diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_elasticbeanstalk_app.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_elasticbeanstalk_app.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community'
+                    }
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+---
+module: aws_elasticbeanstalk_app
+
+short_description: create, update, and delete an elastic beanstalk application
+
+version_added: "2.5"
+
+description:
+    - "creates, updates, deletes beanstalk applications if app_name is provided"
+
+options:
+  app_name:
+    description:
+      - name of the beanstalk application you wish to manage
+    aliases: [ 'name' ]
+  description:
+    description:
+      - the description of the application
+  state:
+    description:
+      - whether to ensure the application is present or absent
+    default: present
+    choices: ['absent','present']
+  terminate_by_force:
+    description:
+      - when set to true, running environments will be terminated before deleting the application
+    default: false
+author:
+    - Harpreet Singh (@hsingh)
+    - Stephen Granger (@viper233)
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - aws
+    - ec2
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Create or update an application
+- aws_elasticbeanstalk_app:
+    app_name: Sample_App
+    description: "Hello World App"
+    state: present
+
+# Delete application
+- aws_elasticbeanstalk_app:
+    app_name: Sample_App
+    state: absent
+
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+app:
+    description: beanstalk application
+    returned: always
+    type: dict
+    sample: {
+        "ApplicationName": "app-name",
+        "ConfigurationTemplates": [],
+        "DateCreated": "2016-12-28T14:50:03.185000+00:00",
+        "DateUpdated": "2016-12-28T14:50:03.185000+00:00",
+        "Description": "description",
+        "Versions": [
+            "1.0.0",
+            "1.0.1"
+        ]
+    }
+output:
+    description: message indicating what change will occur
+    returned: in check mode
+    type: string
+    sample: App is up-to-date
+'''
+
+try:
+    from botocore.exceptions import BotoCoreError, ClientError
+except ImportError:
+    pass  # handled by AnsibleAWSModule
+
+from ansible.module_utils.aws.core import AnsibleAWSModule
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import boto3_conn, ec2_argument_spec, get_aws_connection_info
+
+
+def describe_app(ebs, app_name, module):
+    apps = list_apps(ebs, app_name, module)
+
+    return None if len(apps) != 1 else apps[0]
+
+
+def list_apps(ebs, app_name, module):
+    try:
+        if app_name is not None:
+            apps = ebs.describe_applications(ApplicationNames=[app_name])
+        else:
+            apps = ebs.describe_applications()
+    except (BotoCoreError, ClientError) as e:
+        module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Could not describe application")
+
+    return apps.get("Applications", [])
+
+
+def check_app(ebs, app, module):
+    app_name = module.params['app_name']
+    description = module.params['description']
+    state = module.params['state']
+    terminate_by_force = module.params['terminate_by_force']
+
+    result = {}
+
+    if state == 'present' and app is None:
+        result = dict(changed=True, output="App would be created")
+    elif state == 'present' and app.get("Description", None) != description:
+        result = dict(changed=True, output="App would be updated", app=app)
+    elif state == 'present' and app.get("Description", None) == description:
+        result = dict(changed=False, output="App is up-to-date", app=app)
+    elif state == 'absent' and app is None:
+        result = dict(changed=False, output="App does not exist", app={})
+    elif state == 'absent' and app is not None:
+        result = dict(changed=True, output="App will be deleted", app=app)
+    elif state == 'absent' and app is not None and terminate_by_force is True:
+        result = dict(changed=True, output="Running environments terminated before the App will be deleted", app=app)
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+def filter_empty(**kwargs):
+    retval = {}
+    for k, v in kwargs.items():
+        if v:
+            retval[k] = v
+    return retval
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = ec2_argument_spec()
+
+    argument_spec.update(
+        dict(
+            app_name=dict(aliases=['name'], type='str', required=False),
+            description=dict(),
+            state=dict(choices=['present', 'absent'], default='present'),
+            terminate_by_force=dict(type='bool', default=False, required=False)
+        )
+    )
+
+    module = AnsibleAWSModule(argument_spec=argument_spec, supports_check_mode=True)
+
+    app_name = module.params['app_name']
+    description = module.params['description']
+    state = module.params['state']
+    terminate_by_force = module.params['terminate_by_force']
+
+    if app_name is None:
+        module.fail_json(msg='Module parameter "app_name" is required')
+
+    result = {}
+    region, ec2_url, aws_connect_params = get_aws_connection_info(module, boto3=True)
+    ebs = boto3_conn(module, conn_type='client', resource='elasticbeanstalk',
+                     region=region, endpoint=ec2_url, **aws_connect_params)
+
+    app = describe_app(ebs, app_name, module)
+
+    if module.check_mode:
+        check_app(ebs, app, module)
+        module.fail_json(msg='ASSERTION FAILURE: check_app() should not return control.')
