diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 4d6ea1a85..fae135dec 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -199,6 +199,23 @@ func (c *Config) Validate() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Check that all count variables are valid.
+	for source, vs := range vars {
+		for _, v := range vs {
+			cv, ok := v.(*CountVariable)
+			if !ok {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if cv.Type == CountValueInvalid {
+				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
+					"%s: invalid count variable: %s",
+					source,
+					cv.FullKey()))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Check that all references to modules are valid
 	modules := make(map[string]*Module)
 	dupped := make(map[string]struct{})
@@ -258,6 +275,11 @@ func (c *Config) Validate() error {
 		// Verify count variables
 		for _, v := range r.RawCount.Variables {
 			switch v.(type) {
+			case *CountVariable:
+				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
+					"%s: resource count can't reference count variable: %s",
+					n,
+					v.FullKey()))
 			case *ModuleVariable:
 				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
 					"%s: resource count can't reference module variable: %s",
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 76c12d4a0..e4892a277 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -60,6 +60,13 @@ func TestConfigValidate_countInt(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestConfigValidate_countCountVar(t *testing.T) {
+	c := testConfig(t, "validate-count-count-var")
+	if err := c.Validate(); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("should not be valid")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestConfigValidate_countModuleVar(t *testing.T) {
 	c := testConfig(t, "validate-count-module-var")
 	if err := c.Validate(); err == nil {
@@ -88,6 +95,20 @@ func TestConfigValidate_countUserVar(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestConfigValidate_countVar(t *testing.T) {
+	c := testConfig(t, "validate-count-var")
+	if err := c.Validate(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("err: %s", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestConfigValidate_countVarInvalid(t *testing.T) {
+	c := testConfig(t, "validate-count-var-invalid")
+	if err := c.Validate(); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("should not be valid")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestConfigValidate_dupModule(t *testing.T) {
 	c := testConfig(t, "validate-dup-module")
 	if err := c.Validate(); err == nil {
diff --git a/config/interpolate.go b/config/interpolate.go
index b6d84d425..4b0b30341 100644
--- a/config/interpolate.go
+++ b/config/interpolate.go
@@ -52,6 +52,21 @@ type VariableInterpolation struct {
 	Variable InterpolatedVariable
 }
 
+// CountVariable is a variable for referencing information about
+// the count.
+type CountVariable struct {
+	Type CountValueType
+	key  string
+}
+
+// CountValueType is the type of the count variable that is referenced.
+type CountValueType byte
+
+const (
+	CountValueInvalid CountValueType = iota
+	CountValueIndex
+)
+
 // A ModuleVariable is a variable that is referencing the output
 // of a module, such as "${module.foo.bar}"
 type ModuleVariable struct {
@@ -84,7 +99,9 @@ type UserVariable struct {
 }
 
 func NewInterpolatedVariable(v string) (InterpolatedVariable, error) {
-	if strings.HasPrefix(v, "var.") {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(v, "count.") {
+		return NewCountVariable(v)
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(v, "var.") {
 		return NewUserVariable(v)
 	} else if strings.HasPrefix(v, "module.") {
 		return NewModuleVariable(v)
@@ -152,6 +169,24 @@ func (i *VariableInterpolation) Variables() map[string]InterpolatedVariable {
 	return map[string]InterpolatedVariable{i.Variable.FullKey(): i.Variable}
 }
 
+func NewCountVariable(key string) (*CountVariable, error) {
+	var fieldType CountValueType
+	parts := strings.SplitN(key, ".", 2)
+	switch parts[1] {
+	case "index":
+		fieldType = CountValueIndex
+	}
+
+	return &CountVariable{
+		Type: fieldType,
+		key:  key,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (c *CountVariable) FullKey() string {
+	return c.key
+}
+
 func NewModuleVariable(key string) (*ModuleVariable, error) {
 	parts := strings.SplitN(key, ".", 3)
 	if len(parts) < 3 {
diff --git a/config/interpolate_test.go b/config/interpolate_test.go
index 61d188d22..3c4bf7f9a 100644
--- a/config/interpolate_test.go
+++ b/config/interpolate_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,22 @@ func TestNewInterpolatedVariable(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			false,
 		},
+		{
+			"count.index",
+			&CountVariable{
+				Type: CountValueIndex,
+				key:  "count.index",
+			},
+			false,
+		},
+		{
+			"count.nope",
+			&CountVariable{
+				Type: CountValueInvalid,
+				key:  "count.nope",
+			},
+			false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for i, tc := range cases {
diff --git a/config/test-fixtures/validate-count-count-var/main.tf b/config/test-fixtures/validate-count-count-var/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f33618784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/test-fixtures/validate-count-count-var/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+resource "aws_instance" "web" {
+    count = "${count.index}"
+}
diff --git a/config/test-fixtures/validate-count-var-invalid/main.tf b/config/test-fixtures/validate-count-var-invalid/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7f3fdb53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/test-fixtures/validate-count-var-invalid/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+resource "aws_instance" "foo" {
+    foo = "${count.foo}"
+}
diff --git a/config/test-fixtures/validate-count-var/main.tf b/config/test-fixtures/validate-count-var/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c189c7d1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/test-fixtures/validate-count-var/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+resource "aws_instance" "foo" {
+    foo = "${count.index}"
+}
diff --git a/terraform/context.go b/terraform/context.go
index 58cf0542b..95102cc80 100644
--- a/terraform/context.go
+++ b/terraform/context.go
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ func (c *walkContext) Walk() error {
 
