diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_eip.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_eip.go
index 65484dcb5..819c4a49f 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_eip.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_eip.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ func resourceAwsEip() *schema.Resource {
 		Read:   resourceAwsEipRead,
 		Update: resourceAwsEipUpdate,
 		Delete: resourceAwsEipDelete,
+		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
+			State: resourceAwsEipImportState,
+		},
 
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			"vpc": &schema.Schema{
@@ -289,6 +292,12 @@ func resourceAwsEipDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	})
 }
 
+func resourceAwsEipImportState(
+	d *schema.ResourceData,
+	meta interface{}) ([]*schema.ResourceData, error) {
+	return []*schema.ResourceData{d}, nil
+}
+
 func resourceAwsEipDomain(d *schema.ResourceData) string {
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("domain"); ok {
 		return v.(string)