diff --git a/api/type.rb b/api/type.rb
index 5f55c25e5468..f093d9a910ee 100644
--- a/api/type.rb
+++ b/api/type.rb
@@ -166,9 +166,18 @@ def initialize(name)
       NAME = Api::Type::String.new('name')
     end
 
+    # Properties that are fetched externally
+    class FetchedExternal < Type
+      attr_writer :resource
+
+      def api_name
+        name
+      end
+    end
+
     # Represents a fingerprint.  A fingerprint is an output-only
     # field used for optimistic locking during updates.
-    class Fingerprint < String
+    class Fingerprint < FetchedExternal
       def validate
         super
         @output = true if @output.nil?
@@ -304,15 +313,6 @@ def validate
       end
     end
 
-    # Properties that are fetched externally
-    class FetchedExternal < Type
-      attr_writer :resource
-
-      def api_name
-        name
-      end
-    end
-
     # Represents a 'selfLink' property, which returns the URI of the resource.
     class SelfLink < FetchedExternal
       EXPORT_KEY = 'selfLink'.freeze
diff --git a/products/compute/chef.yaml b/products/compute/chef.yaml
index 78909b14c9f3..8ace7dc01245 100644
--- a/products/compute/chef.yaml
+++ b/products/compute/chef.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ overrides: !ruby/object:Provider::ResourceOverrides
         message = 'Instance cannot be edited'
         Chef::Log.fatal message
         raise message
+    provider_helpers:
+      - 'products/compute/helpers/ruby/provider_instance.rb'
+      - 'products/compute/helpers/ruby/instance_metadata.rb'
   Network: !ruby/object:Provider::Chef::ResourceOverride
     handlers: !ruby/object:Provider::Chef::Handlers
       # TODO(alexstephen): Better editing from auto to custom
diff --git a/provider/core.rb b/provider/core.rb
index bb5c268a293e..e7c4d57795b8 100644
--- a/provider/core.rb
+++ b/provider/core.rb
@@ -568,6 +568,22 @@ def relative_path(target, base)
       Pathname.new(target).relative_path_from(Pathname.new(base))
     end
 
+    # Filter the properties to keep only the ones requiring custom update
+    # method and group them by update url & verb.
+    def properties_by_custom_update(properties)
+      update_props = properties.reject do |p|
+        p.update_url.nil? || p.update_verb.nil?
+      end
+      update_props.group_by do |p|
+        { update_url: p.update_url, update_verb: p.update_verb }
+      end
+    end
+
+    def update_url(resource, url_part)
+      return build_url(resource.self_link_url) if url_part.nil?
+      [resource.__product.base_url, url_part].flatten.join
+    end
+
     # TODO(nelsonjr): Review all object interfaces and move to private methods
     # that should not be exposed outside the object hierarchy.
     private
diff --git a/provider/terraform.rb b/provider/terraform.rb
index f15382ae7afa..d58f7e334537 100644
--- a/provider/terraform.rb
+++ b/provider/terraform.rb
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ def build_url(url_parts, _extra = false)
       url_parts.flatten.join
     end
 
-    def update_url(resource, url_part)
-      return build_url(resource.self_link_url) if url_part.nil?
-      [resource.__product.base_url, url_part].flatten.join
-    end
-
     # Transforms a format string with field markers to a regex string with
     # capture groups.
     #
@@ -108,17 +103,6 @@ def nested_properties(property)
       end
     end
 
-    # Filter the properties to keep only the ones requiring custom update
-    # method and group them by update url & verb.
-    def properties_by_custom_update(properties)
-      update_props = properties.reject do |p|
-        p.update_url.nil? || p.update_verb.nil?
-      end
-      update_props.group_by do |p|
-        { update_url: p.update_url, update_verb: p.update_verb }
-      end
-    end
-
     private
 
     # This function uses the resource.erb template to create one file
diff --git a/spec/provider_chef_spec.rb b/spec/provider_chef_spec.rb
index e5e8a8ee4e7c..11091e468075 100644
--- a/spec/provider_chef_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/provider_chef_spec.rb
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ def allow_open_real_templates
     allow_open 'templates/resourceref_mocks.erb'
     allow_open 'templates/return_if_object.erb'
     allow_open 'templates/transport.erb'
+    allow_open 'templates/puppetchef/update_props.erb'
 
     allow_open_real_tests
 
diff --git a/spec/provider_puppet_spec.rb b/spec/provider_puppet_spec.rb
index bb69ef6d01f4..65f249e768e0 100644
--- a/spec/provider_puppet_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/provider_puppet_spec.rb
@@ -694,6 +694,7 @@ def allow_open_real_templates
     allow_open 'templates/network_spec.yaml.erb'
     allow_open 'templates/return_if_object.erb'
     allow_open 'templates/transport.erb'
+    allow_open 'templates/puppetchef/update_props.erb'
 
     allow_open_real_tests
     allow_open_real_resourceref
diff --git a/templates/ansible/resource.erb b/templates/ansible/resource.erb
index 2c1e368446f5..53931dff6a20 100644
--- a/templates/ansible/resource.erb
+++ b/templates/ansible/resource.erb
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ __metaclass__ = type
   metadata_version = quote_string(@config.manifest.get('metadata_version',
                                                        object))
   supported_by = quote_string(@config.manifest.get('supported_by', object))
+  supported_by = quote_string(@config.manifest.get('supported_by', config))
+  update_props = properties_by_custom_update(object.all_user_properties)
 -%>
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': <%= metadata_version -%>,
                     'status': <%= @config.manifest.get('status', object) -%>,
@@ -153,6 +155,10 @@ def main():
                                    ('fetch' if object.access_api_results)
                                  ])
 -%>
+<% unless update_props.empty? -%>
+                update_fields(module, resource_to_request(module),
+                              response_to_hash(module, fetch))
+<% end -%>
 <%= lines(indent("fetch = #{method}", 16)) -%>
                 changed = True
         else:
@@ -240,7 +246,7 @@ def main():
                    end
 -%>
 <% if object.update.nil? -%>
-<%   if !false?(object.editable) -%>
+<%   if object.editable || !update_props.empty? -%>
     auth = GcpSession(module, <%= quote_string(prod_name) -%>)
 <%
   update_verb = object.update_verb.to_s.downcase
@@ -263,6 +269,25 @@ def main():
 <% end # object.update.nil? -%>
 
