diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_instance.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_instance.go
index fdc858709..0e42e30f0 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_instance.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_instance.go
@@ -21,198 +21,201 @@ func resourceAwsOpsworksInstance() *schema.Resource {
 		Read:   resourceAwsOpsworksInstanceRead,
 		Update: resourceAwsOpsworksInstanceUpdate,
 		Delete: resourceAwsOpsworksInstanceDelete,
+		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
+			State: resourceAwsOpsworksInstanceImport,
+		},
 
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
-			"id": &schema.Schema{
+			"id": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"agent_version": &schema.Schema{
+			"agent_version": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Default:  "INHERIT",
 			},
 
-			"ami_id": &schema.Schema{
+			"ami_id": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
-			"architecture": &schema.Schema{
+			"architecture": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:     true,
 				Default:      "x86_64",
 				ValidateFunc: validateArchitecture,
 			},
 
-			"auto_scaling_type": &schema.Schema{
+			"auto_scaling_type": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:     true,
 				ValidateFunc: validateAutoScalingType,
 			},
 
-			"availability_zone": &schema.Schema{
+			"availability_zone": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
-			"created_at": &schema.Schema{
+			"created_at": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"delete_ebs": &schema.Schema{
+			"delete_ebs": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional: true,
 				Default:  true,
 			},
 
-			"delete_eip": &schema.Schema{
+			"delete_eip": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional: true,
 				Default:  true,
 			},
 
-			"ebs_optimized": &schema.Schema{
+			"ebs_optimized": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional: true,
 				Default:  false,
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
-			"ec2_instance_id": &schema.Schema{
+			"ec2_instance_id": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"ecs_cluster_arn": &schema.Schema{
+			"ecs_cluster_arn": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"elastic_ip": &schema.Schema{
+			"elastic_ip": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"hostname": &schema.Schema{
+			"hostname": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"infrastructure_class": &schema.Schema{
+			"infrastructure_class": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"install_updates_on_boot": &schema.Schema{
+			"install_updates_on_boot": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional: true,
 				Default:  true,
 			},
 
-			"instance_profile_arn": &schema.Schema{
+			"instance_profile_arn": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"instance_type": &schema.Schema{
+			"instance_type": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 			},
 
-			"last_service_error_id": &schema.Schema{
+			"last_service_error_id": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"layer_ids": &schema.Schema{
+			"layer_ids": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeList,
 				Required: true,
 				Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
 			},
 
-			"os": &schema.Schema{
+			"os": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
-			"platform": &schema.Schema{
+			"platform": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"private_dns": &schema.Schema{
+			"private_dns": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"private_ip": &schema.Schema{
+			"private_ip": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"public_dns": &schema.Schema{
+			"public_dns": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"public_ip": &schema.Schema{
+			"public_ip": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"registered_by": &schema.Schema{
+			"registered_by": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"reported_agent_version": &schema.Schema{
+			"reported_agent_version": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"reported_os_family": &schema.Schema{
+			"reported_os_family": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"reported_os_name": &schema.Schema{
+			"reported_os_name": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"reported_os_version": &schema.Schema{
+			"reported_os_version": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"root_device_type": &schema.Schema{
+			"root_device_type": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:     true,
 				ForceNew:     true,
@@ -220,63 +223,63 @@ func resourceAwsOpsworksInstance() *schema.Resource {
 				ValidateFunc: validateRootDeviceType,
 			},
 
-			"root_device_volume_id": &schema.Schema{
+			"root_device_volume_id": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"security_group_ids": &schema.Schema{
+			"security_group_ids": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeList,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 				Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
 			},
 
-			"ssh_host_dsa_key_fingerprint": &schema.Schema{
+			"ssh_host_dsa_key_fingerprint": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"ssh_host_rsa_key_fingerprint": &schema.Schema{
+			"ssh_host_rsa_key_fingerprint": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"ssh_key_name": &schema.Schema{
+			"ssh_key_name": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"stack_id": &schema.Schema{
+			"stack_id": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Required: true,
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
-			"state": &schema.Schema{
+			"state": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:     true,
 				ValidateFunc: validateState,
 			},
 
-			"status": &schema.Schema{
+			"status": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			"subnet_id": &schema.Schema{
+			"subnet_id": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
-			"tenancy": &schema.Schema{
+			"tenancy": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:     true,
 				Computed:     true,
@@ -284,7 +287,7 @@ func resourceAwsOpsworksInstance() *schema.Resource {
 				ValidateFunc: validateTenancy,
 			},
 
-			"virtualization_type": &schema.Schema{
+			"virtualization_type": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
 				Optional:     true,
 				Computed:     true,
@@ -292,48 +295,48 @@ func resourceAwsOpsworksInstance() *schema.Resource {
 				ValidateFunc: validateVirtualizationType,
 			},
 
