diff --git a/aws/data_source_aws_eks_cluster.go b/aws/data_source_aws_eks_cluster.go
index c2dfbdfaf0f..b9d66b90c16 100644
--- a/aws/data_source_aws_eks_cluster.go
+++ b/aws/data_source_aws_eks_cluster.go
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ func dataSourceAwsEksCluster() *schema.Resource {
 				ForceNew:     true,
 				ValidateFunc: validation.NoZeroValues,
 			},
+			"platform_version": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Computed: true,
+			},
 			"role_arn": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
@@ -110,6 +114,7 @@ func dataSourceAwsEksClusterRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	d.Set("created_at", aws.TimeValue(cluster.CreatedAt).String())
 	d.Set("endpoint", cluster.Endpoint)
 	d.Set("name", cluster.Name)
+	d.Set("platform_version", cluster.PlatformVersion)
 	d.Set("role_arn", cluster.RoleArn)
 	d.Set("version", cluster.Version)
 
diff --git a/aws/data_source_aws_eks_cluster_test.go b/aws/data_source_aws_eks_cluster_test.go
index d224540029c..5153e89e420 100644
--- a/aws/data_source_aws_eks_cluster_test.go
+++ b/aws/data_source_aws_eks_cluster_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package aws
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/acctest"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ func TestAccAWSEksClusterDataSource_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrPair(resourceName, "certificate_authority.0.data", dataSourceResourceName, "certificate_authority.0.data"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrPair(resourceName, "created_at", dataSourceResourceName, "created_at"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrPair(resourceName, "endpoint", dataSourceResourceName, "endpoint"),
+					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr(resourceName, "platform_version", regexp.MustCompile(`^eks\.\d+$`)),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrPair(resourceName, "role_arn", dataSourceResourceName, "role_arn"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrPair(resourceName, "version", dataSourceResourceName, "version"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(dataSourceResourceName, "vpc_config.#", "1"),
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_eks_cluster.go b/aws/resource_aws_eks_cluster.go
index 87abe5115f2..f2d1118893d 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_eks_cluster.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_eks_cluster.go
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ func resourceAwsEksCluster() *schema.Resource {
 				ForceNew:     true,
 				ValidateFunc: validation.NoZeroValues,
 			},
+			"platform_version": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Computed: true,
+			},
 			"role_arn": {
 				Type:         schema.TypeString,
 				Required:     true,
@@ -195,6 +199,7 @@ func resourceAwsEksClusterRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	d.Set("created_at", aws.TimeValue(cluster.CreatedAt).String())
 	d.Set("endpoint", cluster.Endpoint)
 	d.Set("name", cluster.Name)
+	d.Set("platform_version", cluster.PlatformVersion)
 	d.Set("role_arn", cluster.RoleArn)
 	d.Set("version", cluster.Version)
 
diff --git a/aws/resource_aws_eks_cluster_test.go b/aws/resource_aws_eks_cluster_test.go
index 583f90d11ab..9bba6bf37fc 100644
--- a/aws/resource_aws_eks_cluster_test.go
+++ b/aws/resource_aws_eks_cluster_test.go
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ func TestAccAWSEksCluster_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "certificate_authority.0.data"),
 					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr(resourceName, "endpoint", regexp.MustCompile(`^https://`)),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "name", rName),
+					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr(resourceName, "platform_version", regexp.MustCompile(`^eks\.\d+$`)),
 					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr(resourceName, "role_arn", regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf("%s$", rName))),
 					resource.TestMatchResourceAttr(resourceName, "version", regexp.MustCompile(`^\d+\.\d+$`)),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "vpc_config.#", "1"),
diff --git a/website/docs/d/eks_cluster.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/eks_cluster.html.markdown
index 8d664aefa0c..3f146be6773 100644
--- a/website/docs/d/eks_cluster.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/d/eks_cluster.html.markdown
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ output "kubeconfig-certificate-authority-data" {
   * `data` - The base64 encoded certificate data required to communicate with your cluster. Add this to the `certificate-authority-data` section of the `kubeconfig` file for your cluster.
 * `created_at` - The Unix epoch time stamp in seconds for when the cluster was created.
 * `endpoint` - The endpoint for your Kubernetes API server.
+* `platform_version` - The platform version for the cluster.
 * `role_arn` - The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM role that provides permissions for the Kubernetes control plane to make calls to AWS API operations on your behalf.
 * `version` - The Kubernetes server version for the cluster.
 * `vpc_config` - Nested attribute containing VPC configuration for the cluster.
diff --git a/website/docs/r/eks_cluster.html.markdown b/website/docs/r/eks_cluster.html.markdown
index 4d63463199f..068d23a28cd 100644
--- a/website/docs/r/eks_cluster.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/r/eks_cluster.html.markdown
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ In addition to all arguments above, the following attributes are exported:
 * `certificate_authority` - Nested attribute containing `certificate-authority-data` for your cluster.
   * `data` - The base64 encoded certificate data required to communicate with your cluster. Add this to the `certificate-authority-data` section of the `kubeconfig` file for your cluster.
 * `endpoint` - The endpoint for your Kubernetes API server.
+* `platform_version` - The platform version for the cluster.
 * `version` - The Kubernetes server version for the cluster.
 * `vpc_config` - Additional nested attributes:
   * `vpc_id` - The VPC associated with your cluster.