diff --git a/nsxt/resource_nsxt_vpc.go b/nsxt/resource_nsxt_vpc.go
index 98666256e..c0749846f 100644
--- a/nsxt/resource_nsxt_vpc.go
+++ b/nsxt/resource_nsxt_vpc.go
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ var vpcSchema = map[string]*metadata.ExtendedSchema{
 		Metadata: metadata.Metadata{
 			SchemaType:   "string",
 			SdkFieldName: "ShortId",
+			OmitIfEmpty:  true,
 		},
 	},
 	"vpc_connectivity_profile": {
diff --git a/nsxt/resource_nsxt_vpc_test.go b/nsxt/resource_nsxt_vpc_test.go
index 5284beee0..f1ee54f9f 100644
--- a/nsxt/resource_nsxt_vpc_test.go
+++ b/nsxt/resource_nsxt_vpc_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ func TestAccResourceNsxtVpc_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					testAccNsxtVpcExists(accTestVpcCreateAttributes["display_name"], testResourceName),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(testResourceName, "vpc_service_profile"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(testResourceName, "vpc_connectivity_profile"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(testResourceName, "short_id", accTestVpcUpdateAttributes["short_id"]),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(testResourceName, "load_balancer_vpc_endpoint.#", "0"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(testResourceName, "description", ""),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(testResourceName, "nsx_id"),
@@ -106,6 +107,21 @@ func TestAccResourceNsxtVpc_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(testResourceName, "tag.#", "0"),
 				),
 			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccNsxtVpcMinimalisticNoShortId(),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccNsxtVpcExists(accTestVpcCreateAttributes["display_name"], testResourceName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(testResourceName, "vpc_service_profile"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(testResourceName, "vpc_connectivity_profile"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(testResourceName, "load_balancer_vpc_endpoint.#", "0"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(testResourceName, "description", ""),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(testResourceName, "short_id", accTestVpcUpdateAttributes["short_id"]),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(testResourceName, "nsx_id", accTestVpcUpdateAttributes["short_id"]),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(testResourceName, "path"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(testResourceName, "revision"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(testResourceName, "tag.#", "0"),
+				),
+			},
 		},
 	})
 }
@@ -252,3 +268,16 @@ resource "nsxt_vpc" "test" {
   vpc_connectivity_profile = nsxt_vpc_connectivity_profile.test.path
 }`, testAccNsxtProjectContext(), accTestVpcUpdateAttributes["display_name"], accTestVpcUpdateAttributes["short_id"])
 }
+
+// We use short_id as nsx_id to make sure NSX populates the short_id correctly
+func testAccNsxtVpcMinimalisticNoShortId() string {
+	return testAccNsxtVpcPrerequisites() + fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "nsxt_vpc" "test" {
+  %s
+  nsx_id = "%s"
+  display_name = "%s"
+  # TODO - remove when default profiles are supported
+  vpc_service_profile      = nsxt_vpc_service_profile.test.path
+  vpc_connectivity_profile = nsxt_vpc_connectivity_profile.test.path
+}`, testAccNsxtProjectContext(), accTestVpcUpdateAttributes["short_id"], accTestVpcUpdateAttributes["display_name"])
+}