diff --git a/google/resource_compute_health_check.go b/google/resource_compute_health_check.go
index c04115fee29..eba430dd1fa 100644
--- a/google/resource_compute_health_check.go
+++ b/google/resource_compute_health_check.go
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ func resourceComputeHealthCheck() *schema.Resource {
 							Optional: true,
 							Default:  "/",
 						},
+						"response": {
+							Type:     schema.TypeString,
+							Optional: true,
+						},
 					},
 				},
 				ConflictsWith: []string{"https_health_check", "tcp_health_check", "ssl_health_check"},
@@ -119,6 +123,10 @@ func resourceComputeHealthCheck() *schema.Resource {
 							Optional: true,
 							Default:  "/",
 						},
+						"response": {
+							Type:     schema.TypeString,
+							Optional: true,
+						},
 					},
 				},
 				ConflictsWith: []string{"http_health_check", "tcp_health_check", "ssl_health_check"},
@@ -610,6 +618,8 @@ func flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpHealthCheck(v interface{}, d *schema.ResourceD
 		flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpHealthCheckHost(original["host"], d)
 	transformed["request_path"] =
 		flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpHealthCheckRequestPath(original["requestPath"], d)
+	transformed["response"] =
+		flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpHealthCheckResponse(original["response"], d)
 	transformed["port"] =
 		flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpHealthCheckPort(original["port"], d)
 	transformed["proxy_header"] =
@@ -624,6 +634,10 @@ func flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpHealthCheckRequestPath(v interface{}, d *schem
 	return v
 }
 
+func flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpHealthCheckResponse(v interface{}, d *schema.ResourceData) interface{} {
+	return v
+}
+
 func flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpHealthCheckPort(v interface{}, d *schema.ResourceData) interface{} {
 	// Handles the string fixed64 format
 	if strVal, ok := v.(string); ok {
@@ -651,6 +665,8 @@ func flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpsHealthCheck(v interface{}, d *schema.Resource
 		flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpsHealthCheckHost(original["host"], d)
 	transformed["request_path"] =
 		flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpsHealthCheckRequestPath(original["requestPath"], d)
+	transformed["response"] =
+		flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpsHealthCheckResponse(original["response"], d)
 	transformed["port"] =
 		flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpsHealthCheckPort(original["port"], d)
 	transformed["proxy_header"] =
@@ -665,6 +681,10 @@ func flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpsHealthCheckRequestPath(v interface{}, d *sche
 	return v
 }
 
+func flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpsHealthCheckResponse(v interface{}, d *schema.ResourceData) interface{} {
+	return v
+}
+
 func flattenComputeHealthCheckHttpsHealthCheckPort(v interface{}, d *schema.ResourceData) interface{} {
 	// Handles the string fixed64 format
 	if strVal, ok := v.(string); ok {
@@ -808,6 +828,13 @@ func expandComputeHealthCheckHttpHealthCheck(v interface{}, d *schema.ResourceDa
 		transformed["requestPath"] = transformedRequestPath
 	}
 
+	transformedResponse, err := expandComputeHealthCheckHttpHealthCheckResponse(original["response"], d, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if val := reflect.ValueOf(transformedResponse); val.IsValid() && !isEmptyValue(val) {
+		transformed["response"] = transformedResponse
+	}
+
 	transformedPort, err := expandComputeHealthCheckHttpHealthCheckPort(original["port"], d, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -833,6 +860,10 @@ func expandComputeHealthCheckHttpHealthCheckRequestPath(v interface{}, d *schema
 	return v, nil
 }
 
+func expandComputeHealthCheckHttpHealthCheckResponse(v interface{}, d *schema.ResourceData, config *Config) (interface{}, error) {
+	return v, nil
+}
+
 func expandComputeHealthCheckHttpHealthCheckPort(v interface{}, d *schema.ResourceData, config *Config) (interface{}, error) {
 	return v, nil
 }
@@ -864,6 +895,13 @@ func expandComputeHealthCheckHttpsHealthCheck(v interface{}, d *schema.ResourceD
 		transformed["requestPath"] = transformedRequestPath
 	}
 
+	transformedResponse, err := expandComputeHealthCheckHttpsHealthCheckResponse(original["response"], d, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	} else if val := reflect.ValueOf(transformedResponse); val.IsValid() && !isEmptyValue(val) {
+		transformed["response"] = transformedResponse
+	}
+
 	transformedPort, err := expandComputeHealthCheckHttpsHealthCheckPort(original["port"], d, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -889,6 +927,10 @@ func expandComputeHealthCheckHttpsHealthCheckRequestPath(v interface{}, d *schem
 	return v, nil
 }
 
+func expandComputeHealthCheckHttpsHealthCheckResponse(v interface{}, d *schema.ResourceData, config *Config) (interface{}, error) {
+	return v, nil
+}
+
 func expandComputeHealthCheckHttpsHealthCheckPort(v interface{}, d *schema.ResourceData, config *Config) (interface{}, error) {
 	return v, nil
 }
diff --git a/website/docs/r/compute_health_check.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/compute_health_check.html.markdown
index 7278dc46897..5cc3a5049ec 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/compute_health_check.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/compute_health_check.html.markdown
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ The `http_health_check` block supports:
   The request path of the HTTP health check request.
   The default value is /.
 
+* `response` -
+  (Optional)
+  The bytes to match against the beginning of the response data. If left empty
+  (the default value), any response will indicate health. The response data
+  can only be ASCII.
+
 * `port` -
   (Optional)
   The TCP port number for the HTTP health check request.
@@ -161,6 +167,12 @@ The `https_health_check` block supports:
   The request path of the HTTPS health check request.
   The default value is /.
 
+* `response` -
+  (Optional)
+  The bytes to match against the beginning of the response data. If left empty
+  (the default value), any response will indicate health. The response data
+  can only be ASCII.
+
 * `port` -
   (Optional)
   The TCP port number for the HTTPS health check request.