diff --git a/terraform/eval_apply.go b/terraform/eval_apply.go
index fdea4488e..6c9ed41ba 100644
--- a/terraform/eval_apply.go
+++ b/terraform/eval_apply.go
@@ -22,17 +22,18 @@ import (
 // EvalApply is an EvalNode implementation that writes the diff to
 // the full diff.
 type EvalApply struct {
-	Addr           addrs.ResourceInstance
-	Config         *configs.Resource
-	State          **states.ResourceInstanceObject
-	Change         **plans.ResourceInstanceChange
-	ProviderAddr   addrs.AbsProviderConfig
-	Provider       *providers.Interface
-	ProviderMetas  map[addrs.Provider]*configs.ProviderMeta
-	ProviderSchema **ProviderSchema
-	Output         **states.ResourceInstanceObject
-	CreateNew      *bool
-	Error          *error
+	Addr                addrs.ResourceInstance
+	Config              *configs.Resource
+	State               **states.ResourceInstanceObject
+	Change              **plans.ResourceInstanceChange
+	ProviderAddr        addrs.AbsProviderConfig
+	Provider            *providers.Interface
+	ProviderMetas       map[addrs.Provider]*configs.ProviderMeta
+	ProviderSchema      **ProviderSchema
+	Output              **states.ResourceInstanceObject
+	CreateNew           *bool
+	Error               *error
+	CreateBeforeDestroy bool
 }
 
 // TODO: test
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ func (n *EvalApply) Eval(ctx EvalContext) (interface{}, error) {
 			Status:              newStatus,
 			Value:               newVal,
 			Private:             resp.Private,
-			CreateBeforeDestroy: n.Config.Managed.CreateBeforeDestroy,
+			CreateBeforeDestroy: n.CreateBeforeDestroy,
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/terraform/eval_refresh.go b/terraform/eval_refresh.go
index 4162331df..d56291c19 100644
--- a/terraform/eval_refresh.go
+++ b/terraform/eval_refresh.go
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ func (n *EvalRefresh) Eval(ctx EvalContext) (interface{}, error) {
 	newState.Value = resp.NewState
 	newState.Private = resp.Private
 	newState.Dependencies = state.Dependencies
+	newState.CreateBeforeDestroy = state.CreateBeforeDestroy
 
 	// Call post-refresh hook
 	err = ctx.Hook(func(h Hook) (HookAction, error) {
diff --git a/terraform/eval_state.go b/terraform/eval_state.go
index cb0416c97..c19d37801 100644
--- a/terraform/eval_state.go
+++ b/terraform/eval_state.go
@@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ func (n *EvalWriteState) Eval(ctx EvalContext) (interface{}, error) {
 		log.Printf("[TRACE] EvalWriteState: removing state object for %s", absAddr)
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	fmt.Printf("OBJ: %#v\n", obj)
 
 	// store the new deps in the state
 	if n.Dependencies != nil {
diff --git a/terraform/node_resource_apply_instance.go b/terraform/node_resource_apply_instance.go
index 2a55f23a7..93aab7564 100644
--- a/terraform/node_resource_apply_instance.go
+++ b/terraform/node_resource_apply_instance.go
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ type NodeApplyableResourceInstance struct {
 
 	destroyNode      GraphNodeDestroyerCBD
 	graphNodeDeposer // implementation of GraphNodeDeposerConfig
+
+	// If this node is forced to be CreateBeforeDestroy, we need to record that
+	// in the state to.
+	ForceCreateBeforeDestroy bool
 }
 
 var (
@@ -42,20 +46,27 @@ func (n *NodeApplyableResourceInstance) AttachDestroyNode(d GraphNodeDestroyerCB
 	n.destroyNode = d
 }
 
-// createBeforeDestroy checks this nodes config status and the status af any
+// CreateBeforeDestroy checks this nodes config status and the status af any
 // companion destroy node for CreateBeforeDestroy.
-func (n *NodeApplyableResourceInstance) createBeforeDestroy() bool {
-	cbd := false
+func (n *NodeApplyableResourceInstance) CreateBeforeDestroy() bool {
+	if n.ForceCreateBeforeDestroy {
+		return n.ForceCreateBeforeDestroy
+	}
 
 	if n.Config != nil && n.Config.Managed != nil {
-		cbd = n.Config.Managed.CreateBeforeDestroy
+		return n.Config.Managed.CreateBeforeDestroy
 	}
 
 	if n.destroyNode != nil {
-		cbd = cbd || n.destroyNode.CreateBeforeDestroy()
+		return n.destroyNode.CreateBeforeDestroy()
 	}
 
-	return cbd
+	return false
+}
+
+func (n *NodeApplyableResourceInstance) ModifyCreateBeforeDestroy(v bool) error {
+	n.ForceCreateBeforeDestroy = v
+	return nil
 }
 
 // GraphNodeCreator
@@ -78,7 +89,7 @@ func (n *NodeApplyableResourceInstance) References() []*addrs.Reference {
 	// would create a dependency cycle. We make a compromise here of requiring
 	// changes to be updated across two applies in this case, since the first
 	// plan will use the old values.
-	if !n.createBeforeDestroy() {
+	if !n.CreateBeforeDestroy() {
 		for _, ref := range ret {
 			switch tr := ref.Subject.(type) {
 			case addrs.ResourceInstance:
@@ -254,7 +265,7 @@ func (n *NodeApplyableResourceInstance) evalTreeManagedResource(addr addrs.AbsRe
 					if diffApply != nil {
 						destroy = (diffApply.Action == plans.Delete || diffApply.Action.IsReplace())
 					}
-					if destroy && n.createBeforeDestroy() {
+					if destroy && n.CreateBeforeDestroy() {
 						createBeforeDestroyEnabled = true
 					}
 					return createBeforeDestroyEnabled, nil
@@ -346,17 +357,18 @@ func (n *NodeApplyableResourceInstance) evalTreeManagedResource(addr addrs.AbsRe
 				Change: &diffApply,
 			},
 			&EvalApply{
-				Addr:           addr.Resource,
-				Config:         n.Config,
-				State:          &state,
-				Change:         &diffApply,
-				Provider:       &provider,
-				ProviderAddr:   n.ResolvedProvider,
-				ProviderMetas:  n.ProviderMetas,
-				ProviderSchema: &providerSchema,
-				Output:         &state,
-				Error:          &err,
-				CreateNew:      &createNew,
+				Addr:                addr.Resource,
+				Config:              n.Config,
+				State:               &state,
+				Change:              &diffApply,
+				Provider:            &provider,
+				ProviderAddr:        n.ResolvedProvider,
+				ProviderMetas:       n.ProviderMetas,
+				ProviderSchema:      &providerSchema,
+				Output:              &state,
+				Error:               &err,
+				CreateNew:           &createNew,
+				CreateBeforeDestroy: n.CreateBeforeDestroy(),
 			},
 			&EvalMaybeTainted{
 				Addr:   addr.Resource,
@@ -411,7 +423,7 @@ func (n *NodeApplyableResourceInstance) evalTreeManagedResource(addr addrs.AbsRe
 					if !diff.Action.IsReplace() {
 						return true, nil
 					}
-					if !n.createBeforeDestroy() {
+					if !n.CreateBeforeDestroy() {
 						return true, nil
 					}
 					return false, nil