 
+<% unless update_props.empty? -%>
+def update_fields(module, request, response):
+    difference = GcpRequest(request).difference(GcpRequest(response))
+    auth = GcpSession(module, <%= quote_string(prod_name) -%>)
+<% update_props.each do |key, props| -%>
+    if <%= props.map { |prop| "difference.get(#{quote_string(prop.name.underscore)})" }.join(' || ') -%>:
+        auth.<%= key[:update_verb].downcase -%>(
+            ''.join([
+                "<%= object.__product.base_url -%>",
+                "<%= key[:update_url].gsub('{{', '{').gsub('}}', '}') -%>"
+            ]).format(**module.params),
+            {
+<%= lines(request_properties(props, 16)) -%>
+            }
+        )
+<% end # update_props.each -%>
+
+
+<% end # unless update_props.empty? -%>
 <%=
   lines(method_decl('delete', ['module', 'link', ('kind' if object.kind?),
                                ('fetch' if object.access_api_results)]))
diff --git a/templates/chef/resource.erb b/templates/chef/resource.erb
index 978ed0a340e1..e06d758b5cb5 100644
--- a/templates/chef/resource.erb
+++ b/templates/chef/resource.erb
@@ -436,7 +436,14 @@ module Google
             puts # making a newline until we find a better way TODO: find!
             compute_changes.each { |log| puts "    - #{log.strip}\n" }
 <% if object&.handlers&.update.nil? -%>
-<% 
+<% update_props = properties_by_custom_update(object.all_user_properties) -%>
+<% update_props.each do |key, props| -%>
+<% prop_statement = props.map { |prop| "(@current_resource.#{prop.name.underscore} != @new_resource.#{prop.name.underscore})" }.join(' || ') -%>
+              if <%= prop_statement %>
+                <%= props.first.name.downcase -%>_update(@current_resource)
+              end
+<% end # update_props.each -%>
+<%
   put_new = ["::Google::#{product_ns}::Network",
              "#{object.update_verb.to_s.capitalize}.new"
             ].join('::')
@@ -505,6 +512,7 @@ module Google
 <%= lines(indent(emit_method('self.resource_to_hash', %w[resource], r2h_code,
                              file_relative), 8)) -%>
 
+<%= lines(indent(compile('templates/puppetchef/update_props.erb'), 2)) -%>
         # Copied from Chef > Provider > #converge_if_changed
         def compute_changes
           properties = @new_resource.class.state_properties.map(&:name)
diff --git a/templates/puppet/resource.erb b/templates/puppet/resource.erb
index 795925d7830b..812e5db8b6e6 100644
--- a/templates/puppet/resource.erb
+++ b/templates/puppet/resource.erb
@@ -317,6 +317,11 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:<%= object.out_name -%>).provide(:google) do
 <% # TODO(nelsonjr): Remove @dirty or SQL does not do idempotent updates. -%>
     # return on !@dirty is for aiding testing (puppet already guarantees that)
     return if @created || @deleted || !@dirty
+<% update_props = properties_by_custom_update(object.all_user_properties) -%>
+<% update_props.each do |key, props| -%>
+<% prop_statement = props.map { |prop| "@dirty[:#{prop.name.underscore}]" }.join(' || ') -%>
+    <%= props.first.name.downcase -%>_update(@resource) if <%=  prop_statement %>
+<% end # update_props.each -%>
 <% if object&.handlers&.flush.nil? -%>
 <%
   put_new = ["Google::#{product_ns}::Network",
@@ -352,6 +357,7 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:<%= object.out_name -%>).provide(:google) do
     }
   end
 
+<%= lines(indent(compile('templates/puppetchef/update_props.erb'), 2)) -%>
 <% unless object.exports.nil? -%>
 <%
   exp_list = [
diff --git a/templates/puppetchef/update_props.erb b/templates/puppetchef/update_props.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..14a781627211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/puppetchef/update_props.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<% update_props = properties_by_custom_update(object.all_user_properties) -%>
+<% update_props.each do |key, props| -%>
+def <%= props[0].name.downcase -%>_update(data)
+  Google::<%= product_ns -%>::Network::<%= key[:update_verb].capitalize -%>.new(
+<%= indent(build_url([object.__product.base_url, key[:update_url]]), 4) -%>,
+    fetch_auth(@resource),
+    'application/json',
+    {
+<%
+  update_prop_statements = props.map do |prop|
+    if prop.is_a? Api::Type::FetchedExternal
+      "#{prop.api_name}: @fetched['#{prop.api_name}']"
+    else
+      "#{prop.api_name}: @resource[:#{prop.out_name}]"
+    end
+  end
+-%>
+<%= lines(indent_list(update_prop_statements, 6)) -%>
+    }.to_json
+  ).send
+end
+
+<% end # update_props.each -%>