diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_instance.go b/aws/resource_aws_instance.go
index bacfe14d3f5..563a4b326c6 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_instance.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_instance.go
@@ -254,6 +254,12 @@ func resourceAwsInstance() *schema.Resource {
 				Optional: true,
 			},
 
+			"hibernation": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
+			},
+
 			"monitoring": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional: true,
@@ -565,6 +571,7 @@ func resourceAwsInstanceCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		UserData:                          instanceOpts.UserData64,
 		CreditSpecification:               instanceOpts.CreditSpecification,
 		CpuOptions:                        instanceOpts.CpuOptions,
+		HibernationOptions:                instanceOpts.HibernationOptions,
 		TagSpecifications:                 tagSpecifications,
 	}
 
@@ -712,6 +719,10 @@ func resourceAwsInstanceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		d.Set("cpu_threads_per_core", instance.CpuOptions.ThreadsPerCore)
 	}
 
+	if instance.HibernationOptions != nil {
+		d.Set("hibernation", instance.HibernationOptions.Configured)
+	}
+
 	d.Set("ami", instance.ImageId)
 	d.Set("instance_type", instance.InstanceType)
 	d.Set("key_name", instance.KeyName)
@@ -1798,6 +1809,7 @@ type awsInstanceOpts struct {
 	UserData64                        *string
 	CreditSpecification               *ec2.CreditSpecificationRequest
 	CpuOptions                        *ec2.CpuOptionsRequest
+	HibernationOptions                *ec2.HibernationOptionsRequest
 }
 
 func buildAwsInstanceOpts(
@@ -1889,6 +1901,12 @@ func buildAwsInstanceOpts(
 		}
 	}
 
+	if v := d.Get("hibernation"); v != "" {
+		opts.HibernationOptions = &ec2.HibernationOptionsRequest{
+			Configured: aws.Bool(v.(bool)),
+		}
+	}
+
 	var groups []*string
 	if v := d.Get("security_groups"); v != nil {
 		// Security group names.
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_instance_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_instance_test.go
index 33bf243c937..18ca52252f1 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_instance_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_instance_test.go
@@ -2497,6 +2497,25 @@ func TestAccAWSInstance_UserData_UnspecifiedToEmptyString(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAWSInstance_hibernation(t *testing.T) {
+	var instance ec2.Instance
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckInstanceDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccInstanceConfigHibernation,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckInstanceExists("aws_instance.foo", &instance),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("aws_instance.foo", "hibernation", "true"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckInstanceNotRecreated(t *testing.T,
 	before, after *ec2.Instance) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
@@ -4170,3 +4189,40 @@ resource "aws_subnet" "test" {
 }
 `, rName)
 }
+
+// must be >= m3 and have an encrypted root volume to eanble hibernation
+const testAccInstanceConfigHibernation = `
+resource "aws_vpc" "foo" {
+	cidr_block = "10.1.0.0/16"
+	tags = {
+		Name = "terraform-testacc-instance-hibernation"
+	}
+}
+
+resource "aws_subnet" "foo" {
+	cidr_block = "10.1.1.0/24"
+	vpc_id = "${aws_vpc.foo.id}"
+	tags = {
+		Name = "tf-acc-instance-hibernation"
+	}
+}
+
+resource "aws_instance" "foo" {
+	ami = "${aws_ami_copy.encrypted_ami.id}"
+	instance_type = "m3.medium"
+	subnet_id = "${aws_subnet.foo.id}"
+	hibernation = "true"
+}
+
+resource "aws_ami_copy" "encrypted_ami" {
+  name              = "terraform-testacc-encrypted-ami"
+  description       = "An encrypted AMI for Terraform acceptance testing"
+  source_ami_id     = "ami-01e24be29428c15b2"
+  encrypted         = "true"
+  source_ami_region = "us-west-2"
+
+  tags {
+    Name = "terraform-testacc-instance-hibernation"
+  }
+}
+`
diff --git a/website/docs/r/instance.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/instance.html.markdown
index 10c7035f969..b124c889214 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/instance.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/instance.html.markdown
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ instances. See [Shutdown Behavior](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/Use
   "Instance Store") volumes on the instance. See [Block Devices](#block-devices) below for details.
 * `network_interface` - (Optional) Customize network interfaces to be attached at instance boot time. See [Network Interfaces](#network-interfaces) below for more details.
 * `credit_specification` - (Optional) Customize the credit specification of the instance. See [Credit Specification](#credit-specification) below for more details.
+* `hibernation` - (Optional) If true, the launched EC2 instance will support hibernation.
 
 ### Timeouts