diff --git a/command/jsonplan/plan.go b/command/jsonplan/plan.go
index 11ceb44a3..36a8782b1 100644
--- a/command/jsonplan/plan.go
+++ b/command/jsonplan/plan.go
@@ -242,7 +242,9 @@ func (p *plan) marshalResourceChanges(changes *plans.Changes, schemas *terraform
 			AfterUnknown: a,
 		}
 
-		r.Deposed = rc.DeposedKey == states.NotDeposed
+		if rc.DeposedKey != states.NotDeposed {
+			r.Deposed = rc.DeposedKey.String()
+		}
 
 		key := addr.Resource.Key
 		if key != nil {
diff --git a/command/jsonplan/resource.go b/command/jsonplan/resource.go
index 65ce5911e..822a66310 100644
--- a/command/jsonplan/resource.go
+++ b/command/jsonplan/resource.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type resourceChange struct {
 	// "deposed", if set, indicates that this action applies to a "deposed"
 	// object of the given instance rather than to its "current" object. Omitted
 	// for changes to the current object.
-	Deposed bool `json:"deposed,omitempty"`
+	Deposed string `json:"deposed,omitempty"`
 
 	// Change describes the change that will be made to this object
 	Change change `json:"change,omitempty"`
diff --git a/command/test-fixtures/show-json/basic-create/output.json b/command/test-fixtures/show-json/basic-create/output.json
index bfce840d3..f3ae66777 100644
--- a/command/test-fixtures/show-json/basic-create/output.json
+++ b/command/test-fixtures/show-json/basic-create/output.json
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@
             "mode": "managed",
             "type": "test_instance",
             "name": "test",
-            "deposed": true,
             "change": {
                 "actions": [
                     "create"
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@
             "mode": "managed",
             "type": "test_instance",
             "name": "test",
-            "deposed": true,
             "change": {
                 "actions": [
                     "create"
@@ -102,7 +100,6 @@
             "mode": "managed",
             "type": "test_instance",
             "name": "test",
-            "deposed": true,
             "change": {
                 "actions": [
                     "create"
diff --git a/command/test-fixtures/show-json/basic-delete/output.json b/command/test-fixtures/show-json/basic-delete/output.json
index aaf779637..9b728ab71 100644
--- a/command/test-fixtures/show-json/basic-delete/output.json
+++ b/command/test-fixtures/show-json/basic-delete/output.json
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
             "mode": "managed",
             "type": "test_instance",
             "name": "test",
-            "deposed": true,
             "change": {
                 "actions": [
                     "update"
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@
             "mode": "managed",
             "type": "test_instance",
             "name": "test-delete",
-            "deposed": true,
             "change": {
                 "actions": [
                     "delete"
diff --git a/command/test-fixtures/show-json/basic-update/output.json b/command/test-fixtures/show-json/basic-update/output.json
index 22321ded0..5598fb0b2 100644
--- a/command/test-fixtures/show-json/basic-update/output.json
+++ b/command/test-fixtures/show-json/basic-update/output.json
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
             "mode": "managed",
             "type": "test_instance",
             "name": "test",
-            "deposed": true,
             "change": {
                 "actions": [
                     "no-op"