diff --git a/heat/engine/parser.py b/heat/engine/parser.py
index b65782eb9b3..a0b40711cd4 100644
--- a/heat/engine/parser.py
+++ b/heat/engine/parser.py
@@ -516,6 +516,7 @@ def restart_resource(self, resource_name):
         for res in deps:
             if not failed:
                 try:
+                    res.state_reset()
                     scheduler.TaskRunner(res.create)()
                 except exception.ResourceFailure as ex:
                     logger.exception('create')
diff --git a/heat/engine/resource.py b/heat/engine/resource.py
index 72735348c4b..59f5ef05012 100644
--- a/heat/engine/resource.py
+++ b/heat/engine/resource.py
@@ -622,6 +622,13 @@ def _resolve_attribute(self, name):
         # By default, no attributes resolve
         pass
 
+    def state_reset(self):
+        """
+        Reset state to (INIT, COMPLETE)
+        """
+        self.action = self.INIT
+        self.status = self.COMPLETE
+
     def state_set(self, action, status, reason="state changed"):
         if action not in self.ACTIONS:
             raise ValueError("Invalid action %s" % action)
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_resource.py b/heat/tests/test_resource.py
index d5ac74c0b8b..048b465a512 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_resource.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_resource.py
@@ -272,6 +272,18 @@ def test_create_fail_prop_typo(self):
         self.assertRaises(exception.ResourceFailure, create)
         self.assertEqual((res.CREATE, res.FAILED), res.state)
 
+    def test_create_resource_after_destroy(self):
+        tmpl = {'Type': 'GenericResourceType'}
+        rname = 'test_res_id_none'
+        res = generic_rsrc.ResourceWithProps(rname, tmpl, self.stack)
+        res.id = 'test_res_id'
+        (res.action, res.status) = (res.INIT, res.DELETE)
+        self.assertRaises(exception.ResourceFailure, res.create)
+        res.destroy()
+        res.state_reset()
+        scheduler.TaskRunner(res.create)()
+        self.assertEqual((res.CREATE, res.COMPLETE), res.state)
+
     def test_update_ok(self):
         tmpl = {'Type': 'GenericResourceType', 'Properties': {'Foo': 'abc'}}
         res = generic_rsrc.ResourceWithProps('test_resource', tmpl, self.stack)