diff --git a/overrides/terraform/resource_override.rb b/overrides/terraform/resource_override.rb
index 76e8853516d7..834cbd779d18 100644
--- a/overrides/terraform/resource_override.rb
+++ b/overrides/terraform/resource_override.rb
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def validate
         @examples ||= []
 
         check :legacy_name, type: String
-        check :id_format, type: String, default: '{{name}}'
+        check :id_format, type: String
         check :examples, item_type: Provider::Terraform::Examples, type: Array, default: []
         check :virtual_fields,
               item_type: Provider::Terraform::VirtualFields,
diff --git a/products/resourcemanager/terraform.yaml b/products/resourcemanager/terraform.yaml
index c4970ca439f4..7e8fe24942d7 100644
--- a/products/resourcemanager/terraform.yaml
+++ b/products/resourcemanager/terraform.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ overrides: !ruby/object:Overrides::ResourceOverrides
     autogen_async: true
     exclude: true
   Lien: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::ResourceOverride
+    id_format: "{{name}}"
     import_format: ["{{parent}}/{{name}}"]
     examples:
       - !ruby/object:Provider::Terraform::Examples
diff --git a/provider/terraform.rb b/provider/terraform.rb
index d890ddc9cfea..4adbe277dd35 100644
--- a/provider/terraform.rb
+++ b/provider/terraform.rb
@@ -246,5 +246,12 @@ def build_object_data(object, output_folder, version)
     def extract_identifiers(url)
       url.scan(/\{\{(\w+)\}\}/).flatten
     end
+
+    # Returns the id format of an object, or self_link_uri if none is explicitly defined
+    # We prefer the long name of a resource as the id so that users can reference
+    # resources in a standard way, and most APIs accept short name, long name or self_link
+    def id_format(object)
+      object.id_format || object.self_link_uri
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/templates/terraform/iam_policy.go.erb b/templates/terraform/iam_policy.go.erb
index e74a336827c0..b6feb6d05fa5 100644
--- a/templates/terraform/iam_policy.go.erb
+++ b/templates/terraform/iam_policy.go.erb
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (u *<%= resource_name -%>IamUpdater) qualify<%= object.name -%>Url(methodId
 }
 
 func (u *<%= resource_name -%>IamUpdater) GetResourceId() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("<%= object.id_format.gsub('{{name}}', "{{#{object.name.underscore}}}").gsub(/({{)(\w+)(}})/, '%s') -%>", <%= string_qualifiers -%>)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("<%= id_format(object).gsub('{{name}}', "{{#{object.name.underscore}}}").gsub(/({{)(\w+)(}})/, '%s') -%>", <%= string_qualifiers -%>)
 }
 
 func (u *<%= resource_name -%>IamUpdater) GetMutexKey() string {
diff --git a/templates/terraform/resource.erb b/templates/terraform/resource.erb
index 0eaf2f530220..180b1f54af0b 100644
--- a/templates/terraform/resource.erb
+++ b/templates/terraform/resource.erb
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func resource<%= resource_name -%>Create(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{
     }
 
     // Store the ID now
-    id, err := replaceVars(d, config, "<%= object.id_format -%>")
+    id, err := replaceVars(d, config, "<%= id_format(object) -%>")
     if err != nil {
         return fmt.Errorf("Error constructing id: %s", err)
     }
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ func resource<%= resource_name -%>Import(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{
     }
 
     // Replace import id for the resource id
-    id, err := replaceVars(d, config, "<%= object.id_format -%>")
+    id, err := replaceVars(d, config, "<%= id_format(object) -%>")
     if err != nil {
         return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error constructing id: %s", err)
     }
diff --git a/templates/terraform/resource_iam.html.markdown.erb b/templates/terraform/resource_iam.html.markdown.erb
index 896b7df6a3af..d41c4eec5f33 100644
--- a/templates/terraform/resource_iam.html.markdown.erb
+++ b/templates/terraform/resource_iam.html.markdown.erb
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ exported:
 <%= product_ns -%> <%= object.name.downcase -%> IAM resources can be imported using the project, resource identifiers, role and member.
 
 ```
-$ terraform import <%= resource_ns_iam -%>_policy.editor <%= object.id_format.gsub('{{name}}', "{{#{object.name.underscore}}}") %>
+$ terraform import <%= resource_ns_iam -%>_policy.editor <%= id_format(object).gsub('{{name}}', "{{#{object.name.underscore}}}") %>
 
-$ terraform import <%= resource_ns_iam -%>_binding.editor "<%= object.id_format.gsub('{{name}}', "{{#{object.name.underscore}}}") -%> <%= object.iam_policy.allowed_iam_role -%>"
+$ terraform import <%= resource_ns_iam -%>_binding.editor "<%= id_format(object).gsub('{{name}}', "{{#{object.name.underscore}}}") -%> <%= object.iam_policy.allowed_iam_role -%>"
 
-$ terraform import <%= resource_ns_iam -%>_member.editor "<%= object.id_format.gsub('{{name}}', "{{#{object.name.underscore}}}") -%> <%= object.iam_policy.allowed_iam_role -%> jane@example.com"
+$ terraform import <%= resource_ns_iam -%>_member.editor "<%= id_format(object).gsub('{{name}}', "{{#{object.name.underscore}}}") -%> <%= object.iam_policy.allowed_iam_role -%> jane@example.com"
 ```
 
 -> If you're importing a resource with beta features, make sure to include `-provider=google-beta`