diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go
index d1bf8ddf1..2b2930ac1 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go
@@ -171,6 +171,10 @@ func resourceAwsRoute53ZoneRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 		d.Set("delegation_set_id", cleanDelegationSetId(*zone.DelegationSet.Id))
 	}
 
+	if zone.HostedZone != nil && zone.HostedZone.Config != nil && zone.HostedZone.Config.Comment != nil {
+		d.Set("comment", zone.HostedZone.Config.Comment)
+	}
+
 	// get tags
 	req := &route53.ListTagsForResourceInput{
 		ResourceId:   aws.String(d.Id()),
@@ -197,12 +201,30 @@ func resourceAwsRoute53ZoneRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 func resourceAwsRoute53ZoneUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).r53conn
 
+	d.Partial(true)
+
+	if d.HasChange("comment") {
+		zoneInput := route53.UpdateHostedZoneCommentInput{
+			Id:      aws.String(d.Id()),
+			Comment: aws.String(d.Get("comment").(string)),
+		}
+
+		_, err := conn.UpdateHostedZoneComment(&zoneInput)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else {
+			d.SetPartial("comment")
+		}
+	}
+
 	if err := setTagsR53(conn, d, "hostedzone"); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else {
 		d.SetPartial("tags")
 	}
 
+	d.Partial(false)
+
 	return resourceAwsRoute53ZoneRead(d, meta)
 }
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go
index 7df9c9460..9f9ef0006 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go
@@ -85,6 +85,39 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute53Zone_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAWSRoute53Zone_updateComment(t *testing.T) {
+	var zone route53.GetHostedZoneOutput
+	var td route53.ResourceTagSet
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckRoute53ZoneDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccRoute53ZoneConfig,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckRoute53ZoneExists("aws_route53_zone.main", &zone),
+					testAccLoadTagsR53(&zone, &td),
+					testAccCheckTagsR53(&td.Tags, "foo", "bar"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"aws_route53_zone.main", "comment", "Custom comment"),
+				),
+			},
+
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccRoute53ZoneConfigUpdateComment,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckRoute53ZoneExists("aws_route53_zone.main", &zone),
+					testAccLoadTagsR53(&zone, &td),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"aws_route53_zone.main", "comment", "Change Custom Comment"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccAWSRoute53Zone_private_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	var zone route53.GetHostedZoneOutput
 
@@ -287,6 +320,18 @@ resource "aws_route53_zone" "main" {
 }
 `
 
+const testAccRoute53ZoneConfigUpdateComment = `
+resource "aws_route53_zone" "main" {
+	name = "hashicorp.com"
+	comment = "Change Custom Comment"
+
+	tags {
+		foo = "bar"
+		Name = "tf-route53-tag-test"
+	}
+}
+`
+
 const testAccRoute53PrivateZoneConfig = `
 resource "aws_vpc" "main" {
 	cidr_block = "172.29.0.0/24"