diff --git a/helper/schema/resource.go b/helper/schema/resource.go
index c8105588c..03f62cb10 100644
--- a/helper/schema/resource.go
+++ b/helper/schema/resource.go
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ func (r *Resource) Apply(
 		if err := rt.DiffDecode(d); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("[ERR] Error decoding ResourceTimeout: %s", err)
 		}
+	} else if s != nil {
+		if _, ok := s.Meta[TimeoutKey]; ok {
+			if err := rt.StateDecode(s); err != nil {
+				log.Printf("[ERR] Error decoding ResourceTimeout: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
 	} else {
 		log.Printf("[DEBUG] No meta timeoutkey found in Apply()")
 	}