diff --git a/aws/import_aws_ssm_parameter_test.go b/aws/import_aws_ssm_parameter_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc1a2c79f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws/import_aws_ssm_parameter_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/acctest"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
+)
+
+func TestAccAWSSSMParameter_importBasic(t *testing.T) {
+	resourceName := "aws_ssm_parameter.foo"
+	randName := acctest.RandString(5)
+	randValue := acctest.RandString(5)
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSSSMParameterDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSSSMParameterBasicConfig(randName, randValue),
+			},
+
+			{
+				ResourceName:            resourceName,
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"overwrite"},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_ssm_parameter.go b/aws/resource_aws_ssm_parameter.go
index 9348df48a0d..8ecf82b3e6c 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_ssm_parameter.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_ssm_parameter.go
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ func resourceAwsSsmParameter() *schema.Resource {
 		Update: resourceAwsSsmParameterPut,
 		Delete: resourceAwsSsmParameterDelete,
 		Exists: resourceAwsSmmParameterExists,
+		Importer: &schema.ResourceImporter{
+			State: schema.ImportStatePassthrough,
+		},
 
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 			"name": {
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ func resourceAwsSmmParameterExists(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) (bo
 	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).ssmconn
 
 	resp, err := conn.GetParameters(&ssm.GetParametersInput{
-		Names:          []*string{aws.String(d.Get("name").(string))},
+		Names:          []*string{aws.String(d.Id())},
 		WithDecryption: aws.Bool(true),
 	})
 
@@ -72,14 +75,19 @@ func resourceAwsSmmParameterExists(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) (bo
 }
 
 func resourceAwsSsmParameterRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
-	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).ssmconn
+	ssmconn := meta.(*AWSClient).ssmconn
 
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Reading SSM Parameter: %s", d.Id())
 
-	resp, err := conn.GetParameters(&ssm.GetParametersInput{
-		Names:          []*string{aws.String(d.Get("name").(string))},
+	paramInput := &ssm.GetParametersInput{
+		Names: []*string{
+			aws.String(d.Id()),
+		},
 		WithDecryption: aws.Bool(true),
-	})
+	}
+
+	resp, err := ssmconn.GetParameters(paramInput)
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return errwrap.Wrapf("[ERROR] Error getting SSM parameter: {{err}}", err)
 	}
@@ -89,11 +97,11 @@ func resourceAwsSsmParameterRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	d.Set("type", param.Type)
 	d.Set("value", param.Value)
 
-	respDetailed, err := conn.DescribeParameters(&ssm.DescribeParametersInput{
+	respDetailed, err := ssmconn.DescribeParameters(&ssm.DescribeParametersInput{
 		Filters: []*ssm.ParametersFilter{
 			&ssm.ParametersFilter{
 				Key:    aws.String("Name"),
-				Values: []*string{aws.String(d.Get("name").(string))},
+				Values: []*string{aws.String(d.Id())},
 			},
 		},
 	})
@@ -116,8 +124,8 @@ func resourceAwsSsmParameterRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	d.Set("description", detail.Description)
 	d.Set("allowed_pattern", detail.AllowedPattern)
 
-	if tagList, err := conn.ListTagsForResource(&ssm.ListTagsForResourceInput{
-		ResourceId:   aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
+	if tagList, err := ssmconn.ListTagsForResource(&ssm.ListTagsForResourceInput{
+		ResourceId:   aws.String(d.Id()),
 		ResourceType: aws.String("Parameter"),
 	}); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Failed to get SSM parameter tags for %s: %s", d.Get("name"), err)