diff --git a/terraform/interpolate.go b/terraform/interpolate.go
index 456e7e3a2..1509a65fe 100644
--- a/terraform/interpolate.go
+++ b/terraform/interpolate.go
@@ -518,6 +518,16 @@ func (i *Interpolater) computeResourceVariable(
 		return &v, err
 	}
 
+	// special case for the "id" field which is usually also an attribute
+	if v.Field == "id" && r.Primary.ID != "" {
+		// This is usually pulled from the attributes, but is sometimes missing
+		// during destroy. We can return the ID field in this case.
+		// FIXME: there should only be one ID to rule them all.
+		log.Printf("[WARN] resource %s missing 'id' attribute", v.ResourceId())
+		v, err := hil.InterfaceToVariable(r.Primary.ID)
+		return &v, err
+	}
+
 	// computed list or map attribute
 	_, isList = r.Primary.Attributes[v.Field+".#"]
 	_, isMap = r.Primary.Attributes[v.Field+".%"]
@@ -655,6 +665,11 @@ func (i *Interpolater) computeResourceMultiVariable(
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if v.Field == "id" && r.Primary.ID != "" {
+			log.Printf("[WARN] resource %s missing 'id' attribute", v.ResourceId())
+			values = append(values, r.Primary.ID)
+		}
+
 		// computed list or map attribute
 		_, isList := r.Primary.Attributes[v.Field+".#"]
 		_, isMap := r.Primary.Attributes[v.Field+".%"]
diff --git a/terraform/interpolate_test.go b/terraform/interpolate_test.go
index c497b43b8..10f23a278 100644
--- a/terraform/interpolate_test.go
+++ b/terraform/interpolate_test.go
@@ -129,6 +129,40 @@ func TestInterpolater_localVal(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestInterpolater_missingID(t *testing.T) {
+	lock := new(sync.RWMutex)
+	state := &State{
+		Modules: []*ModuleState{
+			&ModuleState{
+				Path: rootModulePath,
+				Resources: map[string]*ResourceState{
+					"aws_instance.web": &ResourceState{
+						Type: "aws_instance",
+						Primary: &InstanceState{
+							ID: "bar",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	i := &Interpolater{
+		Module:    testModule(t, "interpolate-resource-variable"),
+		State:     state,
+		StateLock: lock,
+	}
+
+	scope := &InterpolationScope{
+		Path: rootModulePath,
+	}
+
+	testInterpolate(t, i, scope, "aws_instance.web.id", ast.Variable{
+		Value: "bar",
+		Type:  ast.TypeString,
+	})
+}
+
 func TestInterpolater_pathCwd(t *testing.T) {
 	i := &Interpolater{}
 	scope := &InterpolationScope{}
@@ -314,8 +348,8 @@ func TestInterpolater_resourceVariableMissingDuringInput(t *testing.T) {
 			&ModuleState{
 				Path:      rootModulePath,
 				Resources: map[string]*ResourceState{
-				// No resources at all yet, because we're still dealing
-				// with input and so the resources haven't been created.
+					// No resources at all yet, because we're still dealing
+					// with input and so the resources haven't been created.
 				},
 			},
 		},