diff --git a/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/compute-policy.json b/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/compute-policy.json
index be4c4d0d510..1e7171ce531 100644
--- a/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/compute-policy.json
+++ b/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/compute-policy.json
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@
             "Resource": [
                 "arn:aws:iam::{{aws_account}}:role/ansible_lambda_role",
                 "arn:aws:iam::{{aws_account}}:role/ecsInstanceRole",
-                "arn:aws:iam::{{aws_account}}:role/ecsServiceRole"
+                "arn:aws:iam::{{aws_account}}:role/ecsServiceRole",
+                "arn:aws:iam::{{aws_account}}:role/aws_eks_cluster_role"
             ]
         },
         {
diff --git a/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/ecs-policy.json b/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/container-policy.json
similarity index 87%
rename from hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/ecs-policy.json
rename to hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/container-policy.json
index 19db32c8aef..225efc7dfa0 100644
--- a/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/ecs-policy.json
+++ b/hacking/aws_config/testing_policies/container-policy.json
@@ -56,6 +56,20 @@
           "Resource": [
             "*"
           ]
+        },
+        {
+          "Effect": "Allow",
+          "Action": [
+            "eks:CreateCluster",
+            "eks:DeleteCluster",
+            "eks:DescribeCluster",
+            "eks:ListClusters"
+          ],
+          "Resource": [
+            "*"
+          ]
         }
+
+
     ]
 }
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_eks_cluster.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_eks_cluster.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7795484ef4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/aws_eks_cluster.py
@@ -0,0 +1,236 @@
+#!/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_eks_cluster
+short_description: Manage Elastic Kubernetes Service Clusters
+description:
+    - Manage Elastic Kubernetes Service Clusters
+version_added: "2.7"
+
+author: Will Thames (@willthames)
+
+options:
+  name:
+    description: Name of EKS cluster
+    required: True
+  version:
+    description: Kubernetes version - defaults to latest
+  role_arn:
+    description: ARN of IAM role used by the EKS cluster
+  subnets:
+    description: list of subnet IDs for the Kubernetes cluster
+  security_groups:
+    description: list of security group names or IDs
+  state:
+    description: desired state of the EKS cluster
+    choices:
+      - absent
+      - present
+    default: present
+
+
+requirements: [ 'botocore', 'boto3' ]
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+    - aws
+    - ec2
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Note: These examples do not set authentication details, see the AWS Guide for details.
+
+- name: Create an EKS cluster
+  aws_eks_cluster:
+    name: my_cluster
+    version: v1.10.0
+    role_arn: my_eks_role
+    subnets:
+      - subnet-aaaa1111
+    security_groups:
+      - my_eks_sg
+      - sg-abcd1234
+  register: caller_facts
+
+- name: Remove an EKS cluster
+  aws_eks_cluster:
+    name: my_cluster
+    state: absent
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+arn:
+  description: ARN of the EKS cluster
+  returned: when state is present
+  type: string
+  sample: arn:aws:eks:us-west-2:111111111111:cluster/my-eks-cluster
+certificate_authority:
+  description: Certificate Authority Data for cluster
+  returned: after creation
+  type: complex
+  contains: {}
+created_at:
+  description: Cluster creation date and time
+  returned: when state is present
+  type: string
+  sample: '2018-06-06T11:56:56.242000+00:00'
+name:
+  description: EKS cluster name
+  returned: when state is present
+  type: string
+  sample: my-eks-cluster
+resources_vpc_config:
+  description: VPC configuration of the cluster
+  returned: when state is present
+  type: complex
+  contains:
+    security_group_ids:
+      description: List of security group IDs
+      returned: always
+      type: list
+      sample:
+      - sg-abcd1234
+      - sg-aaaa1111
+    subnet_ids:
+      description: List of subnet IDs
+      returned: always
+      type: list
+      sample:
+      - subnet-abcdef12
+      - subnet-345678ab
+      - subnet-cdef1234
+    vpc_id:
+      description: VPC id
+      returned: always
+      type: string
+      sample: vpc-a1b2c3d4
+role_arn:
+  description: ARN of the IAM role used by the cluster
+  returned: when state is present
+  type: string
+  sample: arn:aws:iam::111111111111:role/aws_eks_cluster_role
+status:
+  description: status of the EKS cluster
+  returned: when state is present
+  type: string
+  sample: CREATING
+version:
+  description: Kubernetes version of the cluster
+  returned: when state is present
+  type: string
+  sample: '1.10'
+'''
+
+
+from ansible.module_utils.aws.core import AnsibleAWSModule
+from ansible.module_utils.ec2 import camel_dict_to_snake_dict, get_ec2_security_group_ids_from_names
+
+try:
+    import botocore.exceptions
+except ImportError:
