diff --git a/github/migrate_github_branch_protection.go b/github/migrate_github_branch_protection.go
index 02c537a5a5..f54957f23a 100644
--- a/github/migrate_github_branch_protection.go
+++ b/github/migrate_github_branch_protection.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func resourceGithubBranchProtectionUpgradeV0(rawState map[string]interface{}, me
 	}
 
 	branch := rawState["branch"].(string)
-	protectionRuleID, err := getBranchProtectionID(repoName, branch, meta)
+	protectionRuleID, err := getBranchProtectionID(repoID, branch, meta)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/github/resource_github_branch_protection.go b/github/resource_github_branch_protection.go
index 21311a7973..63b7c2e56a 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_branch_protection.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_branch_protection.go
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ func resourceGithubBranchProtectionImport(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 	}
 	d.Set("repository_id", repoID)
 
-	id, err := getBranchProtectionID(repoName, pattern, meta)
+	id, err := getBranchProtectionID(repoID, pattern, meta)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/github/resource_github_branch_protection_test.go b/github/resource_github_branch_protection_test.go
index f6cbc1ed29..e56d2eadbc 100644
--- a/github/resource_github_branch_protection_test.go
+++ b/github/resource_github_branch_protection_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestAccGithubBranchProtection(t *testing.T) {
 						ResourceName:      "github_branch_protection.test",
 						ImportState:       true,
 						ImportStateVerify: true,
-						ImportStateIdFunc: branchProtectionImportStateIdFunc(
+						ImportStateIdFunc: importBranchProtectionByRepoName(
 							fmt.Sprintf("tf-acc-test-%s", randomID), "main",
 						),
 					},
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@ func TestAccGithubBranchProtection(t *testing.T) {
 						Config: config,
 						Check:  check,
 					},
+					{
+						ResourceName:      "github_branch_protection.test",
+						ImportState:       true,
+						ImportStateVerify: true,
+						ImportStateIdFunc: importBranchProtectionByRepoID(
+							"github_repository.test", "main"),
+					},
 				},
 			})
 		}
@@ -322,8 +329,25 @@ func TestAccGithubBranchProtection(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
-func branchProtectionImportStateIdFunc(repo, pattern string) resource.ImportStateIdFunc {
+func importBranchProtectionByRepoName(repo, pattern string) resource.ImportStateIdFunc {
+	// test importing using an ID of the form <repo-name>:<branch-protection-pattern>
 	return func(s *terraform.State) (string, error) {
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", repo, pattern), nil
 	}
 }
+
+func importBranchProtectionByRepoID(repoLogicalName, pattern string) resource.ImportStateIdFunc {
+	// test importing using an ID of the form <repo-node-id>:<branch-protection-pattern>
+	// by retrieving the GraphQL ID from the terraform.State
+	return func(s *terraform.State) (string, error) {
+		repo := s.RootModule().Resources[repoLogicalName]
+		if repo == nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Cannot find %s in terraform state", repoLogicalName)
+		}
+		repoID, found := repo.Primary.Attributes["node_id"]
+		if !found {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("Repository %s does not have a node_id in terraform state", repo.Primary.ID)
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", repoID, pattern), nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/github/util_v4_branch_protection.go b/github/util_v4_branch_protection.go
index ad4f880fea..5e175c6d90 100644
--- a/github/util_v4_branch_protection.go
+++ b/github/util_v4_branch_protection.go
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ func setPushes(protection BranchProtectionRule) []string {
 	return pushActors
 }
 
-func getBranchProtectionID(name string, pattern string, meta interface{}) (githubv4.ID, error) {
+func getBranchProtectionID(repoID githubv4.ID, pattern string, meta interface{}) (githubv4.ID, error) {
 	var query struct {
 		Node struct {
 			Repository struct {
@@ -268,11 +268,10 @@ func getBranchProtectionID(name string, pattern string, meta interface{}) (githu
 				} `graphql:"branchProtectionRules(first: $first, after: $cursor)"`
 				ID string
 			} `graphql:"... on Repository"`
-		} `graphql:"repository(owner: $owner, name: $name)"`
+		} `graphql:"node(id: $id)"`
 	}
 	variables := map[string]interface{}{
-		"owner":  githubv4.String(meta.(*Owner).name),
-		"name":   githubv4.String(name),
+		"id":     repoID,
 		"first":  githubv4.Int(100),
 		"cursor": (*githubv4.String)(nil),
 	}