diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/models/elb/listener.rb b/lib/fog/aws/models/elb/listener.rb
index bd8a5c484..23fe82e56 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/models/elb/listener.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/models/elb/listener.rb
@@ -4,20 +4,21 @@ module Fog
     class ELB
       class Listener < Fog::Model
 
-        attribute :policy_names,  :aliases => 'PolicyNames'
-        attribute :instance_port, :aliases => 'InstancePort'
-        attribute :lb_port,       :aliases => 'LoadBalancerPort'
-        attribute :protocol,      :aliases => 'Protocol'
-        attribute :ssl_id,        :aliases => 'SSLCertificateId'
+        attribute :policy_names,      :aliases => 'PolicyNames'
+        attribute :instance_port,     :aliases => 'InstancePort'
+        attribute :instance_protocol, :aliases => 'InstanceProtocol'
+        attribute :lb_port,           :aliases => 'LoadBalancerPort'
+        attribute :protocol,          :aliases => 'Protocol'
+        attribute :ssl_id,            :aliases => 'SSLCertificateId'
 
         def initialize(attributes={})
           # set defaults, which may be overridden in super
-          merge_attributes(:policy_names => [], :instance_port => 80, :lb_port => 80, :protocol => 'HTTP')
+          merge_attributes(:policy_names => [], :instance_port => 80, :instance_protocol => 'HTTP', :lb_port => 80, :protocol => 'HTTP')
           super
         end
 
         def save
-          requires :load_balancer, :instance_port, :lb_port, :protocol
+          requires :load_balancer, :instance_port, :lb_port, :protocol, :instance_protocol
           connection.create_load_balancer_listeners(load_balancer.id, [to_params])
           reload
         end
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ module Fog
         def to_params
           {
             'InstancePort'     => instance_port,
+            'InstanceProtocol' => instance_protocol,
             'LoadBalancerPort' => lb_port,
             'Protocol'         => protocol,
             'SSLCertificateId' => ssl_id
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/elb/create_load_balancer.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/elb/create_load_balancer.rb
index 87a0e9c3a..8d76e9572 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/requests/elb/create_load_balancer.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/elb/create_load_balancer.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ module Fog
         # * availability_zones<~Array> - List of availability zones for the ELB
         # * lb_name<~String> - Name for the new ELB -- must be unique
         # * listeners<~Array> - Array of Hashes describing ELB listeners to assign to the ELB
-        #   * 'Protocol'<~String> - Protocol to use. Either HTTP or TCP.
+        #   * 'Protocol'<~String> - Protocol to use. Either HTTP, HTTPS, TCP or SSL.
         #   * 'LoadBalancerPort'<~Integer> - The port that the ELB will listen to for outside traffic
         #   * 'InstancePort'<~Integer> - The port on the instance that the ELB will forward traffic to
+        #   * 'InstanceProtocol'<~String> - Protocol for sending traffic to an instance. Either HTTP, HTTPS, TCP or SSL.
         #   * 'SSLCertificateId'<~String> - ARN of the server certificate
         # ==== Returns
         # * response<~Excon::Response>:
@@ -28,17 +29,20 @@ module Fog
           listener_protocol = []
           listener_lb_port = []
           listener_instance_port = []
+          listener_instance_protocol = []
           listener_ssl_certificate_id = []
           listeners.each do |listener|
             listener_protocol.push(listener['Protocol'])
             listener_lb_port.push(listener['LoadBalancerPort'])
             listener_instance_port.push(listener['InstancePort'])
+            listener_instance_protocol.push(listener['InstanceProtocol'])
             listener_ssl_certificate_id.push(listener['SSLCertificateId'])
           end
 
           params.merge!(Fog::AWS.indexed_param('Listeners.member.%d.Protocol', listener_protocol))
           params.merge!(Fog::AWS.indexed_param('Listeners.member.%d.LoadBalancerPort', listener_lb_port))
           params.merge!(Fog::AWS.indexed_param('Listeners.member.%d.InstancePort', listener_instance_port))
+          params.merge!(Fog::AWS.indexed_param('Listeners.member.%d.InstanceProtocol', listener_instance_protocol))
           params.merge!(Fog::AWS.indexed_param('Listeners.member.%d.SSLCertificateId', listener_ssl_certificate_id))
 
