diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/bucket.rb b/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/bucket.rb
index dabd1b372..0850e6d25 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/bucket.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/models/s3/bucket.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ module Fog
         end
 
         def delete
+          return false if new_record?
           connection.delete_bucket(name)
+          @new_record = true
           true
         end
 
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ module Fog
             options['LocationConstraint'] = @location
           end
           connection.put_bucket(name, options)
+          @new_record = false
           true
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/fog/model.rb b/lib/fog/model.rb
index 9f616ca56..007512aa5 100644
--- a/lib/fog/model.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/model.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ module Fog
       @connection
     end
 
+    def new_record?
+      !defined?(@new_record) || @new_record
+    end
+
     def remap_attributes(attributes, mapping)
       for key, value in mapping
         if attributes[key]