-			"ebs_block_device": &schema.Schema{
+			"ebs_block_device": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeSet,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 				ForceNew: true,
 				Elem: &schema.Resource{
 					Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
-						"delete_on_termination": &schema.Schema{
+						"delete_on_termination": {
 							Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 							Optional: true,
 							Default:  true,
 							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 
-						"device_name": &schema.Schema{
+						"device_name": {
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Required: true,
 							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 
-						"iops": &schema.Schema{
+						"iops": {
 							Type:     schema.TypeInt,
 							Optional: true,
 							Computed: true,
 							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 
-						"snapshot_id": &schema.Schema{
+						"snapshot_id": {
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Optional: true,
 							Computed: true,
 							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 
-						"volume_size": &schema.Schema{
+						"volume_size": {
 							Type:     schema.TypeInt,
 							Optional: true,
 							Computed: true,
 							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 
-						"volume_type": &schema.Schema{
+						"volume_type": {
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Optional: true,
 							Computed: true,
@@ -349,19 +352,19 @@ func resourceAwsOpsworksInstance() *schema.Resource {
 					return hashcode.String(buf.String())
 				},
 			},
-			"ephemeral_block_device": &schema.Schema{
+			"ephemeral_block_device": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeSet,
 				Optional: true,
 				Computed: true,
 				ForceNew: true,
 				Elem: &schema.Resource{
 					Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
-						"device_name": &schema.Schema{
+						"device_name": {
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Required: true,
 						},
 
-						"virtual_name": &schema.Schema{
+						"virtual_name": {
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Required: true,
 						},
@@ -376,7 +379,7 @@ func resourceAwsOpsworksInstance() *schema.Resource {
 				},
 			},
 
-			"root_block_device": &schema.Schema{
+			"root_block_device": {
 				// TODO: This is a set because we don't support singleton
 				//       sub-resources today. We'll enforce that the set only ever has
 				//       length zero or one below. When TF gains support for
@@ -390,28 +393,28 @@ func resourceAwsOpsworksInstance() *schema.Resource {
 					// Termination flag on the block device mapping entry for the root
 					// device volume." - bit.ly/ec2bdmap
 					Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
-						"delete_on_termination": &schema.Schema{
+						"delete_on_termination": {
 							Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 							Optional: true,
 							Default:  true,
 							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 
-						"iops": &schema.Schema{
+						"iops": {
 							Type:     schema.TypeInt,
 							Optional: true,
 							Computed: true,
 							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 
-						"volume_size": &schema.Schema{
+						"volume_size": {
 							Type:     schema.TypeInt,
 							Optional: true,
 							Computed: true,
 							ForceNew: true,
 						},
 
-						"volume_type": &schema.Schema{
+						"volume_type": {
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Optional: true,
 							Computed: true,
@@ -558,7 +561,13 @@ func resourceAwsOpsworksInstanceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 	d.Set("instance_profile_arn", instance.InstanceProfileArn)
 	d.Set("instance_type", instance.InstanceType)
 	d.Set("last_service_error_id", instance.LastServiceErrorId)
-	d.Set("layer_ids", instance.LayerIds)
+	var layerIds []string
+	for _, v := range instance.LayerIds {
+		layerIds = append(layerIds, *v)
+	}
+	if err := d.Set("layer_ids", layerIds); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("[DEBUG] Error setting layer_ids attribute: %#v, error: %#v", layerIds, err)
+	}
 	d.Set("os", instance.Os)
 	d.Set("platform", instance.Platform)
 	d.Set("private_dns", instance.PrivateDns)
@@ -886,6 +895,16 @@ func resourceAwsOpsworksInstanceDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 	return nil
 }
 
+func resourceAwsOpsworksInstanceImport(
+	d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) ([]*schema.ResourceData, error) {
+	// Neither delete_eip nor delete_ebs can be fetched
+	// from any API call, so we need to default to the values
+	// we set in the schema by default
+	d.Set("delete_ebs", true)
+	d.Set("delete_eip", true)
+	return []*schema.ResourceData{d}, nil
+}
+
 func startOpsworksInstance(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}, wait bool) error {
 	client := meta.(*AWSClient).opsworksconn
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_instance_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_instance_test.go
index 7b68cd179..5b54a9822 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_instance_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_opsworks_instance_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,29 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
 )
 
+func TestAccAWSOpsworksInstance_importBasic(t *testing.T) {
+	stackName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-%d", acctest.RandInt())
+	resourceName := "aws_opsworks_instance.tf-acc"
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAwsOpsworksInstanceDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAwsOpsworksInstanceConfigCreate(stackName),
+			},
+
+			{
+				ResourceName:            resourceName,
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"state"}, //state is something we pass to the API and get back as status :(
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccAWSOpsworksInstance(t *testing.T) {
 	stackName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-%d", acctest.RandInt())
 	var opsinst opsworks.Instance
@@ -20,7 +43,7 @@ func TestAccAWSOpsworksInstance(t *testing.T) {
 		Providers:    testAccProviders,
 		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAwsOpsworksInstanceDestroy,
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
-			resource.TestStep{
+			{
 				Config: testAccAwsOpsworksInstanceConfigCreate(stackName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSOpsworksInstanceExists(
@@ -58,7 +81,7 @@ func TestAccAWSOpsworksInstance(t *testing.T) {
 					),
 				),
 			},
-			resource.TestStep{
+			{
 				Config: testAccAwsOpsworksInstanceConfigUpdate(stackName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
 					testAccCheckAWSOpsworksInstanceExists(
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/opsworks_instance.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/opsworks_instance.html.markdown
index e1256c12e..64ce7f935 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/opsworks_instance.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/opsworks_instance.html.markdown
@@ -132,3 +132,11 @@ The following attributes are exported:
 * `tenancy` - The Instance tenancy
 * `security_group_ids` - The associated security groups.
 
+## Import
+
+Opsworks Instances can be imported using the `instance id`, e.g.
+
+```
+$ terraform import aws_opsworks_instance.my_instance 4d6d1710-ded9-42a1-b08e-b043ad7af1e2
+```
+