diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/provider.go b/builtin/providers/aws/provider.go
index 095e392dd..66446a902 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/provider.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/provider.go
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ func Provider() terraform.ResourceProvider {
 			"aws_network_interface":            resourceAwsNetworkInterface(),
 			"aws_proxy_protocol_policy":        resourceAwsProxyProtocolPolicy(),
 			"aws_route53_record":               resourceAwsRoute53Record(),
+			"aws_route53_zone_association":     resourceAwsRoute53ZoneAssociation(),
 			"aws_route53_zone":                 resourceAwsRoute53Zone(),
 			"aws_route_table_association":      resourceAwsRouteTableAssociation(),
 			"aws_route_table":                  resourceAwsRouteTable(),
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_association.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_association.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e1049fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_association.go
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/route53"
+)
+
+func resourceAwsRoute53ZoneAssociation() *schema.Resource {
+	return &schema.Resource{
+		Create: resourceAwsRoute53ZoneAssociationCreate,
+		Read:   resourceAwsRoute53ZoneAssociationRead,
+		Update: resourceAwsRoute53ZoneAssociationUpdate,
+		Delete: resourceAwsRoute53ZoneAssociationDelete,
+
+		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
+			"zone_id": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Required: true,
+			},
+
+			"vpc_id": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Required: true,
+			},
+
+			"region": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Required: true,
+			},
+
+			"association_id": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Computed: true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func resourceAwsRoute53ZoneAssociationCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	r53 := meta.(*AWSClient).r53conn
+
+	req := &route53.AssociateVPCWithHostedZoneInput{
+		HostedZoneID: aws.String(d.Get("zone_id").(string)),
+		VPC: &route53.VPC{
+			VPCID:     aws.String(d.Get("vpc_id").(string)),
+			VPCRegion: aws.String(d.Get("region").(string)),
+		},
+		Comment: aws.String("Managed by Terraform"),
+	}
+
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Associating Route53 Private Zone %s with VPC %s", *req.HostedZoneID, *req.VPC.VPCID)
+	resp, err := r53.AssociateVPCWithHostedZone(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Store association id
+	association_id := *resp.ChangeInfo.ID
+	d.Set("association_id", association_id)
+	d.SetId(association_id)
+
+	return resourceAwsRoute53ZoneAssociationUpdate(d, meta)
+}
+
+func resourceAwsRoute53ZoneAssociationRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	r53 := meta.(*AWSClient).r53conn
+	zone, err := r53.GetHostedZone(&route53.GetHostedZoneInput{ID: aws.String(d.Id())})
+	if err != nil {
+		// Handle a deleted zone
+		if r53err, ok := err.(aws.APIError); ok && r53err.Code == "NoSuchHostedZone" {
+			d.SetId("")
+			return nil
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	vpc_id := d.Get("vpc_id")
+
+	for i := range zone.VPCs {
+		if vpc_id == *zone.VPCs[i].VPCID {
+			// association is there, return
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	// no association found
+	d.SetId("")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func resourceAwsRoute53ZoneAssociationUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	return resourceAwsRoute53ZoneAssociationRead(d, meta)
+}
+
+func resourceAwsRoute53ZoneAssociationDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	r53 := meta.(*AWSClient).r53conn
+
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Deleting Route53 Private Zone (%s) association (ID: %s)",
+		d.Get("zone_id").(string), d.Id())
+
+	req := &route53.DisassociateVPCFromHostedZoneInput{
+		HostedZoneID: aws.String(d.Get("zone_id").(string)),
+		VPC: &route53.VPC{
+			VPCID:     aws.String(d.Get("vpc_id").(string)),
+			VPCRegion: aws.String(d.Get("region").(string)),
+		},
+		Comment: aws.String("Managed by Terraform"),
+	}
+
+	_, err := r53.DisassociateVPCFromHostedZone(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_association_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_association_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9f1d8ff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_association_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/awslabs/aws-sdk-go/service/route53"
+)
+
+func TestAccRoute53ZoneAssociation(t *testing.T) {
+	var zone route53.HostedZone
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckRoute53ZoneAssociationDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccRoute53ZoneAssociationConfig,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckRoute53ZoneAssociationExists("aws_route53_zone_association.main", &zone),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func testAccCheckRoute53ZoneAssociationDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
+	conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).r53conn
+	for _, rs := range s.RootModule().Resources {
+		if rs.Type != "aws_route53_zone" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		_, err := conn.GetHostedZone(&route53.GetHostedZoneInput{ID: aws.String(rs.Primary.ID)})
+		if err == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Hosted zone still exists")
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func testAccCheckRoute53ZoneAssociationExists(n string, zone *route53.HostedZone) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[n]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Not found: %s", n)
+		}
+
+		if rs.Primary.ID == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("No hosted zone ID is set")
+		}
+
+		conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).r53conn
+		resp, err := conn.GetHostedZone(&route53.GetHostedZoneInput{ID: aws.String(rs.Primary.ID)})
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Hosted zone err: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		exists := false
+		for i := range resp.VPCs {
+			if rs.Primary.Meta["vpc_id"] == *resp.VPCs[i].VPCID {
+				exists = true
+			}
+		}
+		if !exists {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Hosted zone association not found")
+		}
+
+		*zone = *resp.HostedZone
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+const testAccRoute53ZoneAssociationConfig = `
+resource "aws_vpc" "mosakos" {
+	cidr_block = "10.6.0.0/16"
+
+	enable_dns_hostnames = true
+	enable_dns_support = true
+}
+
+resource "aws_route53_zone" "main" {
+	name = "mosakos.com"
+
+	tags {
+		foo  = "bar"
+		Name = "tf-route53-tag-test"
+	}
+}
+
+resource "aws_route53_zone_association" "main" {
+	vpc_id  = "${aws_vpc.mosakos.id}"
+	zone_id = "${aws_route53_zone.main.id}"
+	region  = "us-west-2"
+}
+`