diff --git a/internal/lang/marks/paths.go b/internal/lang/marks/paths.go
index 461ec1bb42..b1833823ab 100644
--- a/internal/lang/marks/paths.go
+++ b/internal/lang/marks/paths.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 package marks
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"sort"
+
 	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
 )
 
@@ -60,3 +63,34 @@ func MarkPaths(val cty.Value, mark any, paths []cty.Path) cty.Value {
 	}
 	return val.MarkWithPaths(markses)
 }
+
+// MarksEqual compares 2 unordered sets of PathValue marks for equality, with
+// the comparison using the cty.PathValueMarks.Equal method.
+func MarksEqual(a, b []cty.PathValueMarks) bool {
+	if len(a) == 0 && len(b) == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if len(a) != len(b) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	less := func(s []cty.PathValueMarks) func(i, j int) bool {
+		return func(i, j int) bool {
+			// the sort only needs to be consistent, so use the GoString format
+			// to get a comparable value
+			return fmt.Sprintf("%#v", s[i]) < fmt.Sprintf("%#v", s[j])
+		}
+	}
+
+	sort.Slice(a, less(a))
+	sort.Slice(b, less(b))
+
+	for i := 0; i < len(a); i++ {
+		if !a[i].Equal(b[i]) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/internal/stacks/stackruntime/internal/stackeval/input_variable.go b/internal/stacks/stackruntime/internal/stackeval/input_variable.go
index 1eae32f44d..6ca699e994 100644
--- a/internal/stacks/stackruntime/internal/stackeval/input_variable.go
+++ b/internal/stacks/stackruntime/internal/stackeval/input_variable.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
 	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty/convert"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/lang/marks"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/plans"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/plans/objchange"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/promising"
@@ -268,13 +269,17 @@ func (v *InputVariable) PlanChanges(ctx context.Context) ([]stackplan.PlannedCha
 			// we'll set the operation to an update even if the actual hasn't
 			// changed
 			action = plans.Update
-		} else if result := before.Equals(after); result.IsKnown() && result.True() {
-			// The values are definitely equal, so NoOp change.
-			action = plans.NoOp
 		} else {
-			// If we don't know for sure that the values are equal, then we'll
-			// call this an update.
-			action = plans.Update
+			unmarkedBefore, beforePaths := before.UnmarkDeepWithPaths()
+			unmarkedAfter, afterPaths := after.UnmarkDeepWithPaths()
+			result := unmarkedBefore.Equals(unmarkedAfter)
+			if result.IsKnown() && result.True() && marks.MarksEqual(beforePaths, afterPaths) {
+				action = plans.NoOp
+			} else {
+				// If we don't know for sure that the values are equal, then we'll
+				// call this an update.
+				action = plans.Update
+			}
 		}
 	} else {
 		action = plans.Create
diff --git a/internal/stacks/stackruntime/internal/stackeval/stack.go b/internal/stacks/stackruntime/internal/stackeval/stack.go
index 7363099ef7..f03f39d2d1 100644
--- a/internal/stacks/stackruntime/internal/stackeval/stack.go
+++ b/internal/stacks/stackruntime/internal/stackeval/stack.go
@@ -800,7 +800,10 @@ func (s *Stack) PlanChanges(ctx context.Context) ([]stackplan.PlannedChange, tfd
 			if actualBefore, exists := beforeVal[addr]; exists {
 				before = actualBefore
 
-				if result := before.Equals(after); result.IsKnown() && result.True() {
+				unmarkedBefore, beforePaths := before.UnmarkDeepWithPaths()
+				unmarkedAfter, afterPaths := after.UnmarkDeepWithPaths()
+				result := unmarkedBefore.Equals(unmarkedAfter)
+				if result.IsKnown() && result.True() && marks.MarksEqual(beforePaths, afterPaths) {
 					action = plans.NoOp
 				} else {
 					action = plans.Update
diff --git a/internal/terraform/marks.go b/internal/terraform/marks.go
index 840c49e778..65c32b98a1 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/marks.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/marks.go
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 package terraform
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"sort"
-
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/internal/lang/marks"
 	"github.com/zclconf/go-cty/cty"
 )
 
@@ -14,36 +12,5 @@ import (
 func valueMarksEqual(a, b cty.Value) bool {
 	_, aMarks := a.UnmarkDeepWithPaths()
 	_, bMarks := b.UnmarkDeepWithPaths()
-	return marksEqual(aMarks, bMarks)
-}
-
-// marksEqual compares 2 unordered sets of PathValue marks for equality, with
-// the comparison using the cty.PathValueMarks.Equal method.
-func marksEqual(a, b []cty.PathValueMarks) bool {
-	if len(a) == 0 && len(b) == 0 {
-		return true
-	}
-
-	if len(a) != len(b) {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	less := func(s []cty.PathValueMarks) func(i, j int) bool {
-		return func(i, j int) bool {
-			// the sort only needs to be consistent, so use the GoString format
-			// to get a comparable value
-			return fmt.Sprintf("%#v", s[i]) < fmt.Sprintf("%#v", s[j])
-		}
-	}
-
-	sort.Slice(a, less(a))
-	sort.Slice(b, less(b))
-
-	for i := 0; i < len(a); i++ {
-		if !a[i].Equal(b[i]) {
-			return false
-		}
-	}
-
-	return true
+	return marks.MarksEqual(aMarks, bMarks)
 }
diff --git a/internal/terraform/node_resource_abstract_instance.go b/internal/terraform/node_resource_abstract_instance.go
index a529c42f73..5c00799931 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/node_resource_abstract_instance.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/node_resource_abstract_instance.go
@@ -2462,7 +2462,7 @@ func (n *NodeAbstractResourceInstance) apply(
 	// persisted.
 	eqV := unmarkedBefore.Equals(unmarkedAfter)
 	eq := eqV.IsKnown() && eqV.True()
-	if change.Action == plans.Update && eq && !marksEqual(beforePaths, afterPaths) {
+	if change.Action == plans.Update && eq && !marks.MarksEqual(beforePaths, afterPaths) {
 		// Copy the previous state, changing only the value
 		newState := &states.ResourceInstanceObject{
 			CreateBeforeDestroy: state.CreateBeforeDestroy,