diff --git a/modules/aws/ecr.go b/modules/aws/ecr.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0badc2b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/aws/ecr.go
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	goerrors "errors"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecr"
+	"github.com/gruntwork-io/gruntwork-cli/errors"
+	"github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest/modules/testing"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// CreateECRRepo creates a new ECR Repository. This will fail the test and stop execution if there is an error.
+func CreateECRRepo(t testing.TestingT, region string, name string) *ecr.Repository {
+	repo, err := CreateECRRepoE(t, region, name)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return repo
+}
+
+// CreateECRRepoE creates a new ECR Repository.
+func CreateECRRepoE(t testing.TestingT, region string, name string) (*ecr.Repository, error) {
+	client := NewECRClient(t, region)
+	resp, err := client.CreateRepository(&ecr.CreateRepositoryInput{RepositoryName: aws.String(name)})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return resp.Repository, nil
+}
+
+// GetECRRepo gets an ECR repository by name. This will fail the test and stop execution if there is an error.
+// An error occurs if a repository with the given name does not exist in the given region.
+func GetECRRepo(t testing.TestingT, region string, name string) *ecr.Repository {
+	repo, err := GetECRRepoE(t, region, name)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return repo
+}
+
+// GetECRRepoE gets an ECR Repository by name.
+// An error occurs if a repository with the given name does not exist in the given region.
+func GetECRRepoE(t testing.TestingT, region string, name string) (*ecr.Repository, error) {
+	client := NewECRClient(t, region)
+	repositoryNames := []*string{aws.String(name)}
+	resp, err := client.DescribeRepositories(&ecr.DescribeRepositoriesInput{RepositoryNames: repositoryNames})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(resp.Repositories) != 1 {
+		return nil, errors.WithStackTrace(goerrors.New(("An unexpected condition occurred. Please file an issue at github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest")))
+	}
+	return resp.Repositories[0], nil
+}
+
+// DeleteECRRepo will force delete the ECR repo by deleting all images prior to deleting the ECR repository.
+// This will fail the test and stop execution if there is an error.
+func DeleteECRRepo(t testing.TestingT, region string, repo *ecr.Repository) {
+	err := DeleteECRRepoE(t, region, repo)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+// DeleteECRRepoE will force delete the ECR repo by deleting all images prior to deleting the ECR repository.
+func DeleteECRRepoE(t testing.TestingT, region string, repo *ecr.Repository) error {
+	client := NewECRClient(t, region)
+	resp, err := client.ListImages(&ecr.ListImagesInput{RepositoryName: repo.RepositoryName})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(resp.ImageIds) > 0 {
+		_, err = client.BatchDeleteImage(&ecr.BatchDeleteImageInput{
+			RepositoryName: repo.RepositoryName,
+			ImageIds:       resp.ImageIds,
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	_, err = client.DeleteRepository(&ecr.DeleteRepositoryInput{RepositoryName: repo.RepositoryName})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// NewECRClient returns a client for the Elastic Container Registry. This will fail the test and
+// stop execution if there is an error.
+func NewECRClient(t testing.TestingT, region string) *ecr.ECR {
+	sess, err := NewECRClientE(t, region)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return sess
+}
+
+// NewECRClient returns a client for the Elastic Container Registry.
+func NewECRClientE(t testing.TestingT, region string) (*ecr.ECR, error) {
+	sess, err := NewAuthenticatedSession(region)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return ecr.New(sess), nil
+}
diff --git a/modules/aws/ecr_test.go b/modules/aws/ecr_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ed559d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/aws/ecr_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestEcrRepo(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	region := GetRandomStableRegion(t, nil, nil)
+	repo1, err := CreateECRRepoE(t, region, "terratest")
+	defer DeleteECRRepo(t, region, repo1)
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "terratest", aws.StringValue(repo1.RepositoryName))
+
+	repo2, err := GetECRRepoE(t, region, "terratest")
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "terratest", aws.StringValue(repo2.RepositoryName))
+}