diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
index 2d4a47986..86ec3d570 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_elb.go
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ func resource_aws_elb_update_state(
 	s.Attributes["name"] = balancer.LoadBalancerName
 	s.Attributes["dns_name"] = balancer.DNSName
 
+	if balancer.Scheme == "internal" {
+		s.Attributes["internal"] = "true"
+	}
+
 	// Flatten our group values
 	toFlatten := make(map[string]interface{})