diff --git a/moto/sqs/models.py b/moto/sqs/models.py
index 12d88e661..3d9cd562c 100644
--- a/moto/sqs/models.py
+++ b/moto/sqs/models.py
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ class SQSBackend(BaseBackend):
 
         self._validate_message(queue, message_body, deduplication_id, group_id)
 
-        if delay_seconds:
+        if delay_seconds is not None:
             delay_seconds = int(delay_seconds)
         else:
             delay_seconds = queue.delay_seconds  # type: ignore
diff --git a/moto/sqs/responses.py b/moto/sqs/responses.py
index 458a3bb0d..23c2dc84e 100644
--- a/moto/sqs/responses.py
+++ b/moto/sqs/responses.py
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class SQSResponse(BaseResponse):
     @jsonify_error
     def send_message(self) -> Union[str, TYPE_RESPONSE]:
         message = self._get_param("MessageBody")
-        delay_seconds = int(self._get_param("DelaySeconds", 0))
+        delay_seconds = self._get_param("DelaySeconds")
         message_group_id = self._get_param("MessageGroupId")
         message_dedupe_id = self._get_param("MessageDeduplicationId")
 
diff --git a/tests/test_sqs/test_sqs.py b/tests/test_sqs/test_sqs.py
index a28e0428e..6b8d4f67d 100644
--- a/tests/test_sqs/test_sqs.py
+++ b/tests/test_sqs/test_sqs.py
@@ -1438,6 +1438,19 @@ def test_send_message_with_delay():
     assert len(messages) == 0
 
 
+@mock_aws
+def test_send_message_with_message_delay_overriding_queue_delay():
+    sqs = boto3.client("sqs", region_name="us-east-1")
+    name = str(uuid4())[0:6]
+    # By default, all messages on this queue are delayed
+    resp = sqs.create_queue(QueueName=name, Attributes={"DelaySeconds": "10"})
+    queue_url = resp["QueueUrl"]
+    # But this particular message should have no delay
+    sqs.send_message(QueueUrl=queue_url, MessageBody="test", DelaySeconds=0)
+    resp = sqs.receive_message(QueueUrl=queue_url, MaxNumberOfMessages=10)
+    assert len(resp["Messages"]) == 1
+
+
 @mock_aws
 def test_send_large_message_fails():
     sqs = boto3.resource("sqs", region_name="us-east-1")