diff --git a/pkg/cmd/scan.go b/pkg/cmd/scan.go
index 53ff97c2..28c51035 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/scan.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/scan.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
@@ -15,9 +17,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/build"
 	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/analyser"
+	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/iac/config"
+	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/iac/terraform/state"
 	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/memstore"
 	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/remote/common"
 	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/telemetry"
+	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/terraform/hcl"
 	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/terraform/lock"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
@@ -146,7 +151,7 @@ func NewScanCmd(opts *pkg.ScanOptions) *cobra.Command {
 	fl.StringSliceP(
 		"from",
 		"f",
-		[]string{"tfstate://terraform.tfstate"},
+		[]string{},
 		"IaC sources, by default try to find local terraform.tfstate file\n"+
 			"Accepted schemes are: "+strings.Join(supplier.GetSupportedSchemes(), ",")+"\n",
 	)
@@ -259,6 +264,22 @@ func scanRun(opts *pkg.ScanOptions) error {
 		globaloutput.ChangePrinter(globaloutput.NewConsolePrinter())
 	}
 
+	if len(opts.From) == 0 {
+		supplierConfigs, err := retrieveBackendsFromHCL("")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		opts.From = append(opts.From, supplierConfigs...)
+	}
+
+	if len(opts.From) == 0 {
+		opts.From = append(opts.From, config.SupplierConfig{
+			Key:     state.TerraformStateReaderSupplier,
+			Backend: backend.BackendKeyFile,
+			Path:    "terraform.tfstate",
+		})
+	}
+
 	providerLibrary := terraform.NewProviderLibrary()
 	remoteLibrary := common.NewRemoteLibrary()
 
@@ -360,3 +381,29 @@ func validateTfProviderVersionString(version string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func retrieveBackendsFromHCL(workdir string) ([]config.SupplierConfig, error) {
+	matches, err := filepath.Glob(path.Join(workdir, "*.tf"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	supplierConfigs := make([]config.SupplierConfig, 0)
+
+	for _, match := range matches {
+		body, err := hcl.ParseTerraformFromHCL(match)
+		if err != nil {
+			logrus.
+				WithField("file", match).
+				WithField("error", err).
+				Debug("Error parsing backend block in Terraform file")
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if supplierConfig := body.Backend.SupplierConfig(); supplierConfig != nil {
+			globaloutput.Printf(color.WhiteString("Using Terraform state %s found in %s. Use the --from flag to specify another state file.\n"), supplierConfig, match)
+			supplierConfigs = append(supplierConfigs, *supplierConfig)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return supplierConfigs, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/scan_test.go b/pkg/cmd/scan_test.go
index 91a093bf..232fb90b 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/scan_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/scan_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg"
+	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/iac/config"
+	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/iac/terraform/state"
+	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/iac/terraform/state/backend"
 	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/test"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -156,3 +159,37 @@ func Test_Options(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_RetrieveBackendsFromHCL(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		dir      string
+		expected []config.SupplierConfig
+		wantErr  error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "should parse s3 backend and ignore invalid file",
+			dir:  "testdata/backend/s3",
+			expected: []config.SupplierConfig{
+				{
+					Key:     state.TerraformStateReaderSupplier,
+					Backend: backend.BackendKeyS3,
+					Path:    "terraform-state-prod/network/terraform.tfstate",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "should not find any match and return empty slice",
+			dir:      "testdata/backend",
+			expected: []config.SupplierConfig{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range cases {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			configs, err := retrieveBackendsFromHCL(tt.dir)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantErr, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expected, configs)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/backend/s3/invalid.tf b/pkg/cmd/testdata/backend/s3/invalid.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06608d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/backend/s3/invalid.tf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+invalid {}
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/testdata/backend/s3/s3.tf b/pkg/cmd/testdata/backend/s3/s3.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbc1c983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cmd/testdata/backend/s3/s3.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+terraform {
+    backend "s3" {
+        bucket = "terraform-state-prod"
+        key    = "network/terraform.tfstate"
+        region = "us-east-1"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pkg/iac/terraform/state/backend/gs_reader.go b/pkg/iac/terraform/state/backend/gs_reader.go
index 0ab851a2..21dec056 100644
--- a/pkg/iac/terraform/state/backend/gs_reader.go
+++ b/pkg/iac/terraform/state/backend/gs_reader.go
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ func (s *GSBackend) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
 }
 
