diff --git a/cmd/kops/create_cluster.go b/cmd/kops/create_cluster.go
index 749e5355e7..6c470ccbea 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/create_cluster.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/create_cluster.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ type CreateClusterOptions struct {
 	MasterSize           string
 	MasterCount          int32
 	NodeCount            int32
+	MasterVolumeSize     int32
+	NodeVolumeSize       int32
 	EncryptEtcdStorage   bool
 	Project              string
 	KubernetesVersion    string
@@ -231,6 +233,9 @@ func NewCmdCreateCluster(f *util.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.MasterSize, "master-size", options.MasterSize, "Set instance size for masters")
 
+	cmd.Flags().Int32Var(&options.MasterVolumeSize, "master-volume-size", options.MasterVolumeSize, "Set instance volume size (in GB) for masters")
+	cmd.Flags().Int32Var(&options.NodeVolumeSize, "node-volume-size", options.NodeVolumeSize, "Set instance volume size (in GB) for nodes")
+
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.VPCID, "vpc", options.VPCID, "Set to use a shared VPC")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.NetworkCIDR, "network-cidr", options.NetworkCIDR, "Set to override the default network CIDR")
 
@@ -575,6 +580,18 @@ func RunCreateCluster(f *util.Factory, out io.Writer, c *CreateClusterOptions) e
 		}
 	}
 
+	if c.MasterVolumeSize != 0 {
+		for _, group := range masters {
+			group.Spec.RootVolumeSize = fi.Int32(c.MasterVolumeSize)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if c.NodeVolumeSize != 0 {
+		for _, group := range nodes {
+			group.Spec.RootVolumeSize = fi.Int32(c.NodeVolumeSize)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if c.DNSZone != "" {
 		cluster.Spec.DNSZone = c.DNSZone
 	}
diff --git a/docs/cli/kops_create_cluster.md b/docs/cli/kops_create_cluster.md
index 2fb47182a8..2f6f5c2682 100644
--- a/docs/cli/kops_create_cluster.md
+++ b/docs/cli/kops_create_cluster.md
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ kops create cluster
       --master-security-groups stringSlice   Add precreated additional security groups to masters.
       --master-size string                   Set instance size for masters
       --master-tenancy string                The tenancy of the master group on AWS. Can either be default or dedicated.
+      --master-volume-size int32             Set instance volume size (in GB) for masters
       --master-zones stringSlice             Zones in which to run masters (must be an odd number)
       --model string                         Models to apply (separate multiple models with commas) (default "config,proto,cloudup")
       --network-cidr string                  Set to override the default network CIDR
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ kops create cluster
       --node-security-groups stringSlice     Add precreated additional security groups to nodes.
       --node-size string                     Set instance size for nodes
       --node-tenancy string                  The tenancy of the node group on AWS. Can be either default or dedicated.
+      --node-volume-size int32               Set instance volume size (in GB) for nodes
       --out string                           Path to write any local output
       --project string                       Project to use (must be set on GCE)
       --ssh-public-key string                SSH public key to use (default "~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub")