diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_rds_cluster_instance.go b/aws/resource_aws_rds_cluster_instance.go
index d39581effb9..5bd7c11aaaf 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_rds_cluster_instance.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_rds_cluster_instance.go
@@ -200,6 +200,12 @@ func resourceAwsRDSClusterInstance() *schema.Resource {
 				ValidateFunc: validateArn,
 			},
 
+			"copy_tags_to_snapshot": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+				Optional: true,
+				Default:  false,
+			},
+
 			"tags": tagsSchema(),
 		},
 	}
@@ -211,6 +217,7 @@ func resourceAwsRDSClusterInstanceCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{
 
 	createOpts := &rds.CreateDBInstanceInput{
 		DBInstanceClass:         aws.String(d.Get("instance_class").(string)),
+		CopyTagsToSnapshot:      aws.Bool(d.Get("copy_tags_to_snapshot").(bool)),
 		DBClusterIdentifier:     aws.String(d.Get("cluster_identifier").(string)),
 		Engine:                  aws.String(d.Get("engine").(string)),
 		PubliclyAccessible:      aws.Bool(d.Get("publicly_accessible").(bool)),
@@ -367,6 +374,7 @@ func resourceAwsRDSClusterInstanceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 	d.Set("auto_minor_version_upgrade", db.AutoMinorVersionUpgrade)
 	d.Set("availability_zone", db.AvailabilityZone)
 	d.Set("cluster_identifier", db.DBClusterIdentifier)
+	d.Set("copy_tags_to_snapshot", db.CopyTagsToSnapshot)
 	d.Set("dbi_resource_id", db.DbiResourceId)
 	d.Set("engine_version", db.EngineVersion)
 	d.Set("engine", db.Engine)
@@ -461,6 +469,12 @@ func resourceAwsRDSClusterInstanceUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{
 		requestUpdate = true
 	}
 
+	if d.HasChange("copy_tags_to_snapshot") {
+		d.SetPartial("copy_tags_to_snapshot")
+		req.CopyTagsToSnapshot = aws.Bool(d.Get("copy_tags_to_snapshot").(bool))
+		requestUpdate = true
+	}
+
 	if d.HasChange("promotion_tier") {
 		d.SetPartial("promotion_tier")
 		req.PromotionTier = aws.Int64(int64(d.Get("promotion_tier").(int)))
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_rds_cluster_instance_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_rds_cluster_instance_test.go
index f4b3de67a66..96d3b1e031a 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_rds_cluster_instance_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_rds_cluster_instance_test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ func TestAccAWSRDSClusterInstance_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					testAccCheckAWSDBClusterInstanceAttributes(&v),
 					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr("aws_rds_cluster_instance.cluster_instances", "arn", regexp.MustCompile(`^arn:[^:]+:rds:[^:]+:[^:]+:db:.+`)),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_rds_cluster_instance.cluster_instances", "auto_minor_version_upgrade", "true"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_rds_cluster_instance.cluster_instances", "copy_tags_to_snapshot", "false"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_rds_cluster_instance.cluster_instances", "preferred_maintenance_window"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_rds_cluster_instance.cluster_instances", "preferred_backup_window"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("aws_rds_cluster_instance.cluster_instances", "dbi_resource_id"),
@@ -214,6 +215,35 @@ func TestAccAWSRDSClusterInstance_PubliclyAccessible(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAWSRDSClusterInstance_CopyTagsToSnapshot(t *testing.T) {
+	var dbInstance rds.DBInstance
+	rNameSuffix := acctest.RandInt()
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSClusterDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSClusterInstanceConfig_CopyTagsToSnapshot(rNameSuffix, true),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSClusterInstanceExists("aws_rds_cluster_instance.cluster_instances", &dbInstance),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"aws_rds_cluster_instance.cluster_instances", "copy_tags_to_snapshot", "true"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSClusterInstanceConfig_CopyTagsToSnapshot(rNameSuffix, false),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAWSClusterInstanceExists("aws_rds_cluster_instance.cluster_instances", &dbInstance),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"aws_rds_cluster_instance.cluster_instances", "copy_tags_to_snapshot", "false"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckAWSDBClusterInstanceAttributes(v *rds.DBInstance) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 
@@ -774,3 +804,24 @@ resource "aws_rds_cluster_instance" "test" {
 }
 `, rName, rName, publiclyAccessible)
 }
+
+func testAccAWSClusterInstanceConfig_CopyTagsToSnapshot(n int, f bool) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_rds_cluster" "default" {
+  cluster_identifier = "tf-aurora-cluster-test-%d"
+  availability_zones = ["us-west-2a", "us-west-2b", "us-west-2c"]
+  database_name      = "mydb"
+  master_username    = "foo"
+  master_password    = "mustbeeightcharaters"
+  skip_final_snapshot = true
+}
+
+resource "aws_rds_cluster_instance" "cluster_instances" {
+  identifier              = "tf-cluster-instance-%d"
+  cluster_identifier      = "${aws_rds_cluster.default.id}"
+  instance_class          = "db.t2.small"
+  promotion_tier          = "3"
+  copy_tags_to_snapshot 	= %t
+}
+`, n, n, f)
+}
diff --git a/website/docs/r/rds_cluster_instance.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/rds_cluster_instance.html.markdown
index f87dacd355e..d3159dc57f2 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/rds_cluster_instance.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/rds_cluster_instance.html.markdown
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ what IAM permissions are needed to allow Enhanced Monitoring for RDS Instances.
 * `auto_minor_version_upgrade` - (Optional) Indicates that minor engine upgrades will be applied automatically to the DB instance during the maintenance window. Default `true`.
 * `performance_insights_enabled` - (Optional) Specifies whether Performance Insights is enabled or not.
 * `performance_insights_kms_key_id` - (Optional) The ARN for the KMS key to encrypt Performance Insights data. When specifying `performance_insights_kms_key_id`, `performance_insights_enabled` needs to be set to true.
+* `copy_tags_to_snapshot` – (Optional, boolean) Indicates whether to copy all of the user-defined tags from the DB instance to snapshots of the DB instance. Default `false`.
 * `tags` - (Optional) A mapping of tags to assign to the instance.
 
 ## Attributes Reference