 func (s *GSBackend) Close() error {
+	if s.storageClient == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 	if err := s.storageClient.Close(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/terraform/hcl/backend.go b/pkg/terraform/hcl/backend.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48beb886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/terraform/hcl/backend.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package hcl
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2"
+	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/iac/config"
+	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/iac/terraform/state"
+	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/iac/terraform/state/backend"
+)
+
+type BackendBlock struct {
+	Name          string   `hcl:"name,label"`
+	Path          string   `hcl:"path,optional"`
+	WorkspaceDir  string   `hcl:"workspace_dir,optional"`
+	Bucket        string   `hcl:"bucket,optional"`
+	Key           string   `hcl:"key,optional"`
+	Region        string   `hcl:"region,optional"`
+	Prefix        string   `hcl:"prefix,optional"`
+	ContainerName string   `hcl:"container_name,optional"`
+	Remain        hcl.Body `hcl:",remain"`
+}
+
+func (b BackendBlock) SupplierConfig() *config.SupplierConfig {
+	switch b.Name {
+	case "local":
+		return b.parseLocalBackend()
+	case "s3":
+		return b.parseS3Backend()
+	case "gcs":
+		return b.parseGCSBackend()
+	case "azurerm":
+		return b.parseAzurermBackend()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (b BackendBlock) parseLocalBackend() *config.SupplierConfig {
+	if b.Path == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &config.SupplierConfig{
+		Key:     state.TerraformStateReaderSupplier,
+		Backend: backend.BackendKeyFile,
+		Path:    path.Join(b.WorkspaceDir, b.Path),
+	}
+}
+
+func (b BackendBlock) parseS3Backend() *config.SupplierConfig {
+	if b.Bucket == "" || b.Key == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &config.SupplierConfig{
+		Key:     state.TerraformStateReaderSupplier,
+		Backend: backend.BackendKeyS3,
+		Path:    path.Join(b.Bucket, b.Key),
+	}
+}
+
+func (b BackendBlock) parseGCSBackend() *config.SupplierConfig {
+	if b.Bucket == "" || b.Prefix == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &config.SupplierConfig{
+		Key:     state.TerraformStateReaderSupplier,
+		Backend: backend.BackendKeyGS,
+		Path:    fmt.Sprintf("%s.tfstate", path.Join(b.Bucket, b.Prefix)),
+	}
+}
+
+func (b BackendBlock) parseAzurermBackend() *config.SupplierConfig {
+	if b.ContainerName == "" || b.Key == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return &config.SupplierConfig{
+		Key:     state.TerraformStateReaderSupplier,
+		Backend: backend.BackendKeyAzureRM,
+		Path:    path.Join(b.ContainerName, b.Key),
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/terraform/hcl/backend_test.go b/pkg/terraform/hcl/backend_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..903722a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/terraform/hcl/backend_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package hcl
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/snyk/driftctl/pkg/iac/config"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestBackend_SupplierConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name    string
+		dir     string
+		want    *config.SupplierConfig
+		wantErr string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:    "test with no backend block",
+			dir:     "testdata/no_backend_block.tf",
+			want:    nil,
+			wantErr: "testdata/no_backend_block.tf:1,11-11: Missing backend block; A backend block is required.",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test with local backend block",
+			dir:  "testdata/local_backend_block.tf",
+			want: &config.SupplierConfig{
+				Key:  "tfstate",
+				Path: "terraform-state-prod/network/terraform.tfstate",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test with S3 backend block",
+			dir:  "testdata/s3_backend_block.tf",
+			want: &config.SupplierConfig{
+				Key:     "tfstate",
+				Backend: "s3",
+				Path:    "terraform-state-prod/network/terraform.tfstate",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test with GCS backend block",
+			dir:  "testdata/gcs_backend_block.tf",
+			want: &config.SupplierConfig{
+				Key:     "tfstate",
+				Backend: "gs",
+				Path:    "tf-state-prod/terraform/state.tfstate",
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "test with Azure backend block",
+			dir:  "testdata/azurerm_backend_block.tf",
+			want: &config.SupplierConfig{
+				Key:     "tfstate",
+				Backend: "azurerm",
+				Path:    "states/prod.terraform.tfstate",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range cases {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			hcl, err := ParseTerraformFromHCL(tt.dir)
+			if tt.wantErr == "" {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+			} else {
+				assert.EqualError(t, err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+
+			if hcl.Backend.SupplierConfig() == nil {
+				assert.Nil(t, tt.want)
+				return
+			}
+
+			assert.Equal(t, *tt.want, *hcl.Backend.SupplierConfig())
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/terraform/hcl/hcl.go b/pkg/terraform/hcl/hcl.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d33a3d04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/terraform/hcl/hcl.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package hcl
+
+import (
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/gohcl"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hclparse"
+)
+
+type MainBodyBlock struct {
+	Terraform TerraformBlock `hcl:"terraform,block"`
+}
+
+type TerraformBlock struct {
+	Backend BackendBlock `hcl:"backend,block"`
+}
+
+func ParseTerraformFromHCL(filename string) (*TerraformBlock, error) {
+	var v MainBodyBlock
+
+	parser := hclparse.NewParser()
+	f, diags := parser.ParseHCLFile(filename)
+	if diags.HasErrors() {
+		return nil, diags
+	}
+
+	diags = gohcl.DecodeBody(f.Body, nil, &v)
+	if diags.HasErrors() {
+		return nil, diags
+	}
+
+	return &v.Terraform, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/azurerm_backend_block.tf b/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/azurerm_backend_block.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c55a93cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/azurerm_backend_block.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+terraform {
+    backend "azurerm" {
+        resource_group_name  = "StorageAccount-ResourceGroup"
+        storage_account_name = "abcd1234"
+        container_name       = "states"
+        key                  = "prod.terraform.tfstate"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/gcs_backend_block.tf b/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/gcs_backend_block.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab540a66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/gcs_backend_block.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+terraform {
+    backend "gcs" {
+        bucket  = "tf-state-prod"
+        prefix  = "terraform/state"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/local_backend_block.tf b/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/local_backend_block.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e8dd46c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/local_backend_block.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+terraform {
+    backend "local" {
+        path = "terraform-state-prod/network/terraform.tfstate"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/no_backend_block.tf b/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/no_backend_block.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75db7929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/no_backend_block.tf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+terraform {}
diff --git a/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/s3_backend_block.tf b/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/s3_backend_block.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fbc1c983
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/terraform/hcl/testdata/s3_backend_block.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+terraform {
+    backend "s3" {
+        bucket = "terraform-state-prod"
+        key    = "network/terraform.tfstate"
+        region = "us-east-1"
+    }
+}