diff --git a/src/braket/parametric/free_parameter_expression.py b/src/braket/parametric/free_parameter_expression.py
index 53fc13305..5c53796a3 100644
--- a/src/braket/parametric/free_parameter_expression.py
+++ b/src/braket/parametric/free_parameter_expression.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ def __init__(self, expression: FreeParameterExpression | Number | sympy.Expr | s
             ast.Add: self.__add__,
             ast.Sub: self.__sub__,
             ast.Mult: self.__mul__,
+            ast.Div: self.__truediv__,
             ast.Pow: self.__pow__,
             ast.USub: self.__neg__,
         }
diff --git a/test/unit_tests/braket/parametric/test_free_parameter_expression.py b/test/unit_tests/braket/parametric/test_free_parameter_expression.py
index da0ed39d8..b9ffa44aa 100644
--- a/test/unit_tests/braket/parametric/test_free_parameter_expression.py
+++ b/test/unit_tests/braket/parametric/test_free_parameter_expression.py
@@ -52,9 +52,16 @@ def test_equality_str():
     assert hasattr(expr_1.expression, "free_symbols") and hasattr(expr_2.expression, "free_symbols")
 
 
+def test_truediv_str():
+    FreeParameterExpression("theta/1")
+    expr_1 = FreeParameterExpression("theta/alpha")
+    expr_2 = FreeParameterExpression(FreeParameter("theta") / FreeParameter("alpha"))
+    assert expr_1 == expr_2
+
+
 @pytest.mark.xfail(raises=ValueError)
 def test_unsupported_bin_op_str():
-    FreeParameterExpression("theta/1")
+    FreeParameterExpression("theta//1")
 
 
 @pytest.mark.xfail(raises=ValueError)