diff --git a/terraform/state_add.go b/terraform/state_add.go
index 79a67ced9..c7d45e039 100644
--- a/terraform/state_add.go
+++ b/terraform/state_add.go
@@ -159,6 +159,15 @@ func stateAddFunc_Instance_Instance(s *State, fromAddr, addr *ResourceAddress, r
 	return nil
 }
 
+func stateAddFunc_Instance_Resource(
+	s *State, from, to *ResourceAddress, raw interface{}) error {
+	addr := *to
+	addr.InstanceType = TypePrimary
+	addr.InstanceTypeSet = true
+
+	return s.Add(from.String(), addr.String(), raw)
+}
+
 // stateAddFunc is the type of function for adding an item to a state
 type stateAddFunc func(s *State, from, to *ResourceAddress, item interface{}) error
 
@@ -176,6 +185,7 @@ func init() {
 		},
 		stateAddInstance: {
 			stateAddInstance: stateAddFunc_Instance_Instance,
+			stateAddResource: stateAddFunc_Instance_Resource,
 		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/terraform/state_add_test.go b/terraform/state_add_test.go
index 33cf1fa83..b2000b244 100644
--- a/terraform/state_add_test.go
+++ b/terraform/state_add_test.go
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func TestStateAdd(t *testing.T) {
 			nil,
 		},
 
-		"ResourceState => Module (existing)": {
+		"ResourceState => Module (new)": {
 			false,
 			"aws_instance.bar",
 			"module.foo",
@@ -291,6 +291,32 @@ func TestStateAdd(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+
+		"InstanceState => Resource (new)": {
+			false,
+			"aws_instance.bar.primary",
+			"aws_instance.baz",
+			&InstanceState{
+				ID: "foo",
+			},
+
+			&State{},
+			&State{
+				Modules: []*ModuleState{
+					&ModuleState{
+						Path: []string{"root"},
+						Resources: map[string]*ResourceState{
+							"aws_instance.baz": &ResourceState{
+								Type: "aws_instance",
+								Primary: &InstanceState{
+									ID: "foo",
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for k, tc := range cases {