diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_internet_gateway.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_internet_gateway.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ec96127b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_internet_gateway.go
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/diff"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/goamz/ec2"
+)
+
+func resource_aws_internet_gateway_create(
+	s *terraform.ResourceState,
+	d *terraform.ResourceDiff,
+	meta interface{}) (*terraform.ResourceState, error) {
+	p := meta.(*ResourceProvider)
+	ec2conn := p.ec2conn
+
+	// Merge the diff so that we have all the proper attributes
+	s = s.MergeDiff(d)
+
+	// Create the gateway
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Creating internet gateway")
+	resp, err := ec2conn.CreateInternetGateway(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error creating subnet: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// Get the ID and store it
+	ig := &resp.InternetGateway
+	s.ID = ig.InternetGatewayId
+	log.Printf("[INFO] InternetGateway ID: %s", s.ID)
+
+	// Update our attributes and return
+	return resource_aws_internet_gateway_update_state(s, ig)
+}
+
+func resource_aws_internet_gateway_update(
+	s *terraform.ResourceState,
+	d *terraform.ResourceDiff,
+	meta interface{}) (*terraform.ResourceState, error) {
+	// This should never be called because we have no update-able
+	// attributes
+	panic("Update for internet gateway is not supported")
+
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func resource_aws_internet_gateway_destroy(
+	s *terraform.ResourceState,
+	meta interface{}) error {
+	p := meta.(*ResourceProvider)
+	ec2conn := p.ec2conn
+
+	log.Printf("[INFO] Deleting Internet Gateway: %s", s.ID)
+	if _, err := ec2conn.DeleteInternetGateway(s.ID); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error deleting internet gateway: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// Wait for the internet gateway to actually delete
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Waiting for internet gateway (%s) to delete", s.ID)
+	stateConf := &resource.StateChangeConf{
+		Pending: []string{"available", "pending"},
+		Target:  "",
+		Refresh: IGStateRefreshFunc(ec2conn, s.ID),
+		Timeout: 10 * time.Minute,
+	}
+	if _, err := stateConf.WaitForState(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"Error waiting for internet gateway (%s) to destroy",
+			s.ID, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func resource_aws_internet_gateway_refresh(
+	s *terraform.ResourceState,
+	meta interface{}) (*terraform.ResourceState, error) {
+	p := meta.(*ResourceProvider)
+	ec2conn := p.ec2conn
+
+	igRaw, _, err := IGStateRefreshFunc(ec2conn, s.ID)()
+	if err != nil {
+		return s, err
+	}
+	if igRaw == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	ig := igRaw.(*ec2.InternetGateway)
+	return resource_aws_internet_gateway_update_state(s, ig)
+}
+
+func resource_aws_internet_gateway_diff(
+	s *terraform.ResourceState,
+	c *terraform.ResourceConfig,
+	meta interface{}) (*terraform.ResourceDiff, error) {
+	b := &diff.ResourceBuilder{
+		Attrs: map[string]diff.AttrType{},
+	}
+
+	return b.Diff(s, c)
+}
+
+func resource_aws_internet_gateway_update_state(
+	s *terraform.ResourceState,
+	ig *ec2.InternetGateway) (*terraform.ResourceState, error) {
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+// IGStateRefreshFunc returns a resource.StateRefreshFunc that is used to watch
+// an internet gateway.
+func IGStateRefreshFunc(conn *ec2.EC2, id string) resource.StateRefreshFunc {
+	return func() (interface{}, string, error) {
+		resp, err := conn.DescribeInternetGateways([]string{id}, ec2.NewFilter())
+		if err != nil {
+			if ec2err, ok := err.(*ec2.Error); ok && ec2err.Code == "InvalidInternetGatewayID.NotFound" {
+				resp = nil
+			} else {
+				log.Printf("Error on IGStateRefresh: %s", err)
+				return nil, "", err
+			}
+		}
+
+		if resp == nil {
+			// Sometimes AWS just has consistency issues and doesn't see
+			// our instance yet. Return an empty state.
+			return nil, "", nil
+		}
+
+		ig := &resp.InternetGateways[0]
+		return ig, "", nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resources.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resources.go
index 65389f164..6f83e8a68 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resources.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resources.go
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ func init() {
 				Refresh: resource_aws_instance_refresh,
 			},
 
+			"aws_internet_gateway": resource.Resource{
+				Create:  resource_aws_internet_gateway_create,
+				Destroy: resource_aws_internet_gateway_destroy,
+				Diff:    resource_aws_internet_gateway_diff,
+				Refresh: resource_aws_internet_gateway_refresh,
+			},
+
 			"aws_subnet": resource.Resource{
 				Create:  resource_aws_subnet_create,
 				Destroy: resource_aws_subnet_destroy,