diff --git a/lib/AWS/RDS/rds.rb b/lib/AWS/RDS/rds.rb
index 3347767..e861709 100644
--- a/lib/AWS/RDS/rds.rb
+++ b/lib/AWS/RDS/rds.rb
@@ -66,6 +66,26 @@ def delete_db_instance( options = {} )
         
         return response_generator(:action => "DeleteDBInstance", :params => params)
       end
+
+      # This API method creates a db parameter group
+      #
+      # @option options [String] :db_parameter_group_name is the name of the parameter group (nil)
+      # @option options [String] :engine is the engine the db parameter group can be used with (nil)
+      # @option options [String] :description is the description of the paramter group
+      #
+      def create_db_parameter_group( options = {} )
+        raise ArgumentError, "No :db_parameter_group_name provided" if options.does_not_have?(:db_parameter_group_name)
+        raise ArgumentError, "No :engine provided" if options.does_not_have?(:engine)
+        raise ArgumentError, "No :description provided" if options.does_not_have?(:description)
+        
+        params = {}
+        params['DBParameterGroupName'] = options[:db_parameter_group_name]
+        params['Engine'] = options[:engine]
+        params['Description'] = options[:description]
+                
+        return response_generator(:action => "CreateDBParameterGroup", :params => params)
+      end
+
       
       # This API method creates a db security group
       #
diff --git a/test/test_RDS.rb b/test/test_RDS.rb
index 9f07deb..d6c41bd 100644
--- a/test/test_RDS.rb
+++ b/test/test_RDS.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     RESPONSE
   end
   
-  specify "should be able to be create a db_isntance" do
+  specify "should be able to be create a db_instance" do
     @rds.stubs(:make_request).with('CreateDBInstance', {'Engine' => 'MySQL5.1', 
         'MasterUsername' => 'master', 
         'DBInstanceClass' => 'db.m1.large', 
@@ -83,4 +83,34 @@
     assert_equal response.CreateDBSecurityGroupResult.DBSecurityGroup.DBSecurityGroupName, "mydbsecuritygroup4"
   end
   
+  specify "should be able to create_db_parameter_group" do
+    body =<<-EOE
+    <CreateDBParameterGroupResponse xmlns="http://rds.amazonaws.com/admin/2009-10-16/">
+      <CreateDBParameterGroupResult>
+        <DBParameterGroup>
+          <Engine>mysql5.1</Engine>
+          <Description>My new DBParameterGroup</Description>
+          <DBParameterGroupName>mydbparametergroup3</DBParameterGroupName>
+        </DBParameterGroup>
+      </CreateDBParameterGroupResult>
+      <ResponseMetadata>
+        <RequestId>0b447b66-bf36-11de-a88b-7b5b3d23b3a7</RequestId>
+      </ResponseMetadata>
+    </CreateDBParameterGroupResponse>
+    EOE
+    @rds.stubs(:make_request).with('CreateDBParameterGroup', {'Engine' => 'MySQL5.1', 
+                                                  'DBParameterGroupName' => 'mydbsecuritygroup', 
+                                                  'Description' => 'My test DBSecurity group'}).
+      returns stub(:body => body, :is_a? => true)
+    response = @rds.create_db_parameter_group(
+        :db_parameter_group_name => "mydbsecuritygroup",
+        :description => "My test DBSecurity group",
+        :engine => "MySQL5.1"
+      )
+    response.should.be.an.instance_of Hash
+
+    assert_equal response.CreateDBParameterGroupResult.DBParameterGroup.DBParameterGroupName, "mydbparametergroup3"
+  end
+  
+  
 end
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