diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elasticsearch_domain_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elasticsearch_domain_test.go
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+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elasticsearch_domain_test.go
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+package aws
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	elasticsearch "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/elasticsearchservice"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+)
+
+func TestAccAWSElasticSearchDomain_basic(t *testing.T) {
+	var domain elasticsearch.ElasticsearchDomainStatus
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckESDomainDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccESDomainConfig_basic,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckESDomainExists("aws_elasticsearch_domain.example", &domain),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccAWSElasticSearchDomain_complex(t *testing.T) {
+	var domain elasticsearch.ElasticsearchDomainStatus
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckESDomainDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccESDomainConfig_complex,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckESDomainExists("aws_elasticsearch_domain.example", &domain),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func testAccCheckESDomainExists(n string, domain *elasticsearch.ElasticsearchDomainStatus) 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 ES Domain ID is set")
+		}
+
+		conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).esconn
+		opts := &elasticsearch.DescribeElasticsearchDomainInput{
+			DomainName: aws.String(rs.Primary.Attributes["domain_name"]),
+		}
+
+		resp, err := conn.DescribeElasticsearchDomain(opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error describing domain: %s", err.Error())
+		}
+
+		*domain = *resp.DomainStatus
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func testAccCheckESDomainDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
+	for _, rs := range s.RootModule().Resources {
+		if rs.Type != "aws_elasticsearch_domain" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).esconn
+		opts := &elasticsearch.DescribeElasticsearchDomainInput{
+			DomainName: aws.String(rs.Primary.Attributes["domain_name"]),
+		}
+
+		_, err := conn.DescribeElasticsearchDomain(opts)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error describing ES domains: %q", err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+const testAccESDomainConfig_basic = `
+resource "aws_elasticsearch_domain" "example" {
+	domain_name = "tf-test-1"
+}
+`
+
+const testAccESDomainConfig_complex = `
+resource "aws_elasticsearch_domain" "example" {
+	domain_name = "tf-test-2"
+
+	advanced_options {
+		"indices.fielddata.cache.size" = 80
+	}
+
+	ebs_options {
+		ebs_enabled = false
+	}
+
+	cluster_config {
+		instance_count = 2
+		zone_awareness_enabled = true
+	}
+
+	snapshot_options {
+		automated_snapshot_start_hour = 23
+	}
+}
+`