           request({
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/elb/create_load_balancer_listeners.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/elb/create_load_balancer_listeners.rb
index 15a74fa08..27e5a28e1 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/requests/elb/create_load_balancer_listeners.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/elb/create_load_balancer_listeners.rb
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ module Fog
         # ==== Parameters
         # * lb_name<~String> - Name for the new ELB -- must be unique
         # * listeners<~Array> - Array of Hashes describing ELB listeners to add to the ELB
-        #   * 'Protocol'<~String> - Protocol to use. Either HTTP or TCP.
+        #   * 'Protocol'<~String> - Protocol to use. Either HTTP, HTTPS, TCP or SSL.
         #   * 'LoadBalancerPort'<~Integer> - The port that the ELB will listen to for outside traffic
         #   * 'InstancePort'<~Integer> - The port on the instance that the ELB will forward traffic to
+        #   * 'InstanceProtocol'<~String> - Protocol for sending traffic to an instance. Either HTTP, HTTPS, TCP or SSL.
         #   * 'SSLCertificateId'<~String> - ARN of the server certificate
         # ==== Returns
         # * response<~Excon::Response>:
diff --git a/tests/aws/models/elb/model_tests.rb b/tests/aws/models/elb/model_tests.rb
index 9ce617c22..2d1963f6d 100644
--- a/tests/aws/models/elb/model_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/aws/models/elb/model_tests.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 Shindo.tests('AWS::ELB | models', ['aws', 'elb']) do
+  require 'fog'
   @availability_zones = Fog::Compute[:aws].describe_availability_zones('state' => 'available').body['availabilityZoneInfo'].collect{ |az| az['zoneName'] }
   @key_name = 'fog-test-model'
 
@@ -13,15 +14,17 @@ Shindo.tests('AWS::ELB | models', ['aws', 'elb']) do
       tests("default attributes") do
         listener = Fog::AWS[:elb].listeners.new
         tests('instance_port is 80').returns(80) { listener.instance_port }
+        tests('instance_protocol is HTTP').returns('HTTP') { listener.instance_protocol }
         tests('lb_port is 80').returns(80) { listener.lb_port }
         tests('protocol is HTTP').returns('HTTP') { listener.protocol }
         tests('policy_names is empty').returns([]) { listener.policy_names }
       end
 
       tests("specifying attributes") do
-        attributes = {:instance_port => 2000, :lb_port => 2001, :protocol => 'SSL', :policy_names => ['fake'] }
+        attributes = {:instance_port => 2000, :instance_protocol => 'SSL', :lb_port => 2001, :protocol => 'SSL', :policy_names => ['fake'] }
         listener = Fog::AWS[:elb].listeners.new(attributes)
         tests('instance_port is 2000').returns(2000) { listener.instance_port }
+        tests('instance_protocol is SSL').returns('SSL') { listener.instance_protocol }
         tests('lb_port is 2001').returns(2001) { listener.lb_port }
         tests('protocol is SSL').returns('SSL') { listener.protocol }
         tests('policy_names is [ fake ]').returns(['fake']) { listener.policy_names }
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@ Shindo.tests('AWS::ELB | models', ['aws', 'elb']) do
             'PolicyNames' => []
           }, {
             'Listener' => {
-              'LoadBalancerPort' => 443, 'InstancePort' => 443, 'Protocol' => 'HTTPS',
+              'LoadBalancerPort' => 443, 'InstancePort' => 443, 'Protocol' => 'HTTPS', 'InstanceProtocol' => 'HTTPS',
               'SSLCertificateId' => @certificate['Arn']
             },
             'PolicyNames' => []
@@ -73,13 +76,14 @@ Shindo.tests('AWS::ELB | models', ['aws', 'elb']) do
         tests('lb_port is 2030').returns(2030) { elb3.listeners.first.lb_port }
         tests('protocol is HTTP').returns('HTTP') { elb3.listeners.first.protocol }
         tests('protocol is HTTPS').returns('HTTPS') { elb3.listeners.last.protocol }
+        tests('instance_protocol is HTTPS').returns('HTTPS') { elb3.listeners.last.instance_protocol }
         elb3.destroy
       end
 
       tests('with invalid Server Cert ARN').raises(Fog::AWS::IAM::NotFound) do
         listeners = [{
           'Listener' => {
-          'LoadBalancerPort' => 443, 'InstancePort' => 80, 'Protocol' => 'HTTPS', "SSLCertificateId" => "fakecert"}
+          'LoadBalancerPort' => 443, 'InstancePort' => 80, 'Protocol' => 'HTTPS', 'InstanceProtocol' => 'HTTPS', "SSLCertificateId" => "fakecert"}
         }]
         Fog::AWS[:elb].load_balancers.create(:id => "#{elb_id}-4", "ListenerDescriptions" => listeners, :availability_zones => @availability_zones)
       end
@@ -178,7 +182,7 @@ Shindo.tests('AWS::ELB | models', ['aws', 'elb']) do
         returns(1) { elb.listeners.size }
 
         listener = elb.listeners.first
-        returns([80,80,'HTTP', []]) { [listener.instance_port, listener.lb_port, listener.protocol, listener.policy_names] }
+        returns([80,80,'HTTP','HTTP', []]) { [listener.instance_port, listener.lb_port, listener.protocol, listener.instance_protocol, listener.policy_names] }
       end
 
