diff --git a/terraform/context_test.go b/terraform/context_test.go
index bb03dce18..590c86986 100644
--- a/terraform/context_test.go
+++ b/terraform/context_test.go
@@ -3581,9 +3581,8 @@ func TestContext2Apply_provisionerResourceRef(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-/*
 // Provisioner should NOT run on a diff, only create
-func TestContextApply_Provisioner_Diff(t *testing.T) {
+func TestContext2Apply_Provisioner_Diff(t *testing.T) {
 	m := testModule(t, "apply-provisioner-diff")
 	p := testProvider("aws")
 	pr := testProvisioner()
@@ -3592,7 +3591,7 @@ func TestContextApply_Provisioner_Diff(t *testing.T) {
 	pr.ApplyFn = func(rs *InstanceState, c *ResourceConfig) error {
 		return nil
 	}
-	ctx := testContext(t, &ContextOpts{
+	ctx := testContext2(t, &ContextOpts{
 		Module: m,
 		Providers: map[string]ResourceProviderFactory{
 			"aws": testProviderFuncFixed(p),
@@ -3628,7 +3627,7 @@ func TestContextApply_Provisioner_Diff(t *testing.T) {
 	mod.Resources["aws_instance.bar"].Primary.Attributes["foo"] = "baz"
 
 	// Re-create context with state
-	ctx = testContext(t, &ContextOpts{
+	ctx = testContext2(t, &ContextOpts{
 		Module: m,
 		Providers: map[string]ResourceProviderFactory{
 			"aws": testProviderFuncFixed(p),
@@ -3659,6 +3658,7 @@ func TestContextApply_Provisioner_Diff(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+/*
 func TestContextApply_outputDiffVars(t *testing.T) {
 	m := testModule(t, "apply-good")
 	p := testProvider("aws")
diff --git a/terraform/eval_apply.go b/terraform/eval_apply.go
index ab85e71be..db036945d 100644
--- a/terraform/eval_apply.go
+++ b/terraform/eval_apply.go
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ import (
 // EvalApply is an EvalNode implementation that writes the diff to
 // the full diff.
 type EvalApply struct {
-	Info     *InstanceInfo
-	State    **InstanceState
-	Diff     **InstanceDiff
-	Provider *ResourceProvider
-	Output   **InstanceState
-	Error    *error
-	Tainted  *bool
+	Info      *InstanceInfo
+	State     **InstanceState
+	Diff      **InstanceDiff
+	Provider  *ResourceProvider
+	Output    **InstanceState
+	CreateNew *bool
+	Error     *error
+	Tainted   *bool
 }
 
 func (n *EvalApply) Args() ([]EvalNode, []EvalType) {
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ func (n *EvalApply) Eval(
 	}
 	state.init()
 
+	// Flag if we're creating a new instance
+	if n.CreateNew != nil {
+		*n.CreateNew = (state.ID == "" && !diff.Destroy) || diff.RequiresNew()
+	}
+
 	{
 		// Call pre-apply hook
 		err := ctx.Hook(func(h Hook) (HookAction, error) {
@@ -155,6 +161,7 @@ type EvalApplyProvisioners struct {
 	State          **InstanceState
 	Resource       *config.Resource
 	InterpResource *Resource
+	CreateNew      *bool
 	Tainted        *bool
 	Error          *error
 }
@@ -173,6 +180,11 @@ func (n *EvalApplyProvisioners) Eval(
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
+	if !*n.CreateNew {
+		// If we're not creating a new resource, then don't run provisioners
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
 	{
 		// Call pre hook
 		err := ctx.Hook(func(h Hook) (HookAction, error) {
diff --git a/terraform/transform_resource.go b/terraform/transform_resource.go
index ffa5e9875..0f57562d7 100644
--- a/terraform/transform_resource.go
+++ b/terraform/transform_resource.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (n *graphNodeExpandedResource) EvalTree() EvalNode {
 	var provider ResourceProvider
 	var diffApply *InstanceDiff
 	var err error
-	var tainted bool
+	var createNew, tainted bool
 	seq.Nodes = append(seq.Nodes, &EvalOpFilter{
 		Ops: []walkOperation{walkApply},
 		Node: &EvalSequence{
@@ -259,13 +259,14 @@ func (n *graphNodeExpandedResource) EvalTree() EvalNode {
 					Output: &state,
 				},
 				&EvalApply{
-					Info:     info,
-					State:    &state,
-					Diff:     &diffApply,
-					Provider: &provider,
-					Output:   &state,
-					Error:    &err,
-					Tainted:  &tainted,
+					Info:      info,
+					State:     &state,
+					Diff:      &diffApply,
+					Provider:  &provider,
+					Output:    &state,
+					Error:     &err,
+					CreateNew: &createNew,
+					Tainted:   &tainted,
 				},
 				&EvalWriteState{
 					Name:         n.stateId(),
@@ -278,6 +279,7 @@ func (n *graphNodeExpandedResource) EvalTree() EvalNode {
 					State:          &state,
 					Resource:       n.Resource,
 					InterpResource: resource,
+					CreateNew:      &createNew,
 					Tainted:        &tainted,
 					Error:          &err,
 				},