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/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
index 33509c06e..718f2ab6e 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers.py
@@ -26,6 +26,19 @@ class requires_boto_gte(object):
         return skip_test
 
 
+class requires_boto_lte(object):
+    """Decorator for requiring boto version lesser than or equal to 'version'"""
+    def __init__(self, version):
+        self.version = version
+
+    def __call__(self, test):
+        boto_version = version_tuple(boto.__version__)
+        required = version_tuple(self.version)
+        if boto_version <= required:
+            return test
+        return skip_test
+
+
 class disable_on_py3(object):
     def __call__(self, test):
         if not six.PY3:
diff --git a/tests/test_rds/test_rds.py b/tests/test_rds/test_rds.py
index e30818c6f..0efd6dfcc 100644
--- a/tests/test_rds/test_rds.py
+++ b/tests/test_rds/test_rds.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from boto.exception import BotoServerError
 import sure  # noqa
 
 from moto import mock_ec2, mock_rds
-from tests.helpers import disable_on_py3
+from tests.helpers import disable_on_py3, requires_boto_lte
 
 
 @disable_on_py3()
@@ -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')
+
+
+@requires_boto_lte('2.36.0')
+@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)
+    database.StorageType.should.equal('io1')