diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns-subscriptions/test/sqs.test.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns-subscriptions/test/sqs.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9e981a0f15903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sns-subscriptions/test/sqs.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import { Template } from '../../assertions';
+import * as kms from '../../aws-kms';
+import * as sns from '../../aws-sns';
+import * as sqs from '../../aws-sqs';
+import { Stack } from '../../core';
+import * as subscriptions from '../lib';
+
+test('can add subscription to queue that has encryptionType auto changed', () => {
+  // GIVEN
+  const stack = new Stack();
+  const key = new kms.Key(stack, 'CustomKey');
+  const queue = new sqs.Queue(stack, 'Queue', {
+    encryption: sqs.QueueEncryption.KMS_MANAGED,
+    encryptionMasterKey: key,
+  });
+
+  const someTopic = new sns.Topic(stack, 'Topic');
+  someTopic.addSubscription(
+    new subscriptions.SqsSubscription(queue, {
+      rawMessageDelivery: true,
+    }),
+  );
+
+  // THEN
+  Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::SNS::Subscription', {
+    Endpoint: {
+      'Fn::GetAtt': ['Queue4A7E3555', 'Arn'],
+    },
+    Protocol: 'sqs',
+  });
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sqs/lib/queue.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sqs/lib/queue.ts
index c812cc099d470..16fb120d8f100 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sqs/lib/queue.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sqs/lib/queue.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { CfnQueue } from './sqs.generated';
 import { validateProps } from './validate-props';
 import * as iam from '../../aws-iam';
 import * as kms from '../../aws-kms';
-import { Duration, RemovalPolicy, Stack, Token, ArnFormat } from '../../core';
+import { Duration, RemovalPolicy, Stack, Token, ArnFormat, Annotations } from '../../core';
 
 /**
  * Properties for creating a new Queue
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ export class Queue extends QueueBase {
       }
       : undefined;
 
-    const { encryptionMasterKey, encryptionProps } = _determineEncryptionProps.call(this);
+    const { encryptionMasterKey, encryptionProps, encryptionType } = _determineEncryptionProps.call(this);
 
     const fifoProps = this.determineFifoProps(props);
     this.fifo = fifoProps.fifoQueue || false;
@@ -362,9 +362,13 @@ export class Queue extends QueueBase {
     this.encryptionMasterKey = encryptionMasterKey;
     this.queueUrl = queue.ref;
     this.deadLetterQueue = props.deadLetterQueue;
-    this.encryptionType = props.encryption;
+    this.encryptionType = encryptionType;
 
-    function _determineEncryptionProps(this: Queue): { encryptionProps: EncryptionProps, encryptionMasterKey?: kms.IKey } {
+    function _determineEncryptionProps(this: Queue): {
+      encryptionProps: EncryptionProps,
+      encryptionMasterKey?: kms.IKey,
+      encryptionType: QueueEncryption | undefined
+    } {
       let encryption = props.encryption;
 
       if (encryption === QueueEncryption.SQS_MANAGED && props.encryptionMasterKey) {
@@ -372,15 +376,23 @@ export class Queue extends QueueBase {
       }
 
       if (encryption !== QueueEncryption.KMS && props.encryptionMasterKey) {
+        if (encryption !== undefined) {
+          Annotations.of(this).addWarningV2('@aws-cdk/aws-sqs:queueEncryptionChangedToKMS', [
+            `encryption: Automatically changed to QueueEncryption.KMS, was: QueueEncryption.${Object.keys(QueueEncryption)[Object.values(QueueEncryption).indexOf(encryption)]}`,
+            'When encryptionMasterKey is provided, always set `encryption: QueueEncryption.KMS`',
+          ].join('\n'));
+        }
+
         encryption = QueueEncryption.KMS; // KMS is implied by specifying an encryption key
       }
 
       if (!encryption) {
-        return { encryptionProps: {} };
+        return { encryptionProps: {}, encryptionType: encryption };
       }
 
       if (encryption === QueueEncryption.UNENCRYPTED) {
         return {
+          encryptionType: encryption,
           encryptionProps: {
             sqsManagedSseEnabled: false,
           },
@@ -389,6 +401,7 @@ export class Queue extends QueueBase {
 
       if (encryption === QueueEncryption.KMS_MANAGED) {
         return {
+          encryptionType: encryption,
           encryptionProps: {
             kmsMasterKeyId: 'alias/aws/sqs',
             kmsDataKeyReusePeriodSeconds: props.dataKeyReuse && props.dataKeyReuse.toSeconds(),
@@ -402,6 +415,7 @@ export class Queue extends QueueBase {
         });
 
         return {
+          encryptionType: encryption,
           encryptionMasterKey: masterKey,
           encryptionProps: {
             kmsMasterKeyId: masterKey.keyArn,
@@ -412,6 +426,7 @@ export class Queue extends QueueBase {
 
       if (encryption === QueueEncryption.SQS_MANAGED) {
         return {
+          encryptionType: encryption,
           encryptionProps: {
             sqsManagedSseEnabled: true,
           },
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sqs/test/sqs.test.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sqs/test/sqs.test.ts
index 2db4c58550ef8..9ec5da716e28d 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sqs/test/sqs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-sqs/test/sqs.test.ts
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ describe('queue encryption', () => {
     const queue = new sqs.Queue(stack, 'Queue', { encryptionMasterKey: key });
 
     expect(queue.encryptionMasterKey).toEqual(key);
+    expect(queue.encryptionType).toEqual(sqs.QueueEncryption.KMS);
     Template.fromStack(stack).hasResourceProperties('AWS::SQS::Queue', {
       'KmsMasterKeyId': { 'Fn::GetAtt': ['CustomKey1E6D0D07', 'Arn'] },
     });
@@ -492,6 +493,19 @@ describe('queue encryption', () => {
       encryptionMasterKey: key,
     })).toThrow(/'encryptionMasterKey' is not supported if encryption type 'SQS_MANAGED' is used/);
   });
+
+  test('encryptionType is always KMS, when an encryptionMasterKey is provided', () => {
+    // GIVEN
+    const stack = new Stack();
+    const key = new kms.Key(stack, 'CustomKey');
+    const queue = new sqs.Queue(stack, 'Queue', {
+      encryption: sqs.QueueEncryption.KMS_MANAGED,
+      encryptionMasterKey: key,
+    });
+
+    // THEN
+    expect(queue.encryptionType).toBe(sqs.QueueEncryption.KMS);
+  });
 });
 
 describe('encryption in transit', () => {