diff --git a/google/import_pubsub_topic_test.go b/google/import_pubsub_topic_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33518383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/google/import_pubsub_topic_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package google
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/acctest"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
+)
+
+func TestAccPubsubTopic_import(t *testing.T) {
+	topicName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-topic-%d", acctest.RandInt())
+	conf := fmt.Sprintf(`
+		resource "google_pubsub_topic" "tf-test" {
+			name = "%s"
+		}`, topicName)
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckPubsubTopicDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: conf,
+			},
+			resource.TestStep{
+				ResourceName:            "google_pubsub_topic.tf-test",
+				ImportStateId:           topicName,
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"force_destroy"},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
diff --git a/google/resource_pubsub_topic.go b/google/resource_pubsub_topic.go
index ba78a6f7..f245f8b3 100644
--- a/google/resource_pubsub_topic.go
+++ b/google/resource_pubsub_topic.go
@@ -13,11 +13,16 @@ func resourcePubsubTopic() *schema.Resource {
 		Read:   resourcePubsubTopicRead,
 		Delete: resourcePubsubTopicDelete,
 
+		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
+			State: resourcePubsubTopicStateImporter,
+		},
+
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			"name": &schema.Schema{
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
-				Required: true,
-				ForceNew: true,
+				Type:             schema.TypeString,
+				Required:         true,
+				ForceNew:         true,
+				DiffSuppressFunc: linkDiffSuppress,
 			},
 
 			"project": &schema.Schema{
@@ -56,11 +61,13 @@ func resourcePubsubTopicRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 
 	name := d.Id()
 	call := config.clientPubsub.Projects.Topics.Get(name)
-	_, err := call.Do()
+	res, err := call.Do()
 	if err != nil {
 		return handleNotFoundError(err, d, fmt.Sprintf("Pubsub Topic %q", name))
 	}
 
+	d.Set("name", res.Name)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -76,3 +83,18 @@ func resourcePubsubTopicDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func resourcePubsubTopicStateImporter(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) ([]*schema.ResourceData, error) {
+	config := meta.(*Config)
+
+	project, err := getProject(d, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	id := fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/topics/%s", project, d.Id())
+
+	d.SetId(id)
+
+	return []*schema.ResourceData{d}, nil
+}
diff --git a/website/docs/r/pubsub_topic.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/pubsub_topic.html.markdown
index ceb3aebc..7ae22342 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/pubsub_topic.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/pubsub_topic.html.markdown
@@ -36,3 +36,11 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 ## Attributes Reference
 
 Only the arguments listed above are exposed as attributes.
+
+## Import
+
+Pubsub topics can be imported using the `name`, e.g.
+
+```
+$ terraform import google_pubsub_topic.mytopic mytopic
+```