diff --git a/moto/ec2/models.py b/moto/ec2/models.py
index 1c9e34989..719c5e94f 100644
--- a/moto/ec2/models.py
+++ b/moto/ec2/models.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from boto.ec2.launchspecification import LaunchSpecification
 
 from moto.core import BaseBackend
 from moto.core.models import Model
+from moto.core.utils import iso_8601_datetime_with_milliseconds
 from .exceptions import (
     EC2ClientError,
     DependencyViolationError,
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ from .utils import (
     random_instance_id,
     random_internet_gateway_id,
     random_ip,
+    random_nat_gateway_id,
     random_key_pair,
     random_private_ip,
     random_public_ip,
@@ -2955,6 +2957,61 @@ class CustomerGatewayBackend(object):
         return deleted
 
 
+class NatGateway(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, backend, subnet_id, allocation_id):
+        # public properties
+        self.id = random_nat_gateway_id()
+        self.subnet_id = subnet_id
+        self.allocation_id = allocation_id
+        self.state = 'available'
+        self.private_ip = random_private_ip()
+
+        # protected properties
+        self._created_at = datetime.utcnow()
+        self._backend = backend
+        # NOTE: this is the core of NAT Gateways creation
+        self._eni = self._backend.create_network_interface(backend.get_subnet(self.subnet_id), self.private_ip)
+
+        # associate allocation with ENI
+        self._backend.associate_address(eni=self._eni, allocation_id=self.allocation_id)
+
+    @property
+    def vpc_id(self):
+        subnet = self._backend.get_subnet(self.subnet_id)
+        return subnet.vpc_id
+
+    @property
+    def create_time(self):
+        return iso_8601_datetime_with_milliseconds(self._created_at)
+
+    @property
+    def network_interface_id(self):
+        return self._eni.id
+
+    @property
+    def public_ip(self):
+        eips = self._backend.address_by_allocation([self.allocation_id])
+        return eips[0].public_ip
+
+
+class NatGatewayBackend(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.nat_gateways = {}
+
+    def get_all_nat_gateways(self, filters):
+        return self.nat_gateways.values()
+
+    def create_nat_gateway(self, subnet_id, allocation_id):
+        nat_gateway = NatGateway(self, subnet_id, allocation_id)
+        self.nat_gateways[nat_gateway.id] = nat_gateway
+        return nat_gateway
+
+    def delete_nat_gateway(self, nat_gateway_id):
+        return self.nat_gateways.pop(nat_gateway_id)
+
+
 class EC2Backend(BaseBackend, InstanceBackend, TagBackend, AmiBackend,
                  RegionsAndZonesBackend, SecurityGroupBackend, EBSBackend,
                  VPCBackend, SubnetBackend, SubnetRouteTableAssociationBackend,
@@ -2963,7 +3020,8 @@ class EC2Backend(BaseBackend, InstanceBackend, TagBackend, AmiBackend,
                  RouteTableBackend, RouteBackend, InternetGatewayBackend,
                  VPCGatewayAttachmentBackend, SpotRequestBackend,
                  ElasticAddressBackend, KeyPairBackend, DHCPOptionsSetBackend,
-                 NetworkAclBackend, VpnGatewayBackend, CustomerGatewayBackend):
+                 NetworkAclBackend, VpnGatewayBackend, CustomerGatewayBackend,
+                 NatGatewayBackend):
 
     def __init__(self, region_name):
         super(EC2Backend, self).__init__()
diff --git a/moto/ec2/responses/__init__.py b/moto/ec2/responses/__init__.py
index e51992e41..d939178fb 100644
--- a/moto/ec2/responses/__init__.py
+++ b/moto/ec2/responses/__init__.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from .vpcs import VPCs
 from .vpc_peering_connections import VPCPeeringConnections
 from .vpn_connections import VPNConnections
 from .windows import Windows
+from .nat_gateways import NatGateways
 
