diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3296eac3c..8f447ceed 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ describe ec2('my-ec2-tag-name') do
   it { should belong_to_vpc('my-vpc') }
   it { should belong_to_subnet('subnet-1234a567') }
   it { should have_eip('123.0.456.789') }
+  it { should be_disabled_api_termination }
 end
 ```
 
diff --git a/doc/resource_types.md b/doc/resource_types.md
index 4783dd2f6..9a8854b32 100644
--- a/doc/resource_types.md
+++ b/doc/resource_types.md
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ end
 ```
 
 
+### be_disabled_api_termination
+
 ### be_pending
 
 ### be_running
diff --git a/lib/awspec/helper/finder/ec2.rb b/lib/awspec/helper/finder/ec2.rb
index 49bb4859e..80bdf8023 100644
--- a/lib/awspec/helper/finder/ec2.rb
+++ b/lib/awspec/helper/finder/ec2.rb
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ def find_ec2(id)
                                                              res[:reservations].first[:instances].count == 1
       end
 
+      def find_ec2_attribute(id, attribute)
+        res = @ec2_client.describe_instance_attribute({
+                                                        instance_id: id, attribute: attribute
+                                                      })
+      end
+
       def find_subnet(subnet_id)
         res = @ec2_client.describe_subnets({
                                              filters: [{ name: 'subnet-id', values: [subnet_id] }]
diff --git a/lib/awspec/stub/ec2.rb b/lib/awspec/stub/ec2.rb
index 4affa3f65..af65cb69a 100644
--- a/lib/awspec/stub/ec2.rb
+++ b/lib/awspec/stub/ec2.rb
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@
         }
       ]
     },
+    describe_instance_attribute: {
+      instance_id: 'i-ec12345a',
+      disable_api_termination: {
+        value: true
+      }
+    },
     describe_vpcs: {
       vpcs: [
         {
diff --git a/lib/awspec/type/ec2.rb b/lib/awspec/type/ec2.rb
index ad40a43b4..e65f6677a 100644
--- a/lib/awspec/type/ec2.rb
+++ b/lib/awspec/type/ec2.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ def initialize(id)
       end
     end
 
+    def disabled_api_termination?
+      ret = find_ec2_attribute(@id, 'disableApiTermination')
+      ret[:disable_api_termination][:value]
+    end
+
     def has_eip?(ip_address = nil)
       option = {
         filters: [{ name: 'instance-id', values: [@id] }]
diff --git a/spec/type/ec2_spec.rb b/spec/type/ec2_spec.rb
index e9f669822..c5e8456a3 100644
--- a/spec/type/ec2_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/type/ec2_spec.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   its(:image_id) { should eq 'ami-abc12def' }
   its(:public_ip_address) { should eq '123.0.456.789' }
   its(:private_ip_address) { should eq '10.0.1.1' }
+  it { should be_disabled_api_termination }
   it { should have_security_group('sg-1a2b3cd4') }
   it { should have_security_group('my-security-group-name') }
   it { should have_security_group('my-security-group-tag-name') }