diff --git a/moto/rds/models.py b/moto/rds/models.py
index f0ac1e789..80a55434d 100644
--- a/moto/rds/models.py
+++ b/moto/rds/models.py
@@ -199,6 +199,12 @@ class Database(object):
               <PubliclyAccessible>{{ database.publicly_accessible }}</PubliclyAccessible>
               <AutoMinorVersionUpgrade>{{ database.auto_minor_version_upgrade }}</AutoMinorVersionUpgrade>
               <AllocatedStorage>{{ database.allocated_storage }}</AllocatedStorage>
+              {% if database.iops %}
+              <Iops>{{ database.iops }}</Iops>
+              <StorageType>io1</StorageType>
+              {% else %}
+              <StorageType>{{ database.storage_type }}</StorageType>
+              {% endif %}
               <DBInstanceClass>{{ database.db_instance_class }}</DBInstanceClass>
               <MasterUsername>{{ database.master_username }}</MasterUsername>
               <Endpoint>
diff --git a/tests/test_rds/test_rds.py b/tests/test_rds/test_rds.py
index e30818c6f..df8ede179 100644
--- a/tests/test_rds/test_rds.py
+++ b/tests/test_rds/test_rds.py
@@ -257,3 +257,16 @@ def test_connecting_to_us_east_1():
     database.master_username.should.equal("root")
     database.endpoint.should.equal(('db-master-1.aaaaaaaaaa.us-east-1.rds.amazonaws.com', 3306))
     database.security_groups[0].name.should.equal('my_sg')
+
+
+@disable_on_py3()
+@mock_rds
+def test_create_database_with_iops():
+    conn = boto.rds.connect_to_region("us-west-2")
+
+    database = conn.create_dbinstance("db-master-1", 10, 'db.m1.small', 'root', 'hunter2', iops=6000)
+
+    database.status.should.equal('available')
+    database.iops.should.equal(6000)
+    # boto>2.36.0 may change the following property name to `storage_type`
+    database.StorageType.should.equal('io1')