diff --git a/cloud/amazon/ec2.py b/cloud/amazon/ec2.py
index 050ed0b63f4..9bb0786753d 100644
--- a/cloud/amazon/ec2.py
+++ b/cloud/amazon/ec2.py
@@ -604,6 +604,11 @@ def get_instance_info(inst):
     except AttributeError:
         instance_info['ebs_optimized'] = False
 
+    try:
+        instance_info['tenancy'] = getattr(inst, 'placement_tenancy')
+    except AttributeError:
+        instance_info['tenancy'] = 'default'
+
     return instance_info
 
 def boto_supports_associate_public_ip_address(ec2):