 	outputs := make(map[string]string)
 	for _, o := range conf.Outputs {
-		if err := c.computeVars(o.RawConfig); err != nil {
+		if err := c.computeVars(o.RawConfig, nil); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		vraw := o.RawConfig.Config()["value"]
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ func (c *walkContext) applyWalkFn() depgraph.WalkFunc {
 
 		if !diff.Destroy {
 			// Since we need the configuration, interpolate the variables
-			if err := r.Config.interpolate(c); err != nil {
+			if err := r.Config.interpolate(c, r); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ func (c *walkContext) planWalkFn() depgraph.WalkFunc {
 			diff = &InstanceDiff{Destroy: true}
 		} else {
 			// Make sure the configuration is interpolated
-			if err := r.Config.interpolate(c); err != nil {
+			if err := r.Config.interpolate(c, r); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ func (c *walkContext) validateWalkFn() depgraph.WalkFunc {
 			if rn.ExpandMode > ResourceExpandNone {
 				// Interpolate the count and verify it is non-negative
 				rc := NewResourceConfig(rn.Config.RawCount)
-				rc.interpolate(c)
+				rc.interpolate(c, rn.Resource)
 				count, err := rn.Config.Count()
 				if err == nil {
 					if count < 0 {
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@ func (c *walkContext) validateWalkFn() depgraph.WalkFunc {
 			for k, p := range sharedProvider.Providers {
 				// Merge the configurations to get what we use to configure with
 				rc := sharedProvider.MergeConfig(false, cs[k])
-				rc.interpolate(c)
+				rc.interpolate(c, nil)
 
 				log.Printf("[INFO] Validating provider: %s", k)
 				ws, es := p.Validate(rc)
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ func (c *walkContext) genericWalkFn(cb genericWalkFunc) depgraph.WalkFunc {
 				wc.Variables = make(map[string]string)
 
 				rc := NewResourceConfig(m.Config.RawConfig)
-				rc.interpolate(c)
+				rc.interpolate(c, nil)
 				for k, v := range rc.Config {
 					wc.Variables[k] = v.(string)
 				}
@@ -1151,7 +1151,7 @@ func (c *walkContext) genericWalkFn(cb genericWalkFunc) depgraph.WalkFunc {
 			for k, p := range sharedProvider.Providers {
 				// Merge the configurations to get what we use to configure with
 				rc := sharedProvider.MergeConfig(false, cs[k])
-				rc.interpolate(c)
+				rc.interpolate(c, nil)
 
 				log.Printf("[INFO] Configuring provider: %s", k)
 				err := p.Configure(rc)
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ func (c *walkContext) genericWalkResource(
 	rn *GraphNodeResource, fn depgraph.WalkFunc) error {
 	// Interpolate the count
 	rc := NewResourceConfig(rn.Config.RawCount)
-	rc.interpolate(c)
+	rc.interpolate(c, rn.Resource)
 
