diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/config.go b/builtin/providers/aws/config.go
index 93f7db919043..143cb3ebced3 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/config.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/config.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/credentials"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/autoscaling"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/cloudwatch"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/cloudwatchlogs"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/dynamodb"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecs"
@@ -38,22 +39,23 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type AWSClient struct {
-	cloudwatchconn  *cloudwatch.CloudWatch
-	dynamodbconn    *dynamodb.DynamoDB
-	ec2conn         *ec2.EC2
-	ecsconn         *ecs.ECS
-	elbconn         *elb.ELB
-	autoscalingconn *autoscaling.AutoScaling
-	s3conn          *s3.S3
-	sqsconn         *sqs.SQS
-	snsconn         *sns.SNS
-	r53conn         *route53.Route53
-	region          string
-	rdsconn         *rds.RDS
-	iamconn         *iam.IAM
-	kinesisconn     *kinesis.Kinesis
-	elasticacheconn *elasticache.ElastiCache
-	lambdaconn      *lambda.Lambda
+	cloudwatchconn     *cloudwatch.CloudWatch
+	cloudwatchlogsconn *cloudwatchlogs.CloudWatchLogs
+	dynamodbconn       *dynamodb.DynamoDB
+	ec2conn            *ec2.EC2
+	ecsconn            *ecs.ECS
+	elbconn            *elb.ELB
+	autoscalingconn    *autoscaling.AutoScaling
+	s3conn             *s3.S3
+	sqsconn            *sqs.SQS
+	snsconn            *sns.SNS
+	r53conn            *route53.Route53
+	region             string
+	rdsconn            *rds.RDS
+	iamconn            *iam.IAM
+	kinesisconn        *kinesis.Kinesis
+	elasticacheconn    *elasticache.ElastiCache
+	lambdaconn         *lambda.Lambda
 }
 
 // Client configures and returns a fully initailized AWSClient
@@ -148,6 +150,9 @@ func (c *Config) Client() (interface{}, error) {
 
 		log.Println("[INFO] Initializing CloudWatch SDK connection")
 		client.cloudwatchconn = cloudwatch.New(awsConfig)
+
+		log.Println("[INFO] Initializing CloudWatch Logs connection")
+		client.cloudwatchlogsconn = cloudwatchlogs.New(awsConfig)
 	}
 
 	if len(errs) > 0 {
diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_group.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_group.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8bb48f529753
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_group.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/cloudwatchlogs"
+)
+
+func resourceAwsCloudWatchLogGroup() *schema.Resource {
+	return &schema.Resource{
+		Create: resourceAwsCloudWatchLogGroupCreate,
+		Read:   resourceAwsCloudWatchLogGroupRead,
+		Delete: resourceAwsCloudWatchLogGroupDelete,
+
+		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
+			"name": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Required: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func resourceAwsCloudWatchLogGroupCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).cloudwatchlogsconn
+
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Creating CloudWatch Log Group: %s", d.Get("name").(string))
+	_, err := conn.CreateLogGroup(&cloudwatchlogs.CreateLogGroupInput{
+		LogGroupName: aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Creating CloudWatch Log Group failed: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	d.SetId(d.Get("name").(string))
+
+	log.Println("[INFO] CloudWatch Log Group created")
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func resourceAwsCloudWatchLogGroupRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).cloudwatchlogsconn
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Reading CloudWatch Log Group: %s", d.Get("name"))
+	resp, err := conn.DescribeLogGroups(&cloudwatchlogs.DescribeLogGroupsInput{
+		LogGroupNamePrefix: aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// TODO Get a single group instead of filtering by prefix
+
+	d.Set("name", resp.LogGroups[0].LogGroupName)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func resourceAwsCloudWatchLogGroupDelete(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).cloudwatchlogsconn
+	log.Printf("[INFO] Deleting CloudWatch Log Group: %s", d.Id())
+	_, err := conn.DeleteLogGroup(&cloudwatchlogs.DeleteLogGroupInput{
+		LogGroupName: aws.String(d.Get("name").(string)),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error deleting CloudWatch Log Group: %s", err)
+	}
+	log.Println("[INFO] CloudWatch Log Group deleted")
+
+	d.SetId("")
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/cloudwatch_log_group.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/cloudwatch_log_group.html.markdown
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5374a5a66bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/cloudwatch_log_group.html.markdown
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+layout: "aws"
+page_title: "AWS: aws_cloudwatch_log_group"
+sidebar_current: "docs-aws-resource-cloudwatch-log-group"
+description: |-
+  Provides a CloudWatch Log Group resource.
+---
+
+# aws\_cloudwatch\_log\_group
+
+Provides a CloudWatch Log Group resource.
+
+## Example Usage
+
+```
+resource "aws_cloudwatch_log_group" "yada" {
+  name = "Yada"
+}
+```
+
+## Argument Reference
+
+The following arguments are supported:
+
+* `name` - (Required) Group name.
diff --git a/website/source/layouts/aws.erb b/website/source/layouts/aws.erb
index 801945dec969..bdf6fb116ffa 100644
--- a/website/source/layouts/aws.erb
+++ b/website/source/layouts/aws.erb
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 							<a href="/docs/providers/aws/r/cloudwatch_metric_alarm.html">aws_cloudwatch_metric_alarm</a>
 						</li>
 
+						<li<%= sidebar_current("docs-aws-resource-cloudwatch-log-group") %>>
+							<a href="/docs/providers/aws/r/cloudwatch_log_group.html">aws_cloudwatch_log_group</a>
+						</li>
+
 						<li<%= sidebar_current("docs-aws-resource-customer-gateway") %>>
 							<a href="/docs/providers/aws/r/customer_gateway.html">aws_customer_gateway</a>
 						</li>