diff --git a/aws/data_source_aws_route_tables.go b/aws/data_source_aws_route_tables.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2864ae5ac76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws/data_source_aws_route_tables.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
+)
+
+func dataSourceAwsRouteTables() *schema.Resource {
+	return &schema.Resource{
+		Read: dataSourceAwsRouteTablesRead,
+		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
+
+			"tags": tagsSchemaComputed(),
+
+			"vpc_id": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Optional: true,
+			},
+
+			"ids": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeSet,
+				Computed: true,
+				Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
+				Set:      schema.HashString,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func dataSourceAwsRouteTablesRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	conn := meta.(*AWSClient).ec2conn
+
+	req := &ec2.DescribeRouteTablesInput{}
+
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("vpc_id"); ok {
+		req.Filters = buildEC2AttributeFilterList(
+			map[string]string{
+				"vpc-id": v.(string),
+			},
+		)
+	}
+
+	req.Filters = append(req.Filters, buildEC2TagFilterList(
+		tagsFromMap(d.Get("tags").(map[string]interface{})),
+	)...)
+
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] DescribeRouteTables %s\n", req)
+	resp, err := conn.DescribeRouteTables(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if resp == nil || len(resp.RouteTables) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("no matching route tables found for vpc with id %s", d.Get("vpc_id").(string))
+	}
+
+	routeTables := make([]string, 0)
+
+	for _, routeTable := range resp.RouteTables {
+		routeTables = append(routeTables, aws.StringValue(routeTable.RouteTableId))
+	}
+
+	d.SetId(resource.UniqueId())
+	if err = d.Set("ids", routeTables); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error setting ids: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/aws/data_source_aws_route_tables_test.go b/aws/data_source_aws_route_tables_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7843157a44b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aws/data_source_aws_route_tables_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/acctest"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
+)
+
+func TestAccDataSourceAwsRouteTables(t *testing.T) {
+	rInt := acctest.RandIntRange(0, 256)
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckVpcDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccDataSourceAwsRouteTablesConfig(rInt),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccDataSourceAwsRouteTablesConfigWithDataSource(rInt),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.aws_route_tables.test", "ids.#", "4"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.aws_route_tables.private", "ids.#", "2"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.aws_route_tables.test2", "ids.#", "1"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func testAccDataSourceAwsRouteTablesConfigWithDataSource(rInt int) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_vpc" "test" {
+  cidr_block = "172.%d.0.0/16"
+
+  tags {
+    Name = "terraform-testacc-route-tables-data-source"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_vpc" "test2" {
+  cidr_block = "172.%d.0.0/16"
+
+  tags {
+    Name = "terraform-test2acc-route-tables-data-source"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_route_table" "test_public_a" {
+  vpc_id            = "${aws_vpc.test.id}"
+
+  tags {
+    Name = "tf-acc-route-tables-data-source-public-a"
+    Tier = "Public"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_route_table" "test_private_a" {
+  vpc_id            = "${aws_vpc.test.id}"
+
+  tags {
+    Name = "tf-acc-route-tables-data-source-private-a"
+    Tier = "Private"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_route_table" "test_private_b" {
+  vpc_id            = "${aws_vpc.test.id}"
+
+  tags {
+    Name = "tf-acc-route-tables-data-source-private-b"
+    Tier = "Private"
+  }
+}
+
+data "aws_route_tables" "test" {
+  vpc_id = "${aws_vpc.test.id}"
+}
+
+data "aws_route_tables" "test2" {
+  vpc_id = "${aws_vpc.test2.id}"
+}
+
+data "aws_route_tables" "private" {
+  vpc_id = "${aws_vpc.test.id}"
+  tags {
+    Tier = "Private"
+  }
+}
+`, rInt, rInt)
+}
+
+func testAccDataSourceAwsRouteTablesConfig(rInt int) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "aws_vpc" "test" {
+  cidr_block = "172.%d.0.0/16"
+
+  tags {
+    Name = "terraform-testacc-route-tables-data-source"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_route_table" "test_public_a" {
+  vpc_id            = "${aws_vpc.test.id}"
+
+  tags {
+    Name = "tf-acc-route-tables-data-source-public-a"
+    Tier = "Public"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_route_table" "test_private_a" {
+  vpc_id            = "${aws_vpc.test.id}"
+
+  tags {
+    Name = "tf-acc-route-tables-data-source-private-a"
+    Tier = "Private"
+  }
+}
+
+resource "aws_route_table" "test_private_b" {
+  vpc_id            = "${aws_vpc.test.id}"
+
+  tags {
+    Name = "tf-acc-route-tables-data-source-private-b"
+    Tier = "Private"
+  }
+}
+`, rInt)
+}
diff --git a/aws/provider.go b/aws/provider.go
index 74a0f701bb3..7a220b560f4 100644
--- a/aws/provider.go
+++ b/aws/provider.go
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ func Provider() terraform.ResourceProvider {
 			"aws_region":                           dataSourceAwsRegion(),
 			"aws_route":                            dataSourceAwsRoute(),
 			"aws_route_table":                      dataSourceAwsRouteTable(),
+			"aws_route_tables":                     dataSourceAwsRouteTables(),
 			"aws_route53_zone":                     dataSourceAwsRoute53Zone(),
 			"aws_s3_bucket":                        dataSourceAwsS3Bucket(),
 			"aws_s3_bucket_object":                 dataSourceAwsS3BucketObject(),
diff --git a/website/docs/d/route_tables.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/route_tables.html.markdown
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7456017b91c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/docs/d/route_tables.html.markdown
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+---
+layout: "aws"
+page_title: "AWS: aws_route_tables"
+sidebar_current: "docs-aws-datasource-route-tables"
+description: |-
+    Get information on Amazon route tables.
+---
+
+# Data Source: aws_route_tables
+
+This resource can be useful for getting back a list of route table ids to be referenced elsewhere.
+
+## Example Usage
+
+The following adds a route for a particular cidr block to every route table
+in a specified vpc to use a particular vpc peering connection.
+
+```hcl
+
+data "aws_route_tables" "rts" {
+  vpc_id = "${var.vpc_id}"
+}
+
+resource "aws_route" "r" {
+  count                  = "${length(data.aws_route_tables.rts.ids)}"
+  route_table_id         = "${data.aws_route_tables.rts.ids[count.index]}"
+  destination_cidr_block = "10.0.1.0/22"
+  vpc_peering_connection_id = "pcx-0e9a7a9ecd137dc54"
+}
+
+```
+
+## Argument Reference
+
+* `vpc_id` - (Optional) The VPC ID that you want to filter from.
+
+* `tags` - (Optional) A mapping of tags, each pair of which must exactly match
+  a pair on the desired route tables.
+
+## Attributes Reference
+
+* `ids` - A list of all the route table ids found. This data source will fail if none are found.