diff --git a/tfexec/internal/e2etest/state_rm_test.go b/tfexec/internal/e2etest/state_rm_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e59bb8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tfexec/internal/e2etest/state_rm_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package e2etest
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
+	tfjson "github.com/hashicorp/terraform-json"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-exec/tfexec"
+)
+
+func TestStateRm(t *testing.T) {
+	runTest(t, "basic_with_state", func(t *testing.T, tfv *version.Version, tf *tfexec.Terraform) {
+		if tfv.LessThan(providerAddressMinVersion) {
+			t.Skip("state file provider FQNs not compatible with this Terraform version")
+		}
+
+		err := tf.Init(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("error running Init in test directory: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		err = tf.StateRm(context.Background(), "null_resource.foo")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("error running StateRm: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		// test that the new state is as expected
+		expected := &tfjson.State{
+			FormatVersion: "0.1",
+			// TerraformVersion is ignored to facilitate latest version testing
+			Values: nil,
+		}
+
+		actual, err := tf.Show(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		if diff := diffState(expected, actual); diff != "" {
+			t.Fatalf("mismatch (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/tfexec/state_rm.go b/tfexec/state_rm.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0c5dd666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tfexec/state_rm.go
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+package tfexec
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+type stateRmConfig struct {
+	backup      string
+	backupOut   string
+	dryRun      bool
+	lock        bool
+	lockTimeout string
+	state       string
+	stateOut    string
+}
+
+var defaultStateRmOptions = stateRmConfig{
+	lock:        true,
+	lockTimeout: "0s",
+}
+
+// StateRmCmdOption represents options used in the Refresh method.
+type StateRmCmdOption interface {
+	configureStateRm(*stateRmConfig)
+}
+
+func (opt *BackupOption) configureStateRm(conf *stateRmConfig) {
+	conf.backup = opt.path
+}
+
+func (opt *BackupOutOption) configureStateRm(conf *stateRmConfig) {
+	conf.backupOut = opt.path
+}
+
+func (opt *DryRunOption) configureStateRm(conf *stateRmConfig) {
+	conf.dryRun = opt.dryRun
+}
+
+func (opt *LockOption) configureStateRm(conf *stateRmConfig) {
+	conf.lock = opt.lock
+}
+
+func (opt *LockTimeoutOption) configureStateRm(conf *stateRmConfig) {
+	conf.lockTimeout = opt.timeout
+}
+
+func (opt *StateOption) configureStateRm(conf *stateRmConfig) {
+	conf.state = opt.path
+}
+
+func (opt *StateOutOption) configureStateRm(conf *stateRmConfig) {
+	conf.stateOut = opt.path
+}
+
+// StateRm represents the terraform state rm subcommand.
+func (tf *Terraform) StateRm(ctx context.Context, address string, opts ...StateRmCmdOption) error {
+	cmd, err := tf.stateRmCmd(ctx, address, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return tf.runTerraformCmd(ctx, cmd)
+}
+
+func (tf *Terraform) stateRmCmd(ctx context.Context, address string, opts ...StateRmCmdOption) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
+	c := defaultStateRmOptions
+
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o.configureStateRm(&c)
+	}
+
+	args := []string{"state", "rm", "-no-color"}
+
+	// string opts: only pass if set
+	if c.backup != "" {
+		args = append(args, "-backup="+c.backup)
+	}
+	if c.backupOut != "" {
+		args = append(args, "-backup-out="+c.backupOut)
+	}
+	if c.lockTimeout != "" {
+		args = append(args, "-lock-timeout="+c.lockTimeout)
+	}
+	if c.state != "" {
+		args = append(args, "-state="+c.state)
+	}
+	if c.stateOut != "" {
+		args = append(args, "-state-out="+c.stateOut)
+	}
+
+	// boolean and numerical opts: always pass
+	args = append(args, "-lock="+strconv.FormatBool(c.lock))
+
+	// unary flags: pass if true
+	if c.dryRun {
+		args = append(args, "-dry-run")
+	}
+
+	// positional arguments
+	args = append(args, address)
+
+	return tf.buildTerraformCmd(ctx, nil, args...), nil
+}
diff --git a/tfexec/state_rm_test.go b/tfexec/state_rm_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2794e4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tfexec/state_rm_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package tfexec
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-exec/tfexec/internal/testutil"
+)
+
+func TestStateRmCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	td := testTempDir(t)
+
+	tf, err := NewTerraform(td, tfVersion(t, testutil.Latest013))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// empty env, to avoid environ mismatch in testing
+	tf.SetEnv(map[string]string{})
+
+	t.Run("defaults", func(t *testing.T) {
+		stateRmCmd, err := tf.stateRmCmd(context.Background(), "testAddress")
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		assertCmd(t, []string{
+			"state",
+			"rm",
+			"-no-color",
+			"-lock-timeout=0s",
+			"-lock=true",
+			"testAddress",
+		}, nil, stateRmCmd)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("override all defaults", func(t *testing.T) {
+		stateRmCmd, err := tf.stateRmCmd(context.Background(), "testAddress", Backup("testbackup"), BackupOut("testbackupout"), LockTimeout("200s"), State("teststate"), StateOut("teststateout"), Lock(false))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		assertCmd(t, []string{
+			"state",
+			"rm",
+			"-no-color",
+			"-backup=testbackup",
+			"-backup-out=testbackupout",
+			"-lock-timeout=200s",
+			"-state=teststate",
+			"-state-out=teststateout",
+			"-lock=false",
+			"testAddress",
+		}, nil, stateRmCmd)
+	})
+}