diff --git a/terraform/context_import_test.go b/terraform/context_import_test.go
index c5611272a..5649ba64b 100644
--- a/terraform/context_import_test.go
+++ b/terraform/context_import_test.go
@@ -319,6 +319,48 @@ func TestContextImport_multiState(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestContextImport_multiStateSame(t *testing.T) {
+	p := testProvider("aws")
+	ctx := testContext2(t, &ContextOpts{
+		Providers: map[string]ResourceProviderFactory{
+			"aws": testProviderFuncFixed(p),
+		},
+	})
+
+	p.ImportStateReturn = []*InstanceState{
+		&InstanceState{
+			ID:        "foo",
+			Ephemeral: EphemeralState{Type: "aws_instance"},
+		},
+		&InstanceState{
+			ID:        "bar",
+			Ephemeral: EphemeralState{Type: "aws_instance_thing"},
+		},
+		&InstanceState{
+			ID:        "qux",
+			Ephemeral: EphemeralState{Type: "aws_instance_thing"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	state, err := ctx.Import(&ImportOpts{
+		Targets: []*ImportTarget{
+			&ImportTarget{
+				Addr: "aws_instance.foo",
+				ID:   "bar",
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	actual := strings.TrimSpace(state.String())
+	expected := strings.TrimSpace(testImportMultiSameStr)
+	if actual != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: \n%s", actual)
+	}
+}
+
 const testImportStr = `
 aws_instance.foo:
   ID = foo
@@ -369,6 +411,18 @@ aws_instance_thing.foo:
   provider = aws
 `
 
+const testImportMultiSameStr = `
+aws_instance.foo:
+  ID = foo
+  provider = aws
+aws_instance_thing.foo:
+  ID = bar
+  provider = aws
+aws_instance_thing.foo-1:
+  ID = qux
+  provider = aws
+`
+
 const testImportRefreshStr = `
 aws_instance.foo:
   ID = foo
diff --git a/terraform/transform_import_state.go b/terraform/transform_import_state.go
index f99af7c64..37eee274d 100644
--- a/terraform/transform_import_state.go
+++ b/terraform/transform_import_state.go
@@ -91,13 +91,39 @@ func (n *graphNodeImportState) EvalTree() EvalNode {
 func (n *graphNodeImportState) DynamicExpand(ctx EvalContext) (*Graph, error) {
 	g := &Graph{Path: ctx.Path()}
 
+	// nameCounter is used to de-dup names in the state.
+	nameCounter := make(map[string]int)
+
+	// Compile the list of addresses that we'll be inserting into the state.
+	// We do this ahead of time so we can verify that we aren't importing
+	// something that already exists.
+	addrs := make([]*ResourceAddress, len(n.states))
+	for i, state := range n.states {
+		addr := *n.Addr
+		if t := state.Ephemeral.Type; t != "" {
+			addr.Type = t
+		}
+
+		// Determine if we need to suffix the name to de-dup
+		key := addr.String()
+		count, ok := nameCounter[key]
+		if ok {
+			count++
+			addr.Name += fmt.Sprintf("-%d", count)
+		}
+		nameCounter[key] = count
+
+		// Add it to our list
+		addrs[i] = &addr
+	}
+
 	// For each of the states, we add a node to handle the refresh/add to state.
 	// "n.states" is populated by our own EvalTree with the result of
 	// ImportState. Since DynamicExpand is always called after EvalTree, this
 	// is safe.
-	for _, state := range n.states {
+	for i, state := range n.states {
 		g.Add(&graphNodeImportStateSub{
-			Target: n.Addr,
+			Target: addrs[i],
 			Path_:  n.Path(),
 			State:  state,
 		})