diff --git a/docs/resources/google_project.md b/docs/resources/google_project.md
index e9a384019..250a4c6c2 100644
--- a/docs/resources/google_project.md
+++ b/docs/resources/google_project.md
@@ -5,17 +5,26 @@ platform: gcp
 
 # google\_project
 
-Use the `google_project` InSpec audit resource to test properties of a GCP project.
+Use the `google_project` InSpec audit resource to test properties of a GCP project.  
 
 <br>
 
 ## Syntax
 
-A `google_project` resource block declares the tests for a single GCP project by name.
+Google projects have a name, ID and number as described [here](https://cloud.google.com/resource-manager/docs/creating-managing-projects#identifying_projects).
+
+A `google_project` resource block declares the tests for a single GCP project identified by `project_id` or `project_number`:
 
     describe google_project(project: 'chef-inspec-gcp') do
       it { should exist }
       its('name') { should eq 'chef-inspec-gcp'  }
+      its('project_number') { should eq 12345678 }
+    end
+
+    describe google_project(project: 12345678) do
+      it { should exist }
+      its('name') { should eq 'chef-inspec-gcp'  }
+      its('project_number') { should eq 12345678 }
     end
 
 <br>
diff --git a/test/integration/verify/controls/gcp_project.rb b/test/integration/verify/controls/gcp_project.rb
index c59716429..d76a97d3c 100644
--- a/test/integration/verify/controls/gcp_project.rb
+++ b/test/integration/verify/controls/gcp_project.rb
@@ -16,4 +16,10 @@
     its('lifecycle_state') { should eq "ACTIVE" }
   end
 
+  describe google_project(project: gcp_project_number.to_i) do
+    it { should exist }
+    its('name') { should eq gcp_project_name }
+    its('project_number') { should eq gcp_project_number.to_i }
+    its('lifecycle_state') { should eq "ACTIVE" }
+  end
 end