diff --git a/ops/model.py b/ops/model.py
index 33f7f12cc..e372dd6d1 100644
--- a/ops/model.py
+++ b/ops/model.py
@@ -1291,8 +1291,7 @@ def get_content(self, *, refresh: bool = False) -> Dict[str, str]:
         Args:
             refresh: If true, fetch the latest revision's content and tell
                 Juju to update to tracking that revision. The default is to
-                get the content of the currently-tracked revision. This
-                parameter is only meaningful for secret observers, not owners.
+                get the content of the currently-tracked revision.
         """
         if refresh or self._content is None:
             self._content = self._backend.secret_get(
diff --git a/ops/testing.py b/ops/testing.py
index fe0f71ffd..ab288b7e1 100644
--- a/ops/testing.py
+++ b/ops/testing.py
@@ -2445,12 +2445,7 @@ def secret_get(self, *,
         secret = self._ensure_secret_id_or_label(id, label)
 
         # Check that caller has permission to get this secret
-        if secret.owner_name in [self.app_name, self.unit_name]:
-            # Owner or peer is calling, get latest revision
-            peek = True
-            if refresh:
-                raise ValueError('Secret owner cannot use refresh=True')
-        else:
+        if secret.owner_name not in [self.app_name, self.unit_name]:
             # Observer is calling: does secret have a grant on relation between
             # this charm (the observer) and the secret owner's app?
             owner_app = secret.owner_name.split('/')[0]
diff --git a/test/test_testing.py b/test/test_testing.py
index 3ebbd4c91..9dd2473a8 100644
--- a/test/test_testing.py
+++ b/test/test_testing.py
@@ -4712,6 +4712,59 @@ def test_add_model_secret_by_unit_instance(self):
         self.assertEqual(secret.id, secret_id)
         self.assertEqual(secret.get_content(), {'password': 'hunter4'})
 
+    def test_get_secret_as_owner(self):
+        harness = ops.testing.Harness(ops.CharmBase, meta='name: webapp')
+        self.addCleanup(harness.cleanup)
+        harness.begin()
+        # App secret.
+        secret_id = harness.charm.app.add_secret({'password': 'hunter5'}).id
+        secret = harness.model.get_secret(id=secret_id)
+        self.assertEqual(secret.id, secret_id)
+        self.assertEqual(secret.get_content(), {'password': 'hunter5'})
+        # Unit secret.
+        secret_id = harness.charm.unit.add_secret({'password': 'hunter6'}).id
+        secret = harness.model.get_secret(id=secret_id)
+        self.assertEqual(secret.id, secret_id)
+        self.assertEqual(secret.get_content(), {'password': 'hunter6'})
+
+    def test_get_secret_and_refresh(self):
+        harness = ops.testing.Harness(ops.CharmBase, meta='name: webapp')
+        self.addCleanup(harness.cleanup)
+        harness.begin()
+        harness.set_leader(True)
+        secret = harness.charm.app.add_secret({'password': 'hunter6'})
+        secret.set_content({"password": "hunter7"})
+        retrieved_secret = harness.model.get_secret(id=secret.id)
+        self.assertEqual(retrieved_secret.id, secret.id)
+        self.assertEqual(retrieved_secret.get_content(), {'password': 'hunter6'})
+        self.assertEqual(retrieved_secret.peek_content(), {'password': 'hunter7'})
+        self.assertEqual(retrieved_secret.get_content(refresh=True), {'password': 'hunter7'})
+        self.assertEqual(retrieved_secret.get_content(), {'password': 'hunter7'})
+
+    def test_get_secret_removed(self):
+        harness = ops.testing.Harness(ops.CharmBase, meta='name: webapp')
+        self.addCleanup(harness.cleanup)
+        harness.begin()
+        harness.set_leader(True)
+        secret = harness.charm.app.add_secret({'password': 'hunter8'})
+        secret.set_content({"password": "hunter9"})
+        secret.remove_revision(secret.get_info().revision)
+        with self.assertRaises(ops.SecretNotFoundError):
+            harness.model.get_secret(id=secret.id)
+
+    def test_get_secret_by_label(self):
+        harness = ops.testing.Harness(ops.CharmBase, meta='name: webapp')
+        self.addCleanup(harness.cleanup)
+        harness.begin()
+        secret_id = harness.charm.app.add_secret({'password': 'hunter9'}, label="my-pass").id
+        secret = harness.model.get_secret(label="my-pass")
+        self.assertEqual(secret.label, "my-pass")
+        self.assertEqual(secret.get_content(), {'password': 'hunter9'})
+        secret = harness.model.get_secret(id=secret_id, label="other-name")
+        self.assertEqual(secret.get_content(), {'password': 'hunter9'})
+        secret = harness.model.get_secret(label="other-name")
+        self.assertEqual(secret.get_content(), {'password': 'hunter9'})
+
     def test_add_model_secret_invalid_content(self):
         harness = ops.testing.Harness(ops.CharmBase, meta='name: webapp')
         self.addCleanup(harness.cleanup)