diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go
index 6d6f6782af..1704c83555 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ func resourceAwsRoute53Zone() *schema.Resource {
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
+			"comment": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Optional: true,
+			},
+
 			"vpc_region": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
@@ -61,10 +66,13 @@ func resourceAwsRoute53Zone() *schema.Resource {
 func resourceAwsRoute53ZoneCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	r53 := meta.(*AWSClient).r53conn
 
-	comment := &route53.HostedZoneConfig{Comment: aws.String("Managed by Terraform")}
+  comment := "Managed by Terraform"
+  if c := d.Get("comment"); c != "" {
+    comment = c.(string)
+  }
 	req := &route53.CreateHostedZoneInput{
 		Name:             aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
-		HostedZoneConfig: comment,
+		HostedZoneConfig: &route53.HostedZoneConfig{Comment: aws.String(comment)},
 		CallerReference:  aws.String(time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)),
 	}
 	if v := d.Get("vpc_id"); v != "" {
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go
index 6009093d68..e4070794c0 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ func testAccCheckRoute53ZoneExistsWithProvider(s *terraform.State, n string, zon
 		return fmt.Errorf("Hosted zone err: %v", err)
 	}
 
+  aws_comment := *resp.HostedZone.Config.Comment
+  rs_comment := rs.Primary.Attributes["comment"]
+  if rs_comment != "" && rs_comment != aws_comment {
+    return fmt.Errorf("Hosted zone with comment '%s' found but does not match '%s'", aws_comment, rs_comment)
+  }
+
 	if !*resp.HostedZone.Config.PrivateZone {
 		sorted_ns := make([]string, len(resp.DelegationSet.NameServers))
 		for i, ns := range resp.DelegationSet.NameServers {
@@ -272,6 +278,7 @@ func testAccLoadTagsR53(zone *route53.GetHostedZoneOutput, td *route53.ResourceT
 const testAccRoute53ZoneConfig = `
 resource "aws_route53_zone" "main" {
 	name = "hashicorp.com"
+  comment = "Custom comment"
 
 	tags {
 		foo = "bar"