diff --git a/bake/bake.go b/bake/bake.go
index 66ef0a1d55b4..a71a339000ca 100644
--- a/bake/bake.go
+++ b/bake/bake.go
@@ -606,9 +606,12 @@ func (c Config) newOverrides(v []string) (map[string]map[string]Override, error)
 					override.Append = appendTo
 					override.ArrValue = append(override.ArrValue, parts[1])
 				}
-			case "resources":
+			case "resources", "secret":
 				if len(keys) != 3 {
-					return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid key %s, resources requires name", parts[0])
+					return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid key %s, %s requires name", parts[0], keys[1])
+				}
+				if appendTo {
+					return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid key %s, %s does not support append", parts[0], keys[1])
 				}
 				override.Value = parts[1]
 			case "args":
@@ -974,6 +977,8 @@ func (t *Target) Merge(t2 *Target) {
 func (t *Target) AddOverrides(overrides map[string]Override, ent *EntitlementConf) error {
 	// IMPORTANT: if you add more fields here, do not forget to update
 	// docs/bake-reference.md and https://docs.docker.com/build/bake/overrides/
+	secretOverrides := map[string]Override{}
+	secretEntitlements := map[string]struct{}{}
 	for key, o := range overrides {
 		value := o.Value
 		keys := strings.SplitN(key, ".", 2)
@@ -1061,21 +1066,24 @@ func (t *Target) AddOverrides(overrides map[string]Override, ent *EntitlementCon
 			t.Target = &value
 		case "call":
 			t.Call = &value
+		case "secret":
+			if len(keys) != 2 {
+				return errors.Errorf("invalid format for secret, expecting secret.<id>=<value>")
+			}
+			secretOverrides[keys[1]] = o
 		case "secrets":
 			secrets, err := parseArrValue[buildflags.Secret](o.ArrValue)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "invalid value for outputs")
 			}
+			for _, s := range secrets {
+				secretEntitlements[s.ID] = struct{}{}
+			}
 			if o.Append {
 				t.Secrets = t.Secrets.Merge(secrets)
 			} else {
 				t.Secrets = secrets
 			}
-			for _, s := range t.Secrets {
-				if s.FilePath != "" {
-					ent.FSRead = append(ent.FSRead, s.FilePath)
-				}
-			}
 		case "ssh":
 			ssh, err := parseArrValue[buildflags.SSH](o.ArrValue)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -1189,9 +1197,46 @@ func (t *Target) AddOverrides(overrides map[string]Override, ent *EntitlementCon
 			return errors.Errorf("unknown key: %s", keys[0])
 		}
 	}
+	for id, o := range secretOverrides {
+		if err := t.updateSecret(id, o.Value); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		secretEntitlements[id] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	for _, s := range t.Secrets {
+		if _, ok := secretEntitlements[s.ID]; ok && s.FilePath != "" {
+			ent.FSRead = append(ent.FSRead, s.FilePath)
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (t *Target) updateSecret(id, value string) error {
+	if id == "" {
+		return errors.Errorf("invalid format for secret, expecting secret.<id>=<value>")
+	}
+
+	for _, s := range t.Secrets {
+		if s.ID != id {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		var next buildflags.Secret
+		if err := next.UnmarshalText([]byte(value)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if next.ID != "" && next.ID != id {
+			return errors.Errorf("secret override id %q does not match declared secret %q", next.ID, id)
+		}
+
+		s.Env = next.Env
+		s.FilePath = next.FilePath
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return errors.Errorf("secret %q must be declared before it can be overridden", id)
+}
+
 func (g *Group) GetEvalContexts(ectx *hcl.EvalContext, block *hcl.Block, loadDeps func(hcl.Expression) hcl.Diagnostics) ([]*hcl.EvalContext, error) {
 	content, _, err := block.Body.PartialContent(&hcl.BodySchema{
 		Attributes: []hcl.AttributeSchema{{Name: "matrix"}},
diff --git a/bake/bake_test.go b/bake/bake_test.go
index de3fb9636e06..1622d2007659 100644
--- a/bake/bake_test.go
+++ b/bake/bake_test.go
@@ -237,6 +237,49 @@ target "webapp" {
 		require.Equal(t, "BAR", m["webapp"].Secrets[1].ID)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("SecretSourceOverrideEnv", func(t *testing.T) {
+		m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"webapp.secret.FOO=env=BAR"}, nil, nil, &EntitlementConf{})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, m["webapp"].Secrets, 1)
+		require.Equal(t, "FOO", m["webapp"].Secrets[0].ID)
+		require.Equal(t, "BAR", m["webapp"].Secrets[0].Env)
+		require.Empty(t, m["webapp"].Secrets[0].FilePath)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("SecretSourceOverrideFile", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ent := &EntitlementConf{}
+		m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"webapp.secret.FOO=src=/tmp/foo"}, nil, nil, ent)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, m["webapp"].Secrets, 1)
+		require.Equal(t, "FOO", m["webapp"].Secrets[0].ID)
+		require.Equal(t, "/tmp/foo", m["webapp"].Secrets[0].FilePath)
+		require.Empty(t, m["webapp"].Secrets[0].Env)
+		require.Equal(t, []string{"/tmp/foo"}, ent.FSRead)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("SecretSourceOverrideUsesFinalSourceForEntitlements", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ent := &EntitlementConf{}
+		m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"webapp.secrets=id=FOO,src=/tmp/foo", "webapp.secret.FOO=env=BAR"}, nil, nil, ent)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, m["webapp"].Secrets, 1)
+		require.Equal(t, "FOO", m["webapp"].Secrets[0].ID)
+		require.Equal(t, "BAR", m["webapp"].Secrets[0].Env)
+		require.Empty(t, m["webapp"].Secrets[0].FilePath)
+		require.Empty(t, ent.FSRead)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("SecretSourceOverrideUndeclared", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"webapp.secret.BAR=env=BAR"}, nil, nil, &EntitlementConf{})
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, `secret "BAR" must be declared before it can be overridden`, err.Error())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("SecretSourceOverrideMismatchedID", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"webapp.secret.FOO=id=BAR,env=BAR"}, nil, nil, &EntitlementConf{})
+		require.Error(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, `secret override id "BAR" does not match declared secret "FOO"`, err.Error())
+	})
+
 	t.Run("ShmSizeOverride", func(t *testing.T) {
 		m, _, err := ReadTargets(ctx, []File{fp}, []string{"webapp"}, []string{"webapp.shm-size=256m"}, nil, nil, &EntitlementConf{})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/docs/bake-reference.md b/docs/bake-reference.md
index e473b2d1ba30..0ad14fd468f7 100644
--- a/docs/bake-reference.md
+++ b/docs/bake-reference.md
@@ -1001,6 +1001,14 @@ RUN --mount=type=secret,id=KUBECONFIG,env=KUBECONFIG \
     helm upgrade --install
 ```
 
+You can override the source for an existing secret without changing the target's
+secret IDs. The secret must already be declared by the target.