       tests('#get') do
@@ -186,8 +190,8 @@ Shindo.tests('AWS::ELB | models', ['aws', 'elb']) do
       end
 
       tests('create') do
-        new_listener = { 'InstancePort' => 443, 'LoadBalancerPort' => 443, 'Protocol' => 'TCP'}
-        elb.listeners.create(:instance_port => 443, :lb_port => 443, :protocol => 'TCP')
+        new_listener = { 'InstancePort' => 443, 'LoadBalancerPort' => 443, 'Protocol' => 'TCP', 'InstanceProtocol' => 'TCP'}
+        elb.listeners.create(:instance_port => 443, :lb_port => 443, :protocol => 'TCP', :instance_protocol => 'TCP')
         returns(2) { elb.listeners.size }
         returns(443) { elb.listeners.get(443).lb_port }
       end
@@ -245,7 +249,7 @@ Shindo.tests('AWS::ELB | models', ['aws', 'elb']) do
     end
 
     tests('setting a new ssl certificate id') do
-      elb.listeners.create(:instance_port => 443, :lb_port => 443, :protocol => 'HTTPS', :ssl_id => @certificate['Arn'])
+      elb.listeners.create(:instance_port => 443, :lb_port => 443, :protocol => 'HTTPS', :instance_protocol => 'HTTPS', :ssl_id => @certificate['Arn'])
       elb.set_listener_ssl_certificate(443, @certificate['Arn'])
     end
 
diff --git a/tests/aws/requests/elb/listener_tests.rb b/tests/aws/requests/elb/listener_tests.rb
index 5aaecd50c..32a982e63 100644
--- a/tests/aws/requests/elb/listener_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/aws/requests/elb/listener_tests.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Shindo.tests('AWS::ELB | listener_tests', ['aws', 'elb']) do
 
     tests("#create_load_balancer_listeners").formats(AWS::ELB::Formats::BASIC) do
       listeners = [
-        {'Protocol' => 'TCP', 'LoadBalancerPort' => 443, 'InstancePort' => 443, 'SSLCertificateId' => @certificate['Arn']},
+        {'Protocol' => 'TCP','InstanceProtocol' => 'TCP', 'LoadBalancerPort' => 443, 'InstancePort' => 443, 'SSLCertificateId' => @certificate['Arn']},
         {'Protocol' => 'HTTP', 'LoadBalancerPort' => 80, 'InstancePort' => 80}
       ]
       response = Fog::AWS[:elb].create_load_balancer_listeners(@load_balancer_id, listeners).body
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Shindo.tests('AWS::ELB | listener_tests', ['aws', 'elb']) do
 
     tests("#create_load_balancer_listeners with non-existant SSL certificate") do
       listeners = [
-        {'Protocol' => 'HTTPS', 'LoadBalancerPort' => 443, 'InstancePort' => 443, 'SSLCertificateId' => 'non-existant'},
+        {'Protocol' => 'HTTPS', 'InstanceProtocol' => 'HTTPS', 'LoadBalancerPort' => 443, 'InstancePort' => 443, 'SSLCertificateId' => 'non-existant'},
       ]
       raises(Fog::AWS::IAM::NotFound) { Fog::AWS[:elb].create_load_balancer_listeners(@load_balancer_id, listeners) }
     end
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Shindo.tests('AWS::ELB | listener_tests', ['aws', 'elb']) do
     tests("#create_load_balancer_listeners with invalid SSL certificate").raises(Fog::AWS::IAM::NotFound) do
       sleep 8 unless Fog.mocking?
       listeners = [
-        {'Protocol' => 'HTTPS', 'LoadBalancerPort' => 443, 'InstancePort' => 443, 'SSLCertificateId' => "#{@certificate['Arn']}fake"},
+        {'Protocol' => 'HTTPS', 'InstanceProtocol' => 'HTTPS', 'LoadBalancerPort' => 443, 'InstancePort' => 443, 'SSLCertificateId' => "#{@certificate['Arn']}fake"},
       ]
       Fog::AWS[:elb].create_load_balancer_listeners(@load_balancer_id, listeners).body
     end
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Shindo.tests('AWS::ELB | listener_tests', ['aws', 'elb']) do
     tests("#create_load_balancer_listeners with SSL certificate").formats(AWS::ELB::Formats::BASIC) do
       sleep 8 unless Fog.mocking?
       listeners = [
-        {'Protocol' => 'HTTPS', 'LoadBalancerPort' => 443, 'InstancePort' => 443, 'SSLCertificateId' => @certificate['Arn']},
+        {'Protocol' => 'HTTPS', 'InstanceProtocol' => 'HTTPS', 'LoadBalancerPort' => 443, 'InstancePort' => 443, 'SSLCertificateId' => @certificate['Arn']},
       ]
       Fog::AWS[:elb].create_load_balancer_listeners(@load_balancer_id, listeners).body
     end