diff --git a/azurerm/resource_arm_recovery_services_protected_vm.go b/azurerm/resource_arm_recovery_services_protected_vm.go
index 47ec96ab491d7..fc69761416605 100644
--- a/azurerm/resource_arm_recovery_services_protected_vm.go
+++ b/azurerm/resource_arm_recovery_services_protected_vm.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func resourceArmRecoveryServicesProtectedVm() *schema.Resource {
 
 			"backup_policy_id": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
-				Optional:     true,
+				Required:     true,
 				ForceNew:     true,
 				ValidateFunc: azure.ValidateResourceID,
 			},
diff --git a/website/docs/r/recovery_services_protected_vm.markdown b/website/docs/r/recovery_services_protected_vm.markdown
index 65a14d97f055f..2fd7ad8ed6016 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/recovery_services_protected_vm.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/recovery_services_protected_vm.markdown
@@ -26,13 +26,23 @@ resource "azurerm_recovery_services_vault" "example" {
   sku                 = "Standard"
 }
 
+resource "azurerm_recovery_services_protection_policy_vm" "test" {
+  name                = "acctest-%d"
+  resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.test.name}"
+  recovery_vault_name = "${azurerm_recovery_services_vault.test.name}"
+
+  backup = {
+    frequency = "Daily"
+    time      = "23:00"
+  }
+}
+
 resource "azurerm_recovery_services_protected_vm" "example" {
   location            = "${azurerm_resource_group.example.location}"
   resource_group_name = "${azurerm_resource_group.example.name}"
   recovery_vault_name = "${azurerm_recovery_services_vault.example.name}"
-  source_vm_name      = "${azurerm_virtual_machine.example.name}"
   source_vm_id        = "${azurerm_virtual_machine.example.id}"
-  backup_policy_name  = "aBackupPolicy"
+  backup_policy_id    = "${azurerm_recovery_services_protection_policy_vm.example.id}"
 }
 
 ```
@@ -51,7 +61,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `source_vm_id` - (Required) Specifies the ID of the VM to backup. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
 
-* `backup_policy_name` - (Optional) Specifies the name of the backup policy to use. Defaults to `DefaultPolicy` Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
+* `backup_policy_id` - (Required) Specifies the id of the backup policy to use. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
 
 * `tags` - (Optional) A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.