diff --git a/modules/aws/ecrpublic.go b/modules/aws/ecrpublic.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a7175304
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/aws/ecrpublic.go
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	goerrors "errors"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecrpublic"
+	"github.com/gruntwork-io/go-commons/errors"
+	"github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest/modules/logger"
+	"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 CreateECRPublicRepo(t testing.TestingT, region string, name string) *ecrpublic.Repository {
+	repo, err := CreateECRPublicRepoE(t, region, name)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return repo
+}
+
+// CreateECRRepoE creates a new ECR Repository.
+func CreateECRPublicRepoE(t testing.TestingT, region string, name string) (*ecrpublic.Repository, error) {
+	client := NewECRPublicClient(t, region)
+	resp, err := client.CreateRepository(&ecrpublic.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 GetECRPublicRepo(t testing.TestingT, region string, name string) *ecrpublic.Repository {
+	repo, err := GetECRPublicRepoE(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 GetECRPublicRepoE(t testing.TestingT, region string, name string) (*ecrpublic.Repository, error) {
+	client := NewECRPublicClient(t, region)
+	repositoryNames := []*string{aws.String(name)}
+	resp, err := client.DescribeRepositories(&ecrpublic.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
+}
+
+// DeleteECRPublicRepo 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 DeleteECRPublicRepo(t testing.TestingT, region string, repo *ecrpublic.Repository) {
+	err := DeleteECRPublicRepoE(t, region, repo)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+// DeleteECRPublicRepoE will force delete the ECR repo by deleting all images prior to deleting the ECR repository.
+func DeleteECRPublicRepoE(t testing.TestingT, region string, repo *ecrpublic.Repository) error {
+	client := NewECRPublicClient(t, region)
+	_, err := client.DeleteRepository(&ecrpublic.DeleteRepositoryInput{
+		RepositoryName: repo.RepositoryName,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// NewECRPublicClient returns a client for the Elastic Container Registry. This will fail the test and
+// stop execution if there is an error.
+func NewECRPublicClient(t testing.TestingT, region string) *ecrpublic.ECRPublic {
+	sess, err := NewECRPublicClientE(t, region)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return sess
+}
+
+// NewECRPublicClient returns a client for the Elastic Container Registry.
+func NewECRPublicClientE(t testing.TestingT, region string) (*ecrpublic.ECRPublic, error) {
+	sess, err := NewAuthenticatedSession(region)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return ecrpublic.New(sess), nil
+}
+
+// GetECRRepoLifecyclePolicy gets the policies for the given ECR repository.
+// This will fail the test and stop execution if there is an error.
+func GetECRPublicRepoPolicy(t testing.TestingT, region string, repo *ecrpublic.Repository) string {
+	policy, err := GetECRPublicRepoPolicyE(t, region, repo)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return policy
+}
+
+// GetECRRepoLifecyclePolicyE gets the policies for the given ECR repository.
+func GetECRPublicRepoPolicyE(t testing.TestingT, region string, repo *ecrpublic.Repository) (string, error) {
+	client := NewECRPublicClient(t, region)
+	resp, err := client.GetRepositoryPolicy(&ecrpublic.GetRepositoryPolicyInput{RepositoryName: repo.RepositoryName})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return *resp.PolicyText, nil
+}
+
+// PutECRRepoLifecyclePolicy puts the given policy for the given ECR repository.
+// This will fail the test and stop execution if there is an error.
+func SetECRPublicRepoPolicy(t testing.TestingT, region string, repo *ecrpublic.Repository, policy string) {
+	err := SetECRPublicRepoPolicyE(t, region, repo, policy)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+// PutEcrRepoLifecyclePolicy puts the given policy for the given ECR repository.
+func SetECRPublicRepoPolicyE(t testing.TestingT, region string, repo *ecrpublic.Repository, policy string) error {
+	logger.Logf(t, "Applying policy for repository %s in %s", *repo.RepositoryName, region)
+
+	client, err := NewECRPublicClientE(t, region)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	input := &ecrpublic.SetRepositoryPolicyInput{
+		RepositoryName: repo.RepositoryName,
+		PolicyText:     aws.String(policy),
+	}
+
+	_, err = client.SetRepositoryPolicy(input)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/modules/aws/ecrpublic_test.go b/modules/aws/ecrpublic_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8f259914
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/aws/ecrpublic_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package aws
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
+	"github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest/modules/random"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestEcrPublicRepo(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	region := "us-east-1"
+	ecrRepoName := fmt.Sprintf("terratest%s", strings.ToLower(random.UniqueId()))
+	repo1, err := CreateECRPublicRepoE(t, region, ecrRepoName)
+	defer DeleteECRPublicRepo(t, region, repo1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, ecrRepoName, aws.StringValue(repo1.RepositoryName))
+
+	repo2, err := GetECRPublicRepoE(t, region, ecrRepoName)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, ecrRepoName, aws.StringValue(repo2.RepositoryName))
+}