diff --git a/providers/aws-ec2/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/domain/Spot.java b/providers/aws-ec2/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/domain/Spot.java
index 021dffc1bb..3a4bac6a70 100644
--- a/providers/aws-ec2/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/domain/Spot.java
+++ b/providers/aws-ec2/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/domain/Spot.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public class Spot implements Comparable<Spot> {
       private String productDescription;
       private float spotPrice;
       private Date timestamp;
+      private String availabilityZone;
 
       public void clear() {
          this.region = null;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ public class Spot implements Comparable<Spot> {
          this.productDescription = null;
          this.spotPrice = 0.0f;
          this.timestamp = null;
+         this.availabilityZone = null;
       }
 
       public Builder region(String region) {
@@ -71,8 +73,13 @@ public class Spot implements Comparable<Spot> {
          return this;
       }
 
+      public Builder availabilityZone(String availabilityZone) {
+         this.availabilityZone = availabilityZone;
+         return this;
+      }
+
       public Spot build() {
-         return new Spot(region, instanceType, productDescription, spotPrice, timestamp);
+         return new Spot(region, instanceType, productDescription, spotPrice, timestamp, availabilityZone);
       }
    }
 
@@ -81,13 +88,16 @@ public class Spot implements Comparable<Spot> {
    private final String productDescription;
    private final float spotPrice;
    private final Date timestamp;
+   private final String availabilityZone;
 
-   public Spot(String region, String instanceType, String productDescription, float spotPrice, Date timestamp) {
+   public Spot(String region, String instanceType, String productDescription, float spotPrice, Date timestamp,
+               String availabilityZone) {
       this.region = checkNotNull(region, "region");
       this.instanceType = checkNotNull(instanceType, "instanceType");
       this.productDescription = checkNotNull(productDescription, "productDescription");
       this.spotPrice = spotPrice;
       this.timestamp = checkNotNull(timestamp, "timestamp");
+      this.availabilityZone = checkNotNull(availabilityZone, "availabilityZone");
    }
 
    /**
@@ -117,6 +127,10 @@ public class Spot implements Comparable<Spot> {
       return timestamp;
    }
 
+   public String getAvailabilityZone() {
+      return availabilityZone;
+   }
+
    @Override
    public int compareTo(Spot o) {
       return Float.compare(spotPrice, o.spotPrice);
@@ -131,6 +145,7 @@ public class Spot implements Comparable<Spot> {
       result = prime * result + ((region == null) ? 0 : region.hashCode());
       result = prime * result + Float.floatToIntBits(spotPrice);
       result = prime * result + ((timestamp == null) ? 0 : timestamp.hashCode());
+      result = prime * result + ((availabilityZone == null) ? 0 : availabilityZone.hashCode());
       return result;
    }
 
@@ -165,13 +180,20 @@ public class Spot implements Comparable<Spot> {
             return false;
       } else if (!timestamp.equals(other.timestamp))
          return false;
+      if (availabilityZone == null) {
+         if (other.availabilityZone != null)
+            return false;
+      } else if (!availabilityZone.equals(other.availabilityZone)) {
+         return false;
+      }
       return true;
    }
 
    @Override
    public String toString() {
       return "[region=" + region + ", instanceType=" + instanceType + ", productDescription=" + productDescription
-            + ", spotPrice=" + spotPrice + ", timestamp=" + timestamp + "]";
+            + ", spotPrice=" + spotPrice + ", timestamp=" + timestamp + ", availabilityZone="
+              + availabilityZone + "]";
    }
 
