diff --git a/terraform/context_apply_test.go b/terraform/context_apply_test.go
index bd362668f..a4595bada 100644
--- a/terraform/context_apply_test.go
+++ b/terraform/context_apply_test.go
@@ -8828,6 +8828,52 @@ module.child:
 	`)
 }
 
+func TestContext2Apply_targetedResourceOrphanModule(t *testing.T) {
+	m := testModule(t, "apply-targeted-resource-orphan-module")
+	p := testProvider("aws")
+	p.ApplyFn = testApplyFn
+	p.DiffFn = testDiffFn
+
+	// Create a state with an orphan module
+	state := MustShimLegacyState(&State{
+		Modules: []*ModuleState{
+			&ModuleState{
+				Path: []string{"root", "child"},
+				Resources: map[string]*ResourceState{
+					"aws_instance.bar": &ResourceState{
+						Type:     "aws_instance",
+						Primary:  &InstanceState{},
+						Provider: "provider.aws",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+
+	ctx := testContext2(t, &ContextOpts{
+		Config: m,
+		ProviderResolver: providers.ResolverFixed(
+			map[string]providers.Factory{
+				"aws": testProviderFuncFixed(p),
+			},
+		),
+		State: state,
+		Targets: []addrs.Targetable{
+			addrs.RootModuleInstance.Resource(
+				addrs.ManagedResourceMode, "aws_instance", "foo",
+			),
+		},
+	})
+
+	if _, diags := ctx.Plan(); diags.HasErrors() {
+		t.Fatalf("plan errors: %s", diags.Err())
+	}
+
+	if _, diags := ctx.Apply(); diags.HasErrors() {
+		t.Fatalf("apply errors: %s", diags.Err())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestContext2Apply_unknownAttribute(t *testing.T) {
 	m := testModule(t, "apply-unknown")
 	p := testProvider("aws")
diff --git a/terraform/node_module_removed.go b/terraform/node_module_removed.go
index cb55a1a88..99e440903 100644
--- a/terraform/node_module_removed.go
+++ b/terraform/node_module_removed.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type NodeModuleRemoved struct {
 
 var (
 	_ GraphNodeSubPath          = (*NodeModuleRemoved)(nil)
+	_ RemovableIfNotTargeted    = (*NodeModuleRemoved)(nil)
 	_ GraphNodeEvalable         = (*NodeModuleRemoved)(nil)
 	_ GraphNodeReferencer       = (*NodeModuleRemoved)(nil)
 	_ GraphNodeReferenceOutside = (*NodeModuleRemoved)(nil)
@@ -63,6 +64,13 @@ func (n *NodeModuleRemoved) References() []*addrs.Reference {
 	}
 }
 
+// RemovableIfNotTargeted
+func (n *NodeModuleRemoved) RemoveIfNotTargeted() bool {
+	// We need to add this so that this node will be removed if
+	// it isn't targeted or a dependency of a target.
+	return true
+}
+
 // EvalCheckModuleRemoved is an EvalNode implementation that verifies that
 // a module has been removed from the state as expected.
 type EvalCheckModuleRemoved struct {
diff --git a/terraform/testdata/apply-targeted-resource-orphan-module/child/main.tf b/terraform/testdata/apply-targeted-resource-orphan-module/child/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ff716a4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terraform/testdata/apply-targeted-resource-orphan-module/child/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+resource "aws_instance" "bar" {}
diff --git a/terraform/testdata/apply-targeted-resource-orphan-module/main.tf b/terraform/testdata/apply-targeted-resource-orphan-module/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c15c4bb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terraform/testdata/apply-targeted-resource-orphan-module/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//module "child" {
+//  source = "./child"
+//}
+
+resource "aws_instance" "foo" {}