diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go
index d00dce597..bd566b8a5 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_db_instance.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func resourceAwsDbInstance() *schema.Resource {
 			"publicly_accessible": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
 				Optional: true,
-				ForceNew: true,
+				Computed: true,
 			},
 
 			"vpc_security_group_ids": &schema.Schema{
@@ -705,6 +705,11 @@ func resourceAwsDbInstanceUpdate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 		req.MultiAZ = aws.Bool(d.Get("multi_az").(bool))
 		requestUpdate = true
 	}
+	if d.HasChange("publicly_accessible") {
+		d.SetPartial("publicly_accessible")
+		req.PubliclyAccessible = aws.Bool(d.Get("publicly_accessible").(bool))
+		requestUpdate = true
+	}
 	if d.HasChange("storage_type") {
 		d.SetPartial("storage_type")
 		req.StorageType = aws.String(d.Get("storage_type").(string))