diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources/zfs_pool.rb b/lib/inspec/resources/zfs_pool.rb
index 1c974d44b..235192ccf 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/resources/zfs_pool.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/resources/zfs_pool.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ module Inspec::Resources
       inspec.command("#{@zpool_cmd} get -Hp all #{@zfs_pool}").exit_status == 0
     end
 
+    def resource_id
+      @zfs_pool
+    end
+
     def to_s
       "ZFS Pool #{@zfs_pool}"
     end
diff --git a/test/unit/resources/zfs_pool_test.rb b/test/unit/resources/zfs_pool_test.rb
index 9aaa638e7..686251837 100644
--- a/test/unit/resources/zfs_pool_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/resources/zfs_pool_test.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ describe Inspec::Resources::ZfsPool do
       _(tank_resource.send(:guid)).must_equal("4711279777582057513")
       _(tank_resource.send(:failmode)).must_equal("continue")
       _(tank_resource.send(:'feature@lz4_compress')).must_equal("active")
+      _(tank_resource.resource_id).must_equal "tank"
     end
   end
 end
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ describe Inspec::Resources::ZfsPool do
       _(tank_resource.send(:guid)).must_equal("4711279777582057513")
       _(tank_resource.send(:failmode)).must_equal("continue")
       _(tank_resource.send(:'feature@lz4_compress')).must_equal("active")
+      _(tank_resource.resource_id).must_equal "tank"
     end
   end
 end
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ describe Inspec::Resources::ZfsPool do
   it "parses the ZFS pool data properly" do
     if _(tank_resource)
       _(tank_resource.resource_exception_message).must_equal("zfs is not installed")
+      _(tank_resource.resource_id).must_equal "tank"
     end
   end
 end
@@ -45,5 +48,6 @@ describe Inspec::Resources::ZfsPool do
   it "parses the ZFS pool data properly" do
     resource = MockLoader.new(:macos10_16).load_resource("zfs_pool", "tank")
     _(resource.resource_exception_message).must_equal "zfs is not installed"
+    _(resource.resource_id).must_equal "tank"
   end
 end