diff --git a/lib/ansible/config/module_defaults.yml b/lib/ansible/config/module_defaults.yml
index e82c38b2ff6..c17e8c8f9c3 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/config/module_defaults.yml
+++ b/lib/ansible/config/module_defaults.yml
@@ -406,6 +406,8 @@ groupings:
   - aws
   iam_server_certificate_facts:
   - aws
+  iam_saml_federation:
+  - aws
   iam_server_certificate_info:
   - aws
   iam_user:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_saml_federation.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_saml_federation.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee3c720afbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/iam_saml_federation.py
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community'}
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: iam_saml_federation
+version_added: "2.10"
+short_description: Maintain IAM SAML federation configuration.
+requirements:
+    - boto3
+description:
+    - Provides a mechanism to manage AWS IAM SAML Identity Federation providers (create/update/delete metadata).
+options:
+    name:
+        description:
+            - The name of the provider to create.
+        required: true
+        type: str
+    saml_metadata_document:
+        description:
+            - The XML document generated by an identity provider (IdP) that supports SAML 2.0.
+        type: str
+    state:
+        description:
+            - Whether to create or delete identity provider. If 'present' is specified it will attempt to update the identity provider matching the name field.
+        default: present
+        choices: [ "present", "absent" ]
+        type: str
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - aws
+    - ec2
+author:
+    - Tony (@axc450)
+    - Aidan Rowe (@aidan-)
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
+# It is assumed that their matching environment variables are set.
+# Creates a new iam saml identity provider if not present
+- name: saml provider
+  iam_saml_federation:
+      name: example1
+      # the > below opens an indented block, so no escaping/quoting is needed when in the indentation level under this key
+      saml_metadata_document: >
+          <?xml version="1.0"?>...
+          <md:EntityDescriptor
+# Creates a new iam saml identity provider if not present
+- name: saml provider
+  iam_saml_federation:
+      name: example2
+      saml_metadata_document: "{{ item }}"
+  with_file: /path/to/idp/metdata.xml
+# Removes iam saml identity provider
+- name: remove saml provider
+  iam_saml_federation:
+      name: example3
+      state: absent
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+saml_provider:
+    description: Details of the SAML Identity Provider that was created/modified.
+    type: complex
+    returned: present
+    contains:
+        arn:
+            description: The ARN of the identity provider.
+            type: str
+            returned: present
+            sample: "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:saml-provider/my_saml_provider"
+        metadata_document:
+            description: The XML metadata document that includes information about an identity provider.
+            type: str
+            returned: present
+        create_date:
+            description: The date and time when the SAML provider was created in ISO 8601 date-time format.
+            type: str
+            returned: present
+            sample: "2017-02-08T04:36:28+00:00"
+        expire_date:
+            description: The expiration date and time for the SAML provider in ISO 8601 date-time format.
+            type: str
+            returned: present
+            sample: "2017-02-08T04:36:28+00:00"
+'''
+
+try:
+    import botocore.exceptions
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+from ansible.module_utils.aws.core import AnsibleAWSModule
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import AWSRetry
+
+
+class SAMLProviderManager:
+    """Handles SAML Identity Provider configuration"""
+
+    def __init__(self, module):
+        self.module = module
+
+        try:
+            self.conn = module.client('iam')
+        except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
+            self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Unknown boto error")
+
+    # use retry decorator for boto3 calls
+    @AWSRetry.backoff(tries=3, delay=5)
+    def _list_saml_providers(self):
+        return self.conn.list_saml_providers()
+
+    @AWSRetry.backoff(tries=3, delay=5)
+    def _get_saml_provider(self, arn):
+        return self.conn.get_saml_provider(SAMLProviderArn=arn)
+
+    @AWSRetry.backoff(tries=3, delay=5)
+    def _update_saml_provider(self, arn, metadata):
+        return self.conn.update_saml_provider(SAMLProviderArn=arn, SAMLMetadataDocument=metadata)
+
+    @AWSRetry.backoff(tries=3, delay=5)
+    def _create_saml_provider(self, metadata, name):
+        return self.conn.create_saml_provider(SAMLMetadataDocument=metadata, Name=name)
+
+    @AWSRetry.backoff(tries=3, delay=5)
+    def _delete_saml_provider(self, arn):
+        return self.conn.delete_saml_provider(SAMLProviderArn=arn)
+
+    def _get_provider_arn(self, name):
+        providers = self._list_saml_providers()
+        for p in providers['SAMLProviderList']:
+            provider_name = p['Arn'].split('/', 1)[1]
+            if name == provider_name:
