diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ebs_volume.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ebs_volume.go
index 450fd7f74..9382605f8 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ebs_volume.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ebs_volume.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ func resourceAwsEbsVolume() *schema.Resource {
 	return &schema.Resource{
 		Create: resourceAwsEbsVolumeCreate,
 		Read:   resourceAwsEbsVolumeRead,
+		Update: resourceAWSEbsVolumeUpdate,
 		Delete: resourceAwsEbsVolumeDelete,
 
 		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ func resourceAwsEbsVolume() *schema.Resource {
 				Computed: true,
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
+			"tags": tagsSchema(),
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -115,9 +117,23 @@ func resourceAwsEbsVolumeCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 			*result.VolumeID, err)
 	}
 
+	d.SetId(*result.VolumeID)
+
+	if _, ok := d.GetOk("tags"); ok {
+		setTags(conn, d)
+	}
+
 	return readVolume(d, result)
 }
 
+func resourceAWSEbsVolumeUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).ec2conn
+	if _, ok := d.GetOk("tags"); ok {
+		setTags(conn, d)
+	}
+	return resourceAwsEbsVolumeRead(d, meta)
+}
+
 // volumeStateRefreshFunc returns a resource.StateRefreshFunc that is used to watch
 // a the state of a Volume. Returns successfully when volume is available
 func volumeStateRefreshFunc(conn *ec2.EC2, volumeID string) resource.StateRefreshFunc {
@@ -198,6 +214,9 @@ func readVolume(d *schema.ResourceData, volume *ec2.Volume) error {
 	if volume.VolumeType != nil {
 		d.Set("type", *volume.VolumeType)
 	}
+	if volume.Tags != nil {
+		d.Set("tags", tagsToMap(volume.Tags))
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ebs_volume_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ebs_volume_test.go
index d5bc21203..7fb669707 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ebs_volume_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_ebs_volume_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,22 @@ func TestAccAWSEBSVolume(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAWSEBSVolume_withTags(t *testing.T) {
+	var v ec2.Volume
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:  func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers: testAccProviders,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccAwsEbsVolumeConfigWithTags,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckVolumeExists("aws_ebs_volume.tags_test", &v),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckVolumeExists(n string, v *ec2.Volume) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[n]
@@ -60,3 +76,13 @@ resource "aws_ebs_volume" "test" {
 	size = 1
 }
 `
+
+const testAccAwsEbsVolumeConfigWithTags = `
+resource "aws_ebs_volume" "tags_test" {
+	availability_zone = "us-west-2a"
+	size = 1
+	tags {
+		Name = "TerraformTest"
+	}
+}
+`
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/tags.go b/builtin/providers/aws/tags.go
index 07a64bbaf..88934c799 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/tags.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/tags.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func setTags(conn *ec2.EC2, d *schema.ResourceData) error {
 
 		// Set tags
 		if len(remove) > 0 {
-			log.Printf("[DEBUG] Removing tags: %#v", remove)
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG] Removing tags: %#v from %s", remove, d.Id())
 			_, err := conn.DeleteTags(&ec2.DeleteTagsInput{
 				Resources: []*string{aws.String(d.Id())},
 				Tags:      remove,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func setTags(conn *ec2.EC2, d *schema.ResourceData) error {
 			}
 		}
 		if len(create) > 0 {
-			log.Printf("[DEBUG] Creating tags: %#v", create)
+			log.Printf("[DEBUG] Creating tags: %#v for %s", create, d.Id())
 			_, err := conn.CreateTags(&ec2.CreateTagsInput{
 				Resources: []*string{aws.String(d.Id())},
 				Tags:      create,
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/ebs_volume.html.md b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/ebs_volume.html.md
index eee5f99d4..00bb639a6 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/ebs_volume.html.md
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/ebs_volume.html.md
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ Manages a single EBS volume.
 resource "aws_ebs_volume" "example" {
     availability_zone = "us-west-1a"
     size = 40
+    tags {
+        Name = "HelloWorld"
+    }
 }
 ```
 
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `snapshot_id` (Optional) A snapshot to base the EBS volume off of.
 * `type` - (Optional) The type of EBS volume.
 * `kms_key_id` - (Optional) The KMS key ID for the volume.
-
+* `tags` - (Optional) A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
 
 ## Attributes Reference