diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go
index ad918884a..4cbd24d2d 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_route53_zone.go
@@ -164,10 +164,24 @@ func resourceAwsRoute53ZoneRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 			return fmt.Errorf("[DEBUG] Error setting name servers for: %s, error: %#v", d.Id(), err)
 		}
 
+		// In the import case we just associate it with the first VPC
+		if _, ok := d.GetOk("vpc_id"); !ok {
+			if len(zone.VPCs) > 1 {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"Can't import a route53_zone with more than one VPC attachment")
+			}
+
+			if len(zone.VPCs) > 0 {
+				d.Set("vpc_id", zone.VPCs[0].VPCId)
+				d.Set("vpc_region", zone.VPCs[0].VPCRegion)
+			}
+		}
+
 		var associatedVPC *route53.VPC
 		for _, vpc := range zone.VPCs {
 			if *vpc.VPCId == d.Get("vpc_id") {
 				associatedVPC = vpc
+				break
 			}
 		}
 		if associatedVPC == nil {