diff --git a/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_digitalocean_droplet.go b/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_digitalocean_droplet.go
index 76212d579be7..bfb64d749306 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_digitalocean_droplet.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_digitalocean_droplet.go
@@ -107,6 +107,11 @@ func resourceDigitalOceanDroplet() *schema.Resource {
 				Optional: true,
 			},
 
+			"monitoring": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+				Optional: true,
+			},
+
 			"ipv4_address": {
 				Type:     schema.TypeString,
 				Computed: true,
@@ -169,6 +174,10 @@ func resourceDigitalOceanDropletCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		opts.PrivateNetworking = attr.(bool)
 	}
 
+	if attr, ok := d.GetOk("monitoring"); ok {
+		opts.Monitoring = attr.(bool)
+	}
+
 	if attr, ok := d.GetOk("user_data"); ok {
 		opts.UserData = attr.(string)
 	}
diff --git a/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_digitalocean_droplet_test.go b/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_digitalocean_droplet_test.go
index 1c3d5601cdaf..3349cd6cb8cf 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_digitalocean_droplet_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/digitalocean/resource_digitalocean_droplet_test.go
@@ -294,6 +294,27 @@ func TestAccDigitalOceanDroplet_PrivateNetworkingIpv6(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func testAccDigitalOceanDroplet_Monitoring(t *testing.T) {
+	var droplet godo.Droplet
+	rInt := acctest.RandInt()
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:     func() { testAccPreCheck(t) },
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckDigitalOceanDropletDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccCheckDigitalOceanDropletConfig_Monitoring(rInt),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckDigitalOceanDropletExists("digitalocean_droplet.foobar", &droplet),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(
+						"digitalocean_droplet.foobar", "monitoring", "true"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckDigitalOceanDropletDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	client := testAccProvider.Meta().(*godo.Client)
 
@@ -584,4 +605,16 @@ resource "digitalocean_droplet" "foobar" {
 `, rInt)
 }
 
+func testAccCheckDigitalOceanDropletConfig_Monitoring(rInt int) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`
+resource "digitalocean_droplet" "foobar" {
+  name       = "foo-%d"
+  size       = "1gb"
+  image      = "centos-7-x64"
+  region     = "nyc3"
+  monitoring = true
+}
+`, rInt)
+}
+
 var testAccValidPublicKey = `ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQCKVmnMOlHKcZK8tpt3MP1lqOLAcqcJzhsvJcjscgVERRN7/9484SOBJ3HSKxxNG5JN8owAjy5f9yYwcUg+JaUVuytn5Pv3aeYROHGGg+5G346xaq3DAwX6Y5ykr2fvjObgncQBnuU5KHWCECO/4h8uWuwh/kfniXPVjFToc+gnkqA+3RKpAecZhFXwfalQ9mMuYGFxn+fwn8cYEApsJbsEmb0iJwPiZ5hjFC8wREuiTlhPHDgkBLOiycd20op2nXzDbHfCHInquEe/gYxEitALONxm0swBOwJZwlTDOB7C6y2dzlrtxr1L59m7pCkWI4EtTRLvleehBoj3u7jB4usR`
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/do/r/droplet.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/do/r/droplet.html.markdown
index a3b0260009f9..0084f79f3310 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/do/r/droplet.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/do/r/droplet.html.markdown
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `size` - (Required) The instance size to start
 * `backups` - (Optional) Boolean controlling if backups are made. Defaults to
    false.
+* `monitoring` - (Optional) Boolean controlling whether monitoring agent is installed.
+   Defaults to false.
 * `ipv6` - (Optional) Boolean controlling if IPv6 is enabled. Defaults to false.
 * `private_networking` - (Optional) Boolean controlling if private networks are
    enabled. Defaults to false.