diff --git a/command/format/diff.go b/command/format/diff.go
index 920229f0e0..126d5ddbb7 100644
--- a/command/format/diff.go
+++ b/command/format/diff.go
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ func (p *blockBodyDiffPrinter) writeNestedBlockDiffs(name string, blockS *config
 	// Display a special diff because it is irrelevant
 	// to list all obfuscated attributes as (sensitive)
 	if old.IsMarked() || new.IsMarked() {
-		p.writeSensitiveNestedBlockDiff(name, old, new, indent, blankBefore)
+		p.writeSensitiveNestedBlockDiff(name, old, new, indent, blankBefore, path)
 		return 0
 	}
 
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ func (p *blockBodyDiffPrinter) writeNestedBlockDiffs(name string, blockS *config
 	return skippedBlocks
 }
 
-func (p *blockBodyDiffPrinter) writeSensitiveNestedBlockDiff(name string, old, new cty.Value, indent int, blankBefore bool) {
+func (p *blockBodyDiffPrinter) writeSensitiveNestedBlockDiff(name string, old, new cty.Value, indent int, blankBefore bool, path cty.Path) {
 	unmarkedOld, _ := old.Unmark()
 	unmarkedNew, _ := new.Unmark()
 	eqV := unmarkedNew.Equals(unmarkedOld)
@@ -618,6 +618,9 @@ func (p *blockBodyDiffPrinter) writeSensitiveNestedBlockDiff(name string, old, n
 	p.buf.WriteString(strings.Repeat(" ", indent))
 	p.writeActionSymbol(action)
 	fmt.Fprintf(p.buf, "%s {", name)
+	if action != plans.NoOp && p.pathForcesNewResource(path) {
+		p.buf.WriteString(p.color.Color(forcesNewResourceCaption))
+	}
 	p.buf.WriteRune('\n')
 	p.buf.WriteString(strings.Repeat(" ", indent+4))
 	p.buf.WriteString("# At least one attribute in this block is (or was) sensitive,\n")
@@ -827,6 +830,9 @@ func (p *blockBodyDiffPrinter) writeValueDiff(old, new cty.Value, indent int, pa
 	if old.IsKnown() && new.IsKnown() && !old.IsNull() && !new.IsNull() && typesEqual {
 		if old.IsMarked() || new.IsMarked() {
 			p.buf.WriteString("(sensitive)")
+			if p.pathForcesNewResource(path) {
+				p.buf.WriteString(p.color.Color(forcesNewResourceCaption))
+			}
 			return
 		}
 
diff --git a/command/format/diff_test.go b/command/format/diff_test.go
index 55c53e8e1b..b3ba9af76e 100644
--- a/command/format/diff_test.go
+++ b/command/format/diff_test.go
@@ -4251,6 +4251,80 @@ func TestResourceChange_sensitiveVariable(t *testing.T) {
           # so its contents will not be displayed.
         }
     }
+`,
+		},
+		"update with sensitive value forcing replacement": {
+			Action: plans.DeleteThenCreate,
+			Mode:   addrs.ManagedResourceMode,
+			Before: cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+				"id":  cty.StringVal("i-02ae66f368e8518a9"),
+				"ami": cty.StringVal("ami-BEFORE"),
+				"nested_block_set": cty.SetVal([]cty.Value{
+					cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+						"an_attr": cty.StringVal("secret"),
+					}),
+				}),
+			}),
+			After: cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+				"id":  cty.StringVal("i-02ae66f368e8518a9"),
+				"ami": cty.StringVal("ami-AFTER"),
+				"nested_block_set": cty.SetVal([]cty.Value{
+					cty.ObjectVal(map[string]cty.Value{
+						"an_attr": cty.StringVal("changed"),
+					}),
+				}),
+			}),
+			BeforeValMarks: []cty.PathValueMarks{
+				{
+					Path:  cty.GetAttrPath("ami"),
+					Marks: cty.NewValueMarks("sensitive"),
+				},
+				{
+					Path:  cty.GetAttrPath("nested_block_set"),
+					Marks: cty.NewValueMarks("sensitive"),
+				},
+			},
+			AfterValMarks: []cty.PathValueMarks{
+				{
+					Path:  cty.GetAttrPath("ami"),
+					Marks: cty.NewValueMarks("sensitive"),
+				},
+				{
+					Path:  cty.GetAttrPath("nested_block_set"),
+					Marks: cty.NewValueMarks("sensitive"),
+				},
+			},
+			Schema: &configschema.Block{
+				Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
+					"id":  {Type: cty.String, Optional: true, Computed: true},
+					"ami": {Type: cty.String, Optional: true},
+				},
+				BlockTypes: map[string]*configschema.NestedBlock{
+					"nested_block_set": {
+						Block: configschema.Block{
+							Attributes: map[string]*configschema.Attribute{
+								"an_attr": {Type: cty.String, Required: true},
+							},
+						},
+						Nesting: configschema.NestingSet,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			RequiredReplace: cty.NewPathSet(
+				cty.GetAttrPath("ami"),
+				cty.GetAttrPath("nested_block_set"),
+			),
+			Tainted: false,
+			ExpectedOutput: `  # test_instance.example must be replaced
+-/+ resource "test_instance" "example" {
+      ~ ami = (sensitive) # forces replacement
+        id  = "i-02ae66f368e8518a9"
+
+      ~ nested_block_set { # forces replacement
+          # At least one attribute in this block is (or was) sensitive,
+          # so its contents will not be displayed.
+        }
+    }
 `,
 		},
 	}