diff --git a/config/append.go b/config/append.go
index bf13534e7..a421df4a0 100644
--- a/config/append.go
+++ b/config/append.go
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ func Append(c1, c2 *Config) (*Config, error) {
 		c.Atlas = c2.Atlas
 	}
 
+	c.Terraform = c1.Terraform
+	if c2.Terraform != nil {
+		c.Terraform = c2.Terraform
+	}
+
 	if len(c1.Modules) > 0 || len(c2.Modules) > 0 {
 		c.Modules = make(
 			[]*Module, 0, len(c1.Modules)+len(c2.Modules))
diff --git a/config/append_test.go b/config/append_test.go
index 8d6258ecd..aecb80e66 100644
--- a/config/append_test.go
+++ b/config/append_test.go
@@ -87,6 +87,37 @@ func TestAppend(t *testing.T) {
 
 			false,
 		},
+
+		// Terraform block
+		{
+			&Config{
+				Terraform: &Terraform{
+					RequiredVersion: "A",
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{},
+			&Config{
+				Terraform: &Terraform{
+					RequiredVersion: "A",
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			&Config{},
+			&Config{
+				Terraform: &Terraform{
+					RequiredVersion: "A",
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				Terraform: &Terraform{
+					RequiredVersion: "A",
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for i, tc := range cases {
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index c7e4f351d..34f80d4f3 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -915,7 +915,10 @@ func (o *Output) mergerMerge(m merger) merger {
 
 	result := *o
 	result.Name = o2.Name
+	result.Description = o2.Description
 	result.RawConfig = result.RawConfig.merge(o2.RawConfig)
+	result.Sensitive = o2.Sensitive
+	result.DependsOn = o2.DependsOn
 
 	return &result
 }
@@ -943,6 +946,10 @@ func (c *ProviderConfig) mergerMerge(m merger) merger {
 	result.Name = c2.Name
 	result.RawConfig = result.RawConfig.merge(c2.RawConfig)
 
+	if c2.Alias != "" {
+		result.Alias = c2.Alias
+	}
+
 	return &result
 }
 
@@ -978,6 +985,9 @@ func (v *Variable) Merge(v2 *Variable) *Variable {
 	// The names should be the same, but the second name always wins.
 	result.Name = v2.Name
 
+	if v2.DeclaredType != "" {
+		result.DeclaredType = v2.DeclaredType
+	}
 	if v2.Default != nil {
 		result.Default = v2.Default
 	}
diff --git a/config/merge.go b/config/merge.go
index f72fdfa92..2e7686594 100644
--- a/config/merge.go
+++ b/config/merge.go
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ func Merge(c1, c2 *Config) (*Config, error) {
 		c.Atlas = c2.Atlas
 	}
 
+	// Merge the Terraform configuration, which is a complete overwrite.
+	c.Terraform = c1.Terraform
+	if c2.Terraform != nil {
+		c.Terraform = c2.Terraform
+	}
+
 	// NOTE: Everything below is pretty gross. Due to the lack of generics
 	// in Go, there is some hoop-jumping involved to make this merging a
 	// little more test-friendly and less repetitive. Ironically, making it
diff --git a/config/merge_test.go b/config/merge_test.go
index 6fe55a2d5..b1d27b6db 100644
--- a/config/merge_test.go
+++ b/config/merge_test.go
@@ -153,6 +153,287 @@ func TestMerge(t *testing.T) {
 
 			false,
 		},
+
+		// Terraform block
+		{
+			&Config{
+				Terraform: &Terraform{
+					RequiredVersion: "A",
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{},
+			&Config{
+				Terraform: &Terraform{
+					RequiredVersion: "A",
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			&Config{},
+			&Config{
+				Terraform: &Terraform{
+					RequiredVersion: "A",
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				Terraform: &Terraform{
+					RequiredVersion: "A",
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		// Provider alias
+		{
+			&Config{
+				ProviderConfigs: []*ProviderConfig{
+					&ProviderConfig{Alias: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{},
+			&Config{
+				ProviderConfigs: []*ProviderConfig{
+					&ProviderConfig{Alias: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			&Config{},
+			&Config{
+				ProviderConfigs: []*ProviderConfig{
+					&ProviderConfig{Alias: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				ProviderConfigs: []*ProviderConfig{
+					&ProviderConfig{Alias: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			&Config{
+				ProviderConfigs: []*ProviderConfig{
+					&ProviderConfig{Alias: "bar"},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				ProviderConfigs: []*ProviderConfig{
+					&ProviderConfig{Alias: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				ProviderConfigs: []*ProviderConfig{
+					&ProviderConfig{Alias: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		// Variable type
+		{
+			&Config{
+				Variables: []*Variable{
+					&Variable{DeclaredType: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{},
+			&Config{
+				Variables: []*Variable{
+					&Variable{DeclaredType: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			&Config{},
+			&Config{
+				Variables: []*Variable{
+					&Variable{DeclaredType: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				Variables: []*Variable{
+					&Variable{DeclaredType: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			&Config{
+				Variables: []*Variable{
+					&Variable{DeclaredType: "bar"},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				Variables: []*Variable{
+					&Variable{DeclaredType: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				Variables: []*Variable{
+					&Variable{DeclaredType: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		// Output description
+		{
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{Description: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{Description: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			&Config{},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{Description: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{Description: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{Description: "bar"},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{Description: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{Description: "foo"},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		// Output depends_on
+		{
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{DependsOn: []string{"foo"}},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{DependsOn: []string{"foo"}},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			&Config{},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{DependsOn: []string{"foo"}},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{DependsOn: []string{"foo"}},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{DependsOn: []string{"bar"}},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{DependsOn: []string{"foo"}},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{DependsOn: []string{"foo"}},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		// Output sensitive
+		{
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{Sensitive: true},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{Sensitive: true},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			&Config{},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{Sensitive: true},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{Sensitive: true},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{Sensitive: false},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{Sensitive: true},
+				},
+			},
+			&Config{
+				Outputs: []*Output{
+					&Output{Sensitive: true},
+				},
+			},
+			false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for i, tc := range cases {
diff --git a/config/raw_config.go b/config/raw_config.go
index 3bcc62412..f8498d85c 100644
--- a/config/raw_config.go
+++ b/config/raw_config.go
@@ -240,14 +240,24 @@ func (r *RawConfig) interpolate(fn interpolationWalkerFunc) error {
 }
 
 func (r *RawConfig) merge(r2 *RawConfig) *RawConfig {
+	if r == nil && r2 == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if r == nil {
+		r = &RawConfig{}
+	}
+
 	rawRaw, err := copystructure.Copy(r.Raw)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
 	raw := rawRaw.(map[string]interface{})
-	for k, v := range r2.Raw {
-		raw[k] = v
+	if r2 != nil {
+		for k, v := range r2.Raw {
+			raw[k] = v
+		}
 	}
 
 	result, err := NewRawConfig(raw)