 
 class EC2Response(
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ class EC2Response(
     VPCPeeringConnections,
     VPNConnections,
     Windows,
+    NatGateways,
 ):
     @property
     def ec2_backend(self):
diff --git a/moto/ec2/responses/nat_gateways.py b/moto/ec2/responses/nat_gateways.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e960b990c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/moto/ec2/responses/nat_gateways.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from moto.core.responses import BaseResponse
+from moto.ec2.utils import filters_from_querystring
+
+
+class NatGateways(BaseResponse):
+
+    def create_nat_gateway(self):
+        subnet_id = self.querystring.get('SubnetId')[0]
+        allocation_id = self.querystring.get('AllocationId')[0]
+        nat_gateway = self.ec2_backend.create_nat_gateway(subnet_id=subnet_id, allocation_id=allocation_id)
+        template = self.response_template(CREATE_NAT_GATEWAY)
+        return template.render(nat_gateway=nat_gateway)
+
+    def delete_nat_gateway(self):
+        nat_gateway_id = self.querystring.get('NatGatewayId')[0]
+        nat_gateway = self.ec2_backend.delete_nat_gateway(nat_gateway_id)
+        template = self.response_template(DELETE_NAT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE)
+        return template.render(nat_gateway=nat_gateway)
+
+    def describe_nat_gateways(self):
+        filters = filters_from_querystring(self.querystring)
+        nat_gateways = self.ec2_backend.get_all_nat_gateways(filters)
+        template = self.response_template(DESCRIBE_NAT_GATEWAYS_RESPONSE)
+        return template.render(nat_gateways=nat_gateways)
+
+
+DESCRIBE_NAT_GATEWAYS_RESPONSE = """<DescribeNatGatewaysResponse xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2015-10-01/">
+    <requestId>bfed02c6-dae9-47c0-86a2-example</requestId>
+    <natGatewaySet>
+    {% for nat_gateway in nat_gateways %}
+         <item>
+            <subnetId>{{ nat_gateway.subnet_id }}</subnetId>
+            <natGatewayAddressSet>
+                <item>
+                    <networkInterfaceId>{{ nat_gateway.network_interface_id }}</networkInterfaceId>
+                    <publicIp>{{ nat_gateway.public_ip }}</publicIp>
+                    <allocationId>{{ nat_gateway.allocation_id }}</allocationId>
+                    <privateIp>{{ nat_gateway.private_ip }}</privateIp>
+                </item>
+            </natGatewayAddressSet>
+            <createTime>{{ nat_gateway.create_time }}</createTime>
+            <vpcId>{{ nat_gateway.vpc_id }}</vpcId>
+            <natGatewayId>{{ nat_gateway.id }}</natGatewayId>
+            <state>{{ nat_gateway.state }}</state>
+        </item>
+    {% endfor %}
+    </natGatewaySet>
+</DescribeNatGatewaysResponse>
+"""
+
+CREATE_NAT_GATEWAY = """<CreateNatGatewayResponse xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2015-10-01/">
+    <requestId>1b74dc5c-bcda-403f-867d-example</requestId>
+    <natGateway>
+        <subnetId>{{ nat_gateway.subnet_id }}</subnetId>
+        <natGatewayAddressSet>
+            <item>
+                <allocationId>{{ nat_gateway.allocation_id }}</allocationId>
+            </item>
+        </natGatewayAddressSet>
+        <createTime>{{ nat_gateway.create_time }}</createTime>
+        <vpcId>{{ nat_gateway.vpc_id }}</vpcId>
+        <natGatewayId>{{ nat_gateway.id }}</natGatewayId>
+        <state>{{ nat_gateway.state }}</state>
+    </natGateway>
+</CreateNatGatewayResponse>
+"""
+
+
+DELETE_NAT_GATEWAY_RESPONSE = """<DeleteNatGatewayResponse xmlns="http://ec2.amazonaws.com/doc/2015-10-01/">
+    <requestId>741fc8ab-6ebe-452b-b92b-example</requestId>
+    <natGatewayId>{{ nat_gateway.id }}</natGatewayId>
+</DeleteNatGatewayResponse>"""
diff --git a/moto/ec2/utils.py b/moto/ec2/utils.py
index 5b7743bf4..5b05cafa0 100644
--- a/moto/ec2/utils.py
+++ b/moto/ec2/utils.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ EC2_RESOURCE_TO_PREFIX = {
     'image': 'ami',
     'instance': 'i',
     'internet-gateway': 'igw',
+    'nat-gateway': 'nat',
     'network-acl': 'acl',
     'network-acl-subnet-assoc': 'aclassoc',
     'network-interface': 'eni',
@@ -33,8 +34,7 @@ EC2_RESOURCE_TO_PREFIX = {
 EC2_PREFIX_TO_RESOURCE = dict((v, k) for (k, v) in EC2_RESOURCE_TO_PREFIX.items())
 
 
-def random_id(prefix=''):
-    size = 8
+def random_id(prefix='', size=8):
     chars = list(range(10)) + ['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f']
 
     resource_id = ''.join(six.text_type(random.choice(chars)) for x in range(size))
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ def random_eni_attach_id():
     return random_id(prefix=EC2_RESOURCE_TO_PREFIX['network-interface-attachment'])
 
