diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_stream.go b/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_stream.go
index 48b409967f7..666f7ad58a6 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_stream.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_stream.go
@@ -58,9 +58,16 @@ func resourceAwsCloudWatchLogStreamCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface
 func resourceAwsCloudWatchLogStreamRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).cloudwatchlogsconn
 
-	ls, exists, err := lookupCloudWatchLogStream(conn, d.Id(), d.Get("log_group_name").(string), nil)
+	group := d.Get("log_group_name").(string)
+
+	ls, exists, err := lookupCloudWatchLogStream(conn, d.Id(), group, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		if !isAWSErr(err, cloudwatchlogs.ErrCodeResourceNotFoundException, "") {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		log.Printf("[DEBUG] container CloudWatch group %q Not Found.", group)
+		exists = false
 	}
 
 	if !exists {
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_stream_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_stream_test.go
index 4c2c16c64ba..f30024545e4 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_stream_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_cloudwatch_log_stream_test.go
@@ -65,6 +65,29 @@ func testAccCheckCloudWatchLogStreamDisappears(ls *cloudwatchlogs.LogStream, lgn
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAccAWSCloudWatchLogStream_disappears_LogGroup(t *testing.T) {
+	var ls cloudwatchlogs.LogStream
+	var lg cloudwatchlogs.LogGroup
+	rName := acctest.RandString(15)
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckAWSCloudWatchLogStreamDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccAWSCloudWatchLogStreamConfig(rName),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckCloudWatchLogStreamExists("aws_cloudwatch_log_stream.foobar", &ls),
+					testAccCheckCloudWatchLogGroupExists("aws_cloudwatch_log_group.foobar", &lg),
+					testAccCheckCloudWatchLogGroupDisappears(&lg),
+				),
+				ExpectNonEmptyPlan: true,
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckCloudWatchLogStreamExists(n string, ls *cloudwatchlogs.LogStream) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[n]