diff --git a/google/import_sql_database_instance_test.go b/google/import_sql_database_instance_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e548ae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/google/import_sql_database_instance_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package google
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/acctest"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
+)
+
+// Test importing a first generation database
+func TestAccGoogleSqlDatabaseInstance_importBasic(t *testing.T) {
+	resourceName := "google_sql_database_instance.instance"
+	databaseID := acctest.RandInt()
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccGoogleSqlDatabaseInstanceDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: fmt.Sprintf(
+					testGoogleSqlDatabaseInstance_basic, databaseID),
+			},
+
+			resource.TestStep{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+// Test importing a second generation database
+func TestAccGoogleSqlDatabaseInstance_importBasic3(t *testing.T) {
+	resourceName := "google_sql_database_instance.instance"
+	databaseID := acctest.RandInt()
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccGoogleSqlDatabaseInstanceDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: fmt.Sprintf(
+					testGoogleSqlDatabaseInstance_basic3, databaseID),
+			},
+
+			resource.TestStep{
+				ResourceName:      resourceName,
+				ImportState:       true,
+				ImportStateVerify: true,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
diff --git a/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go b/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
index 109c25a8..42db6af6 100644
--- a/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
+++ b/google/resource_sql_database_instance.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstance() *schema.Resource {
 		Read:   resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceRead,
 		Update: resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceUpdate,
 		Delete: resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceDelete,
+		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
+			State: schema.ImportStatePassthrough,
+		},
 
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			"region": &schema.Schema{
@@ -231,6 +234,7 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstance() *schema.Resource {
 			"master_instance_name": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
+				Computed: true,
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
@@ -521,6 +525,8 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		d.Set("name", instance.Name)
 	}
 
+	d.SetId(instance.Name)
+
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("replica_configuration"); ok {
 		_replicaConfigurationList := v.([]interface{})
 
@@ -631,14 +637,25 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 	}
 
 	instance, err := config.clientSqlAdmin.Instances.Get(project,
-		d.Get("name").(string)).Do()
+		d.Id()).Do()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return handleNotFoundError(err, d, fmt.Sprintf("SQL Database Instance %q", d.Get("name").(string)))
 	}
 
 	_settingsList := d.Get("settings").([]interface{})
-	_settings := _settingsList[0].(map[string]interface{})
+	var _settings map[string]interface{}
+
+	// If we're importing the settings will be nil
+	if len(_settingsList) > 0 {
+		_settings = _settingsList[0].(map[string]interface{})
+	} else {
+		_settings = make(map[string]interface{})
+	}
+
+	d.Set("name", instance.Name)
+	d.Set("region", instance.Region)
+	d.Set("database_version", instance.DatabaseVersion)
 
 	settings := instance.Settings
 	_settings["version"] = settings.SettingsVersion
@@ -829,6 +846,7 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 		_settings["replication_type"] = settings.ReplicationType
 	}
 
+	_settingsList = make([]interface{}, 1)
 	_settingsList[0] = _settings
 	d.Set("settings", _settingsList)
 
@@ -862,10 +880,7 @@ func resourceSqlDatabaseInstanceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) e
 	}
 
 	d.Set("ip_address", _ipAddresses)
-
-	if v, ok := d.GetOk("master_instance_name"); ok && v != nil {
-		d.Set("master_instance_name", strings.TrimPrefix(instance.MasterInstanceName, project+":"))
-	}
+	d.Set("master_instance_name", strings.TrimPrefix(instance.MasterInstanceName, project+":"))
 
 	d.Set("self_link", instance.SelfLink)
 	d.SetId(instance.Name)
diff --git a/google/resource_sql_database_instance_test.go b/google/resource_sql_database_instance_test.go
index 4ff5192d..a96b8f90 100644
--- a/google/resource_sql_database_instance_test.go
+++ b/google/resource_sql_database_instance_test.go
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ resource "google_sql_database_instance" "instance" {
 var testGoogleSqlDatabaseInstance_basic3 = `
 resource "google_sql_database_instance" "instance" {
 	name = "tf-lw-%d"
-	region = "us-central"
+	region = "us-central1"
 	settings {
 		tier = "db-f1-micro"
 	}
diff --git a/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown
index 688c36bf..d2d96e2d 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/sql_database_instance.html.markdown
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ when an Instance can automatically restart to apply updates. It supports:
 
 * `hour` - (Optional) Hour of day (`0-23`), ignored if `day` not set
 
-* `update_track` - (Optional) Receive updates earlier (`canary`) or later 
+* `update_track` - (Optional) Receive updates earlier (`canary`) or later
 (`stable`)
 
 The optional `replica_configuration` block must have `master_instance_name` set
@@ -210,3 +210,11 @@ exported:
 
 * `settings.version` - Used to make sure changes to the `settings` block are
     atomic.
+
+## Import
+
+Database instances can be imported using the `name`, e.g.
+
+```
+$ terraform import google_sql_database_instance.master master-instance
+```