diff --git a/plugins/commands/serve/client/project.rb b/plugins/commands/serve/client/project.rb
index 2f677b294..7bd1abf19 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/serve/client/project.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/serve/client/project.rb
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           Host.load(h, broker: broker)
         end
 
+        # @return [String] resource identifier for this target
+        def resource_id
+          client.resource_id(Empty.new).resource_id
+        end
+
         # return [<String>]
         def target_names
           resp = client.target_names(Empty.new)