diff --git a/packages/dynamodb-data-mapper/src/DataMapper.spec.ts b/packages/dynamodb-data-mapper/src/DataMapper.spec.ts
index 686cc6b6..6b078c55 100644
--- a/packages/dynamodb-data-mapper/src/DataMapper.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/dynamodb-data-mapper/src/DataMapper.spec.ts
@@ -817,7 +817,8 @@ describe('DataMapper', () => {
                             ReadCapacityUnits: 5,
                             WriteCapacityUnits: 5,
                         },
-                        StreamSpecification: { StreamEnabled: false }
+                        StreamSpecification: { StreamEnabled: false },
+                        SSESpecification: { Enabled: false },
                     },
                 ]
             ]);
@@ -876,6 +877,47 @@ describe('DataMapper', () => {
                             StreamEnabled: true,
                             StreamViewType: 'NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES'
                         },
+                        SSESpecification: { Enabled: false },
+                    },
+                ]
+            ]);
+        });
+
+        it('should allow enabling sse using kms', async () => {
+            await mapper.createTable(Item, {
+                readCapacityUnits: 5,
+                writeCapacityUnits: 5,
+                sseSpecification: {
+                    enabled: true,
+                    sseType: 'KMS',
+                },
+            });
+
+            expect(mockDynamoDbClient.createTable.mock.calls).toEqual([
+                [
+                    {
+                        TableName: 'foo',
+                        AttributeDefinitions: [
+                            {
+                                AttributeName: 'id',
+                                AttributeType: 'S'
+                            }
+                        ],
+                        KeySchema: [
+                            {
+                                AttributeName: 'id',
+                                KeyType: 'HASH',
+                            }
+                        ],
+                        ProvisionedThroughput: {
+                            ReadCapacityUnits: 5,
+                            WriteCapacityUnits: 5,
+                        },
+                        StreamSpecification: { StreamEnabled: false },
+                        SSESpecification: {
+                            Enabled: true,
+                            SSEType: 'KMS',
+                        },
                     },
                 ]
             ]);
@@ -1068,6 +1110,7 @@ describe('DataMapper', () => {
                                 WriteCapacityUnits: 5,
                             },
                             StreamSpecification: { StreamEnabled: false },
+                            SSESpecification: { Enabled: false },
                             TableName: 'foo',
                         },
                     ],
diff --git a/packages/dynamodb-data-mapper/src/DataMapper.ts b/packages/dynamodb-data-mapper/src/DataMapper.ts
index e91a0ba3..6a00fb45 100644
--- a/packages/dynamodb-data-mapper/src/DataMapper.ts
+++ b/packages/dynamodb-data-mapper/src/DataMapper.ts
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ export class DataMapper {
             streamViewType = 'NONE',
             writeCapacityUnits,
             indexOptions = {},
+            sseSpecification = { enabled: false },
         }: CreateTableOptions
     ) {
         const schema = getSchema(valueConstructor.prototype);
@@ -300,6 +301,13 @@ export class DataMapper {
             StreamSpecification: streamViewType === 'NONE'
                 ? { StreamEnabled: false }
                 : { StreamEnabled: true, StreamViewType: streamViewType },
+            SSESpecification: sseSpecification.enabled
+                ? {
+                    Enabled: true,
+                    SSEType: sseSpecification.sseType,
+                    KMSMasterKeyId: sseSpecification.kmsMasterKeyId,
+                  }
+                : { Enabled: false },
         }).promise();
 
         if (TableStatus !== 'ACTIVE') {
diff --git a/packages/dynamodb-data-mapper/src/namedParameters/CreateTableOptions.ts b/packages/dynamodb-data-mapper/src/namedParameters/CreateTableOptions.ts
index be7749e8..b89b7089 100644
--- a/packages/dynamodb-data-mapper/src/namedParameters/CreateTableOptions.ts
+++ b/packages/dynamodb-data-mapper/src/namedParameters/CreateTableOptions.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,22 @@ import { PerIndexOptions } from './SecondaryIndexOptions';
 export interface CreateTableOptions extends ProvisionedThroughput {
     streamViewType?: StreamViewType;
     indexOptions?: PerIndexOptions;
+    sseSpecification?: SseSpecification;
 }
 
+export interface SseSpecification {
+    enabled: boolean;
+    sseType?: SseType;
+    kmsMasterKeyId?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Server-side encryption type:
+ *   AES256 - Server-side encryption which uses the AES256 algorithm (not applicable).
+ *   KMS - Server-side encryption which uses AWS Key Management Service.
+ */
+export type SseType = 'AES256' | 'KMS'
+
 export type StreamViewType =
     'NEW_IMAGE' |
     'OLD_IMAGE' |