diff --git a/builtin/providers/heroku/resource_heroku_app.go b/builtin/providers/heroku/resource_heroku_app.go
index a6672bd0dfb9..c6c81369c355 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/heroku/resource_heroku_app.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/heroku/resource_heroku_app.go
@@ -134,10 +134,9 @@ func resourceHerokuApp() *schema.Resource {
 			},
 
 			"organization": &schema.Schema{
-				Description: "Name of Organization to create application in. Leave blank for personal apps.",
-				Type:        schema.TypeList,
-				Optional:    true,
-				ForceNew:    true,
+				Type:     schema.TypeList,
+				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
 				Elem: &schema.Resource{
 					Schema: map[string]*schema.Schema{
 						"name": &schema.Schema{
@@ -162,21 +161,16 @@ func resourceHerokuApp() *schema.Resource {
 }
 
 func isOrganizationApp(d *schema.ResourceData) bool {
-	_, ok := d.GetOk("organization.0.name")
-	return ok
+	v := d.Get("organization").([]interface{})
+	return len(v) > 0 && v[0] != nil
 }
 
 func switchHerokuAppCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
-	orgCount := d.Get("organization.#").(int)
-	if orgCount > 1 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error Creating Heroku App: Only 1 Heroku Organization is permitted")
-	}
-
 	if isOrganizationApp(d) {
 		return resourceHerokuOrgAppCreate(d, meta)
-	} else {
-		return resourceHerokuAppCreate(d, meta)
 	}
+
+	return resourceHerokuAppCreate(d, meta)
 }
 
 func resourceHerokuAppCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
@@ -225,19 +219,25 @@ func resourceHerokuOrgAppCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 	// Build up our creation options
 	opts := heroku.OrganizationAppCreateOpts{}
 
-	if v := d.Get("organization.0.name"); v != nil {
+	v := d.Get("organization").([]interface{})
+	if len(v) > 1 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error Creating Heroku App: Only 1 Heroku Organization is permitted")
+	}
+	orgDetails := v[0].(map[string]interface{})
+
+	if v := orgDetails["name"]; v != nil {
 		vs := v.(string)
 		log.Printf("[DEBUG] Organization name: %s", vs)
 		opts.Organization = &vs
 	}
 
-	if v := d.Get("organization.0.personal"); v != nil {
+	if v := orgDetails["personal"]; v != nil {
 		vs := v.(bool)
 		log.Printf("[DEBUG] Organization Personal: %t", vs)
 		opts.Personal = &vs
 	}
 
-	if v := d.Get("organization.0.locked"); v != nil {
+	if v := orgDetails["locked"]; v != nil {
 		vs := v.(bool)
 		log.Printf("[DEBUG] Organization locked: %t", vs)
 		opts.Locked = &vs
diff --git a/builtin/providers/heroku/resource_heroku_app_test.go b/builtin/providers/heroku/resource_heroku_app_test.go
index 185d4b7d708e..146949759a8f 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/heroku/resource_heroku_app_test.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/heroku/resource_heroku_app_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package heroku
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/cyberdelia/heroku-go/v3"
@@ -102,6 +103,31 @@ func TestAccHerokuApp_NukeVars(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccHerokuApp_Organization(t *testing.T) {
+	var app heroku.OrganizationApp
+	org := os.Getenv("HEROKU_ORGANIZATION")
+
+	resource.Test(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck: func() {
+			testAccPreCheck(t)
+			if org == "" {
+				t.Skip("HEROKU_ORGANIZATION is not set; skipping test.")
+			}
+		},
+		Providers:    testAccProviders,
+		CheckDestroy: testAccCheckHerokuAppDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			resource.TestStep{
+				Config: fmt.Sprintf(testAccCheckHerokuAppConfig_organization, org),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckHerokuAppExistsOrg("heroku_app.foobar", &app),
+					testAccCheckHerokuAppAttributesOrg(&app, org),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckHerokuAppDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	client := testAccProvider.Meta().(*heroku.Service)
 
@@ -197,6 +223,39 @@ func testAccCheckHerokuAppAttributesNoVars(app *heroku.App) resource.TestCheckFu
 	}
 }
 
+func testAccCheckHerokuAppAttributesOrg(app *heroku.OrganizationApp, org string) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		client := testAccProvider.Meta().(*heroku.Service)
+
+		if app.Region.Name != "us" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Bad region: %s", app.Region.Name)
+		}
+
+		if app.Stack.Name != "cedar-14" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Bad stack: %s", app.Stack.Name)
+		}
+
+		if app.Name != "terraform-test-app" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Bad name: %s", app.Name)
+		}
+
+		if app.Organization == nil || app.Organization.Name != org {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Bad org: %v", app.Organization)
+		}
+
+		vars, err := client.ConfigVarInfo(app.Name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if vars["FOO"] != "bar" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Bad config vars: %v", vars)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 func testAccCheckHerokuAppExists(n string, app *heroku.App) resource.TestCheckFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
 		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[n]
@@ -227,6 +286,36 @@ func testAccCheckHerokuAppExists(n string, app *heroku.App) resource.TestCheckFu
 	}
 }
 
+func testAccCheckHerokuAppExistsOrg(n string, app *heroku.OrganizationApp) resource.TestCheckFunc {
+	return func(s *terraform.State) error {
+		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[n]
+
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Not found: %s", n)
+		}
+
+		if rs.Primary.ID == "" {
+			return fmt.Errorf("No App Name is set")
+		}
+
+		client := testAccProvider.Meta().(*heroku.Service)
+
+		foundApp, err := client.OrganizationAppInfo(rs.Primary.ID)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if foundApp.Name != rs.Primary.ID {
+			return fmt.Errorf("App not found")
+		}
+
+		*app = *foundApp
+
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
 const testAccCheckHerokuAppConfig_basic = `
 resource "heroku_app" "foobar" {
 	name = "terraform-test-app"
@@ -253,3 +342,17 @@ resource "heroku_app" "foobar" {
 	name = "terraform-test-app"
 	region = "us"
 }`
+
+const testAccCheckHerokuAppConfig_organization = `
+resource "heroku_app" "foobar" {
+	name = "terraform-test-app"
+	region = "us"
+
+	organization {
+		name = "%s"
+	}
+
+	config_vars {
+		FOO = "bar"
+	}
+}`