diff --git a/.changelog/6387.txt b/.changelog/6387.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b0d62f4ad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/6387.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+bigquery: Data Transfer: removed force replacement for `display_name` on `google_bigquery_data_transfer_config`
+```
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_bigquery_data_transfer_config.go b/google-beta/resource_bigquery_data_transfer_config.go
index 1576e34161..9f51dec6b7 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_bigquery_data_transfer_config.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_bigquery_data_transfer_config.go
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ func resourceBigqueryDataTransferConfig() *schema.Resource {
 			"display_name": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
 				Required:    true,
-				ForceNew:    true,
 				Description: `The user specified display name for the transfer config.`,
 			},
 			"params": {
@@ -460,6 +459,12 @@ func resourceBigqueryDataTransferConfigUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta inter
 	billingProject = project
 
 	obj := make(map[string]interface{})
+	displayNameProp, err := expandBigqueryDataTransferConfigDisplayName(d.Get("display_name"), d, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else if v, ok := d.GetOkExists("display_name"); !isEmptyValue(reflect.ValueOf(v)) && (ok || !reflect.DeepEqual(v, displayNameProp)) {
+		obj["displayName"] = displayNameProp
+	}
 	destinationDatasetIdProp, err := expandBigqueryDataTransferConfigDestinationDatasetId(d.Get("destination_dataset_id"), d, config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -522,6 +527,10 @@ func resourceBigqueryDataTransferConfigUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta inter
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Updating Config %q: %#v", d.Id(), obj)
 	updateMask := []string{}
 
+	if d.HasChange("display_name") {
+		updateMask = append(updateMask, "displayName")
+	}
+
 	if d.HasChange("destination_dataset_id") {
 		updateMask = append(updateMask, "destinationDatasetId")
 	}
diff --git a/google-beta/resource_bigquery_data_transfer_config_test.go b/google-beta/resource_bigquery_data_transfer_config_test.go
index 2c0ab80538..90feba9124 100644
--- a/google-beta/resource_bigquery_data_transfer_config_test.go
+++ b/google-beta/resource_bigquery_data_transfer_config_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func testAccBigqueryDataTransferConfig_scheduledQuery_basic(t *testing.T) {
 		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckBigqueryDataTransferConfigDestroyProducer(t),
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 			{
-				Config: testAccBigqueryDataTransferConfig_scheduledQuery(random_suffix, "third", start_time, end_time, "y"),
+				Config: testAccBigqueryDataTransferConfig_scheduledQuery(random_suffix, random_suffix, "third", start_time, end_time, "y"),
 			},
 			{
 				ResourceName:            "google_bigquery_data_transfer_config.query_config",
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ func testAccBigqueryDataTransferConfig_scheduledQuery_update(t *testing.T) {
 	first_end_time := now.AddDate(0, 1, 0).Format(time.RFC3339)
 	second_start_time := now.Add(2 * time.Hour).Format(time.RFC3339)
 	second_end_time := now.AddDate(0, 2, 0).Format(time.RFC3339)
+	random_suffix2 := randString(t, 10)
 
 	vcrTest(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
@@ -75,10 +76,19 @@ func testAccBigqueryDataTransferConfig_scheduledQuery_update(t *testing.T) {
 		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckBigqueryDataTransferConfigDestroyProducer(t),
 		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
 			{
-				Config: testAccBigqueryDataTransferConfig_scheduledQuery(random_suffix, "first", first_start_time, first_end_time, "y"),
+				Config: testAccBigqueryDataTransferConfig_scheduledQuery(random_suffix, random_suffix, "first", first_start_time, first_end_time, "y"),
 			},
 			{
-				Config: testAccBigqueryDataTransferConfig_scheduledQuery(random_suffix, "second", second_start_time, second_end_time, "z"),
+				Config: testAccBigqueryDataTransferConfig_scheduledQuery(random_suffix, random_suffix, "second", second_start_time, second_end_time, "z"),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:            "google_bigquery_data_transfer_config.query_config",
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"location"},
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccBigqueryDataTransferConfig_scheduledQuery(random_suffix, random_suffix2, "second", second_start_time, second_end_time, "z"),
 			},
 			{
 				ResourceName:            "google_bigquery_data_transfer_config.query_config",
@@ -185,7 +195,7 @@ func testAccCheckBigqueryDataTransferConfigDestroyProducer(t *testing.T) func(s
 	}
 }
 
-func testAccBigqueryDataTransferConfig_scheduledQuery(random_suffix, schedule, start_time, end_time, letter string) string {
+func testAccBigqueryDataTransferConfig_scheduledQuery(random_suffix, random_suffix2, schedule, start_time, end_time, letter string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 data "google_project" "project" {}
 
@@ -233,7 +243,7 @@ resource "google_bigquery_data_transfer_config" "query_config" {
     query                           = "SELECT name FROM tabl WHERE x = '%s'"
   }
 }
-`, random_suffix, random_suffix, random_suffix, schedule, start_time, end_time, letter)
+`, random_suffix, random_suffix, random_suffix2, schedule, start_time, end_time, letter)
 }
 
 func testAccBigqueryDataTransferConfig_scheduledQuery_service_account(random_suffix string) string {