diff --git a/internal/fwserver/attr_value.go b/internal/fwserver/attr_value.go
index 5c86e2fc3..9bb36f560 100644
--- a/internal/fwserver/attr_value.go
+++ b/internal/fwserver/attr_value.go
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ func coerceListValue(ctx context.Context, schemaPath path.Path, value attr.Value
 	return listVal.ToFrameworkValue(ctx)
 }
 
-func coerceMapValue(schemaPath path.Path, value attr.Value) (types.Map, diag.Diagnostics) {
-	m, ok := value.(types.Map)
+func coerceMapValue(ctx context.Context, schemaPath path.Path, value attr.Value) (types.Map, diag.Diagnostics) {
+	mapVal, ok := value.(types.MapVal)
 
 	if !ok {
 		return types.MapNull(nil), diag.Diagnostics{
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func coerceMapValue(schemaPath path.Path, value attr.Value) (types.Map, diag.Dia
 		}
 	}
 
-	return m, nil
+	return mapVal.ToFrameworkValue(ctx)
 }
 
 func coerceObjectValue(schemaPath path.Path, value attr.Value) (types.Object, diag.Diagnostics) {
diff --git a/internal/fwserver/attribute_plan_modification.go b/internal/fwserver/attribute_plan_modification.go
index a10fe29dd..26bb49281 100644
--- a/internal/fwserver/attribute_plan_modification.go
+++ b/internal/fwserver/attribute_plan_modification.go
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func AttributeModifyPlan(ctx context.Context, a fwschema.Attribute, req tfsdk.Mo
 			return
 		}
 	case fwschema.NestingModeMap:
-		configMap, diags := coerceMapValue(req.AttributePath, req.AttributeConfig)
+		configMap, diags := coerceMapValue(ctx, req.AttributePath, req.AttributeConfig)
 
 		resp.Diagnostics.Append(diags...)
 
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ func AttributeModifyPlan(ctx context.Context, a fwschema.Attribute, req tfsdk.Mo
 			return
 		}
 
-		planMap, diags := coerceMapValue(req.AttributePath, req.AttributePlan)
+		planMap, diags := coerceMapValue(ctx, req.AttributePath, req.AttributePlan)
 
 		resp.Diagnostics.Append(diags...)
 
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func AttributeModifyPlan(ctx context.Context, a fwschema.Attribute, req tfsdk.Mo
 			return
 		}
 
-		stateMap, diags := coerceMapValue(req.AttributePath, req.AttributeState)
+		stateMap, diags := coerceMapValue(ctx, req.AttributePath, req.AttributeState)
 
 		resp.Diagnostics.Append(diags...)
 
diff --git a/internal/fwserver/attribute_validation.go b/internal/fwserver/attribute_validation.go
index 7d3979383..3cc0a35db 100644
--- a/internal/fwserver/attribute_validation.go
+++ b/internal/fwserver/attribute_validation.go
@@ -207,19 +207,26 @@ func AttributeValidateNestedAttributes(ctx context.Context, a fwschema.Attribute
 			}
 		}
 	case fwschema.NestingModeMap:
-		m, ok := req.AttributeConfig.(types.Map)
+		mapVal, ok := req.AttributeConfig.(types.MapVal)
 
 		if !ok {
 			err := fmt.Errorf("unknown attribute value type (%T) for nesting mode (%T) at path: %s", req.AttributeConfig, nm, req.AttributePath)
 			resp.Diagnostics.AddAttributeError(
 				req.AttributePath,
-				"Attribute Validation Error",
-				"Attribute validation cannot walk schema. Report this to the provider developer:\n\n"+err.Error(),
+				"Attribute Validation Error Invalid Value Type",
+				"A type from which a types.Map can be obtained is expected here. Report this to the provider developer:\n\n"+err.Error(),
 			)
 
 			return
 		}
 
+		m, diags := mapVal.ToFrameworkValue(ctx)
+
+		resp.Diagnostics.Append(diags...)
+		if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
+			return
+		}
+
 		for key := range m.Elements() {
 			for nestedName, nestedAttr := range a.GetAttributes().GetAttributes() {
 				nestedAttrReq := tfsdk.ValidateAttributeRequest{
diff --git a/types/map.go b/types/map.go
index a9c1443c0..04202645b 100644
--- a/types/map.go
+++ b/types/map.go
@@ -16,10 +16,22 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	_ attr.Type  = MapType{}
-	_ attr.Value = &Map{}
+	_ MapTyp = MapType{}
+	_ MapVal = &Map{}
 )
 
+type MapTyp interface {
+	attr.Type
+
+	ValueFromFramework(context.Context, Map) (attr.Value, diag.Diagnostics)
+}
+
+type MapVal interface {
+	attr.Value
+
+	ToFrameworkValue(ctx context.Context) (Map, diag.Diagnostics)
+}
+
 // MapType is an AttributeType representing a map of values. All values must
 // be of the same type, which the provider must specify as the ElemType
 // property. Keys will always be strings.
@@ -163,12 +175,17 @@ func (m MapType) Validate(ctx context.Context, in tftypes.Value, path path.Path)
 }
 
 // ValueType returns the Value type.
-func (t MapType) ValueType(_ context.Context) attr.Value {
+func (m MapType) ValueType(_ context.Context) attr.Value {
 	return Map{
-		elementType: t.ElemType,
+		elementType: m.ElemType,
 	}
 }
 
+// ValueFromFramework returns an attr.Value given a Map.
+func (m MapType) ValueFromFramework(_ context.Context, ma Map) (attr.Value, diag.Diagnostics) {
+	return ma, nil
+}
+
 // MapNull creates a Map with a null value. Determine whether the value is
 // null via the Map type IsNull method.
 func MapNull(elementType attr.Type) Map {
@@ -329,7 +346,7 @@ func (m Map) Type(ctx context.Context) attr.Type {
 	return MapType{ElemType: m.ElementType(ctx)}
 }
 
-// ToTerraformValue returns the data contained in the List as a tftypes.Value.
+// ToTerraformValue returns the data contained in the Map as a tftypes.Value.
 func (m Map) ToTerraformValue(ctx context.Context) (tftypes.Value, error) {
 	mapType := tftypes.Map{ElementType: m.ElementType(ctx).TerraformType(ctx)}
 
@@ -441,3 +458,8 @@ func (m Map) String() string {
 
 	return res.String()
 }
+
+// ToFrameworkValue returns the Map.
+func (m Map) ToFrameworkValue(context.Context) (Map, diag.Diagnostics) {
+	return m, nil
+}