+    pass  # caught by AnsibleAWSModule
+
+
+def ensure_present(client, module):
+    name = module.params.get('name')
+    subnets = module.params['subnets']
+    groups = module.params['security_groups']
+    cluster = get_cluster(client, module)
+    try:
+        ec2 = module.client('ec2')
+        vpc_id = ec2.describe_subnets(SubnetIds=[subnets[0]])['Subnets'][0]['VpcId']
+        groups = get_ec2_security_group_ids_from_names(groups, ec2, vpc_id)
+    except (botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError, botocore.exceptions.ClientError) as e:
+        module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Couldn't lookup security groups")
+
+    if cluster:
+        if set(cluster['resourcesVpcConfig']['subnetIds']) != set(subnets):
+            module.fail_json(msg="Cannot modify subnets of existing cluster")
+        if set(cluster['resourcesVpcConfig']['securityGroupIds']) != set(groups):
+            module.fail_json(msg="Cannot modify security groups of existing cluster")
+        if module.params.get('version') and module.params.get('version') != cluster['version']:
+            module.fail_json(msg="Cannot modify version of existing cluster")
+        module.exit_json(changed=False, **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(cluster))
+
+    if module.check_mode:
+        module.exit_json(changed=True)
+    try:
+        params = dict(name=name,
+                      roleArn=module.params['role_arn'],
+                      resourcesVpcConfig=dict(
+                          subnetIds=subnets,
+                          securityGroupIds=groups),
+                      clientRequestToken='ansible-create-%s' % name)
+        if module.params['version']:
+            params['version'] = module.params['version']
+        cluster = client.create_cluster(**params)['cluster']
+    except botocore.exceptions.EndpointConnectionError as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="Region %s is not supported by EKS" % client.meta.region_name)
+    except (botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError, botocore.exceptions.ClientError) as e:
+        module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Couldn't create cluster %s" % name)
+    module.exit_json(changed=True, **camel_dict_to_snake_dict(cluster))
+
+
+def ensure_absent(client, module):
+    name = module.params.get('name')
+    existing = get_cluster(client, module)
+    if not existing:
+        module.exit_json(changed=False)
+    if not module.check_mode:
+        try:
+            client.delete_cluster(name=module.params['name'])
+        except botocore.exceptions.EndpointConnectionError as e:
+            module.fail_json(msg="Region %s is not supported by EKS" % client.meta.region_name)
+        except (botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError, botocore.exceptions.ClientError) as e:
+            module.fail_json_aws(e, msg="Couldn't delete cluster %s" % name)
+    module.exit_json(changed=True)
+
+
+def get_cluster(client, module):
+    name = module.params.get('name')
+    try:
+        return client.describe_cluster(name=name)['cluster']
+    except client.exceptions.from_code('ResourceNotFoundException'):
+        return None
+    except botocore.exceptions.EndpointConnectionError as e:
+        module.fail_json(msg="Region %s is not supported by EKS" % client.meta.region_name)
+    except (botocore.exceptions.BotoCoreError, botocore.exceptions.ClientError) as e:
+        module.fail_json(e, msg="Couldn't get cluster %s" % name)
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        name=dict(required=True),
+        version=dict(),
+        role_arn=dict(),
+        subnets=dict(type='list'),
+        security_groups=dict(type='list'),
+        state=dict(choices=['absent', 'present'], default='present'),
+    )
+
+    module = AnsibleAWSModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        required_if=[['state', 'present', ['role_arn', 'subnets', 'security_groups']]],
+        supports_check_mode=True,
+    )
+
+    if not module.botocore_at_least("1.10.32"):
+        module.fail_json(msg="aws_eks_cluster module requires botocore >= 1.10.32")
+
+    client = module.client('eks')
+
+    if module.params.get('state') == 'present':
+        ensure_present(client, module)
+    else:
+        ensure_absent(client, module)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/aliases b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..811b1890f6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+cloud/aws
+unsupported
+aws_eks_cluster
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/full_test.yml b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/full_test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cd020be5714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/full_test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+- hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+
+  roles:
+    - aws_eks
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/old_version.yml b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/old_version.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d14dabcf006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/old_version.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+- hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: try and use aws_eks_cluster module