 }
diff --git a/providers/aws-ec2/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/xml/SpotHandler.java b/providers/aws-ec2/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/xml/SpotHandler.java
index 54035a933d..ba01984610 100644
--- a/providers/aws-ec2/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/xml/SpotHandler.java
+++ b/providers/aws-ec2/src/main/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/xml/SpotHandler.java
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ public class SpotHandler extends ParseSax.HandlerForGeneratedRequestWithResult<S
          builder.spotPrice(Float.parseFloat(currentText.toString().trim()));
       } else if (qName.equals("timestamp")) {
          builder.timestamp(dateCodec.toDate(currentText.toString().trim()));
+      } else if (qName.equals("availabilityZone")) {
+         builder.availabilityZone(currentText.toString().trim());
       }
       currentText = new StringBuilder();
    }
diff --git a/providers/aws-ec2/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/xml/DescribeSpotPriceHistoryResponseHandlerTest.java b/providers/aws-ec2/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/xml/DescribeSpotPriceHistoryResponseHandlerTest.java
index 4a85af465d..6af8a0fff4 100644
--- a/providers/aws-ec2/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/xml/DescribeSpotPriceHistoryResponseHandlerTest.java
+++ b/providers/aws-ec2/src/test/java/org/jclouds/aws/ec2/xml/DescribeSpotPriceHistoryResponseHandlerTest.java
@@ -46,12 +46,15 @@ public class DescribeSpotPriceHistoryResponseHandlerTest extends BaseHandlerTest
       InputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/describe_spot_price_history.xml");
 
       Set<Spot> expected = ImmutableSet.of(
-            Spot.builder().region("us-west-1").instanceType("t1.micro").productDescription("SUSE Linux").spotPrice(0.013f)
-                  .timestamp(new SimpleDateFormatDateService().iso8601DateParse("2011-03-07T12:17:19.000Z")).build(),
-            Spot.builder().region("us-west-1").instanceType("m1.large").productDescription("Linux/UNIX").spotPrice(0.119f)
-                  .timestamp(new SimpleDateFormatDateService().iso8601DateParse("2011-03-07T16:29:16.000Z")).build(),
-            Spot.builder().region("us-west-1").instanceType("t1.micro").productDescription("Windows").spotPrice(0.013f)
-                  .timestamp(new SimpleDateFormatDateService().iso8601DateParse("2011-03-07T17:56:54.000Z")).build()
+              Spot.builder().region("us-west-1").instanceType("t1.micro").productDescription("SUSE Linux").spotPrice(0.013f)
+                      .timestamp(new SimpleDateFormatDateService().iso8601DateParse("2011-03-07T12:17:19.000Z"))
+                      .availabilityZone("us-west-1a").build(),
+              Spot.builder().region("us-west-1").instanceType("m1.large").productDescription("Linux/UNIX").spotPrice(0.119f)
+                      .timestamp(new SimpleDateFormatDateService().iso8601DateParse("2011-03-07T16:29:16.000Z"))
+                      .availabilityZone("us-west-1b").build(),
+              Spot.builder().region("us-west-1").instanceType("t1.micro").productDescription("Windows").spotPrice(0.013f)
+                      .timestamp(new SimpleDateFormatDateService().iso8601DateParse("2011-03-07T17:56:54.000Z"))
+                      .availabilityZone("us-west-1c").build()
 
       );
 
diff --git a/providers/aws-ec2/src/test/resources/describe_spot_price_history.xml b/providers/aws-ec2/src/test/resources/describe_spot_price_history.xml
index b71570a645..c25a53653a 100644
--- a/providers/aws-ec2/src/test/resources/describe_spot_price_history.xml
+++ b/providers/aws-ec2/src/test/resources/describe_spot_price_history.xml
@@ -7,18 +7,21 @@
             <productDescription>SUSE Linux</productDescription>
             <spotPrice>0.013000</spotPrice>
             <timestamp>2011-03-07T12:17:19.000Z</timestamp>
+            <availabilityZone>us-west-1a</availabilityZone>
         </item>
         <item>
             <instanceType>m1.large</instanceType>
             <productDescription>Linux/UNIX</productDescription>
             <spotPrice>0.119000</spotPrice>
             <timestamp>2011-03-07T16:29:16.000Z</timestamp>
+            <availabilityZone>us-west-1b</availabilityZone>
         </item>
         <item>
             <instanceType>t1.micro</instanceType>
             <productDescription>Windows</productDescription>
             <spotPrice>0.013000</spotPrice>
             <timestamp>2011-03-07T17:56:54.000Z</timestamp>
+            <availabilityZone>us-west-1c</availabilityZone>
         </item>
     </spotPriceHistorySet>
 </DescribeSpotPriceHistoryResponse>
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