diff --git a/vendor/k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go b/vendor/k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
index 2132ccc0eebe..f18274bf9552 100644
--- a/vendor/k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
+++ b/vendor/k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/cloudprovider/providers/aws/aws.go
@@ -1475,6 +1475,28 @@ func (c *Cloud) getAwsInstance(nodeName types.NodeName) (*awsInstance, error) {
 	return awsInstance, nil
 }
 
+// wrapAttachError wraps the error returned by an AttachVolume request with
+// additional information, if needed and possible.
+func wrapAttachError(err error, disk *awsDisk, instance string) error {
+	if awsError, ok := err.(awserr.Error); ok {
+		if awsError.Code() == "VolumeInUse" {
+			info, err := disk.describeVolume()
+			if err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("Error describing volume %q: %v", disk.awsID, err)
+			} else {
+				for _, a := range info.Attachments {
+					if disk.awsID != awsVolumeID(aws.StringValue(a.VolumeId)) {
+						glog.Warningf("Expected to get attachment info of volume %q but instead got info of %q", disk.awsID, aws.StringValue(a.VolumeId))
+					} else if aws.StringValue(a.State) == "attached" {
+						return fmt.Errorf("Error attaching EBS volume %q to instance %q: %v. The volume is currently attached to instance %q", disk.awsID, instance, awsError, aws.StringValue(a.InstanceId))
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("Error attaching EBS volume %q to instance %q: %v", disk.awsID, instance, err)
+}
+
 // AttachDisk implements Volumes.AttachDisk
 func (c *Cloud) AttachDisk(diskName KubernetesVolumeID, nodeName types.NodeName, readOnly bool) (string, error) {
 	disk, err := newAWSDisk(c, diskName)
@@ -1531,7 +1553,7 @@ func (c *Cloud) AttachDisk(diskName KubernetesVolumeID, nodeName types.NodeName,
 		if err != nil {
 			attachEnded = true
 			// TODO: Check if the volume was concurrently attached?
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("Error attaching EBS volume %q to instance %q: %v", disk.awsID, awsInstance.awsID, err)
+			return "", wrapAttachError(err, disk, awsInstance.awsID)
 		}
 		if da, ok := c.deviceAllocators[awsInstance.nodeName]; ok {
 			da.Deprioritize(mountDevice)