 
+def random_nat_gateway_id():
+    return random_id(prefix=EC2_RESOURCE_TO_PREFIX['nat-gateway'], size=17)
+
+
 def random_public_ip():
     return '54.214.{0}.{1}'.format(random.choice(range(255)),
                                    random.choice(range(255)))
diff --git a/tests/test_ec2/test_nat_gateway.py b/tests/test_ec2/test_nat_gateway.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d073fc5e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_ec2/test_nat_gateway.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+import boto3
+import sure  # noqa
+from moto import mock_ec2
+
+
+@mock_ec2
+def test_describe_nat_gateways():
+    conn = boto3.client('ec2', 'us-east-1')
+
+    response = conn.describe_nat_gateways()
+
+    response['NatGateways'].should.have.length_of(0)
+
+
+@mock_ec2
+def test_create_nat_gateway():
+    conn = boto3.client('ec2', 'us-east-1')
+    vpc = conn.create_vpc(CidrBlock='10.0.0.0/16')
+    vpc_id = vpc['Vpc']['VpcId']
+    subnet = conn.create_subnet(
+        VpcId=vpc_id,
+        CidrBlock='10.0.1.0/27',
+        AvailabilityZone='us-east-1a',
+    )
+    allocation_id = conn.allocate_address(Domain='vpc')['AllocationId']
+    subnet_id = subnet['Subnet']['SubnetId']
+
+    response = conn.create_nat_gateway(
+        SubnetId=subnet_id,
+        AllocationId=allocation_id,
+    )
+
+    response['NatGateway']['VpcId'].should.equal(vpc_id)
+    response['NatGateway']['SubnetId'].should.equal(subnet_id)
+    response['NatGateway']['State'].should.equal('available')
+
+
+@mock_ec2
+def test_delete_nat_gateway():
+    conn = boto3.client('ec2', 'us-east-1')
+    vpc = conn.create_vpc(CidrBlock='10.0.0.0/16')
+    vpc_id = vpc['Vpc']['VpcId']
+    subnet = conn.create_subnet(
+        VpcId=vpc_id,
+        CidrBlock='10.0.1.0/27',
+        AvailabilityZone='us-east-1a',
+    )
+    allocation_id = conn.allocate_address(Domain='vpc')['AllocationId']
+    subnet_id = subnet['Subnet']['SubnetId']
+
+    nat_gateway = conn.create_nat_gateway(
+        SubnetId=subnet_id,
+        AllocationId=allocation_id,
+    )
+    nat_gateway_id = nat_gateway['NatGateway']['NatGatewayId']
+    response = conn.delete_nat_gateway(NatGatewayId=nat_gateway_id)
+
+    response.should.equal({
+        'NatGatewayId': nat_gateway_id,
+        'ResponseMetadata': {
+            'HTTPStatusCode': 200,
+            'RequestId': '741fc8ab-6ebe-452b-b92b-example'
+        }
+    })
+
+
+@mock_ec2
+def test_create_and_describe_nat_gateway():
+    conn = boto3.client('ec2', 'us-east-1')
+    vpc = conn.create_vpc(CidrBlock='10.0.0.0/16')
+    vpc_id = vpc['Vpc']['VpcId']
+    subnet = conn.create_subnet(
+        VpcId=vpc_id,
+        CidrBlock='10.0.1.0/27',
+        AvailabilityZone='us-east-1a',
+    )
+    allocation_id = conn.allocate_address(Domain='vpc')['AllocationId']
+    subnet_id = subnet['Subnet']['SubnetId']
+
+    create_response = conn.create_nat_gateway(
+        SubnetId=subnet_id,
+        AllocationId=allocation_id,
+    )
+    nat_gateway_id = create_response['NatGateway']['NatGatewayId']
+    describe_response = conn.describe_nat_gateways()
+
+    enis = conn.describe_network_interfaces()['NetworkInterfaces']
+    eni_id = enis[0]['NetworkInterfaceId']
+    public_ip = conn.describe_addresses(AllocationIds=[allocation_id])['Addresses'][0]['PublicIp']
+
+    describe_response['NatGateways'].should.have.length_of(1)
+    describe_response['NatGateways'][0]['NatGatewayId'].should.equal(nat_gateway_id)
+    describe_response['NatGateways'][0]['State'].should.equal('available')
+    describe_response['NatGateways'][0]['SubnetId'].should.equal(subnet_id)
+    describe_response['NatGateways'][0]['VpcId'].should.equal(vpc_id)
+    describe_response['NatGateways'][0]['NatGatewayAddresses'][0]['AllocationId'].should.equal(allocation_id)
+    describe_response['NatGateways'][0]['NatGatewayAddresses'][0]['NetworkInterfaceId'].should.equal(eni_id)
+    assert describe_response['NatGateways'][0]['NatGatewayAddresses'][0]['PrivateIp'].startswith('10.')
+    describe_response['NatGateways'][0]['NatGatewayAddresses'][0]['PublicIp'].should.equal(public_ip)