+                return p['Arn']
+
+        return None
+
+    def create_or_update_saml_provider(self, name, metadata):
+        if not metadata:
+            self.module.fail_json(msg="saml_metadata_document must be defined for present state")
+
+        res = {'changed': False}
+        try:
+            arn = self._get_provider_arn(name)
+        except (botocore.exceptions.ValidationError, botocore.exceptions.ClientError) as e:
+            self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Could not get the ARN of the identity provider '{0}'".format(name))
+
+        if arn:  # see if metadata needs updating
+            try:
+                resp = self._get_saml_provider(arn)
+            except (botocore.exceptions.ValidationError, botocore.exceptions.ClientError) as e:
+                self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Could not retrieve the identity provider '{0}'".format(name))
+
+            if metadata.strip() != resp['SAMLMetadataDocument'].strip():
+                # provider needs updating
+                res['changed'] = True
+                if not self.module.check_mode:
+                    try:
+                        resp = self._update_saml_provider(arn, metadata)
+                        res['saml_provider'] = self._build_res(resp['SAMLProviderArn'])
+                    except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
+                        self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Could not update the identity provider '{0}'".format(name))
+
+        else:  # create
+            res['changed'] = True
+            if not self.module.check_mode:
+                try:
+                    resp = self._create_saml_provider(metadata, name)
+                    res['saml_provider'] = self._build_res(resp['SAMLProviderArn'])
+                except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
+                    self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Could not create the identity provider '{0}'".format(name))
+
+        self.module.exit_json(**res)
+
+    def delete_saml_provider(self, name):
+        res = {'changed': False}
+        try:
+            arn = self._get_provider_arn(name)
+        except (botocore.exceptions.ValidationError, botocore.exceptions.ClientError) as e:
+            self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Could not get the ARN of the identity provider '{0}'".format(name))
+
+        if arn:  # delete
+            res['changed'] = True
+            if not self.module.check_mode:
+                try:
+                    self._delete_saml_provider(arn)
+                except botocore.exceptions.ClientError as e:
+                    self.module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Could not delete the identity provider '{0}'".format(name))
+
+        self.module.exit_json(**res)
+
+    def _build_res(self, arn):
+        saml_provider = self._get_saml_provider(arn)
+        return {
+            "arn": arn,
+            "metadata_document": saml_provider["SAMLMetadataDocument"],
+            "create_date": saml_provider["CreateDate"].isoformat(),
+            "expire_date": saml_provider["ValidUntil"].isoformat()
+        }
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        name=dict(required=True),
+        saml_metadata_document=dict(default=None, required=False),
+        state=dict(default='present', required=False, choices=['present', 'absent']),
+    )
+
+    module = AnsibleAWSModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        supports_check_mode=True,
+        required_if=[('state', 'present', ['saml_metadata_document'])]
+    )
+
+    name = module.params['name']
+    state = module.params.get('state')
+    saml_metadata_document = module.params.get('saml_metadata_document')
+
+    sp_man = SAMLProviderManager(module)
+
+    if state == 'present':
+        sp_man.create_or_update_saml_provider(name, saml_metadata_document)
+    elif state == 'absent':
+        sp_man.delete_saml_provider(name)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/aliases b/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..56927195182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cloud/aws
+unsupported
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/files/example1.xml b/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/files/example1.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa2130a5e35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/files/example1.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<md:EntityDescriptor xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" validUntil="2019-08-24T20:37:21Z" cacheDuration="PT1567111041S" entityID="AnsibleSAMLTest1">
+  <md:IDPSSODescriptor WantAuthnRequestsSigned="false" protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
+    <md:KeyDescriptor use="signing">
+      <ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
+        <ds:X509Data>
+          <ds:X509Certificate>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</ds:X509Certificate>
+        </ds:X509Data>
+      </ds:KeyInfo>
+    </md:KeyDescriptor>
+    <md:KeyDescriptor use="encryption">
+      <ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
+        <ds:X509Data>
+          <ds:X509Certificate>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</ds:X509Certificate>
