diff --git a/resource_container_cluster.go b/resource_container_cluster.go
index 9340d78e..19ab48a9 100644
--- a/resource_container_cluster.go
+++ b/resource_container_cluster.go
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ func resourceContainerCluster() *schema.Resource {
 				ForceNew: true,
 			},
 
+			"additional_zones": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeList,
+				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
+				Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
+			},
+
 			"cluster_ipv4_cidr": &schema.Schema{
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Optional: true,
@@ -282,6 +289,24 @@ func resourceContainerClusterCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 		cluster.InitialClusterVersion = v.(string)
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("additional_zones"); ok {
+		locationsList := v.([]interface{})
+		locations := []string{}
+		zoneInLocations := false
+		for _, v := range locationsList {
+			location := v.(string)
+			locations = append(locations, location)
+			if location == zoneName {
+				zoneInLocations = true
+			}
+		}
+		if !zoneInLocations {
+			// zone must be in locations if specified separately
+			locations = append(locations, zoneName)
+		}
+		cluster.Locations = locations
+	}
+
 	if v, ok := d.GetOk("cluster_ipv4_cidr"); ok {
 		cluster.ClusterIpv4Cidr = v.(string)
 	}
@@ -419,6 +444,7 @@ func resourceContainerClusterRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) erro
 
 	d.Set("name", cluster.Name)
 	d.Set("zone", cluster.Zone)
+	d.Set("additional_zones", cluster.Locations)
 	d.Set("endpoint", cluster.Endpoint)
 
 	masterAuth := []map[string]interface{}{
diff --git a/resource_container_cluster_test.go b/resource_container_cluster_test.go
index d0dbb48e..364de87e 100644
--- a/resource_container_cluster_test.go
+++ b/resource_container_cluster_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/acctest"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+	"strconv"
 )
 
 func TestAccContainerCluster_basic(t *testing.T) {
@@ -26,6 +27,25 @@ func TestAccContainerCluster_basic(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccContainerCluster_withAdditionalZones(t *testing.T) {
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckContainerClusterDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccContainerCluster_withAdditionalZones,
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckContainerClusterExists(
+						"google_container_cluster.with_additional_zones"),
+					testAccCheckContainerClusterAdditionalZonesExist(
+						"google_container_cluster.with_additional_zones"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccContainerCluster_withVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
@@ -143,6 +163,29 @@ func testAccCheckContainerClusterExists(n string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+func testAccCheckContainerClusterAdditionalZonesExist(n string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[n]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Not found: %s", n)
+		}
+
+		var (
+			additionalZonesSize int
+			err                 error
+		)
+
+		if additionalZonesSize, err = strconv.Atoi(rs.Primary.Attributes["additional_zones.#"]); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if additionalZonesSize != 2 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("number of additional zones did not match 2")
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 var testAccContainerCluster_basic = fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
 	name = "cluster-test-%s"
@@ -155,6 +198,23 @@ resource "google_container_cluster" "primary" {
 	}
 }`, acctest.RandString(10))
 
+var testAccContainerCluster_withAdditionalZones = fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "google_container_cluster" "with_additional_zones" {
+	name = "cluster-test-%s"
+	zone = "us-central1-a"
+	initial_node_count = 1
+
+	additional_zones = [
+		"us-central1-b",
+		"us-central1-c"
+	]
+
+	master_auth {
+		username = "mr.yoda"
+		password = "adoy.rm"
+	}
+}`, acctest.RandString(10))
+
 var testAccContainerCluster_withVersion = fmt.Sprintf(`
 resource "google_container_cluster" "with_version" {
 	name = "cluster-test-%s"