diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 11de83b..9767bde 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -20,3 +20,12 @@ resource "aws_ecr_repository" "this" {
     }
   )
 }
+
+resource "aws_ecr_lifecycle_policy" "this" {
+  count = length(var.lifecycle_policy.rules) > 0 ? 1 : 0
+
+  repository = aws_ecr_repository.this.name
+  policy = jsonencode({
+    "rules" : var.lifecycle_policy.rules
+  })
+}
diff --git a/tests/lifecycle_policy_test.go b/tests/lifecycle_policy_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e80453
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lifecycle_policy_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package tests
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest/modules/aws"
+	"github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest/modules/random"
+	"github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest/modules/terraform"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestCanCreateRepositoryWithEmptyLifecyclePolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	expectedName := fmt.Sprintf("test-%d", random.Random(0, 10))
+
+	region := aws.GetRandomRegion(t, nil, nil)
+
+	terraformOptions := terraform.WithDefaultRetryableErrors(t, &terraform.Options{
+		TerraformDir: "../",
+		Vars: map[string]interface{}{
+			"name": expectedName,
+		},
+		EnvVars: map[string]string{
+			"AWS_DEFAULT_REGION": region,
+		},
+	})
+
+	defer terraform.Destroy(t, terraformOptions)
+
+	terraform.InitAndApply(t, terraformOptions)
+
+	repository := aws.GetECRRepo(t, region, expectedName)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "AES256", *repository.EncryptionConfiguration.EncryptionType)
+	assert.Equal(t, "IMMUTABLE", *repository.ImageTagMutability)
+	assert.True(t, *repository.ImageScanningConfiguration.ScanOnPush)
+}
+
+func TestCanCreateRepositoryWithLifecyclePolicyAndTaggedStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	expectedName := fmt.Sprintf("test-%d", random.Random(0, 10))
+
+	region := aws.GetRandomRegion(t, nil, nil)
+
+	terraformOptions := terraform.WithDefaultRetryableErrors(t, &terraform.Options{
+		TerraformDir: "../",
+		Vars: map[string]interface{}{
+			"name": expectedName,
+			"lifecycle_policy": map[string]interface{}{
+				"rules": []map[string]interface{}{
+					{
+						"rulePriority": 1,
+						"description":  "Expire images older than 14 days",
+						"selection": map[string]interface{}{
+							"tagStatus":     "tagged",
+							"countType":     "sinceImagePushed",
+							"countUnit":     "days",
+							"countNumber":   14,
+							"tagPrefixList": []string{"test-repo"},
+						},
+						"action": map[string]interface{}{
+							"type": "expire",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		EnvVars: map[string]string{
+			"AWS_DEFAULT_REGION": region,
+		},
+	})
+
+	defer terraform.Destroy(t, terraformOptions)
+
+	terraform.InitAndApply(t, terraformOptions)
+
+	repository := aws.GetECRRepo(t, region, expectedName)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "AES256", *repository.EncryptionConfiguration.EncryptionType)
+	assert.Equal(t, "IMMUTABLE", *repository.ImageTagMutability)
+	assert.True(t, *repository.ImageScanningConfiguration.ScanOnPush)
+}
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 76b36a8..b759d4e 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -46,6 +46,93 @@ variable "scan_on_push" {
   description = "Indicates whether images are scanned after being pushed to the repository (true) or not scanned (false). Defauls to true"
 }
 
+## Lifecycle policy
+variable "lifecycle_policy" {
+  type = object({
+    rules = list(object({
+      rulePriority = number
+      description = optional(string)
+      selection = object({
+        tagStatus   = string
+        countType   = string
+        countNumber = number
+        countUnit   = string
+        tagPrefixList = optional(list(string))
+      }),
+      action = object({
+        type = string
+      })
+    }))
+  })
+
+  default = {
+    rules = []
+  }
+
+  description = "(Optional) A lifecycle policy for the repository. Default is empty"
+
+  validation {
+    condition = alltrue([
+      for rule in var.lifecycle_policy.rules : contains(
+        ["tagged", "untagged", "any"],
+        rule.selection.tagStatus
+      )
+    ])
+
+    error_message = "The tag status must be one of: tagged, untagged or any."
+  }
+
+  validation {
+    condition = alltrue([
+      for rule in var.lifecycle_policy.rules : contains(
+        ["sinceImagePushed", "sinceImageCreated"],
+        rule.selection.countType
+      )
+    ])
+
+    error_message = "The count type must be one of: sinceImagePushed or sinceImageCreated."
+  }
+
+  validation {
+    condition = alltrue([
+      for rule in var.lifecycle_policy.rules : contains(
+        ["days", "weeks", "months"],
+        rule.selection.countUnit
+      )
+    ])
+
+    error_message = "The count unit must be one of: days, weeks or months."
+  }
+
+  validation {
+    condition = alltrue([
+      for rule in var.lifecycle_policy.rules : rule.selection.countNumber > 0
+    ])
+
+    error_message = "The count number must be greater than 0."
+  }
+
+  validation {
+    condition = alltrue([
+      for rule in var.lifecycle_policy.rules : rule.rulePriority > 0
+    ])
+
+    error_message = "The priority must be greater than 0."
+  }
+
+  validation {
+    condition = alltrue([
+      for rule in var.lifecycle_policy.rules : contains(
+        ["expire"],
+        rule.action.type
+      )
+    ])
+
+    error_message = "The action type must be one of: expire."
+  }
+}
+
+## Tags
 variable "tags" {
   type        = map(string)
   default     = {}