diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_app_cookie_stickiness_policy.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_app_cookie_stickiness_policy.go
index 0fe85f9e9..2b25064c5 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_app_cookie_stickiness_policy.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_app_cookie_stickiness_policy.go
@@ -98,9 +98,10 @@ func resourceAwsAppCookieStickinessPolicyRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta inter
 
 	getResp, err := elbconn.DescribeLoadBalancerPolicies(request)
 	if err != nil {
-		if ec2err, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok && ec2err.Code() == "PolicyNotFound" {
-			// The policy is gone.
-			d.SetId("")
+		if ec2err, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok {
+			if ec2err.Code() == "PolicyNotFound" || ec2err.Code() == "LoadBalancerNotFound" {
+				d.SetId("")
+			}
 			return nil
 		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error retrieving policy: %s", err)
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_app_cookie_stickiness_policy_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_app_cookie_stickiness_policy_test.go
index f05952ec8..5b2bd3612 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_app_cookie_stickiness_policy_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_app_cookie_stickiness_policy_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestAccAWSAppCookieStickinessPolicy_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	lbName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-lb-%s", acctest.RandString(5))
+
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
 		Providers:    testAccProviders,
@@ -42,6 +43,42 @@ func TestAccAWSAppCookieStickinessPolicy_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccAWSAppCookieStickinessPolicy_missingLB(t *testing.T) {
+	lbName := fmt.Sprintf("tf-test-lb-%s", acctest.RandString(5))
+
+	// check that we can destroy the policy if the LB is missing
+	removeLB := func() {
+		conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).elbconn
+		deleteElbOpts := elb.DeleteLoadBalancerInput{
+			LoadBalancerName: aws.String(lbName),
+		}
+		if _, err := conn.DeleteLoadBalancer(&deleteElbOpts); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Error deleting ELB: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAppCookieStickinessPolicyDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccAppCookieStickinessPolicyConfig(lbName),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckAppCookieStickinessPolicy(
+						"aws_elb.lb",
+						"aws_app_cookie_stickiness_policy.foo",
+					),
+				),
+			},
+			resource.TestStep{
+				PreConfig: removeLB,
+				Config:    testAccAppCookieStickinessPolicyConfigDestroy(lbName),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckAppCookieStickinessPolicyDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	conn := testAccProvider.Meta().(*AWSClient).elbconn
 
@@ -144,3 +181,18 @@ resource "aws_app_cookie_stickiness_policy" "foo" {
 	cookie_name = "MyOtherAppCookie"
 }`, rName)
 }
+
+// attempt to destroy the policy, but we'll delete the LB in the PreConfig
+func testAccAppCookieStickinessPolicyConfigDestroy(rName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_elb" "lb" {
+	name = "%s"
+	availability_zones = ["us-west-2a"]
+	listener {
+		instance_port = 8000
+		instance_protocol = "http"
+		lb_port = 80
+		lb_protocol = "http"
+	}
+}`, rName)
+}