diff --git a/command/e2etest/remote_state_test.go b/command/e2etest/remote_state_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be8c032bd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/e2etest/remote_state_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package e2etest
+
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/e2e"
+)
+
+func TestTerraformProviderRead(t *testing.T) {
+	// Ensure the terraform provider can correctly read a remote state
+
+	t.Parallel()
+	fixturePath := filepath.Join("testdata", "terraform-provider")
+	tf := e2e.NewBinary(terraformBin, fixturePath)
+	defer tf.Close()
+
+	//// INIT
+	_, stderr, err := tf.Run("init")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected init error: %s\nstderr:\n%s", err, stderr)
+	}
+
+	//// PLAN
+	_, stderr, err = tf.Run("plan")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected plan error: %s\nstderr:\n%s", err, stderr)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/command/e2etest/testdata/terraform-provider/main.tf b/command/e2etest/testdata/terraform-provider/main.tf
index a8e222fca6..bd9887e99a 100644
--- a/command/e2etest/testdata/terraform-provider/main.tf
+++ b/command/e2etest/testdata/terraform-provider/main.tf
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ provider "terraform" {
 data "terraform_remote_state" "test" {
   backend = "local"
   config = {
-    path = "nothing.tfstate"
+    path = "test.tfstate"
   }
 }
diff --git a/command/e2etest/testdata/terraform-provider/test.tfstate b/command/e2etest/testdata/terraform-provider/test.tfstate
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb1012d15d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/e2etest/testdata/terraform-provider/test.tfstate
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "version": 4,
+  "terraform_version": "0.13.0",
+  "serial": 1,
+  "lineage": "8fab7b5a-511c-d586-988e-250f99c8feb4",
+  "outputs": {
+    "out": {
+      "value": "test",
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "resources": []
+}