diff --git a/examples/s3/v1beta1/bucketnotification.yaml b/examples/s3/v1beta1/bucketnotification.yaml
index c56777e708..eb4075fd70 100644
--- a/examples/s3/v1beta1/bucketnotification.yaml
+++ b/examples/s3/v1beta1/bucketnotification.yaml
@@ -7,17 +7,128 @@ kind: BucketNotification
 metadata:
   name: example
   annotations:
-    upjet.upbound.io/manual-intervention: "Requires a TopicPolicy for the referenced Topic and TopicPolicy is not covered yet."
+    meta.upbound.io/example-id: s3/v1beta1/bucketnotification
+  labels:
+    testing.upbound.io/example-name: bucket-notification
 spec:
   forProvider:
-    region: us-west-1
     bucketSelector:
       matchLabels:
-        testing.upbound.io/example-name: s3
+        testing.upbound.io/example-name: bucket-notification
+    queue:
+      - events:
+          - "s3:ObjectCreated:*"
+        filterSuffix: ".log"
+        queueArnSelector:
+          matchLabels:
+            testing.upbound.io/example-name: bucket-notification
+    region: us-west-1
     topic:
     - events:
-      - "s3:ObjectCreated:*"
+      - "s3:ObjectRemoved:*"
       filterSuffix: ".log"
       topicArnSelector:
         matchLabels:
-          testing.upbound.io/example-name: s3
+          testing.upbound.io/example-name: bucket-notification
+
+---
+apiVersion: s3.aws.upbound.io/v1beta1
+kind: Bucket
+metadata:
+  name: bucket-notification
+  annotations:
+    meta.upbound.io/example-id: s3/v1beta1/bucketnotification
+    crossplane.io/external-name: ${Rand.RFC1123Subdomain}
+  labels:
+    testing.upbound.io/example-name: bucket-notification
+spec:
+  forProvider:
+    region: us-west-1
+---
+apiVersion: sns.aws.upbound.io/v1beta1
+kind: Topic
+metadata:
+  name: bucket-notification
+  annotations:
+    meta.upbound.io/example-id: s3/v1beta1/bucketnotification
+  labels:
+    testing.upbound.io/example-name: bucket-notification
+spec:
+  forProvider:
+    region: us-west-1
+
+---
+apiVersion: sns.aws.upbound.io/v1beta1
+kind: TopicPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: bucket-notification
+  annotations:
+    meta.upbound.io/example-id: s3/v1beta1/bucketnotification
+  labels:
+    testing.upbound.io/example-name: bucket-notification
+spec:
+  forProvider:
+    region: us-west-1
+    arnSelector:
+      matchLabels:
+        testing.upbound.io/example-name: bucket-notification
+    policy: |
+      {
+        "Version": "2012-10-17",
+        "Statement": [
+          {
+            "Sid": "example",
+            "Effect": "Allow",
+            "Principal": {
+              "Service": "s3.amazonaws.com"
+            },
+            "Action": "sns:Publish",
+            "Resource": "arn:aws:sns:us-west-1:*:bucket-notification"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+
+---
+apiVersion: sqs.aws.upbound.io/v1beta1
+kind: Queue
+metadata:
+  name: bucket-notification
+  annotations:
+    meta.upbound.io/example-id: s3/v1beta1/bucketnotification
+  labels:
+    testing.upbound.io/example-name: bucket-notification
+spec:
+  forProvider:
+    region: us-west-1
+    name: bucket-notification
+
+---
+apiVersion: sqs.aws.upbound.io/v1beta1
+kind: QueuePolicy
+metadata:
+  name: bucket-notification
+  annotations:
+    meta.upbound.io/example-id: s3/v1beta1/bucketnotification
+  labels:
+    testing.upbound.io/example-name: bucket-notification
+spec:
+  forProvider:
+    region: us-west-1
+    queueUrlSelector:
+      matchLabels:
+        testing.upbound.io/example-name: bucket-notification
+    policy: |
+      {
+        "Version": "2012-10-17",
+        "Statement": [
+          {
+            "Sid": "example",
+            "Effect": "Allow",
+            "Principal": {
+              "Service": "s3.amazonaws.com"
+            },
+            "Action": "sqs:SendMessage",
+            "Resource": "arn:aws:sqs:us-west-1:*:bucket-notification"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
diff --git a/examples/sqs/v1beta1/queuepolicy.yaml b/examples/sqs/v1beta1/queuepolicy.yaml
index 4fe6524c31..0c50d9a8d5 100644
--- a/examples/sqs/v1beta1/queuepolicy.yaml
+++ b/examples/sqs/v1beta1/queuepolicy.yaml
@@ -5,43 +5,43 @@
 apiVersion: sqs.aws.upbound.io/v1beta1
 kind: QueuePolicy
 metadata:
-  labels:
-    testing.upbound.io/example-name: test
-  name: test
+  name: queue-policy
   annotations:
-    upjet.upbound.io/manual-intervention: "This resource requires manual intervention for adding resource and source ARNs."
+    meta.upbound.io/example-id: sqs/v1beta1/queue-policy
+  labels:
+    testing.upbound.io/example-name: queue-policy
 spec:
   forProvider:
+    region: us-west-1
+    queueUrlSelector:
+      matchLabels:
+        testing.upbound.io/example-name: queue-policy
     policy: |
       {
         "Version": "2012-10-17",
-        "Id": "sqspolicy",
         "Statement": [
           {
-            "Sid": "First",
+            "Sid": "example",
             "Effect": "Allow",
-            "Principal": "*",
+            "Principal": {
+              "Service": "s3.amazonaws.com"
+            },
             "Action": "sqs:SendMessage",
-            "Resource": "${resource_arn}",
-            "Condition": {
-              "ArnEquals": {
-                "aws:SourceArn": "${source_arn}}"
-              }
-            }
+            "Resource": "arn:aws:sqs:us-west-1:*:queue-policy"
           }
         ]
       }
-    queueUrlSelector:
-      matchLabels:
-        testing.upbound.io/example-name: example
-    region: us-west-1
 
 ---
-
-apiVersion: sns.aws.upbound.io/v1beta1
-kind: Topic
+apiVersion: sqs.aws.upbound.io/v1beta1
+kind: Queue
 metadata:
-  name: user-updates-topic
+  name: queue-policy
+  annotations:
+    meta.upbound.io/example-id: sqs/v1beta1/queuepolicy
+  labels:
+    testing.upbound.io/example-name: queue-policy
 spec:
   forProvider:
     region: us-west-1
+    name: queue-policy
diff --git a/internal/clients/aws.go b/internal/clients/aws.go
index e7fdbe9da6..13fa90b9ab 100644
--- a/internal/clients/aws.go
+++ b/internal/clients/aws.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	keyAccountID = "account_id"
+	keyRegion    = "region"
 )
 
 type SetupConfig struct {
@@ -64,6 +65,10 @@ func SelectTerraformSetup(config *SetupConfig) terraform.SetupFn { // nolint:goc
 		ps.ClientMetadata = map[string]string{
 			keyAccountID: account,
 		}
+		// several external name configs depend on the setup.Configuration for templating region
+		ps.Configuration = map[string]any{
+			keyRegion: awsCfg.Region,
+		}
 		if config.TerraformProvider == nil {
 			return terraform.Setup{}, errors.New("terraform provider cannot be nil")
 		}