diff --git a/.changelog/12504.txt b/.changelog/12504.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbceaab087
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/12504.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+```release-note:enhancement
+compute: added `network_id` (integer) to `google_compute_network` resource and data source
+```
+```release-note: deprecation
+compute: deprecated `numeric_id` (string) field in `google_compute_network` resource. Use the new `network_id` (integer)  field instead 
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/google-beta/services/compute/data_source_google_compute_network.go b/google-beta/services/compute/data_source_google_compute_network.go
index 5b37446b76..d9936d0a55 100644
--- a/google-beta/services/compute/data_source_google_compute_network.go
+++ b/google-beta/services/compute/data_source_google_compute_network.go
@@ -26,14 +26,18 @@ func DataSourceGoogleComputeNetwork() *schema.Resource {
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
-			// TODO: this should eventually be TypeInt, but leaving as
-			// string for now to match the resource and to avoid a
-			// breaking change.
-			"numeric_id": {
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+			"network_id": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeInt,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
 
+			// Deprecated in favor of network_id
+			"numeric_id": {
+				Type:       schema.TypeString,
+				Computed:   true,
+				Deprecated: "`numeric_id` is deprecated and will be removed in a future major release. Use `network_id` instead.",
+			},
+
 			"gateway_ipv4": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
@@ -101,6 +105,9 @@ func dataSourceGoogleComputeNetworkRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}
 	if err := d.Set("description", network.Description); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error setting description: %s", err)
 	}
+	if err := d.Set("network_id", network.Id); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error setting network_id: %s", err)
+	}
 	if err := d.Set("numeric_id", strconv.Itoa(int(network.Id))); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error setting numeric_id: %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/google-beta/services/compute/data_source_google_compute_network_test.go b/google-beta/services/compute/data_source_google_compute_network_test.go
index cde6223ac8..4ba7005164 100644
--- a/google-beta/services/compute/data_source_google_compute_network_test.go
+++ b/google-beta/services/compute/data_source_google_compute_network_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func testAccDataSourceGoogleNetworkCheck(data_source_name string, resource_name
 		network_attrs_to_test := []string{
 			"id",
 			"name",
+			"network_id",
 			"numeric_id",
 			"description",
 			"internal_ipv6_range",
diff --git a/google-beta/services/compute/resource_compute_network.go b/google-beta/services/compute/resource_compute_network.go
index 6fbb237c96..bd8c747d90 100644
--- a/google-beta/services/compute/resource_compute_network.go
+++ b/google-beta/services/compute/resource_compute_network.go
@@ -173,9 +173,15 @@ subnetworks of this network, across regions. Possible values: ["REGIONAL", "GLOB
 				Description: `The gateway address for default routing out of the network. This value
 is selected by GCP.`,
 			},
+			"network_id": {
+				Type:        schema.TypeString,
+				Computed:    true,
+				Description: `The unique identifier for the resource. This identifier is defined by the server.`,
+			},
 			"numeric_id": {
 				Type:        schema.TypeString,
 				Computed:    true,
+				Deprecated:  "`numeric_id` is deprecated and will be removed in a future major release. Use `network_id` instead.",
 				Description: `The unique identifier for the resource. This identifier is defined by the server.`,
 			},
 			"delete_default_routes_on_create": {
@@ -425,6 +431,9 @@ func resourceComputeNetworkRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	if err := d.Set("name", flattenComputeNetworkName(res["name"], d, config)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error reading Network: %s", err)
 	}
+	if err := d.Set("network_id", flattenComputeNetworkNetworkId(res["id"], d, config)); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error reading Network: %s", err)
+	}
 	if err := d.Set("numeric_id", flattenComputeNetworkNumericId(res["numericId"], d, config)); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error reading Network: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -640,6 +649,10 @@ func flattenComputeNetworkName(v interface{}, d *schema.ResourceData, config *tr
 	return v
 }
 
+func flattenComputeNetworkNetworkId(v interface{}, d *schema.ResourceData, config *transport_tpg.Config) interface{} {
+	return v
+}
+
 func flattenComputeNetworkNumericId(v interface{}, d *schema.ResourceData, config *transport_tpg.Config) interface{} {
 	return v
 }
diff --git a/google-beta/services/compute/resource_compute_network_test.go b/google-beta/services/compute/resource_compute_network_test.go
index 307de6dbcb..7e16ef7958 100644
--- a/google-beta/services/compute/resource_compute_network_test.go
+++ b/google-beta/services/compute/resource_compute_network_test.go
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ func TestAccComputeNetwork_numericId(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				Config: testAccComputeNetwork_basic(networkName),
 				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr("google_compute_network.bar", "network_id", regexp.MustCompile("^\\d{16,48}$")),
 					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr("google_compute_network.bar", "numeric_id", regexp.MustCompile("^\\d{16,48}$")),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("google_compute_network.bar", "id", networkId),
 				),
diff --git a/website/docs/d/compute_network.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/compute_network.html.markdown
index dfe8b1f4cb..52de13d65f 100644
--- a/website/docs/d/compute_network.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/d/compute_network.html.markdown
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ In addition to the arguments listed above, the following attributes are exported
 
 * `description` - Description of this network.
 
-* `numeric_id` - The numeric unique identifier for the resource.
+* `network_id` - The numeric unique identifier for the resource.
+
+* `numeric_id` - (Deprecated) The numeric unique identifier for the resource. `numeric_id` is deprecated and will be removed in a future major release. Use `network_id` instead.
 
 * `gateway_ipv4` - The IP address of the gateway.
 
diff --git a/website/docs/r/compute_network.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/compute_network.html.markdown
index 95927b052d..def0019ee9 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/compute_network.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/compute_network.html.markdown
@@ -209,8 +209,14 @@ In addition to the arguments listed above, the following computed attributes are
   The gateway address for default routing out of the network. This value
   is selected by GCP.
 
+* `network_id` -
+  The unique identifier for the resource. This identifier is defined by the server.
+
 * `numeric_id` -
+  (Deprecated)
   The unique identifier for the resource. This identifier is defined by the server.
+
+  ~> **Warning:** `numeric_id` is deprecated and will be removed in a future major release. Use `network_id` instead.
 * `self_link` - The URI of the created resource.