diff --git a/internal/genconfig/generate_config.go b/internal/genconfig/generate_config.go
index 4db2f60c06..47c0b5c4d2 100644
--- a/internal/genconfig/generate_config.go
+++ b/internal/genconfig/generate_config.go
@@ -75,12 +75,16 @@ func (r *Resource) String() string {
 func GenerateResourceContents(addr addrs.AbsResourceInstance,
 	schema *configschema.Block,
 	pc addrs.LocalProviderConfig,
-	stateVal cty.Value) (*Resource, tfdiags.Diagnostics) {
+	stateVal cty.Value,
+	forceProviderAddr bool,
+) (*Resource, tfdiags.Diagnostics) {
 	var buf strings.Builder
 
 	var diags tfdiags.Diagnostics
 
-	if pc.LocalName != addr.Resource.Resource.ImpliedProvider() || pc.Alias != "" {
+	generateProviderAddr := pc.LocalName != addr.Resource.Resource.ImpliedProvider() || pc.Alias != ""
+
+	if generateProviderAddr || forceProviderAddr {
 		buf.WriteString(strings.Repeat(" ", 2))
 		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("provider = %s\n", pc.StringCompact()))
 	}
@@ -143,7 +147,7 @@ func GenerateListResourceContents(addr addrs.AbsResourceInstance,
 		if val.Type().HasAttribute("state") {
 			stateVal = val.GetAttr("state")
 		}
-		content, gDiags := GenerateResourceContents(resAddr, schema, pc, stateVal)
+		content, gDiags := GenerateResourceContents(resAddr, schema, pc, stateVal, true)
 		if gDiags.HasErrors() {
 			diags = diags.Append(gDiags)
 			continue
diff --git a/internal/genconfig/generate_config_test.go b/internal/genconfig/generate_config_test.go
index 86a5634f5d..e2f7497f70 100644
--- a/internal/genconfig/generate_config_test.go
+++ b/internal/genconfig/generate_config_test.go
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ resource "tfcoremock_sensitive_values" "values" {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("schema failed InternalValidate: %s", err)
 			}
-			contents, diags := GenerateResourceContents(tc.addr, tc.schema, tc.provider, tc.value)
+			contents, diags := GenerateResourceContents(tc.addr, tc.schema, tc.provider, tc.value, false)
 			if len(diags) > 0 {
 				t.Errorf("expected no diagnostics but found %s", diags)
 			}
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@ func TestGenerateResourceAndIDContents(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Check the generated content
 	expectedContent := `resource "aws_instance" "example_0" {
-  name = "instance-1"
+  provider = aws
+  name     = "instance-1"
   tags = {
     Environment = "Dev"
     Owner       = "Team1"
@@ -981,7 +982,8 @@ import {
 }
 
 resource "aws_instance" "example_1" {
-  name = "instance-2"
+  provider = aws
+  name     = "instance-2"
   tags = {
     Environment = "Prod"
     Owner       = "Team2"
diff --git a/internal/terraform/context_plan_query_test.go b/internal/terraform/context_plan_query_test.go
index e5a4a6e1ab..f35da6eef2 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/context_plan_query_test.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/context_plan_query_test.go
@@ -964,6 +964,7 @@ func getListProviderSchemaResp() *providers.GetProviderSchemaResponse {
 
 var (
 	testResourceCfg = `resource "test_resource" "test_0" {
+  provider      = test
   instance_type = "ami-123456"
 }
 import {
@@ -975,6 +976,7 @@ import {
 }
 
 resource "test_resource" "test_1" {
+  provider      = test
   instance_type = "ami-654321"
 }
 import {
@@ -986,6 +988,7 @@ import {
 }
 
 resource "test_resource" "test_2" {
+  provider      = test
   instance_type = "ami-789012"
 }
 import {
@@ -998,6 +1001,7 @@ import {
 `
 
 	testResourceCfg2 = `resource "test_resource" "test2_0" {
+  provider      = test
   instance_type = "ami-123456"
 }
 import {
@@ -1009,6 +1013,7 @@ import {
 }
 
 resource "test_resource" "test2_1" {
+  provider      = test
   instance_type = "ami-654321"
 }
 import {
@@ -1020,6 +1025,7 @@ import {
 }
 
 resource "test_resource" "test2_2" {
+  provider      = test
   instance_type = "ami-789012"
 }
 import {
diff --git a/internal/terraform/node_resource_plan_instance.go b/internal/terraform/node_resource_plan_instance.go
index 930d87ae39..35ab016567 100644
--- a/internal/terraform/node_resource_plan_instance.go
+++ b/internal/terraform/node_resource_plan_instance.go
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ func (n *NodePlannableResourceInstance) generateHCLResourceDef(addr addrs.AbsRes
 
 	switch addr.Resource.Resource.Mode {
 	case addrs.ManagedResourceMode:
-		return genconfig.GenerateResourceContents(addr, filteredSchema, providerAddr, state)
+		return genconfig.GenerateResourceContents(addr, filteredSchema, providerAddr, state, false)
 	case addrs.ListResourceMode:
 		identitySchema := schema.Identity
 		return genconfig.GenerateListResourceContents(addr, filteredSchema, identitySchema, providerAddr, state)