diff --git a/lib/resource_support/aws.rb b/lib/resource_support/aws.rb
index d057fa1619..75eff42c65 100644
--- a/lib/resource_support/aws.rb
+++ b/lib/resource_support/aws.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 require 'resources/aws/aws_sns_subscription'
 require 'resources/aws/aws_sns_topic'
 require 'resources/aws/aws_sns_topics'
+require 'resources/aws/aws_sqs_queue'
 require 'resources/aws/aws_subnet'
 require 'resources/aws/aws_subnets'
 require 'resources/aws/aws_vpc'
diff --git a/lib/resources/aws/aws_sqs_queue.rb b/lib/resources/aws/aws_sqs_queue.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9a3f3bc31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/resources/aws/aws_sqs_queue.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+class AwsSqsQueue < Inspec.resource(1)
+  name 'aws_sqs_queue'
+  desc 'Verifies settings for an SQS Queue'
+  example "
+    describe aws_sqs_queue('https://sqs.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/519527725796/QueueName') do
+      it { should exist }
+      its('confirmed_subscription_count') { should_not be_zero }
+    end
+  "
+  supports platform: 'aws'
+
+  include AwsSingularResourceMixin
+  attr_reader :arn, :visibility_timeout
+
+  private
+
+  def validate_params(raw_params)
+    validated_params = check_resource_param_names(
+      raw_params: raw_params,
+      allowed_params: [:url],
+      allowed_scalar_name: :url,
+      allowed_scalar_type: String,
+    )
+    # Validate the URL
+    # FIXME
+    #unless validated_params[:url] =~ /^arn:aws:sqs:[\w\-]+:\d{12}:[\S]+$/
+    #  raise ArgumentError, 'Malformed ARN for SQS.  Expected an ARN of the form ' \
+    #                       "'arn:aws:sqs:REGION:ACCOUNT-ID:QUEUE-NAME'"
+    #end
+    validated_params
+  end
+
+  def fetch_from_api
+    aws_response = BackendFactory.create(inspec_runner).get_queue_attributes(queue_url: @url, attribute_names: ["All"]).attributes
+    @exists = true
+
+    # The response has a plain hash with CamelCase plain string keys and string values    
+    @visibility_timeout = aws_response['VisibilityTimeout'].to_i
+  rescue Aws::SQS::Errors::NotFound
+    @exists = false
+  end
+
+  # Uses the SDK API to really talk to AWS
+  class Backend
+    class AwsClientApi < AwsBackendBase
+      BackendFactory.set_default_backend(self)
+      self.aws_client_class = Aws::SQS::Client
+
+      def get_queue_attributes(criteria)
+        aws_service_client.get_queue_attributes(criteria)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end