diff --git a/heat/engine/parser.py b/heat/engine/parser.py
index b2e15fd4e..357a5f961 100644
--- a/heat/engine/parser.py
+++ b/heat/engine/parser.py
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ class Stack(object):
             if r.state in (
                     (r.CREATE, r.IN_PROGRESS),
                     (r.CREATE, r.COMPLETE),
+                    (r.RESUME, r.IN_PROGRESS),
+                    (r.RESUME, r.COMPLETE),
                     (r.UPDATE, r.IN_PROGRESS),
                     (r.UPDATE, r.COMPLETE)) and r.FnGetRefId() == refid:
                 return r
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_parser.py b/heat/tests/test_parser.py
index e65543644..b056278dd 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -967,7 +967,16 @@ class StackTest(HeatTestCase):
         rsrc = self.stack['AResource']
         rsrc.resource_id_set('aaaa')
         self.assertNotEqual(None, resource)
-        self.assertEqual(rsrc, self.stack.resource_by_refid('aaaa'))
+
+        for action, status in (
+                (rsrc.CREATE, rsrc.IN_PROGRESS),
+                (rsrc.CREATE, rsrc.COMPLETE),
+                (rsrc.RESUME, rsrc.IN_PROGRESS),
+                (rsrc.RESUME, rsrc.COMPLETE),
+                (rsrc.UPDATE, rsrc.IN_PROGRESS),
+                (rsrc.UPDATE, rsrc.COMPLETE)):
+            rsrc.state_set(action, status)
+            self.assertEqual(rsrc, self.stack.resource_by_refid('aaaa'))
 
         rsrc.state_set(rsrc.DELETE, rsrc.IN_PROGRESS)
         try: