diff --git a/states/instance_object.go b/states/instance_object.go
index 78e1dda93..1642b4569 100644
--- a/states/instance_object.go
+++ b/states/instance_object.go
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ type ResourceInstanceObject struct {
 	// altogether, or is now deposed.
 	Dependencies []addrs.AbsResource
 
+	// CreateBeforeDestroy reflects the status of the lifecycle
+	// create_before_destroy option when this instance was last updated.
+	// Because create_before_destroy also effects the overall ordering of the
+	// destroy operations, we need to record the status to ensure a resource
+	// removed from the config will still be destroyed in the same manner.
+	CreateBeforeDestroy bool
+
 	// DependsOn corresponds to the deprecated `depends_on` field in the state.
 	// This field contained the configuration `depends_on` values, and some of
 	// the references from within a single module.
diff --git a/states/instance_object_src.go b/states/instance_object_src.go
index a18cf313c..ff56bcfb8 100644
--- a/states/instance_object_src.go
+++ b/states/instance_object_src.go
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ type ResourceInstanceObjectSrc struct {
 
 	// These fields all correspond to the fields of the same name on
 	// ResourceInstanceObject.
-	Private      []byte
-	Status       ObjectStatus
-	Dependencies []addrs.AbsResource
+	Private             []byte
+	Status              ObjectStatus
+	Dependencies        []addrs.AbsResource
+	CreateBeforeDestroy bool
 	// deprecated
 	DependsOn []addrs.Referenceable
 }
@@ -85,11 +86,12 @@ func (os *ResourceInstanceObjectSrc) Decode(ty cty.Type) (*ResourceInstanceObjec
 	}
 
 	return &ResourceInstanceObject{
-		Value:        val,
-		Status:       os.Status,
-		Dependencies: os.Dependencies,
-		DependsOn:    os.DependsOn,
-		Private:      os.Private,
+		Value:               val,
+		Status:              os.Status,
+		Dependencies:        os.Dependencies,
+		DependsOn:           os.DependsOn,
+		Private:             os.Private,
+		CreateBeforeDestroy: os.CreateBeforeDestroy,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/states/state_deepcopy.go b/states/state_deepcopy.go
index 7d7a7ef10..89082fb8e 100644
--- a/states/state_deepcopy.go
+++ b/states/state_deepcopy.go
@@ -166,13 +166,14 @@ func (obj *ResourceInstanceObjectSrc) DeepCopy() *ResourceInstanceObjectSrc {
 	}
 
 	return &ResourceInstanceObjectSrc{
-		Status:        obj.Status,
-		SchemaVersion: obj.SchemaVersion,
-		Private:       private,
-		AttrsFlat:     attrsFlat,
-		AttrsJSON:     attrsJSON,
-		Dependencies:  dependencies,
-		DependsOn:     dependsOn,
+		Status:              obj.Status,
+		SchemaVersion:       obj.SchemaVersion,
+		Private:             private,
+		AttrsFlat:           attrsFlat,
+		AttrsJSON:           attrsJSON,
+		Dependencies:        dependencies,
+		DependsOn:           dependsOn,
+		CreateBeforeDestroy: obj.CreateBeforeDestroy,
 	}
 }