diff --git a/.changelog/39670.txt b/.changelog/39670.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..504b991307a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/39670.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+resource/aws_backup_vault: Fix `empty result` errors reading vaults in certain Regions
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/service/backup/logically_air_gapped_vault.go b/internal/service/backup/logically_air_gapped_vault.go
index a11e7022b1f..dc37ee24494 100644
--- a/internal/service/backup/logically_air_gapped_vault.go
+++ b/internal/service/backup/logically_air_gapped_vault.go
@@ -212,7 +212,17 @@ type logicallyAirGappedVaultResourceModel struct {
 }
 
 func findLogicallyAirGappedBackupVaultByName(ctx context.Context, conn *backup.Client, name string) (*backup.DescribeBackupVaultOutput, error) { // nosemgrep:ci.backup-in-func-name
-	return findVaultByNameAndType(ctx, conn, name, awstypes.VaultTypeLogicallyAirGappedBackupVault)
+	output, err := findVaultByName(ctx, conn, name)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if output.VaultType != awstypes.VaultTypeLogicallyAirGappedBackupVault {
+		return nil, tfresource.NewEmptyResultError(name)
+	}
+
+	return output, nil
 }
 
 func statusLogicallyAirGappedVault(ctx context.Context, conn *backup.Client, name string) retry.StateRefreshFunc {
diff --git a/internal/service/backup/vault.go b/internal/service/backup/vault.go
index 4f7e6529482..b4fb6889a93 100644
--- a/internal/service/backup/vault.go
+++ b/internal/service/backup/vault.go
@@ -202,10 +202,20 @@ func resourceVaultDelete(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceData, meta inter
 }
 
 func findBackupVaultByName(ctx context.Context, conn *backup.Client, name string) (*backup.DescribeBackupVaultOutput, error) { // nosemgrep:ci.backup-in-func-name
-	return findVaultByNameAndType(ctx, conn, name, awstypes.VaultTypeBackupVault)
+	output, err := findVaultByName(ctx, conn, name)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if output.VaultType != awstypes.VaultTypeBackupVault && output.VaultType != "" {
+		return nil, tfresource.NewEmptyResultError(name)
+	}
+
+	return output, nil
 }
 
-func findVaultByNameAndType(ctx context.Context, conn *backup.Client, name string, vaultType awstypes.VaultType) (*backup.DescribeBackupVaultOutput, error) {
+func findVaultByName(ctx context.Context, conn *backup.Client, name string) (*backup.DescribeBackupVaultOutput, error) {
 	input := &backup.DescribeBackupVaultInput{
 		BackupVaultName: aws.String(name),
 	}
@@ -216,10 +226,6 @@ func findVaultByNameAndType(ctx context.Context, conn *backup.Client, name strin
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if output.VaultType != vaultType {
-		return nil, tfresource.NewEmptyResultError(input)
-	}
-
 	return output, nil
 }