diff --git a/.changelog/4726.txt b/.changelog/4726.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6fdca5d2e8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/4726.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+```release-note:bug
+bigquery: fixed `dataset_id` to force new resource if name is changed.
+```
+```release-note:breaking-change
+bigquery: updating `dataset_id` or `project_id` in `google_bigquery_dataset` will now recreate the resource
+```
diff --git a/google/resource_big_query_dataset.go b/google/resource_big_query_dataset.go
index e2579fb87db..df33755ff54 100644
--- a/google/resource_big_query_dataset.go
+++ b/google/resource_big_query_dataset.go
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ func resourceBigQueryDataset() *schema.Resource {
 			"dataset_id": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
 				Required:     true,
+				ForceNew:     true,
 				ValidateFunc: validateDatasetId,
 				Description: `A unique ID for this dataset, without the project name. The ID
 must contain only letters (a-z, A-Z), numbers (0-9), or