diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_vpc_dhcp_options.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_vpc_dhcp_options.go
index 16c33fd4d..66de6dbeb 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_vpc_dhcp_options.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_vpc_dhcp_options.go
@@ -147,7 +147,18 @@ func resourceAwsVpcDhcpOptionsRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) err
 
 	resp, err := conn.DescribeDhcpOptions(req)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving DHCP Options: %s", err)
+		ec2err, ok := err.(awserr.Error)
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving DHCP Options: %s", err.Error())
+		}
+
+		if ec2err.Code() == "InvalidDhcpOptionID.NotFound" {
+			log.Printf("[WARN] DHCP Options (%s) not found, removing from state", d.Id())
+			d.SetId("")
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving DHCP Options: %s", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	if len(resp.DhcpOptions) == 0 {
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_vpc_dhcp_options_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_vpc_dhcp_options_test.go
index baa86f7d7..f101f95f3 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_vpc_dhcp_options_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_vpc_dhcp_options_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,26 @@ func TestAccAWSDHCPOptions_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAWSDHCPOptions_deleteOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	var d ec2.DhcpOptions
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckDHCPOptionsDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccDHCPOptionsConfig,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckDHCPOptionsExists("aws_vpc_dhcp_options.foo", &d),
+					testAccCheckDHCPOptionsDelete("aws_vpc_dhcp_options.foo"),
+				),
+				ExpectNonEmptyPlan: true,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckDHCPOptionsDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).ec2conn
 
@@ -104,6 +124,26 @@ func testAccCheckDHCPOptionsExists(n string, d *ec2.DhcpOptions) resource.TestCh
 	}
 }
 
+func testAccCheckDHCPOptionsDelete(n string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[n]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Not found: %s", n)
+		}
+
+		if rs.Primary.ID == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("No ID is set")
+		}
+
+		conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).ec2conn
+		_, err := conn.DeleteDhcpOptions(&ec2.DeleteDhcpOptionsInput{
+			DhcpOptionsId: aws.String(rs.Primary.ID),
+		})
+
+		return err
+	}
+}
+
 const testAccDHCPOptionsConfig = `
 resource "aws_vpc_dhcp_options" "foo" {
 	domain_name = "service.consul"