diff --git a/.changelog/25566.txt b/.changelog/25566.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a787b859ce93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/25566.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+data-source/aws_ami: Make `owners` optional
+```
+
+```release-note:enhancement
+data-source/aws_ami: Add `include_deprecated` argument
+```
diff --git a/internal/service/ec2/ec2_ami_data_source.go b/internal/service/ec2/ec2_ami_data_source.go
index 321f3ec5621a..6e1ff00b97d6 100644
--- a/internal/service/ec2/ec2_ami_data_source.go
+++ b/internal/service/ec2/ec2_ami_data_source.go
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ func DataSourceAMI() *schema.Resource {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
+			"include_deprecated": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+				Optional: true,
+				Default:  false,
+			},
 			"kernel_id": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
@@ -128,7 +133,7 @@ func DataSourceAMI() *schema.Resource {
 			},
 			"owners": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeList,
-				Required: true,
+				Optional: true,
 				MinItems: 1,
 				Elem: &schema.Schema{
 					Type:         schema.TypeString,
@@ -215,12 +220,17 @@ func dataSourceAMIRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	conn := meta.(*conns.AWSClient).EC2Conn
 
 	params := &ec2.DescribeImagesInput{
-		Owners: flex.ExpandStringList(d.Get("owners").([]interface{})),
+		IncludeDeprecated: aws.Bool(d.Get("include_deprecated").(bool)),
+	}
+
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("owners"); ok && len(v.([]interface{})) > 0 {
+		params.Owners = flex.ExpandStringList(v.([]interface{}))
 	}
 
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("executable_users"); ok {
 		params.ExecutableUsers = flex.ExpandStringList(v.([]interface{}))
 	}
+
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("filter"); ok {
 		params.Filters = BuildFiltersDataSource(v.(*schema.Set))
 	}
diff --git a/internal/service/ec2/ec2_ami_data_source_test.go b/internal/service/ec2/ec2_ami_data_source_test.go
index 042e783f7cfb..881ced21424f 100644
--- a/internal/service/ec2/ec2_ami_data_source_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/ec2/ec2_ami_data_source_test.go
@@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ func testAccAMIDataSourceConfig_latestAmazonLinuxHVMInstanceStore() string {
 	return `
 data "aws_ami" "amzn-ami-minimal-hvm-instance-store" {
   most_recent = true
-  owners      = ["amazon"]
 
   filter {
     name   = "name"
diff --git a/website/docs/d/ami.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/ami.html.markdown
index 92576cc822c3..72f1823248d2 100644
--- a/website/docs/d/ami.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/d/ami.html.markdown
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ data "aws_ami" "example" {
 
 ## Argument Reference
 
-* `owners` - (Required) List of AMI owners to limit search. At least 1 value must be specified. Valid values: an AWS account ID, `self` (the current account), or an AWS owner alias (e.g., `amazon`, `aws-marketplace`, `microsoft`).
+* `owners` - (Optional) List of AMI owners to limit search. Valid values: an AWS account ID, `self` (the current account), or an AWS owner alias (e.g., `amazon`, `aws-marketplace`, `microsoft`).
 
 * `most_recent` - (Optional) If more than one result is returned, use the most
 recent AMI.
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ recent AMI.
 * `executable_users` - (Optional) Limit search to users with *explicit* launch permission on
  the image. Valid items are the numeric account ID or `self`.
 
+* `include_deprecated` - (Optional) If true, all deprecated AMIs are included in the response. If false, no deprecated AMIs are included in the response. If no value is specified, the default value is false.
+
 * `filter` - (Optional) One or more name/value pairs to filter off of. There are
 several valid keys, for a full reference, check out
 [describe-images in the AWS CLI reference][1].