diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
index e036928dcf..79dc5fe7a8 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ func resourceAwsElb() *schema.Resource {
 							Type:     schema.TypeString,
 							Optional: true,
 						},
+						"enabled": &schema.Schema{
+							Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+							Optional: true,
+							Default:  true,
+						},
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -520,7 +525,7 @@ func resourceAwsElbUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		} else if len(logs) == 1 {
 			log := logs[0].(map[string]interface{})
 			accessLog := &elb.AccessLog{
-				Enabled:      aws.Bool(true),
+				Enabled:      aws.Bool(log["enabled"].(bool)),
 				EmitInterval: aws.Int64(int64(log["interval"].(int))),
 				S3BucketName: aws.String(log["bucket"].(string)),
 			}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/structure.go b/builtin/providers/aws/structure.go
index cb3e76a6f4..149dade0e5 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/structure.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/structure.go
@@ -374,6 +374,10 @@ func flattenAccessLog(l *elb.AccessLog) []map[string]interface{} {
 			r["interval"] = *l.EmitInterval
 		}
 
+		if l.Enabled != nil {
+			r["enabled"] = *l.Enabled
+		}
+
 		result = append(result, r)
 	}
 
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/elb.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/elb.html.markdown
index 033b2a6218..5451f7f4c0 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/elb.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/elb.html.markdown
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ Access Logs (`access_logs`) support the following:
 * `bucket` - (Required) The S3 bucket name to store the logs in.
 * `bucket_prefix` - (Optional) The S3 bucket prefix. Logs are stored in the root if not configured.
 * `interval` - (Optional) The publishing interval in minutes. Default: 60 minutes.
+* `enabled` - (Optional) Boolean to enable / disable `access_logs`. Default is `true`
 
 Listeners (`listener`) support the following: