diff --git a/builtin/providers/cloudstack/provider_test.go b/builtin/providers/cloudstack/provider_test.go
index 8d684a673..33c4cc1ac 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/cloudstack/provider_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/cloudstack/provider_test.go
@@ -89,3 +89,6 @@ var CLOUDSTACK_TEMPLATE_FORMAT = ""
 var CLOUDSTACK_TEMPLATE_URL = ""
 var CLOUDSTACK_TEMPLATE_OS_TYPE = ""
 var CLOUDSTACK_ZONE = ""
+var CLOUDSTACK_PROJECT_NAME = ""
+var CLOUDSTACK_PROJECT_ID = ""
+
diff --git a/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_instance.go b/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_instance.go
index 59079b7de..8cac5f161 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_instance.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_instance.go
@@ -87,6 +87,13 @@ func resourceCloudStackInstance() *schema.Resource {
 				Optional: true,
 				Default:  false,
 			},
+			
+			"project": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
+			},
+			
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -157,6 +164,16 @@ func resourceCloudStackInstanceCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		p.SetUserdata(ud)
 	}
 
+	// If project contains any info, we retreive the project id
+	if project, ok := d.GetOk("project"); ok {
+		projectid, e :=  retrieveUUID(cs, "project", project.(string))
+		if e != nil {
+			return e.Error()
+		}
+		log.Printf("[DEBUG] project id %s", projectid)
+		p.SetProjectid(projectid)
+	}
+
 	// Create the new instance
 	r, err := cs.VirtualMachine.DeployVirtualMachine(p)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -200,7 +217,8 @@ func resourceCloudStackInstanceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 	setValueOrUUID(d, "network", vm.Nic[0].Networkname, vm.Nic[0].Networkid)
 	setValueOrUUID(d, "service_offering", vm.Serviceofferingname, vm.Serviceofferingid)
 	setValueOrUUID(d, "template", vm.Templatename, vm.Templateid)
-
+	setValueOrUUID(d, "project", vm.Project, vm.Projectid)
+	
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_instance_test.go b/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_instance_test.go
index d5ff3fe59..a709485ea 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_instance_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resource_cloudstack_instance_test.go
@@ -99,6 +99,48 @@ func TestAccCloudStackInstance_fixedIP(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccCloudStackInstance_Projectname(t *testing.T) {
+	var instance cloudstack.VirtualMachine
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckCloudStackInstanceDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccCloudStackInstance_projectname,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckCloudStackInstanceExists(
+						"cloudstack_instance.foobar", &instance),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"cloudstack_instance.foobar", "project", CLOUDSTACK_PROJECT_NAME),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func TestAccCloudStackInstance_Projectid(t *testing.T) {
+	var instance cloudstack.VirtualMachine
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckCloudStackInstanceDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccCloudStackInstance_projectid,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckCloudStackInstanceExists(
+						"cloudstack_instance.foobar", &instance),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"cloudstack_instance.foobar", "project", CLOUDSTACK_PROJECT_ID),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckCloudStackInstanceExists(
 	n string, instance *cloudstack.VirtualMachine) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
@@ -249,3 +291,38 @@ resource "cloudstack_instance" "foobar" {
 	CLOUDSTACK_NETWORK_1_IPADDRESS,
 	CLOUDSTACK_TEMPLATE,
 	CLOUDSTACK_ZONE)
+	
+
+var testAccCloudStackInstance_projectname = fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "cloudstack_instance" "foobar" {
+  name = "terraform-test"
+  display_name = "terraform"
+  service_offering= "%s"
+  network = "%s"
+  template = "%s"
+  zone = "%s"
+  expunge = true
+  project = "%s"
+}`,
+	CLOUDSTACK_SERVICE_OFFERING_1,
+	CLOUDSTACK_NETWORK_1,
+	CLOUDSTACK_TEMPLATE,
+	CLOUDSTACK_ZONE,
+	CLOUDSTACK_PROJECT_NAME)
+
+var testAccCloudStackInstance_projectid = fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "cloudstack_instance" "foobar" {
+  name = "terraform-test"
+  display_name = "terraform"
+  service_offering= "%s"
+  network = "%s"
+  template = "%s"
+  zone = "%s"
+  expunge = true
+  project = "%s"
+}`,
+	CLOUDSTACK_SERVICE_OFFERING_1,
+	CLOUDSTACK_NETWORK_1,
+	CLOUDSTACK_TEMPLATE,
+	CLOUDSTACK_ZONE,
+	CLOUDSTACK_PROJECT_ID)
diff --git a/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resources.go b/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resources.go
index 85fa0bd5a..5d0e5eb55 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resources.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/cloudstack/resources.go
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ func retrieveUUID(cs *cloudstack.CloudStackClient, name, value string) (uuid str
 			break
 		}
 		err = fmt.Errorf("Could not find UUID of OS Type: %s", value)
+	case "project":
+		uuid, err = cs.Project.GetProjectID(value)
 	default:
 		return uuid, &retrieveError{name: name, value: value,
 			err: fmt.Errorf("Unknown request: %s", name)}