Index: boto-2.40.0/boto/route53/connection.py
===================================================================
--- boto-2.40.0.orig/boto/route53/connection.py
+++ boto-2.40.0/boto/route53/connection.py
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ class Route53Connection(AWSAuthConnectio
             raise exception.DNSServerError(response.status,
                                            response.reason,
                                            body)
-        e = boto.jsonresponse.Element(list_marker='NameServers',
-                                      item_marker=('NameServer',))
+        e = boto.jsonresponse.Element(list_marker=('NameServers', 'VPCs'),
+                                      item_marker=('NameServer', 'VPC'))
         h = boto.jsonresponse.XmlHandler(e, None)
         h.parse(body)
         return e
Index: boto-2.40.0/tests/integration/route53/test_zone.py
===================================================================
--- boto-2.40.0.orig/tests/integration/route53/test_zone.py
+++ boto-2.40.0/tests/integration/route53/test_zone.py
@@ -186,6 +186,12 @@ class TestRoute53PrivateZone(unittest.Te
                                                     vpc_id=self.test_vpc.id,
                                                     vpc_region='us-east-1')
 
+    def test_get_hosted_zone_for_private_zone(self):
+        self.get_hosted_zone = self.route53.get_hosted_zone_by_name(self.base_domain)
+        self.assertEquals(len(self.get_hosted_zone['GetHostedZoneResponse']['VPCs']), 1)
+        self.assertEquals(self.get_hosted_zone['GetHostedZoneResponse']['VPCs'][0]['VPCRegion'], 'us-east-1')
+        self.assertEquals(self.get_hosted_zone['GetHostedZoneResponse']['VPCs'][0]['VPCId'], self.test_vpc.id)
+
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(self):
         if self.zone is not None:
Index: boto-2.40.0/tests/unit/route53/test_connection.py
===================================================================
--- boto-2.40.0.orig/tests/unit/route53/test_connection.py
+++ boto-2.40.0/tests/unit/route53/test_connection.py
@@ -313,6 +313,16 @@ class TestGetHostedZoneRoute53(AWSMockSe
             <NameServer>ns-1000.awsdns-00.co.uk</NameServer>
         </NameServers>
     </DelegationSet>
+    <VPCs>
+        <VPC>
+            <VPCRegion>eu-west-1</VPCRegion>
+            <VPCId>vpc-12345</VPCId>
+        </VPC>
+        <VPC>
+            <VPCRegion>us-west-1</VPCRegion>
+            <VPCId>vpc-78900</VPCId>
+        </VPC>
+   </VPCs>
 </GetHostedZoneResponse>
 """
 
@@ -330,6 +340,18 @@ class TestGetHostedZoneRoute53(AWSMockSe
                                  ['DelegationSet']['NameServers'],
                          ['ns-1000.awsdns-40.org', 'ns-200.awsdns-30.com',
                           'ns-900.awsdns-50.net', 'ns-1000.awsdns-00.co.uk'])
+        self.assertEqual(response['GetHostedZoneResponse']
+                                 ['VPCs'][0]['VPCRegion'],
+                         'eu-west-1')
+        self.assertEqual(response['GetHostedZoneResponse']
+                                 ['VPCs'][0]['VPCId'],
+                         'vpc-12345')
+        self.assertEqual(response['GetHostedZoneResponse']
+                                 ['VPCs'][1]['VPCRegion'],
+                         'us-west-1')
+        self.assertEqual(response['GetHostedZoneResponse']
+                                 ['VPCs'][1]['VPCId'],
+                         'vpc-78900')
 
 
 @attr(route53=True)