diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_autoscaling_group_test.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_autoscaling_group_test.go
index 1a25c9dea9..bf8b56c08e 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_autoscaling_group_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_autoscaling_group_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ func TestAccAWSAutoScalingGroup_basic(t *testing.T) {
 						"aws_autoscaling_group.bar", "termination_policies.0", "OldestInstance"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
 						"aws_autoscaling_group.bar", "termination_policies.1", "ClosestToNextInstanceHour"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"aws_autoscaling_group.bar", "placement_group", "test"),
 				),
 			},
 
@@ -364,6 +366,7 @@ resource "aws_autoscaling_group" "bar" {
   desired_capacity = 4
   force_delete = true
   termination_policies = ["OldestInstance","ClosestToNextInstanceHour"]
+  placement_group = "test"
 
   launch_configuration = "${aws_launch_configuration.foobar.name}"