diff --git a/modules/aws/route53.go b/modules/aws/route53.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..abb7a56ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/aws/route53.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/route53"
+	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// GetRoute53Record returns a Route 53 Record
+func GetRoute53Record(t *testing.T, hostedZoneID, recordName, recordType, awsRegion string) *route53.ResourceRecordSet {
+	r, err := GetRoute53RecordE(t, hostedZoneID, recordName, recordType, awsRegion)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return r
+}
+
+// GetRoute53RecordE returns a Route 53 Record
+func GetRoute53RecordE(t *testing.T, hostedZoneID, recordName, recordType, awsRegion string) (record *route53.ResourceRecordSet, err error) {
+	route53Client, err := NewRoute53ClientE(t, awsRegion)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	o, err := route53Client.ListResourceRecordSets(&route53.ListResourceRecordSetsInput{
+		HostedZoneId:    &hostedZoneID,
+		StartRecordName: &recordName,
+		StartRecordType: &recordType,
+		MaxItems:        proto.String("1"),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	for _, record = range o.ResourceRecordSets {
+		if strings.EqualFold(recordName+".", *record.Name) {
+			break
+		}
+		record = nil
+	}
+	if record == nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("record not found")
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// NewRoute53ClientE creates a route 53 client.
+func NewRoute53Client(t *testing.T, region string) *route53.Route53 {
+	c, err := NewRoute53ClientE(t, region)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return c
+}
+
+// NewRoute53ClientE creates a route 53 client.
+func NewRoute53ClientE(t *testing.T, region string) (*route53.Route53, error) {
+	sess, err := NewAuthenticatedSession(region)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return route53.New(sess), nil
+}
diff --git a/modules/aws/route53_test.go b/modules/aws/route53_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f98d3183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/aws/route53_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/route53"
+	"github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestRoute53Record(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	region := GetRandomStableRegion(t, nil, nil)
+	c, err := NewRoute53ClientE(t, region)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	domain := fmt.Sprintf("terratest%dexample.com", time.Now().UnixNano())
+	hostedZone, err := c.CreateHostedZone(&route53.CreateHostedZoneInput{
+		Name:            aws.String(domain),
+		CallerReference: aws.String(fmt.Sprint(time.Now().UnixNano())),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		_, err := c.DeleteHostedZone(&route53.DeleteHostedZoneInput{
+			Id: hostedZone.HostedZone.Id,
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
+	recordName := fmt.Sprintf("record.%s", domain)
+	resourceRecordSet := &route53.ResourceRecordSet{
+		Name: &recordName,
+		Type: aws.String("A"),
+		TTL:  aws.Int64(60),
+		ResourceRecords: []*route53.ResourceRecord{
+			{
+				Value: aws.String("127.0.0.1"),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	_, err = c.ChangeResourceRecordSets(&route53.ChangeResourceRecordSetsInput{
+		HostedZoneId: hostedZone.HostedZone.Id,
+		ChangeBatch: &route53.ChangeBatch{
+			Changes: []*route53.Change{
+				{
+					Action:            proto.String("CREATE"),
+					ResourceRecordSet: resourceRecordSet,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		_, err := c.ChangeResourceRecordSets(&route53.ChangeResourceRecordSetsInput{
+			HostedZoneId: hostedZone.HostedZone.Id,
+			ChangeBatch: &route53.ChangeBatch{
+				Changes: []*route53.Change{
+					{
+						Action:            proto.String("DELETE"),
+						ResourceRecordSet: resourceRecordSet,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ExistingRecord", func(t *testing.T) {
+		route53Record := GetRoute53Record(t, *hostedZone.HostedZone.Id, recordName, *resourceRecordSet.Type, region)
+		require.NotNil(t, route53Record)
+		assert.Equal(t, recordName+".", *route53Record.Name)
+		assert.Equal(t, *resourceRecordSet.Type, *route53Record.Type)
+		assert.Equal(t, "127.0.0.1", *route53Record.ResourceRecords[0].Value)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("NotExistRecord", func(t *testing.T) {
+		route53Record, err := GetRoute53RecordE(t, *hostedZone.HostedZone.Id, "ne"+recordName, "A", region)
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+		assert.Nil(t, route53Record)
+	})
+
+}