diff --git a/tfexec/internal/e2etest/refresh_test.go b/tfexec/internal/e2etest/refresh_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40dbb9d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tfexec/internal/e2etest/refresh_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package e2etest
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-version"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-exec/tfexec"
+)
+
+func TestRefresh(t *testing.T) {
+	runTest(t, "basic", func(t *testing.T, tfv *version.Version, tf *tfexec.Terraform) {
+		err := tf.Init(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("error running Init in test directory: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		err = tf.Apply(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("error running Apply: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		err = tf.Refresh(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("error running Refresh: %s", err)
+		}
+	})
+}
diff --git a/tfexec/refresh.go b/tfexec/refresh.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae19dab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tfexec/refresh.go
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+package tfexec
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+type refreshConfig struct {
+	backup      string
+	dir         string
+	lock        bool
+	lockTimeout string
+	state       string
+	stateOut    string
+	targets     []string
+	vars        []string
+	varFile     string
+}
+
+var defaultRefreshOptions = refreshConfig{
+	lock:        true,
+	lockTimeout: "0s",
+}
+
+type RefreshCmdOption interface {
+	configureRefresh(*refreshConfig)
+}
+
+func (opt *BackupOption) configureRefresh(conf *refreshConfig) {
+	conf.backup = opt.path
+}
+
+func (opt *DirOption) configureRefresh(conf *refreshConfig) {
+	conf.dir = opt.path
+}
+
+func (opt *LockOption) configureRefresh(conf *refreshConfig) {
+	conf.lock = opt.lock
+}
+
+func (opt *LockTimeoutOption) configureRefresh(conf *refreshConfig) {
+	conf.lockTimeout = opt.timeout
+}
+
+func (opt *StateOption) configureRefresh(conf *refreshConfig) {
+	conf.state = opt.path
+}
+
+func (opt *StateOutOption) configureRefresh(conf *refreshConfig) {
+	conf.stateOut = opt.path
+}
+
+func (opt *TargetOption) configureRefresh(conf *refreshConfig) {
+	conf.targets = append(conf.targets, opt.target)
+}
+
+func (opt *VarOption) configureRefresh(conf *refreshConfig) {
+	conf.vars = append(conf.vars, opt.assignment)
+}
+
+func (opt *VarFileOption) configureRefresh(conf *refreshConfig) {
+	conf.varFile = opt.path
+}
+
+func (tf *Terraform) Refresh(ctx context.Context, opts ...RefreshCmdOption) error {
+	return tf.runTerraformCmd(tf.refreshCmd(ctx, opts...))
+}
+
+func (tf *Terraform) refreshCmd(ctx context.Context, opts ...RefreshCmdOption) *exec.Cmd {
+	c := defaultRefreshOptions
+
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o.configureRefresh(&c)
+	}
+
+	args := []string{"refresh", "-no-color", "-input=false"}
+
+	// string opts: only pass if set
+	if c.backup != "" {
+		args = append(args, "-backup="+c.backup)
+	}
+	if c.lockTimeout != "" {
+		args = append(args, "-lock-timeout="+c.lockTimeout)
+	}
+	if c.state != "" {
+		args = append(args, "-state="+c.state)
+	}
+	if c.stateOut != "" {
+		args = append(args, "-state-out="+c.stateOut)
+	}
+	if c.varFile != "" {
+		args = append(args, "-var-file="+c.varFile)
+	}
+
+	// boolean and numerical opts: always pass
+	args = append(args, "-lock="+strconv.FormatBool(c.lock))
+
+	// string slice opts: split into separate args
+	if c.targets != nil {
+		for _, ta := range c.targets {
+			args = append(args, "-target="+ta)
+		}
+	}
+	if c.vars != nil {
+		for _, v := range c.vars {
+			args = append(args, "-var", v)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// optional positional argument
+	if c.dir != "" {
+		args = append(args, c.dir)
+	}
+
+	return tf.buildTerraformCmd(ctx, args...)
+}
diff --git a/tfexec/refresh_test.go b/tfexec/refresh_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d47ceac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tfexec/refresh_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package tfexec
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-exec/tfexec/internal/testutil"
+)
+
+func TestRefreshCmd(t *testing.T) {
+	td := testTempDir(t)
+	defer os.RemoveAll(td)
+
+	tf, err := NewTerraform(td, tfVersion(t, testutil.Latest013))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	// empty env, to avoid environ mismatch in testing
+	tf.SetEnv(map[string]string{})
+
+	t.Run("defaults", func(t *testing.T) {
+		refreshCmd := tf.refreshCmd(context.Background())
+
+		assertCmd(t, []string{
+			"refresh",
+			"-no-color",
+			"-input=false",
+			"-lock-timeout=0s",
+			"-lock=true",
+		}, nil, refreshCmd)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("override all defaults", func(t *testing.T) {
+		refreshCmd := tf.refreshCmd(context.Background(), Backup("testbackup"), LockTimeout("200s"), State("teststate"), StateOut("teststateout"), VarFile("testvarfile"), Lock(false), Target("target1"), Target("target2"), Var("var1=foo"), Var("var2=bar"), Dir("refreshdir"))
+
+		assertCmd(t, []string{
+			"refresh",
+			"-no-color",
+			"-input=false",
+			"-backup=testbackup",
+			"-lock-timeout=200s",
+			"-state=teststate",
+			"-state-out=teststateout",
+			"-var-file=testvarfile",
+			"-lock=false",
+			"-target=target1",
+			"-target=target2",
+			"-var", "var1=foo",
+			"-var", "var2=bar",
+			"refreshdir",
+		}, nil, refreshCmd)
+	})
+}