+
+```console
+$ docker buildx bake --set default.secret.aws=env=AWS_CREDENTIALS
+$ docker buildx bake --set default.secret.KUBECONFIG=src=/path/to/kubeconfig
+```
+
 ### `target.shm-size`
 
 Sets the size of the shared memory allocated for build containers when using
diff --git a/docs/reference/buildx_bake.md b/docs/reference/buildx_bake.md
index 8c8633e322e8..7f313161129c 100644
--- a/docs/reference/buildx_bake.md
+++ b/docs/reference/buildx_bake.md
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ $ docker buildx bake --set foo*.no-cache                # bypass caching only fo
 $ docker buildx bake --set target.platform+=linux/arm64 # appends 'linux/arm64' to the platform list
 $ docker buildx bake --set target.contexts.bar=../bar   # overrides 'bar' named context
 $ docker buildx bake --set target.resources.memory=2g   # overrides memory resource limit
+$ docker buildx bake --set target.secret.aws=env=AWS    # overrides source for an existing secret
 ```
 
 > [!NOTE]
@@ -464,6 +465,7 @@ You can override the following fields:
 * `pull`
 * `push`
 * `resources`
+* `secret.<id>`
 * `secrets`
 * `ssh`
 * `tags`
diff --git a/tests/bake.go b/tests/bake.go
index c8a1d1ee4dd4..10bce58aa005 100644
--- a/tests/bake.go
+++ b/tests/bake.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ var bakeTests = []func(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox){
 	testBakePrint,
 	testBakePrintSensitive,
 	testBakePrintOverrideEmpty,
+	testBakeSecretSourceOverride,
 	testBakePrintKeepEscaped,
 	testBakePrintRemoteContextSubdir,
 	testBakeLocal,
@@ -474,6 +475,52 @@ target "default" {
 }`, stdout.String())
 }
 
+func testBakeSecretSourceOverride(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox) {
+	bakefile := []byte(`
+target "build" {
+	secret = [
+		"id=aws,src=aws-default",
+		"id=token,env=TOKEN",
+	]
+}
+`)
+	dir := tmpdir(
+		t,
+		fstest.CreateFile("docker-bake.hcl", bakefile, 0600),
+		fstest.CreateFile("Dockerfile", []byte("FROM scratch\n"), 0600),
+		fstest.CreateFile("aws-default", []byte("default"), 0600),
+		fstest.CreateFile("tokenfile", []byte("token"), 0600),
+	)
+
+	cmd := buildxCmd(sb, withDir(dir), withArgs(
+		"bake", "--print", "build",
+		"--set", "build.secret.aws=env=AWS_CREDENTIALS",
+		"--set", "build.secret.token=src=tokenfile",
+	))
+	stdout := bytes.Buffer{}
+	stderr := bytes.Buffer{}
+	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+	require.NoError(t, cmd.Run(), stdout.String(), stderr.String())
+
+	var def struct {
+		Target map[string]*bake.Target `json:"target"`
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, json.Unmarshal(stdout.Bytes(), &def))
+	require.Contains(t, def.Target, "build")
+	require.Len(t, def.Target["build"].Secrets, 2)
+	require.Equal(t, "aws", def.Target["build"].Secrets[0].ID)
+	require.Equal(t, "AWS_CREDENTIALS", def.Target["build"].Secrets[0].Env)
+	require.Empty(t, def.Target["build"].Secrets[0].FilePath)
+	require.Equal(t, "token", def.Target["build"].Secrets[1].ID)
+	require.Equal(t, "tokenfile", def.Target["build"].Secrets[1].FilePath)
+	require.Empty(t, def.Target["build"].Secrets[1].Env)
+
+	out, err := bakeCmd(sb, withDir(dir), withArgs("--print", "build", "--set", "build.secret.missing=env=MISSING"))
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	require.Contains(t, out, `secret "missing" must be declared before it can be overridden`)
+}
+
 func testBakePrintKeepEscaped(t *testing.T, sb integration.Sandbox) {
 	bakefile := []byte(`
 target "default" {