diff --git a/helper/schema/resource_data.go b/helper/schema/resource_data.go
index b2bc8f6c7c..fcb44a2f81 100644
--- a/helper/schema/resource_data.go
+++ b/helper/schema/resource_data.go
@@ -104,6 +104,22 @@ func (d *ResourceData) GetOk(key string) (interface{}, bool) {
 	return r.Value, exists
 }
 
+// GetOkRaw returns the data for a given key and whether or not the key
+// has been set to a non-zero value. This is only useful for determining
+// if boolean attributes have been set, if they are Optional but do not
+// have a Default value.
+//
+// This is nearly the same function as GetOk, yet it does not check
+// for the zero value of the attribute's type. This allows for attributes
+// without a default, to fully check for a literal assignment, regardless
+// of the zero-value for that type.
+// This should only be used if absolutely required/needed.
+func (d *ResourceData) GetOkRaw(key string) (interface{}, bool) {
+	r := d.getRaw(key, getSourceSet)
+	exists := r.Exists && !r.Computed
+	return r.Value, exists
+}
+
 func (d *ResourceData) getRaw(key string, level getSource) getResult {
 	var parts []string
 	if key != "" {
diff --git a/helper/schema/resource_data_test.go b/helper/schema/resource_data_test.go
index 615a0f7f7a..bb79f2bca9 100644
--- a/helper/schema/resource_data_test.go
+++ b/helper/schema/resource_data_test.go
@@ -1082,6 +1082,204 @@ func TestResourceDataGetOk(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestResourceDataGetOkRaw(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		Name   string
+		Schema map[string]*Schema
+		State  *terraform.InstanceState
+		Diff   *terraform.InstanceDiff
+		Key    string
+		Value  interface{}
+		Ok     bool
+	}{
+		/*
+		 * Primitives
+		 */
+		{
+			Name: "string-literal-empty",
+			Schema: map[string]*Schema{
+				"availability_zone": {
+					Type:     TypeString,
+					Optional: true,
+					Computed: true,
+					ForceNew: true,
+				},
+			},
+
+			State: nil,
+
+			Diff: &terraform.InstanceDiff{
+				Attributes: map[string]*terraform.ResourceAttrDiff{
+					"availability_zone": {
+						Old: "",
+						New: "",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+
+			Key:   "availability_zone",
+			Value: "",
+			Ok:    true,
+		},
+
+		{
+			Name: "string-computed-empty",
+			Schema: map[string]*Schema{
+				"availability_zone": {
+					Type:     TypeString,
+					Optional: true,
+					Computed: true,
+					ForceNew: true,
+				},
+			},
+
+			State: nil,
+
+			Diff: &terraform.InstanceDiff{
+				Attributes: map[string]*terraform.ResourceAttrDiff{
+					"availability_zone": {
+						Old:         "",
+						New:         "",
+						NewComputed: true,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+
+			Key:   "availability_zone",
+			Value: "",
+			Ok:    false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			Name: "string-optional-computed-nil-diff",
+			Schema: map[string]*Schema{
+				"availability_zone": {
+					Type:     TypeString,
+					Optional: true,
+					Computed: true,
+					ForceNew: true,
+				},
+			},
+
+			State: nil,
+
+			Diff: nil,
+
+			Key:   "availability_zone",
+			Value: "",
+			Ok:    false,
+		},
+
+		/*
+		 * Lists
+		 */
+
+		{
+			Name: "list-optional",
+			Schema: map[string]*Schema{
+				"ports": {
+					Type:     TypeList,
+					Optional: true,
+					Elem:     &Schema{Type: TypeInt},
+				},
+			},
+
+			State: nil,
+
+			Diff: nil,
+
+			Key:   "ports",
+			Value: []interface{}{},
+			Ok:    false,
+		},
+
+		/*
+		 * Map
+		 */
+
+		{
+			Name: "map-optional",
+			Schema: map[string]*Schema{
+				"ports": {
+					Type:     TypeMap,
+					Optional: true,
+				},
+			},
+
+			State: nil,
+
+			Diff: nil,
+
+			Key:   "ports",
+			Value: map[string]interface{}{},
+			Ok:    false,
+		},
+
+		/*
+		 * Set
+		 */
+
+		{
+			Name: "set-optional",
+			Schema: map[string]*Schema{
+				"ports": {
+					Type:     TypeSet,
+					Optional: true,
+					Elem:     &Schema{Type: TypeInt},
+					Set:      func(a interface{}) int { return a.(int) },
+				},
+			},
+
+			State: nil,
+
+			Diff: nil,
+
+			Key:   "ports",
+			Value: []interface{}{},
+			Ok:    false,
+		},
+
+		{
+			Name: "set-optional-key",
+			Schema: map[string]*Schema{
+				"ports": {
+					Type:     TypeSet,
+					Optional: true,
+					Elem:     &Schema{Type: TypeInt},
+					Set:      func(a interface{}) int { return a.(int) },
+				},
+			},
+
+			State: nil,
+
+			Diff: nil,
+
+			Key:   "ports.0",
+			Value: 0,
+			Ok:    false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		d, err := schemaMap(tc.Schema).Data(tc.State, tc.Diff)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("%s err: %s", tc.Name, err)
+		}
+
+		v, ok := d.GetOkRaw(tc.Key)
+		if s, ok := v.(*Set); ok {
+			v = s.List()
+		}
+
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(v, tc.Value) {
+			t.Fatalf("Bad %s: \n%#v", tc.Name, v)
+		}
+		if ok != tc.Ok {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: expected ok: %t, got: %t", tc.Name, tc.Ok, ok)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestResourceDataTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		Name     string