diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go b/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go
index be92b325ae2..96a7df348ea 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func resourceAwsRoute53ZoneCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 	req := &route53.CreateHostedZoneInput{
 		Name:             aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
 		HostedZoneConfig: &route53.HostedZoneConfig{Comment: aws.String(d.Get("comment").(string))},
-		CallerReference:  aws.String(time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)),
+		CallerReference:  aws.String(d.Get("name").(string) + time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)),
 	}
 	if v := d.Get("vpc_id"); v != "" {
 		req.VPC = &route53.VPC{
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go
index d02ea70111b..e89e1ab1248 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone_test.go
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func TestCleanChangeID(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAccAWSRoute53Zone_basic(t *testing.T) {
-	var zone route53.GetHostedZoneOutput
+	var zone, zone0, zone1, zone2, zone3, zone4 route53.GetHostedZoneOutput
 	var td route53.ResourceTagSet
 
 	rString := acctest.RandString(8)
@@ -86,6 +86,21 @@ func TestAccAWSRoute53Zone_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					testAccCheckTagsR53(&td.Tags, "foo", "bar"),
 				),
 			},
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccRoute53ZoneCountConfig(),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckRoute53ZoneExists("aws_route53_zone.main.0", &zone0),
+					testAccCheckDomainName(&zone0, "subdomain0.terraformtest.com."),
+					testAccCheckRoute53ZoneExists("aws_route53_zone.main.1", &zone1),
+					testAccCheckDomainName(&zone1, "subdomain1.terraformtest.com."),
+					testAccCheckRoute53ZoneExists("aws_route53_zone.main.2", &zone2),
+					testAccCheckDomainName(&zone2, "subdomain2.terraformtest.com."),
+					testAccCheckRoute53ZoneExists("aws_route53_zone.main.3", &zone3),
+					testAccCheckDomainName(&zone3, "subdomain3.terraformtest.com."),
+					testAccCheckRoute53ZoneExists("aws_route53_zone.main.4", &zone4),
+					testAccCheckDomainName(&zone4, "subdomain4.terraformtest.com."),
+				),
+			},
 		},
 	})
 }
@@ -373,7 +388,19 @@ func testAccLoadTagsR53(zone *route53.GetHostedZoneOutput, td *route53.ResourceT
 		return nil
 	}
 }
+func testAccCheckDomainName(zone *route53.GetHostedZoneOutput, domain string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		if zone.HostedZone.Name == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Empty name in HostedZone for domain %s", domain)
+		}
+
+		if *zone.HostedZone.Name == domain {
+			return nil
+		}
 
+		return fmt.Errorf("Invalid domain name. Expected %s is %s", domain, *zone.HostedZone.Name)
+	}
+}
 func testAccRoute53ZoneConfig(zoneName string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "aws_route53_zone" "main" {
@@ -388,6 +415,16 @@ resource "aws_route53_zone" "main" {
 `, zoneName)
 }
 
+func testAccRoute53ZoneCountConfig() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_route53_zone" "main" {
+	name = "subdomain${count.index}.terraformtest.com"
+
+	count = 5
+}
+`)
+}
+
 func testAccRoute53ZoneConfig_forceDestroy(zoneName1, zoneName2 string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "aws_route53_zone" "destroyable" {