+      aws_eks_cluster:
+        state: absent
+        name: my_cluster
+      ignore_errors: yes
+      register: aws_eks_cluster
+
+    - name: ensure that aws_eks fails with friendly error message
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - '"msg" in aws_eks_cluster'
+          - aws_eks_cluster is failed
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/roles/aws_eks/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/roles/aws_eks/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..33c4f4212fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/roles/aws_eks/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+eks_cluster_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
+eks_subnets:
+  - zone: a
+    cidr: 10.0.1.0/24
+  - zone: b
+    cidr: 10.0.2.0/24
+  - zone: c
+    cidr: 10.0.3.0/24
+
+eks_security_groups:
+  - name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}-control-plane-sg"
+    description: "EKS Control Plane Security Group"
+    rules:
+      - group_name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}-workers-sg"
+        group_desc: "EKS Worker Security Group"
+        ports: 443
+        proto: tcp
+    rules_egress:
+      - group_name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}-workers-sg"
+        group_desc: "EKS Worker Security Group"
+        from_port: 1025
+        to_port: 65535
+        proto: tcp
+  - name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}-worker-sg"
+    description: "EKS Worker Security Group"
+    rules:
+      - group_name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}-workers-sg"
+        proto: tcp
+        from_port: 1
+        to_port: 65535
+      - group_name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}-control-plane-sg"
+        ports: 10250
+        proto: tcp
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/roles/aws_eks/files/eks-trust-policy.json b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/roles/aws_eks/files/eks-trust-policy.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85cfb59dd28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/roles/aws_eks/files/eks-trust-policy.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "Version": "2012-10-17",
+  "Statement": [
+    {
+      "Effect": "Allow",
+      "Principal": {
+        "Service": "eks.amazonaws.com"
+      },
+      "Action": "sts:AssumeRole"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/roles/aws_eks/meta/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/roles/aws_eks/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..32cf5dda7ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/roles/aws_eks/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+dependencies: []
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/roles/aws_eks/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/roles/aws_eks/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c86f76f6ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/playbooks/roles/aws_eks/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+---
+# tasks file for aws_eks modules
+
+- block:
+    # FIXME: ap-south-1 only has two AZs, ap-south-1a and ap-south-1b
+    # That makes it my best guess as to it being among the last to support EKS
+    # If it does become supported, change this test to use an unsupported region
+    # or if all regions are supported, delete this test
+    - name: attempt to use eks in unsupported region
+      aws_eks_cluster:
+        name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}"
+        state: absent
+        aws_access_key: "{{ aws_access_key }}"
+        aws_secret_key: "{{ aws_secret_key }}"
+        security_token: "{{ security_token }}"
+        region: ap-south-1
+      register: aws_eks_unsupported_region
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - name: check that aws_eks_cluster did nothing
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - aws_eks_unsupported_region is failed
+          - '"msg" in aws_eks_unsupported_region'
+
+    - name: set up aws connection info
+      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: delete an as yet non-existent EKS cluster
+      aws_eks_cluster:
+        name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}"
+        state: absent
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: aws_eks_delete_non_existent
+
+    - name: check that aws_eks_cluster did nothing
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - aws_eks_delete_non_existent is not changed
+
+    - name: ensure IAM instance role exists
+      iam_role:
+        name: aws_eks_cluster_role
+        assume_role_policy_document: "{{ lookup('file','eks-trust-policy.json') }}"
+        state: present
+        create_instance_profile: no
+        managed_policies:
+          - AmazonEKSServicePolicy
+          - AmazonEKSClusterPolicy
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: iam_role
+
+    - name: create a VPC to work in
+      ec2_vpc_net:
+        cidr_block: 10.0.0.0/16
+        state: present
+        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}_aws_eks'
+        resource_tags:
+          Name: '{{ resource_prefix }}_aws_eks'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: setup_vpc
