diff --git a/builtin/providers/random/provider.go b/builtin/providers/random/provider.go
index 999fe19eff..2714823814 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/random/provider.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/random/provider.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func Provider() terraform.ResourceProvider {
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{},
 
 		ResourcesMap: map[string]*schema.Resource{
-			//"random_id":      resourceId(),
+			"random_id":      resourceId(),
 			//"random_shuffle": resourceShuffle(),
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/random/resource_id.go b/builtin/providers/random/resource_id.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9bb36b9ef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/providers/random/resource_id.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+package random
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
+)
+
+func resourceId() *schema.Resource {
+	return &schema.Resource{
+		Create: CreateID,
+		Read:   stubRead,
+		Delete: stubDelete,
+
+		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
+			"keepers": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeMap,
+				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
+			},
+
+			"byte_length": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeInt,
+				Required: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
+			},
+
+			"b64": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Computed: true,
+			},
+
+			"hex": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Computed: true,
+			},
+
+			"dec": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Computed: true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func CreateID(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+
+	byteLength := d.Get("byte_length").(int)
+	bytes := make([]byte, byteLength)
+
+	n, err := rand.Reader.Read(bytes)
+	if n != byteLength {
+		return fmt.Errorf("generated insufficient random bytes")
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error generating random bytes: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	b64Str := base64.RawURLEncoding.EncodeToString(bytes)
+	hexStr := hex.EncodeToString(bytes)
+
+	int := big.Int{}
+	int.SetBytes(bytes)
+	decStr := int.String()
+
+	d.SetId(b64Str)
+	d.Set("b64", b64Str)
+	d.Set("hex", hexStr)
+	d.Set("dec", decStr)
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/random/resource_id_test.go b/builtin/providers/random/resource_id_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ed6b8af8d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/providers/random/resource_id_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package random
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+)
+
+func TestAccResourceID(t *testing.T) {
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:  func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers: testAccProviders,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccResourceIDConfig,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccResourceIDCheck("random_id.foo"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func testAccResourceIDCheck(id string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[id]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Not found: %s", id)
+		}
+		if rs.Primary.ID == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("No ID is set")
+		}
+
+		b64Str := rs.Primary.Attributes["b64"]
+		hexStr := rs.Primary.Attributes["hex"]
+		decStr := rs.Primary.Attributes["dec"]
+
+		if got, want := len(b64Str), 6; got != want {
+			return fmt.Errorf("base64 string length is %d; want %d", got, want)
+		}
+		if got, want := len(hexStr), 8; got != want {
+			return fmt.Errorf("hex string length is %d; want %d", got, want)
+		}
+		if len(decStr) < 1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("decimal string is empty; want at least one digit")
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+const testAccResourceIDConfig = `
+resource "random_id" "foo" {
+    byte_length = 4
+}
+`