diff --git a/google/data_source_google_active_folder.go b/google/data_source_google_active_folder.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a3bdfdbc852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/google/data_source_google_active_folder.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package google
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/schema"
+	resourceManagerV2Beta1 "google.golang.org/api/cloudresourcemanager/v2beta1"
+	"google.golang.org/api/googleapi"
+)
+
+func dataSourceGoogleActiveFolder() *schema.Resource {
+	return &schema.Resource{
+		Read: dataSourceGoogleActiveFolderRead,
+
+		Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
+			"parent": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Required: true,
+			},
+			"display_name": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Required: true,
+			},
+			"name": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+				Computed: true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func dataSourceGoogleActiveFolderRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
+	config := meta.(*Config)
+
+	parent := d.Get("parent").(string)
+	displayName := d.Get("display_name").(string)
+
+	queryString := fmt.Sprintf("lifecycleState=ACTIVE AND parent=%s AND displayName=%s", parent, displayName)
+	searchRequest := &resourceManagerV2Beta1.SearchFoldersRequest{
+		Query: queryString,
+	}
+	searchResponse, err := config.clientResourceManagerV2Beta1.Folders.Search(searchRequest).Do()
+	if err != nil {
+		if gerr, ok := err.(*googleapi.Error); ok && gerr.Code == 404 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Folder Not Found : %s", d.Get("name"))
+		}
+
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error reading folders: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	folders := searchResponse.Folders
+	if len(folders) != 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("More than one folder found")
+	}
+
+	d.SetId(folders[0].Name)
+	d.Set("name", folders[0].Name)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/google/data_source_google_active_folder_test.go b/google/data_source_google_active_folder_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..319d282a6af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/google/data_source_google_active_folder_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+package google
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/acctest"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/helper/resource"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform/terraform"
+)
+
+func TestAccDataSourceGoogleActiveFolder(t *testing.T) {
+	skipIfEnvNotSet(t, "GOOGLE_ORG")
+
+	parent := fmt.Sprintf("organizations/%s", org)
+	displayName := "terraform-test-" + acctest.RandString(10)
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:  func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers: testAccProviders,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: testAccDataSourceGoogleActiveFolderConfig(parent, displayName),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccDataSourceGoogleActiveFolderCheck("data.google_active_folder.my_folder", "google_folder.foobar"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func testAccDataSourceGoogleActiveFolderCheck(data_source_name string, resource_name string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		ds, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[data_source_name]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("root module has no resource called %s", data_source_name)
+		}
+
+		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[resource_name]
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("can't find %s in state", resource_name)
+		}
+
+		ds_attr := ds.Primary.Attributes
+		rs_attr := rs.Primary.Attributes
+		folder_attrs_to_test := []string{"parent", "display_name", "name"}
+
+		for _, attr_to_check := range folder_attrs_to_test {
+			if ds_attr[attr_to_check] != rs_attr[attr_to_check] {
+				return fmt.Errorf(
+					"%s is %s; want %s",
+					attr_to_check,
+					ds_attr[attr_to_check],
+					rs_attr[attr_to_check],
+				)
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func testAccDataSourceGoogleActiveFolderConfig(parent string, displayName string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "google_folder" "foobar" {
+  parent = "%s"
+  display_name = "%s"
+}
+
+data "google_active_folder" "my_folder" {
+  parent = "${google_folder.foobar.parent}"
+  display_name = "${google_folder.foobar.display_name}"
+}
+`, parent, displayName)
+}
diff --git a/google/provider.go b/google/provider.go
index 7977baeba7b..0a6d20b5d37 100644
--- a/google/provider.go
+++ b/google/provider.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func Provider() terraform.ResourceProvider {
 			"google_compute_zones":             dataSourceGoogleComputeZones(),
 			"google_compute_instance_group":    dataSourceGoogleComputeInstanceGroup(),
 			"google_container_engine_versions": dataSourceGoogleContainerEngineVersions(),
+			"google_active_folder":             dataSourceGoogleActiveFolder(),
 			"google_iam_policy":                dataSourceGoogleIamPolicy(),
 			"google_storage_object_signed_url": dataSourceGoogleSignedUrl(),
 		},
diff --git a/website/docs/d/datasource_folder.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/datasource_folder.html.markdown
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..caa6ca25fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/docs/d/datasource_folder.html.markdown
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+---
+layout: "google"
+page_title: "Google: google_active_folder"
+sidebar_current: "docs-google-datasource-folder"
+description: |-
+  Get a folder within GCP.
+---
+
+# google\_active\_folder
+
+Get a folder within GCP by `display_name` and `parent`.
+
+## Example Usage
+
+```tf
+resource "google_folder" "new-folder" {
+  display_name = "new-folder"
+  parent = "folders/some-folder-id"
+}
+
+data "google_active_folder" "new-folder" {
+  display_name = "${google_folder.new-folder.display_name}"
+  parent = "${google_folder.new-folder.parent}"
+}
+```
+
+## Argument Reference
+
+The following arguments are supported:
+
+* `display_name` - (Required) The folder's display name.
+
+* `parent` - (Required) The resource name of the parent Folder or Organization.
+
+## Attributes Reference
+
+In addition to the arguments listed above, the following attributes are exported:
+
+* `name` - The resource name of the Folder. This uniquely identifies the folder.