+
+    - name: create subnets
+      ec2_vpc_subnet:
+        az: '{{ aws_region }}{{ item.zone }}'
+        tags:
+          Name: '{{ resource_prefix }}_aws_eks-subnet-{{ item.zone }}'
+        vpc_id: '{{ setup_vpc.vpc.id }}'
+        cidr: "{{ item.cidr }}"
+        state: present
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: setup_subnets
+      with_items:
+        - "{{ eks_subnets }}"
+
+    - name: create security groups to use for EKS
+      ec2_group:
+        name: "{{ item.name }}"
+        description: "{{ item.description }}"
+        state: present
+        rules: "{{ item.rules }}"
+        rules_egress: "{{ item.rules_egress|default(omit) }}"
+        vpc_id: '{{ setup_vpc.vpc.id }}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      with_items: "{{ eks_security_groups }}"
+      register: setup_security_groups
+
+    - name: create EKS cluster
+      aws_eks_cluster:
+        name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}"
+        security_groups: "{{ eks_security_groups | json_query('[].name') }}"
+        subnets: "{{ setup_subnets.results | json_query('[].subnet.id') }}"
+        role_arn: "{{ iam_role.arn }}"
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: eks_create
+
+    - name: check that EKS cluster was created
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - eks_create is changed
+          - eks_create.name == eks_cluster_name
+
+    - name: create EKS cluster with same details but using SG ids
+      aws_eks_cluster:
+        name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}"
+        security_groups: "{{ setup_security_groups.results | json_query('[].group_id') }}"
+        subnets: "{{ setup_subnets.results | json_query('[].subnet.id') }}"
+        role_arn: "{{ iam_role.arn }}"
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: eks_create
+
+    - name: check that EKS cluster did not change
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - eks_create is not changed
+          - eks_create.name == eks_cluster_name
+
+    - name: remove EKS cluster
+      aws_eks_cluster:
+        name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}"
+        state: absent
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: eks_delete
+
+    - name: check that EKS cluster was created
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - eks_delete is changed
+
+  always:
+    - name: Announce teardown start
+      debug:
+        msg: "***** TESTING COMPLETE. COMMENCE TEARDOWN *****"
+
+    - name: remove EKS cluster
+      aws_eks_cluster:
+        name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}"
+        state: absent
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      register: eks_delete
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - debug:
+        msg: "{{ eks_security_groups|reverse|list }}"
+
+    - name: create list of all additional EKS security groups
+      set_fact:
+        additional_eks_sg:
+          - name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}-workers-sg"
+
+    - name: remove security groups
+      ec2_group:
+        name: '{{ item.name }}'
+        state: absent
+        vpc_id: '{{ setup_vpc.vpc.id }}'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      with_items: "{{ eks_security_groups|reverse|list + additional_eks_sg }}"
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - name: remove setup subnet
+      ec2_vpc_subnet:
+        az: '{{ aws_region }}{{ item.zone }}'
+        vpc_id: '{{ setup_vpc.vpc.id }}'
+        cidr: "{{ item.cidr}}"
+        state: absent
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      with_items: "{{ eks_subnets }}"
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - name: remove setup VPC
+      ec2_vpc_net:
+        cidr_block: 10.0.0.0/16
+        state: absent
+        name: '{{ resource_prefix }}_aws_eks'
+        <<: *aws_connection_info
+      ignore_errors: yes
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/runme.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..fc009446acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/aws_eks/runme.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# We don't set -u here, due to pypa/virtualenv#150
+set -ex
+
+MYTMPDIR=$(mktemp -d 2>/dev/null || mktemp -d -t 'mytmpdir')
+
+trap 'rm -rf "${MYTMPDIR}"' EXIT
+
+# This is needed for the ubuntu1604py3 tests
+# Ubuntu patches virtualenv to make the default python2
+# but for the python3 tests we need virtualenv to use python3
+PYTHON=${ANSIBLE_TEST_PYTHON_INTERPRETER:-python}
+
+# Test graceful failure for older versions of botocore
+virtualenv --system-site-packages --python "${PYTHON}" "${MYTMPDIR}/botocore-1.7.40"
+source "${MYTMPDIR}/botocore-1.7.40/bin/activate"
+$PYTHON -m pip install 'botocore<1.10.0' boto3
+ansible-playbook -i ../../inventory -e @../../integration_config.yml -e @../../cloud-config-aws.yml -v playbooks/old_version.yml "$@"
+
+# Run full test suite
+virtualenv --system-site-packages --python "${PYTHON}" "${MYTMPDIR}/botocore-recent"
+source "${MYTMPDIR}/botocore-recent/bin/activate"
+$PYTHON -m pip install 'botocore>=1.10.1' boto3
+ansible-playbook -i ../../inventory -e @../../integration_config.yml -e @../../cloud-config-aws.yml -v playbooks/full_test.yml "$@"