diff --git a/products/compute/terraform.yaml b/products/compute/terraform.yaml
index 894c37c2cc0d..08c5164a7dd7 100644
--- a/products/compute/terraform.yaml
+++ b/products/compute/terraform.yaml
@@ -2728,7 +2728,7 @@ overrides: !ruby/object:Overrides::ResourceOverrides
       defaultService: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
         # ResourceRef only supports 1 type and UrlMap has references to a BackendBucket or BackendService.
         # Just read the self_link string instead of extracting the name and making a self_link out of it.
-        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/resourceref_as_string.go.erb'
+        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb'
         description: The backend service or backend bucket to use when none of the given rules match.
       hostRules: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
         name: "host_rule"
@@ -2740,21 +2740,37 @@ overrides: !ruby/object:Overrides::ResourceOverrides
       pathMatchers.defaultService: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
         # ResourceRef only supports 1 type and UrlMap has references to a BackendBucket or BackendService.
         # Just read the self_link string instead of extracting the name and making a self_link out of it.
-        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/resourceref_as_string.go.erb'
+        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb'
         description: The backend service or backend bucket to use when none of the given paths match.
       pathMatchers.pathRules: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
         name: "path_rule"
       pathMatchers.pathRules.paths: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
         is_set: true
-      pathMatchers.pathRules.service: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
+      pathMatchers.defaultRouteAction.weightedBackendServices.backendService: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
         # ResourceRef only supports 1 type and UrlMap has references to a BackendBucket or BackendService.
         # Just read the self_link string instead of extracting the name and making a self_link out of it.
-        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/resourceref_as_string.go.erb'
+        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb'
+      pathMatchers.defaultRouteAction.requestMirrorPolicy.backendService: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
+        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb'
+      defaultRouteAction.weightedBackendServices.backendService: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
+        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb'
+      defaultRouteAction.requestMirrorPolicy.backendService: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
+        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb'
+      pathMatchers.routeRules.service: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
+        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb'
+      pathMatchers.pathRules.service: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
+        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb'
         description: The backend service or backend bucket to use if any of the given paths match.
+      pathMatchers.routeRules.routeAction.weightedBackendServices.backendService: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
+        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb'
+      pathMatchers.pathRules.routeAction.weightedBackendServices.backendService: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
+        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb'
+      pathMatchers.routeRules.routeAction.requestMirrorPolicy.backendService: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
+        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb'
+      pathMatchers.pathRules.routeAction.requestMirrorPolicy.backendService: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
+        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb'
       tests.service: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
-        # ResourceRef only supports 1 type and UrlMap has references to a BackendBucket or BackendService.
-        # Just read the self_link string instead of extracting the name and making a self_link out of it.
-        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/resourceref_as_string.go.erb'
+        custom_expand: 'templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb'
         description: The backend service or backend bucket link that should be matched by this test.
       tests: !ruby/object:Overrides::Terraform::PropertyOverride
         name: "test"
diff --git a/templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb b/templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eb6fc861ea18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/terraform/custom_expand/reference_to_backend.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<%# The license inside this block applies to this file.
+	# Copyright 2017 Google Inc.
+	# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+	# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+	# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+	#
+	#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+	#
+	# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+	# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+	# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+	# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+	# limitations under the License.
+-%>
+func expand<%= prefix -%><%= titlelize_property(property) -%>(v interface{}, d TerraformResourceData, config *Config) (interface{}, error) {
+  // This method returns a full self link from whatever the input is.
+  if v == nil || v.(string) == "" {
+    // It does not try to construct anything from empty.
+    return "", nil
+  } else if strings.HasPrefix(v.(string), "https://") {
+    // Anything that starts with a URL scheme is assumed to be a self link worth using.
+    return v, nil
+  } else if strings.HasPrefix(v.(string), "projects/") {
+    // If the self link references a project, we'll just stuck the compute prefix on it
+    url, err := replaceVars(d, config, "{{ComputeBasePath}}" + v.(string))
+    if err != nil {
+      return "", err
+    }
+    return url, nil
+  } else if strings.HasPrefix(v.(string), "regions/") || strings.HasPrefix(v.(string), "zones/") {
+    // For regional or zonal resources which include their region or zone, just put the project in front.
+    url, err := replaceVars(d, config, "{{ComputeBasePath}}projects/{{project}}/")
+    if err != nil {
+      return nil, err
+    }
+    return url + v.(string), nil
+  }
+  // Anything else is assumed to be a reference to a global backend service.
+  f, err := parseGlobalFieldValue("backendServices", v.(string), "project", d, config, true)
+  if err != nil {
+    return "", err
+  }
+
+  return f.RelativeLink(), nil
+}