diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_s3_bucket.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_s3_bucket.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3dc3f7a2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_s3_bucket.go
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/config"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/diff"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/s3"
+)
+
+func resource_aws_s3_bucket_validation() *config.Validator {
+	return &config.Validator{
+		Required: []string{
+			"bucket",
+		},
+		Optional: []string{
+			"acl",
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func resource_aws_s3_bucket_create(
+	s *terraform.ResourceState,
+	d *terraform.ResourceDiff,
+	meta interface{}) (*terraform.ResourceState, error) {
+	p := meta.(*ResourceProvider)
+	s3conn := p.s3conn
+
+	// Merge the diff into the state so that we have all the attributes
+	// properly.
+	rs := s.MergeDiff(d)
+
+	// Get the bucket and optional acl
+	bucket := rs.Attributes["bucket"]
+	acl := "private"
+	if other, ok := rs.Attributes["acl"]; ok {
+		acl = other
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] S3 bucket create: %s, ACL: %s", bucket, acl)
+	s3Bucket := s3conn.Bucket(bucket)
+	err := s3Bucket.PutBucket(s3.ACL(acl))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error creating S3 bucket: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// Assign the bucket name as the resource ID
+	rs.ID = bucket
+	return rs, nil
+}
+
+func resource_aws_s3_bucket_destroy(
+	s *terraform.ResourceState,
+	meta interface{}) error {
+	p := meta.(*ResourceProvider)
+	s3conn := p.s3conn
+
+	name := s.Attributes["bucket"]
+	bucket := s3conn.Bucket(name)
+
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] S3 Delete Bucket: %s", name)
+	return bucket.DelBucket()
+}
+
+func resource_aws_s3_bucket_refresh(
+	s *terraform.ResourceState,
+	meta interface{}) (*terraform.ResourceState, error) {
+	p := meta.(*ResourceProvider)
+	s3conn := p.s3conn
+
+	bucket := s3conn.Bucket(s.Attributes["bucket"])
+	resp, err := bucket.Head("/")
+	if err != nil {
+		return s, err
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+func resource_aws_s3_bucket_diff(
+	s *terraform.ResourceState,
+	c *terraform.ResourceConfig,
+	meta interface{}) (*terraform.ResourceDiff, error) {
+
+	b := &diff.ResourceBuilder{
+		Attrs: map[string]diff.AttrType{
+			"bucket": diff.AttrTypeCreate,
+		},
+	}
+	return b.Diff(s, c)
+}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_s3_bucket_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_s3_bucket_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99b65ceae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_s3_bucket_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+)
+
+func TestAccAWSS3Bucket(t *testing.T) {
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSS3BucketDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccAWSS3BucketConfig,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSS3BucketExists("aws_s3_bucket.bar"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func testAccCheckAWSS3BucketDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
+	conn := testAccProvider.s3conn
+
+	for _, rs := range s.Resources {
+		if rs.Type != "aws_s3_bucket" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		bucket := conn.Bucket(rs.ID)
+		resp, err := bucket.Head("/")
+		if err == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("S3Bucket still exists")
+		}
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func testAccCheckAWSS3BucketExists(n string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		rs, ok := s.Resources[n]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Not found: %s", n)
+		}
+
+		if rs.ID == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("No S3 Bucket ID is set")
+		}
+
+		conn := testAccProvider.s3conn
+		bucket := conn.Bucket(rs.ID)
+		resp, err := bucket.Head("/")
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("S3Bucket error: %v", err)
+		}
+		defer resp.Body.Close()
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+const testAccAWSS3BucketConfig = `
+resource "aws_s3_bucket" "bar" {
+	bucket = "tf-test-bucket"
+	acl = "public-read"
+}
+`
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_provider.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_provider.go
index 38ddbeba7..2a640a2a7 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_provider.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_provider.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/autoscaling"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
 	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/elb"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/s3"
 )
 
 type ResourceProvider struct {
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ type ResourceProvider struct {
 	ec2conn         *ec2.EC2
 	elbconn         *elb.ELB
 	autoscalingconn *autoscaling.AutoScaling
+	s3conn          *s3.S3
 }
 
 func (p *ResourceProvider) Validate(c *terraform.ResourceConfig) ([]string, []error) {
@@ -63,6 +65,8 @@ func (p *ResourceProvider) Configure(c *terraform.ResourceConfig) error {
 		p.elbconn = elb.New(auth, region)
 		log.Println("[INFO] Initializing AutoScaling connection")
 		p.autoscalingconn = autoscaling.New(auth, region)
+		log.Println("[INFO] Initializing S3 connection")
+		p.s3conn = s3.New(auth, region)
 	}
 
 	if len(errs) > 0 {
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resources.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resources.go
index d49953de0..1a442b669 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resources.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resources.go
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ func init() {
 				Update:  resource_aws_route_table_association_update,
 			},
 
+			"aws_s3_bucket": resource.Resource{
+				ConfigValidator: resource_aws_s3_bucket_validation(),
+				Create:          resource_aws_s3_bucket_create,
+				Destroy:         resource_aws_s3_bucket_destroy,
+				Diff:            resource_aws_s3_bucket_diff,
+				Refresh:         resource_aws_s3_bucket_refresh,
+			},
+
 			"aws_security_group": resource.Resource{
 				ConfigValidator: resource_aws_security_group_validation(),
 				Create:          resource_aws_security_group_create,