSensitive(map[string]interface{}{"element": "one"}, map[string]interface{}{}, true, true, plans.Update, false),
+		},
+		"map_delete_sensitive": {
+			input: Value{
+				Before:          map[string]interface{}{},
+				BeforeSensitive: true,
+				After:           nil,
+			},
+			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+				AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, cty.Map(cty.String)),
+			},
+			validateChange: change.ValidateSensitive(map[string]interface{}{}, nil, true, false, plans.Delete, false),
+		},
+		"map_create_unknown": {
+			input: Value{
+				Before:  nil,
+				After:   map[string]interface{}{},
+				Unknown: true,
+			},
+			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+				AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, cty.Map(cty.String)),
+			},
+			validateChange: change.ValidateComputed(nil, plans.Create, false),
+		},
+		"map_update_unknown": {
+			input: Value{
+				Before: map[string]interface{}{},
+				After: map[string]interface{}{
+					"element": "one",
+				},
+				Unknown: true,
+			},
+			attribute: &jsonprovider.Attribute{
+				AttributeType: unmarshalType(t, cty.Map(cty.String)),
+			},
+			validateChange: change.ValidateComputed(change.ValidateMap(nil, plans.Delete, false), plans.Update, false),
+		},
+	}
+
 	for name, tc := range tcs {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			tc.validateChange(t, tc.input.ComputeChange(tc.attribute))
@@ -547,6 +774,9 @@ func TestValue_Attribute(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// unmarshalType converts a cty.Type into a json.RawMessage understood by the
+// schema. It also lets the testing framework handle any errors to keep the API
+// clean.
 func unmarshalType(t *testing.T, ctyType cty.Type) json.RawMessage {
 	msg, err := ctyjson.MarshalType(ctyType)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -554,3 +784,42 @@ func unmarshalType(t *testing.T, ctyType cty.Type) json.RawMessage {
 	}
 	return msg
 }
+
+// wrapValueInMap access a single Value and returns a new Value that represents
+// a map with a single element. That single element is the input value.
+func wrapValueInMap(input Value) Value {
+	tomap := func(value interface{}, unknown interface{}, explicit bool) interface{} {
+		switch value.(type) {
+		case nil:
+			if set, ok := unknown.(bool); (set && ok) || explicit {
+				return map[string]interface{}{
+					"element": nil,
+				}
+			}
+			return map[string]interface{}{}
+		default:
+			return map[string]interface{}{
+				"element": value,
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return Value{
+		Before:          tomap(input.Before, nil, input.BeforeExplicit),
+		After:           tomap(input.After, input.Unknown, input.AfterExplicit),
+		Unknown:         tomap(input.Unknown, nil, false),
+		BeforeSensitive: tomap(input.BeforeSensitive, nil, false),
+		AfterSensitive:  tomap(input.AfterSensitive, nil, false),
+		ReplacePaths: func() []interface{} {
+			var ret []interface{}
+			for _, path := range input.ReplacePaths {
+				old := path.([]interface{})
+				var updated []interface{}
+				updated = append(updated, "element")
+				updated = append(updated, old...)
+				ret = append(ret, updated)
+			}
+			return ret
+		}(),
+	}
+}