 	// Expand the node to the actual resources
 	ns, err := rn.Expand()
@@ -1260,13 +1260,13 @@ func (c *walkContext) applyProvisioners(r *Resource, is *InstanceState) error {
 	for _, prov := range r.Provisioners {
 		// Interpolate since we may have variables that depend on the
 		// local resource.
-		if err := prov.Config.interpolate(c); err != nil {
+		if err := prov.Config.interpolate(c, r); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		// Interpolate the conn info, since it may contain variables
 		connInfo := NewResourceConfig(prov.ConnInfo)
-		if err := connInfo.interpolate(c); err != nil {
+		if err := connInfo.interpolate(c, r); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -1396,7 +1396,8 @@ func (c *walkContext) persistState(r *Resource) {
 // computeVars takes the State and given RawConfig and processes all
 // the variables. This dynamically discovers the attributes instead of
 // using a static map[string]string that the genericWalkFn uses.
-func (c *walkContext) computeVars(raw *config.RawConfig) error {
+func (c *walkContext) computeVars(
+	raw *config.RawConfig, r *Resource) error {
 	// If there isn't a raw configuration, don't do anything
 	if raw == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -1411,6 +1412,11 @@ func (c *walkContext) computeVars(raw *config.RawConfig) error {
 	// Next, the actual computed variables
 	for n, rawV := range raw.Variables {
 		switch v := rawV.(type) {
+		case *config.CountVariable:
+			switch v.Type {
+			case config.CountValueIndex:
+				vs[n] = strconv.FormatInt(int64(r.CountIndex), 10)
+			}
 		case *config.ModuleVariable:
 			value, err := c.computeModuleVariable(v)
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/terraform/context_test.go b/terraform/context_test.go
index 29c927838..dded2d987 100644
--- a/terraform/context_test.go
+++ b/terraform/context_test.go
@@ -2464,6 +2464,52 @@ func TestContextPlan_countComputed(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestContextPlan_countIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	m := testModule(t, "plan-count-index")
+	p := testProvider("aws")
+	p.DiffFn = testDiffFn
+	ctx := testContext(t, &ContextOpts{
+		Module: m,
+		Providers: map[string]ResourceProviderFactory{
+			"aws": testProviderFuncFixed(p),
+		},
+	})
+
+	plan, err := ctx.Plan(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	actual := strings.TrimSpace(plan.String())
+	expected := strings.TrimSpace(testTerraformPlanCountIndexStr)
+	if actual != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("bad:\n%s", actual)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestContextPlan_countIndexZero(t *testing.T) {
+	m := testModule(t, "plan-count-index-zero")
+	p := testProvider("aws")
+	p.DiffFn = testDiffFn
+	ctx := testContext(t, &ContextOpts{
+		Module: m,
+		Providers: map[string]ResourceProviderFactory{
+			"aws": testProviderFuncFixed(p),
+		},
+	})
+
+	plan, err := ctx.Plan(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	actual := strings.TrimSpace(plan.String())
+	expected := strings.TrimSpace(testTerraformPlanCountIndexZeroStr)
+	if actual != expected {
+		t.Fatalf("bad:\n%s", actual)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestContextPlan_countVar(t *testing.T) {
 	m := testModule(t, "plan-count-var")
 	p := testProvider("aws")
diff --git a/terraform/graph.go b/terraform/graph.go
index 49cf68edb..19b026715 100644
--- a/terraform/graph.go
+++ b/terraform/graph.go
@@ -1704,6 +1704,7 @@ func (n *GraphNodeResource) expand(g *depgraph.Graph, count int) {
 
 		// Copy the base resource so we can fill it in
 		resource := n.copyResource(name)
+		resource.CountIndex = i
 		resource.State = state.Primary
 		resource.Flags = flags
 
diff --git a/terraform/resource.go b/terraform/resource.go
index f76cfcba9..b43d296ac 100644
--- a/terraform/resource.go
+++ b/terraform/resource.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ type Resource struct {
 	Provider     ResourceProvider
 	State        *InstanceState
 	Provisioners []*ResourceProvisionerConfig
+	CountIndex   int
 	Flags        ResourceFlag
 	TaintedIndex int
 }
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ type ResourceConfig struct {
 // NewResourceConfig creates a new ResourceConfig from a config.RawConfig.
 func NewResourceConfig(c *config.RawConfig) *ResourceConfig {
 	result := &ResourceConfig{raw: c}
-	result.interpolate(nil)
+	result.interpolate(nil, nil)
 	return result
 }
 
@@ -190,13 +191,14 @@ func (c *ResourceConfig) get(
 	return current, true
 }
 
-func (c *ResourceConfig) interpolate(ctx *walkContext) error {
+func (c *ResourceConfig) interpolate(
+	ctx *walkContext, r *Resource) error {
 	if c == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	if ctx != nil {
-		if err := ctx.computeVars(c.raw); err != nil {
+		if err := ctx.computeVars(c.raw, r); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/terraform/resource_test.go b/terraform/resource_test.go
index ff85ab1b4..cc260ec3f 100644
--- a/terraform/resource_test.go
+++ b/terraform/resource_test.go
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ func TestResourceConfigGet(t *testing.T) {
 		rc := NewResourceConfig(rawC)
 		if tc.Vars != nil {
 			ctx := NewContext(&ContextOpts{Variables: tc.Vars})
-			if err := rc.interpolate(ctx.walkContext(walkInvalid, rootModulePath)); err != nil {
+			err := rc.interpolate(
+				ctx.walkContext(walkInvalid, rootModulePath),
+				nil)
+			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/terraform/terraform_test.go b/terraform/terraform_test.go
index 8041b139e..c0ac52537 100644
--- a/terraform/terraform_test.go
+++ b/terraform/terraform_test.go
@@ -477,6 +477,33 @@ STATE:
 <no state>
 `
 
