diff --git a/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_instance.go b/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_instance.go
index 2debbf2734..da973a044a 100644
--- a/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_instance.go
+++ b/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_instance.go
@@ -3545,6 +3545,30 @@ func instanceUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	bootVolName := "boot_volume.0.name"
+	if d.HasChange(bootVolName) && !d.IsNewResource() {
+		volId := d.Get("boot_volume.0.volume_id").(string)
+		volName := d.Get(bootVolName).(string)
+		updateVolumeOptions := &vpcv1.UpdateVolumeOptions{
+			ID: &volId,
+		}
+		volPatchModel := &vpcv1.VolumePatch{
+			Name: &volName,
+		}
+		volPatchModelAsPatch, err := volPatchModel.AsPatch()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return (fmt.Errorf("[ERROR] Error encountered while apply as patch for boot volume name update of instance %s", err))
+		}
+
+		updateVolumeOptions.VolumePatch = volPatchModelAsPatch
+
+		vol, res, err := instanceC.UpdateVolume(updateVolumeOptions)
+
+		if vol == nil || err != nil {
+			return (fmt.Errorf("[ERROR] Error encountered while updating name of boot volume of instance %s/n%s", err, res))
+		}
+	}
 	bootVolAutoDel := "boot_volume.0.auto_delete_volume"
 	if d.HasChange(bootVolAutoDel) && !d.IsNewResource() {
 		listvolattoptions := &vpcv1.ListInstanceVolumeAttachmentsOptions{
diff --git a/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_instance_test.go b/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_instance_test.go
index 6d0b0055b8..892958a5b4 100644
--- a/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_instance_test.go
+++ b/ibm/service/vpc/resource_ibm_is_instance_test.go
@@ -252,6 +252,54 @@ ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCKVmnMOlHKcZK8tpt3MP1lqOLAcqcJzhsvJcjscgVE
 		},
 	})
 }
+func TestAccIBMISInstance_RenameBoot(t *testing.T) {
+	var instance string
+	vpcname := fmt.Sprintf("tf-vpc-%d", acctest.RandIntRange(10, 100))
+	name := fmt.Sprintf("tf-instnace-%d", acctest.RandIntRange(10, 100))
+	subnetname := fmt.Sprintf("tf-subnet-%d", acctest.RandIntRange(10, 100))
+	publicKey := strings.TrimSpace(`
+ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCKVmnMOlHKcZK8tpt3MP1lqOLAcqcJzhsvJcjscgVERRN7/9484SOBJ3HSKxxNG5JN8owAjy5f9yYwcUg+JaUVuytn5Pv3aeYROHGGg+5G346xaq3DAwX6Y5ykr2fvjObgncQBnuU5KHWCECO/4h8uWuwh/kfniXPVjFToc+gnkqA+3RKpAecZhFXwfalQ9mMuYGFxn+fwn8cYEApsJbsEmb0iJwPiZ5hjFC8wREuiTlhPHDgkBLOiycd20op2nXzDbHfCHInquEe/gYxEitALONxm0swBOwJZwlTDOB7C6y2dzlrtxr1L59m7pCkWI4EtTRLvleehBoj3u7jB4usR
+`)
+	sshname := fmt.Sprintf("tf-ssh-%d", acctest.RandIntRange(10, 100))
+	userData1 := "a"
+	rename1 := fmt.Sprintf("tf-bootvol-%d", acctest.RandIntRange(10, 100))
+	rename2 := fmt.Sprintf("tf-bootvol-update-%d", acctest.RandIntRange(10, 100))
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { acc.TestAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    acc.TestAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckIBMISInstanceDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccCheckIBMISInstanceRenameConfig(vpcname, subnetname, sshname, publicKey, name, userData1, rename1),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckIBMISInstanceExists("ibm_is_instance.testacc_instance", instance),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"ibm_is_instance.testacc_instance", "name", name),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"ibm_is_instance.testacc_instance", "user_data", userData1),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"ibm_is_instance.testacc_instance", "boot_volume.0.name", rename1),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"ibm_is_instance.testacc_instance", "zone", acc.ISZoneName),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccCheckIBMISInstanceRenameConfig(vpcname, subnetname, sshname, publicKey, name, userData1, rename2),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckIBMISInstanceExists("ibm_is_instance.testacc_instance", instance),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"ibm_is_instance.testacc_instance", "name", name),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"ibm_is_instance.testacc_instance", "user_data", userData1),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"ibm_is_instance.testacc_instance", "boot_volume.0.name", rename2),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"ibm_is_instance.testacc_instance", "zone", acc.ISZoneName),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
 
 func TestAccIBMISInstance_bootVolumeUserTags(t *testing.T) {
 	var instance string
@@ -1219,6 +1267,41 @@ func testAccCheckIBMISInstanceResizeConfig(vpcname, subnetname, sshname, publicK
 		keys = [ibm_is_ssh_key.testacc_sshkey.id]
 	  }`, vpcname, subnetname, acc.ISZoneName, acc.ISCIDR, sshname, publicKey, name, acc.IsImage, acc.InstanceProfileName, resize, userData, acc.ISZoneName)
 }
+func testAccCheckIBMISInstanceRenameConfig(vpcname, subnetname, sshname, publicKey, name, userData, rename string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+	resource "ibm_is_vpc" "testacc_vpc" {
+		name = "%s"
+	  }
+	  
+	  resource "ibm_is_subnet" "testacc_subnet" {
+		name            = "%s"
+		vpc             = ibm_is_vpc.testacc_vpc.id
+		zone            = "%s"
+		ipv4_cidr_block = "%s"
+	  }
+	  
+	  resource "ibm_is_ssh_key" "testacc_sshkey" {
+		name       = "%s"
+		public_key = "%s"
+	  }
+	  
+	  resource "ibm_is_instance" "testacc_instance" {
+		name    = "%s"
+		image   = "%s"
+		profile = "%s"
+		boot_volume {
+			name = "%s"
+		}
+		primary_network_interface {
+		  subnet     = ibm_is_subnet.testacc_subnet.id
+		}
+		user_data = "%s"
+		vpc  = ibm_is_vpc.testacc_vpc.id
+		zone = "%s"
+		keys = [ibm_is_ssh_key.testacc_sshkey.id]
+	  }
+	  `, vpcname, subnetname, acc.ISZoneName, acc.ISCIDR, sshname, publicKey, name, acc.IsImage, acc.InstanceProfileName, rename, userData, acc.ISZoneName)
+}
 
 func testAccCheckIBMISInstanceBandwidthConfig(vpcname, subnetname, sshname, publicKey, name string, bandwidth int) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`