diff --git a/command/command_test.go b/command/command_test.go
index 4f5acfe38..6a80036e9 100644
--- a/command/command_test.go
+++ b/command/command_test.go
@@ -879,3 +879,11 @@ func normalizeJSON(t *testing.T, src []byte) string {
 	}
 	return buf.String()
 }
+
+func mustResourceAddr(s string) addrs.AbsResource {
+	addr, diags := addrs.ParseAbsResourceStr(s)
+	if diags.HasErrors() {
+		panic(diags.Err())
+	}
+	return addr
+}
diff --git a/command/state_mv.go b/command/state_mv.go
index 829ad923b..33014b3dc 100644
--- a/command/state_mv.go
+++ b/command/state_mv.go
@@ -314,6 +314,28 @@ func (c *StateMvCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 				fmt.Sprintf("Cannot move %s: Terraform doesn't know how to move this object.", rawAddrFrom),
 			))
 		}
+
+		// Look for any dependencies that may be effected and
+		// remove them to ensure they are recreated in full.
+		for _, mod := range stateTo.Modules {
+			for _, res := range mod.Resources {
+				for _, ins := range res.Instances {
+					if ins.Current == nil {
+						continue
+					}
+
+					for _, dep := range ins.Current.Dependencies {
+						// check both directions here, since we may be moving
+						// an instance which is in a resource, or a module
+						// which can contain a resource.
+						if dep.TargetContains(rawAddrFrom) || rawAddrFrom.TargetContains(dep) {
+							ins.Current.Dependencies = nil
+							break
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	if dryRun {
diff --git a/command/state_mv_test.go b/command/state_mv_test.go
index 25addaefd..c8b70f41a 100644
--- a/command/state_mv_test.go
+++ b/command/state_mv_test.go
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ func TestStateMv(t *testing.T) {
 				Name: "baz",
 			}.Instance(addrs.NoKey).Absolute(addrs.RootModuleInstance),
 			&states.ResourceInstanceObjectSrc{
-				AttrsJSON: []byte(`{"id":"foo","foo":"value","bar":"value"}`),
-				Status:    states.ObjectReady,
+				AttrsJSON:    []byte(`{"id":"foo","foo":"value","bar":"value"}`),
+				Status:       states.ObjectReady,
+				Dependencies: []addrs.AbsResource{mustResourceAddr("test_instance.foo")},
 			},
 			addrs.ProviderConfig{Type: addrs.NewLegacyProvider("test")}.Absolute(addrs.RootModuleInstance),
 		)
@@ -96,8 +97,9 @@ func TestStateMv_resourceToInstance(t *testing.T) {
 				Name: "baz",
 			}.Instance(addrs.NoKey).Absolute(addrs.RootModuleInstance),
 			&states.ResourceInstanceObjectSrc{
-				AttrsJSON: []byte(`{"id":"foo","foo":"value","bar":"value"}`),
-				Status:    states.ObjectReady,
+				AttrsJSON:    []byte(`{"id":"foo","foo":"value","bar":"value"}`),
+				Status:       states.ObjectReady,
+				Dependencies: []addrs.AbsResource{mustResourceAddr("test_instance.foo")},
 			},
 			addrs.ProviderConfig{Type: addrs.NewLegacyProvider("test")}.Absolute(addrs.RootModuleInstance),
 		)
@@ -445,8 +447,9 @@ func TestStateMv_backupExplicit(t *testing.T) {
 				Name: "baz",
 			}.Instance(addrs.NoKey).Absolute(addrs.RootModuleInstance),
 			&states.ResourceInstanceObjectSrc{
-				AttrsJSON: []byte(`{"id":"foo","foo":"value","bar":"value"}`),
-				Status:    states.ObjectReady,
+				AttrsJSON:    []byte(`{"id":"foo","foo":"value","bar":"value"}`),
+				Status:       states.ObjectReady,
+				Dependencies: []addrs.AbsResource{mustResourceAddr("test_instance.foo")},
 			},
 			addrs.ProviderConfig{Type: addrs.NewLegacyProvider("test")}.Absolute(addrs.RootModuleInstance),
 		)
@@ -897,42 +900,40 @@ func TestStateMv_toNewModule(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	testStateOutput(t, stateOutPath2, testStateMvModuleNewModule_stateOut)
 }
+
 func TestStateMv_withinBackend(t *testing.T) {
 	td := tempDir(t)
 	copy.CopyDir(testFixturePath("backend-unchanged"), td)
 	defer os.RemoveAll(td)
 	defer testChdir(t, td)()
 
-	state := &terraform.State{
-		Modules: []*terraform.ModuleState{
-			&terraform.ModuleState{
-				Path: []string{"root"},
-				Resources: map[string]*terraform.ResourceState{
-					"test_instance.foo": &terraform.ResourceState{
-						Type: "test_instance",
-						Primary: &terraform.InstanceState{
-							ID: "bar",
-							Attributes: map[string]string{
-								"foo": "value",
-								"bar": "value",
-							},
-						},
-					},
-
-					"test_instance.baz": &terraform.ResourceState{
-						Type: "test_instance",
-						Primary: &terraform.InstanceState{
-							ID: "foo",
-							Attributes: map[string]string{
-								"foo": "value",
-								"bar": "value",
-							},
-						},
-					},
-				},
+	state := states.BuildState(func(s *states.SyncState) {
+		s.SetResourceInstanceCurrent(
+			addrs.Resource{
+				Mode: addrs.ManagedResourceMode,
+				Type: "test_instance",
+				Name: "foo",
+			}.Instance(addrs.NoKey).Absolute(addrs.RootModuleInstance),
+			&states.ResourceInstanceObjectSrc{
+				AttrsJSON: []byte(`{"id":"bar","foo":"value","bar":"value"}`),
+				Status:    states.ObjectReady,
 			},
-		},
-	}
+			addrs.ProviderConfig{Type: addrs.NewLegacyProvider("test")}.Absolute(addrs.RootModuleInstance),
+		)
+		s.SetResourceInstanceCurrent(
+			addrs.Resource{
+				Mode: addrs.ManagedResourceMode,
+				Type: "test_instance",
+				Name: "baz",
+			}.Instance(addrs.NoKey).Absolute(addrs.RootModuleInstance),
+			&states.ResourceInstanceObjectSrc{
+				AttrsJSON:    []byte(`{"id":"foo","foo":"value","bar":"value"}`),
+				Status:       states.ObjectReady,
+				Dependencies: []addrs.AbsResource{mustResourceAddr("test_instance.foo")},
+			},
+			addrs.ProviderConfig{Type: addrs.NewLegacyProvider("test")}.Absolute(addrs.RootModuleInstance),
+		)
+	})
 
 	// the local backend state file is "foo"
 	statePath := "local-state.tfstate"
@@ -944,7 +945,7 @@ func TestStateMv_withinBackend(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
-	if err := terraform.WriteState(state, f); err != nil {
+	if err := writeStateForTesting(state, f); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -1057,6 +1058,9 @@ test_instance.baz:
   provider = provider.test
   bar = value
   foo = value
+
+  Dependencies:
+    test_instance.foo
 test_instance.foo:
   ID = bar
   provider = provider.test