+const testTerraformPlanCountIndexStr = `
+DIFF:
+
+CREATE: aws_instance.foo.0
+  foo:  "" => "0"
+  type: "" => "aws_instance"
+CREATE: aws_instance.foo.1
+  foo:  "" => "1"
+  type: "" => "aws_instance"
+
+STATE:
+
+<no state>
+`
+
+const testTerraformPlanCountIndexZeroStr = `
+DIFF:
+
+CREATE: aws_instance.foo
+  foo:  "" => "0"
+  type: "" => "aws_instance"
+
+STATE:
+
+<no state>
+`
+
 const testTerraformPlanCountOneIndexStr = `
 DIFF:
 
diff --git a/terraform/test-fixtures/plan-count-index-zero/main.tf b/terraform/test-fixtures/plan-count-index-zero/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c189c7d1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terraform/test-fixtures/plan-count-index-zero/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+resource "aws_instance" "foo" {
+    foo = "${count.index}"
+}
diff --git a/terraform/test-fixtures/plan-count-index/main.tf b/terraform/test-fixtures/plan-count-index/main.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a0d1ebbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/terraform/test-fixtures/plan-count-index/main.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+resource "aws_instance" "foo" {
+    count = 2
+    foo = "${count.index}"
+}
diff --git a/website/source/docs/configuration/interpolation.html.md b/website/source/docs/configuration/interpolation.html.md
index 4db6c3b9f..5e43bbd2b 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/configuration/interpolation.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/configuration/interpolation.html.md
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ into strings. These interpolations are wrapped in `${}`, such as
 The interpolation syntax is powerful and allows you to reference
 variables, attributes of resources, call functions, etc.
 
-To reference variables, use the `var.` prefix followed by the
+## Available Variables
+
+**To reference user variables**, use the `var.` prefix followed by the
 variable name. For example, `${var.foo}` will interpolate the
 `foo` variable value. If the variable is a mapping, then you
 can reference static keys in the map with the syntax
@@ -22,18 +24,28 @@ can reference static keys in the map with the syntax
 get the value of the `us-east-1` key within the `amis` variable
 that is a mapping.
 
-To reference attributes of other resources, the syntax is
+**To reference attributes of other resources**, the syntax is
 `TYPE.NAME.ATTRIBUTE`. For example, `${aws_instance.web.id}`
 will interpolate the ID attribute from the "aws\_instance"
 resource named "web".
 
-Finally, Terraform ships with built-in functions. Functions
-are called with the syntax `name(arg, arg2, ...)`. For example,
-to read a file: `${file("path.txt")}`. The built-in functions
-are documented below.
+**To reference outputs from a module**, the syntax is
+`MODULE.NAME.OUTPUT`. For example `${module.foo.bar}` will
+interpolate the "bar" output from the "foo"
+[module](/docs/modules/index.html).
+
+**To reference count information**, the syntax is `count.FIELD`.
+For example, `${count.index}` will interpolate the current index
+in a multi-count resource. For more information on count, see the
+resource configuration page.
 
 ## Built-in Functions
 
+Terraform ships with built-in functions. Functions are called with
+the syntax `name(arg, arg2, ...)`. For example,
+to read a file: `${file("path.txt")}`. The built-in functions
+are documented below.
+
 The supported built-in functions are:
 
   * `concat(args...)` - Concatenates the values of multiple arguments into
diff --git a/website/source/docs/configuration/resources.html.md b/website/source/docs/configuration/resources.html.md
index 1edad4340..03e3eedef 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/configuration/resources.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/configuration/resources.html.md
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ resource type in the
 There are **meta-parameters** available to all resources:
 
   * `count` (int) - The number of identical resources to create.
-      This doesn't apply to all resources.
+      This doesn't apply to all resources. You can use the `${count.index}`
+      [interpolation](/docs/configuration/interpolation.html) to reference
+      the current count index in your resource.
 
   * `depends_on` (list of strings) - Explicit dependencies that this
       resource has. These dependencies will be created before this