+
+    if state == 'present':
+        if app is None:
+            try:
+                create_app = ebs.create_application(**filter_empty(ApplicationName=app_name,
+                                                    Description=description))
+            except (BotoCoreError, ClientError) as e:
+                module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Could not create application")
+
+            app = describe_app(ebs, app_name, module)
+
+            result = dict(changed=True, app=app)
+        else:
+            if app.get("Description", None) != description:
+                try:
+                    if not description:
+                        ebs.update_application(ApplicationName=app_name)
+                    else:
+                        ebs.update_application(ApplicationName=app_name, Description=description)
+                except (BotoCoreError, ClientError) as e:
+                    module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Could not update application")
+
+                app = describe_app(ebs, app_name, module)
+
+                result = dict(changed=True, app=app)
+            else:
+                result = dict(changed=False, app=app)
+
+    else:
+        if app is None:
+            result = dict(changed=False, output='Application not found', app={})
+        else:
+            try:
+                if terminate_by_force:
+                    # Running environments will be terminated before deleting the application
+                    ebs.delete_application(ApplicationName=app_name, TerminateEnvByForce=terminate_by_force)
+                else:
+                    ebs.delete_application(ApplicationName=app_name)
+            except (BotoCoreError, ClientError) as e:
+                module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Cannot terminate app")
+
+            result = dict(changed=True, app=app)
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_elasticbeanstalk_app/aliases b/test/integration/targets/aws_elasticbeanstalk_app/aliases
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index 00000000000..ebdf4aa5720
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+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_elasticbeanstalk_app/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cloud/aws
+posix/ci/cloud/group1/aws
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_elasticbeanstalk_app/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/aws_elasticbeanstalk_app/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3f38e1a85af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_elasticbeanstalk_app/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+# defaults file for aws_elasticbeanstalk_app
+app_name: '{{ resource_prefix }}_eb_ansible_test'
+description: 'eb_ansible_test app description'
+alternate_description: 'eb_ansible_test app alternate_description'
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_elasticbeanstalk_app/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/aws_elasticbeanstalk_app/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f64f1169a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_elasticbeanstalk_app/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+dependencies:
+  - prepare_tests
+  - setup_ec2
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_elasticbeanstalk_app/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/aws_elasticbeanstalk_app/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8fb35730e69
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+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_elasticbeanstalk_app/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+---
+# tasks file for aws_elasticbeanstalk_app
+- block:
+
+  - name: set connection information for all tasks
+    set_fact:
+      aws_connection_info: &aws_connection_info
+        aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
+        aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
+        security_token: "{{ security_token }}"
+        region: "{{ aws_region }}"
+    no_log: yes
+
+  # ============================================================
+  - name: test with no parameters
+    aws_elasticbeanstalk_app:
+    register: result
+    ignore_errors: true
+  
+  - name: assert failure when called with no parameters
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - 'result.failed'
+
+  # ============================================================
+  - name: test create app
+    aws_elasticbeanstalk_app:
+      app_name: "{{ app_name }}"
+      description: "{{ description }}"
+      state: present
+      <<: *aws_connection_info
+    register: result
+
+  - name: assert changed is True
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - result.changed == True
+
+  # ============================================================
+  - name: test create when app already exists
+    aws_elasticbeanstalk_app:
+      app_name: "{{ app_name }}"
+      description: "{{ description }}"
+      state: present
+      <<: *aws_connection_info
+    register: result
+
+  - name: assert changed is False since the app already exists
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - result.changed == False
+
+  # ============================================================
+  - name: make an update to an existing app 
+    aws_elasticbeanstalk_app:
+      app_name: "{{ app_name }}"
+      description: "{{ alternate_description }}"
+      state: present
+      <<: *aws_connection_info
+    register: result
+
+  - name: assert changed is True
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - result.changed == True
+
+#   # ============================================================
+#   - name: fail deleting an app that has environments that exist
+#     aws_elasticbeanstalk_app:
+#       app_name: "non_app"
+#       state: absent
+#       <<: *aws_connection_info
+#     register: result
+#     ignore_error: true
+#
+#   - name: assert deleteing app with running environments fail
+#     assert:
+#       that:
+#         - result.changed == False
+
+#   # ============================================================
+#   - name: deleting an app that has environments that exist with terminate_by_force True
+#     aws_elasticbeanstalk_app:
+#       app_name: "non_app"
+#       state: absent
+#       terminate_by_force: True
+#       <<: *aws_connection_info
+#     register: result
+#
+#   - name: assert deleteing app with running environments with terminate_by_force True
+#     assert:
+#       that:
+#         - result.changed == True
+#
+  # ============================================================
+#  - name: retrieve a list of apps
+#    aws_elasticbeanstalk_app_facts:
+#      <<: *aws_connection_info
+#    register: result
+
+#  - name: assert changed is True
+#    assert:
+#      that:
+#        - result is success
+
+#   # ============================================================
+#   - name: deleting an app that has environments that exist with terminate_by_force True
+#     aws_elasticbeanstalk_app:
+#       app_name: "non_app"
+#       state: absent
+#       terminate_by_force: True
+#       <<: *aws_connection_info
+#     register: result
+#
+#   - name: assert deleteing app with running environments with terminate_by_force True
+#     assert:
+#       that:
+#         - result.changed == True
+#
+  # ============================================================
+  - name: delete non existent app
+    aws_elasticbeanstalk_app:
+      app_name: "non_app"
+      state: absent
+      <<: *aws_connection_info
+    register: result
+    ignore_error: true
+
+  - name: assert deleteing non existant app fails
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - result.changed == False
+        - 'result.output.startswith("Application not found")'
+
+  # ============================================================
+  - name: delete existing app
+    aws_elasticbeanstalk_app:
+      app_name: "{{ app_name }}"
+      state: absent
+      <<: *aws_connection_info
+    register: result
+
+  - name: assert changed is True
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - result.changed == True
+
+  # ============================================================
+
+  always:
+
+  - name: delete existing app
+    aws_elasticbeanstalk_app:
+      app_name: "{{ app_name }}"
+      state: absent
+      <<: *aws_connection_info