+        </ds:X509Data>
+      </ds:KeyInfo>
+    </md:KeyDescriptor>
+    <md:SingleLogoutService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="http://example.com/saml/logout"/>
+    <md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:unspecified</md:NameIDFormat>
+    <md:SingleSignOnService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="http://example.com/saml/"/>
+  </md:IDPSSODescriptor>
+</md:EntityDescriptor>
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/files/example2.xml b/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/files/example2.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..76a86c7a761
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/files/example2.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<md:EntityDescriptor xmlns:md="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:metadata" validUntil="2019-08-24T20:38:34Z" cacheDuration="PT1567111114S" entityID="AnsibleSAMLTest2">
+  <md:IDPSSODescriptor WantAuthnRequestsSigned="false" protocolSupportEnumeration="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:protocol">
+    <md:KeyDescriptor use="signing">
+      <ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
+        <ds:X509Data>
+          <ds:X509Certificate>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</ds:X509Certificate>
+        </ds:X509Data>
+      </ds:KeyInfo>
+    </md:KeyDescriptor>
+    <md:KeyDescriptor use="encryption">
+      <ds:KeyInfo xmlns:ds="http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#">
+        <ds:X509Data>
+          <ds:X509Certificate>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</ds:X509Certificate>
+        </ds:X509Data>
+      </ds:KeyInfo>
+    </md:KeyDescriptor>
+    <md:SingleLogoutService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="http://example.com/saml/logout"/>
+    <md:NameIDFormat>urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:1.1:nameid-format:unspecified</md:NameIDFormat>
+    <md:SingleSignOnService Binding="urn:oasis:names:tc:SAML:2.0:bindings:HTTP-Redirect" Location="http://example.com/saml/"/>
+  </md:IDPSSODescriptor>
+</md:EntityDescriptor>
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f64f1169a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dependencies:
+  - prepare_tests
+  - setup_ec2
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2ee7daef97e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/iam_saml_federation/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+- module_defaults:
+    group/aws:
+        region: "{{ aws_region }}"
+        aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
+        aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
+        security_token: "{{ security_token | default(omit) }}"
+  block:
+    # ============================================================
+    #   TESTS
+    - name: Create the identity provider
+      iam_saml_federation:
+        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-saml'
+        state: present
+        saml_metadata_document: '{{ lookup("file", "example1.xml") }}'
+      register: create_result
+
+    - name: assert idp created
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - create_result is changed
+
+    - name: Test that nothing changes when we retry
+      iam_saml_federation:
+        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-saml'
+        state: present
+        saml_metadata_document: '{{ lookup("file", "example1.xml") }}'
+      register: create_result
+
+    - name: assert the idp doesn't change when we retry
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - create_result is not changed
+
+    - name: Change the identity provider
+      iam_saml_federation:
+        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-saml'
+        state: present
+        saml_metadata_document: '{{ lookup("file", "example2.xml") }}'
+      register: change_result
+
+    - name: assert idp created
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - change_result is changed
+
+    - name: Test that nothing changes when we retry
+      iam_saml_federation:
+        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-saml'
+        state: present
+        saml_metadata_document: '{{ lookup("file", "example2.xml") }}'
+      register: change_result
+
+    - name: assert the idp doesn't change when we retry
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - change_result is not changed
+
+    - name: Delete the identity provider
+      iam_saml_federation:
+        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-saml'
+        state: absent
+      register: destroy_result
+
+    - name: assert deleted
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - destroy_result is changed
+
+    - name: Attempt to re-delete the identity provider
+      iam_saml_federation:
+        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-saml'
+        state: absent
+      register: destroy_result
+
+    - name: assert deleted
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - destroy_result is not changed
+
+  always:
+    # ============================================================
+    #   CLEAN-UP
+    - name: finish off by deleting the identity provider
+      iam_saml_federation:
+        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}-saml'
+        state: absent
+      register: destroy_result