diff --git a/cloud/ec2 b/cloud/ec2
index 23ec3eabffd..1a75c00b68d 100644
--- a/cloud/ec2
+++ b/cloud/ec2
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ options:
     required: false
     default: null
     aliases: []
+  source_dest_check:
+    version_added: "1.5"
+    description:
+      - Enable or Disable the Source/Destination checks (for NAT instances and Virtual Routers)
+    required: false
+    default: true
   state:
     version_added: "1.3"
     description:
@@ -724,6 +730,7 @@ def create_instances(module, ec2, override_count=None):
     volumes = module.params.get('volumes')
     exact_count = module.params.get('exact_count')
     count_tag = module.params.get('count_tag')
+    source_dest_check = module.boolean(module.params.get('source_dest_check'))
 
     # group_id and group_name are exclusive of each other
     if group_id and group_name:
@@ -876,6 +883,11 @@ def create_instances(module, ec2, override_count=None):
         for inst in this_res.instances:
             running_instances.append(inst)
 
+        # Enabled by default by Amazon
+        if not source_dest_check:
+            for inst in res.instances:
+                inst.modify_attribute('sourceDestCheck', False)
+
     instance_dict_array = []
     created_instance_ids = []
     for inst in running_instances:
@@ -1049,6 +1061,7 @@ def main():
             private_ip = dict(),
             instance_profile_name = dict(),
             instance_ids = dict(type='list'),
+            source_dest_check = dict(type='bool', default=True),
             state = dict(default='present'),
             exact_count = dict(type='int', default=None),
             count_tag = dict(),