diff --git a/moto/elb/models.py b/moto/elb/models.py
index 28a791c2..055b08e4 100644
--- a/moto/elb/models.py
+++ b/moto/elb/models.py
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ from boto.ec2.elb.attributes import (
     AccessLogAttribute,
     CrossZoneLoadBalancingAttribute,
 )
-from boto.ec2.elb.policies import Policies
+from boto.ec2.elb.policies import (
+    Policies,
+    OtherPolicy,
+)
 from moto.core import BaseBackend
 from moto.ec2.models import ec2_backends
 from .exceptions import (
@@ -104,6 +107,21 @@ class FakeLoadBalancer(object):
         for instance_id in instance_ids:
             elb_backend.register_instances(new_elb.name, [instance_id])
 
+        policies = properties.get('Policies', [])
+        port_policies = {}
+        for policy in policies:
+            policy_name = policy["PolicyName"]
+            other_policy = OtherPolicy()
+            other_policy.policy_name = policy_name
+            elb_backend.create_lb_other_policy(new_elb.name, other_policy)
+            for port in policy.get("InstancePorts", []):
+                policies_for_port = port_policies.get(port, set())
+                policies_for_port.add(policy_name)
+                port_policies[port] = policies_for_port
+
+        for port, policies in port_policies.items():
+            elb_backend.set_load_balancer_policies_of_backend_server(new_elb.name, port, list(policies))
+
         health_check = properties.get('HealthCheck')
         if health_check:
             elb_backend.configure_health_check(
@@ -307,7 +325,9 @@ class ELBBackend(BaseBackend):
 
     def create_lb_other_policy(self, load_balancer_name, other_policy):
         load_balancer = self.get_load_balancer(load_balancer_name)
-        load_balancer.policies.other_policies.append(other_policy)
+        if other_policy.policy_name not in [p.policy_name for p in load_balancer.policies.other_policies]:
+            load_balancer.policies.other_policies.append(other_policy)
+
         return load_balancer
 
     def create_app_cookie_stickiness_policy(self, load_balancer_name, policy):
diff --git a/moto/elb/responses.py b/moto/elb/responses.py
index 4cdf45f5..cba98e4e 100644
--- a/moto/elb/responses.py
+++ b/moto/elb/responses.py
@@ -445,18 +445,16 @@ DESCRIBE_LOAD_BALANCERS_TEMPLATE = """<DescribeLoadBalancersResponse xmlns="http
           <DNSName>{{ load_balancer.dns_name }}</DNSName>
           <BackendServerDescriptions>
           {% for backend in load_balancer.backends %}
+            {% if backend.policy_names %}
             <member>
-                {% if backend.instance_port %}
                 <InstancePort>{{ backend.instance_port }}</InstancePort>
-                {% endif %}
-                {% if backend.policy_names %}
-                    <PolicyNames>
-                        {% for policy in backend.policy_names %}
-                            <member>{{ policy }}</member>
-                        {% endfor %}
-                    </PolicyNames>
-                    {% endif %}
+                <PolicyNames>
+                    {% for policy in backend.policy_names %}
+                    <member>{{ policy }}</member>
+                    {% endfor %}
+                </PolicyNames>
             </member>
+            {% endif %}
           {% endfor %}
           </BackendServerDescriptions>
           <Subnets>