diff --git a/docs/sources/datasources/cloudwatch.md b/docs/sources/datasources/cloudwatch.md
index 4d9d8b38c1c..351b08eb2aa 100644
--- a/docs/sources/datasources/cloudwatch.md
+++ b/docs/sources/datasources/cloudwatch.md
@@ -64,9 +64,19 @@ Name | Description
 `metrics(namespace)` | Returns a list of metrics in the namespace.
 `dimension_keys(namespace)` | Returns a list of dimension keys in the namespace.
 `dimension_values(region, namespace, metric, dimension_key)` | Returns a list of dimension values matching the specified `region`, `namespace`, `metric` and `dimension_key`.
+`ebs_volume_ids(region, instance_id)` | Returns a list of volume id matching the specified `region`, `instance_id`.
+`ec2_instance_attribute(region, attribute_name, filters)` | Returns a list of attribute matching the specified `region`, `attribute_name`, `filters`.
 
 For details about the metrics CloudWatch provides, please refer to the [CloudWatch documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/DeveloperGuide/CW_Support_For_AWS.html).
 
+The `ec2_instance_attribute` query take `filters` in JSON format.  
+You can specify [pre-defined filters of ec2:DescribeInstances](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeInstances.html).  
+Specify like `{ filter_name1: [ filter_value1 ], filter_name2: [ filter_value2 ] }`
+
+Example `ec2_instance_attribute()` query
+
+    ec2_instance_attribute(us-east-1, InstanceId, { "tag:Environment": [ "production" ] })
+
 ![](/img/v2/cloudwatch_templating.png)
 
 ## Cost
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/datasource.js b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/datasource.js
index 06c723e416a..704cbd41e72 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/datasource.js
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/datasource.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ function (angular, _, moment, dateMath, CloudWatchAnnotationQuery) {
       return this.awsRequest({
         region: region,
         action: 'DescribeInstances',
-        parameters: { filter: filters, instanceIds: instanceIds }
+        parameters: { filters: filters, instanceIds: instanceIds }
       });
     };
 
@@ -205,6 +205,28 @@ function (angular, _, moment, dateMath, CloudWatchAnnotationQuery) {
         });
       }
 
+      var ec2InstanceAttributeQuery = query.match(/^ec2_instance_attribute\(([^,]+?),\s?([^,]+?),\s?(.+?)\)/);
+      if (ec2InstanceAttributeQuery) {
+        region = templateSrv.replace(ec2InstanceAttributeQuery[1]);
+        var filterJson = JSON.parse(templateSrv.replace(ec2InstanceAttributeQuery[3]));
+        var filters = _.map(filterJson, function(values, name) {
+          return {
+            Name: name,
+            Values: values
+          };
+        });
+        var targetAttributeName = templateSrv.replace(ec2InstanceAttributeQuery[2]);
+
+        return this.performEC2DescribeInstances(region, filters, null).then(function(result) {
+          var attributes = _.chain(result.Reservations)
+          .map(function(reservations) {
+            return _.pluck(reservations.Instances, targetAttributeName);
+          })
+          .flatten().value();
+          return transformSuggestData(attributes);
+        });
+      }
+
       return $q.when([]);
     };