diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_group_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_group_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da910c1a8
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+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_group_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/cloudwatchlogs"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+)
+
+func TestAccAWSCloudWatchLogGroup_basic(t *testing.T) {
+	var lg cloudwatchlogs.LogGroup
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSCloudWatchLogGroupDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccAWSCloudWatchLogGroupConfig,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckCloudWatchLogGroupExists("aws_cloudwatch_log_group.foobar", &lg),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_cloudwatch_log_group.foobar", "retention_in_days", "0"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccAWSCloudWatchLogGroup_retentionPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	var lg cloudwatchlogs.LogGroup
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSCloudWatchLogGroupDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccAWSCloudWatchLogGroupConfig_withRetention,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckCloudWatchLogGroupExists("aws_cloudwatch_log_group.foobar", &lg),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_cloudwatch_log_group.foobar", "retention_in_days", "365"),
+				),
+			},
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccAWSCloudWatchLogGroupConfigModified_withRetention,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckCloudWatchLogGroupExists("aws_cloudwatch_log_group.foobar", &lg),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_cloudwatch_log_group.foobar", "retention_in_days", "0"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccAWSCloudWatchLogGroup_multiple(t *testing.T) {
+	var lg cloudwatchlogs.LogGroup
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSCloudWatchLogGroupDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccAWSCloudWatchLogGroupConfig_multiple,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckCloudWatchLogGroupExists("aws_cloudwatch_log_group.alpha", &lg),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_cloudwatch_log_group.alpha", "retention_in_days", "14"),
+					testAccCheckCloudWatchLogGroupExists("aws_cloudwatch_log_group.beta", &lg),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_cloudwatch_log_group.beta", "retention_in_days", "0"),
+					testAccCheckCloudWatchLogGroupExists("aws_cloudwatch_log_group.charlie", &lg),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_cloudwatch_log_group.charlie", "retention_in_days", "3653"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func testAccCheckCloudWatchLogGroupExists(n string, lg *cloudwatchlogs.LogGroup) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[n]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Not found: %s", n)
+		}
+
+		conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).cloudwatchlogsconn
+		logGroup, err := lookupCloudWatchLogGroup(conn, rs.Primary.ID, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		*lg = *logGroup
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func testAccCheckAWSCloudWatchLogGroupDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
+	conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).cloudwatchlogsconn
+
+	for _, rs := range s.RootModule().Resources {
+		if rs.Type != "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		_, err := lookupCloudWatchLogGroup(conn, rs.Primary.ID, nil)
+		if err == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("LogGroup Still Exists: %s", rs.Primary.ID)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+var testAccAWSCloudWatchLogGroupConfig = `
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "foobar" {
+    name = "foo-bar"
+}
+`
+
+var testAccAWSCloudWatchLogGroupConfig_withRetention = `
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "foobar" {
+    name = "foo-bang"
+    retention_in_days = 365
+}
+`
+
+var testAccAWSCloudWatchLogGroupConfigModified_withRetention = `
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "foobar" {
+    name = "foo-bang"
+}
+`
+
+var testAccAWSCloudWatchLogGroupConfig_multiple = `
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "alpha" {
+    name = "foo-bar"
+    retention_in_days = 14
+}
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "beta" {
+    name = "foo-bara"
+}
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "charlie" {
+    name = "foo-baraa"
+    retention_in_days = 3653
+}
+`