diff --git a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_instance.go b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_instance.go
index 7d996e7f37e4..c710736cc444 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_instance.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/aws/resource_aws_instance.go
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ func resourceAwsInstanceRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		d.Set("tenancy", instance.Placement.Tenancy)
 	}
 
+	d.Set("instance_type", instance.InstanceType)
 	d.Set("key_name", instance.KeyName)
 	d.Set("public_dns", instance.PublicDNSName)
 	d.Set("public_ip", instance.PublicIPAddress)