diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_backup_plan.go b/aws/resource_aws_backup_plan.go
index 564f770c8f29..99769a9ded0f 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_backup_plan.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_backup_plan.go
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ func resourceAwsBackupPlan() *schema.Resource {
 		Read:   resourceAwsBackupPlanRead,
 		Update: resourceAwsBackupPlanUpdate,
 		Delete: resourceAwsBackupPlanDelete,
+		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
+			State: schema.ImportStatePassthrough,
+		},
 
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			"name": {
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_backup_plan_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_backup_plan_test.go
index 7ce2dab20c54..f56194e97d7d 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_backup_plan_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_backup_plan_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ func TestAccAwsBackupPlan_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "version"),
 				),
 			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
 		},
 	})
 }
@@ -66,6 +71,11 @@ func TestAccAwsBackupPlan_withTags(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.Key2", "Value2a"),
 				),
 			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccAwsBackupPlanConfig_tagsUpdated(rName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
@@ -124,6 +134,11 @@ func TestAccAwsBackupPlan_withRules(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.%", "0"),
 				),
 			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccAwsBackupPlanConfig_threeRules(rName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
@@ -190,6 +205,11 @@ func TestAccAwsBackupPlan_withLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 					testAccCheckAwsBackupPlanRuleAttr(resourceName, &ruleNameMap, rName, "recovery_point_tags.%", "0"),
 				),
 			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccAwsBackupPlanConfig_lifecycleDeleteAfterOnly(rName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
@@ -259,6 +279,11 @@ func TestAccAwsBackupPlan_withRecoveryPointTags(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "tags.%", "0"),
 				),
 			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
 			{
 				Config: testAccAwsBackupPlanConfig_recoveryPointTagsUpdated(rName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
diff --git a/website/docs/r/backup_plan.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/backup_plan.html.markdown
index 7bada31b4972..3c3f01329b27 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/backup_plan.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/backup_plan.html.markdown
@@ -56,3 +56,11 @@ In addition to all arguments above, the following attributes are exported:
 * `id` - The id of the backup plan.
 * `arn` - The ARN of the backup plan.
 * `version` - Unique, randomly generated, Unicode, UTF-8 encoded string that serves as the version ID of the backup plan.
+
+## Import
+
+Backup Plan can be imported using the `id`, e.g.
+
+```
+$ terraform import aws_backup_plan.test <id>
+```