diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_destination.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_destination.go
index f959919f6..2cbe7d471 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_destination.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_destination.go
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ func resourceAwsCloudWatchLogDestination() *schema.Resource {
 		Read:   resourceAwsCloudWatchLogDestinationRead,
 		Delete: resourceAwsCloudWatchLogDestinationDelete,
 
+		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
+			State: func(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) ([]*schema.ResourceData, error) {
+				d.Set("name", d.Id())
+				return []*schema.ResourceData{d}, nil
+			},
+		},
+
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			"name": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_destination_policy.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_destination_policy.go
index f5f06d1fb..23c8444ec 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_destination_policy.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_destination_policy.go
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ func resourceAwsCloudWatchLogDestinationPolicy() *schema.Resource {
 		Read:   resourceAwsCloudWatchLogDestinationPolicyRead,
 		Delete: resourceAwsCloudWatchLogDestinationPolicyDelete,
 
+		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
+			State: func(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) ([]*schema.ResourceData, error) {
+				d.Set("destination_name", d.Id())
+				return []*schema.ResourceData{d}, nil
+			},
+		},
+
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			"destination_name": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/cloudwatch_log_destination.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/cloudwatch_log_destination.html.markdown
index 86ed2437f..d1b1e9238 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/cloudwatch_log_destination.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/cloudwatch_log_destination.html.markdown
@@ -33,3 +33,11 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 The following attributes are exported:
 
 * `arn` - The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) specifying the log destination.
+
+## Import
+
+CloudWatch Logs destinations can be imported using the `name`, e.g.
+
+```
+$ terraform import aws_cloudwatch_log_destination.test_destination test_destination
+```
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/cloudwatch_log_destination_policy.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/cloudwatch_log_destination_policy.html.markdown
index ccb248a52..452e254dd 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/cloudwatch_log_destination_policy.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/cloudwatch_log_destination_policy.html.markdown
@@ -53,3 +53,11 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `destination_name` - (Required) A name for the subscription filter
 * `access_policy` - (Required) The policy document. This is a JSON formatted string.
+
+## Import
+
+CloudWatch Logs destination policies can be imported using the `destination_name`, e.g.
+
+```
+$ terraform import aws_cloudwatch_log_destination_policy.test_destination_policy test_destination
+```