diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation.yml b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
index ad81c7f..5c69bf6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ jobs:
           bitbake-layers add-layer ../meta-openembedded/meta-filesystems
           bitbake-layers add-layer ../meta-virtualization
           bitbake-layers add-layer ../meta-kanto
+      - name: Build aws connector
+        run: |
+          source poky/oe-init-build-env build
+          bitbake aws-connector 
       - name: Build suite connector
         run: |
           source poky/oe-init-build-env build
diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/aws-connector/aws-connector.inc b/recipes-connectivity/aws-connector/aws-connector.inc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a1f180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-connectivity/aws-connector/aws-connector.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Common configuration variables to set the binaries and resources allocation directories for Eclipse Kanto AWS connector component
+# The destination directory where the required configuration files for the proper connectivity establishment of the AWS connector will be placed
+SC_CFG_DD ?= "${sysconfdir}"
+# The destination directory where the generated service file will be placed
+SC_SYSUNIT_DD ?= "${systemd_unitdir}/system"
+# The destination directory where the aws connector binaries will be placed
+SC_BIN_DD ?= "${bindir}"
+# The destination directory where the aws connector logs will be placed
+SC_LOG_DD ?= "${localstatedir}/log"
diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/aws-connector/aws-connector_git.bb b/recipes-connectivity/aws-connector/aws-connector_git.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dff3ee1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-connectivity/aws-connector/aws-connector_git.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+DESCRIPTION = "Eclipse Kanto - AWS Connector"
+
+LICENSE = "EPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://src/${GO_IMPORT}/LICENSE;md5=54cd967551e55d39f55006d3344c22fc"
+
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/eclipse-kanto/aws-connector;protocol=https;branch=main \
+           file://config.json \
+           file://service.template \
+           "
+
+SRCREV = "${AUTOREV}"
+
+PV = "0.1.0-git${SRCPV}"
+
+GO_IMPORT = "github.com/eclipse-kanto/aws-connector"
+GO_INSTALL = "${GO_IMPORT}/cmd/aws-connector"
+
+require aws-connector.inc
+
+inherit go-mod
+inherit systemd
+
+SYSTEMD_AUTO_ENABLE = "enable"
+SYSTEMD_PACKAGES = "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','${PN}','',d)}"
+SYSTEMD_SERVICE:${PN} = "${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','aws-connector.service','',d)}"
+
+# workaround for network issue
+do_compile[network] = "1"
+
+FILES:${PN} += "${SC_SYSUNIT_DD}/aws-connector.service"
+FILES:${PN} += "${SC_BIN_DD}/aws-connector"
+# ensure all additional resources are properly packed in the resulting package if provided
+FILES:${PN} += "${SC_CFG_DD}/aws-connector/config.json"
+FILES:${PN} += "${SC_CFG_DD}/aws-connector/aws.crt"
+
+
+RDEPENDS:${PN} += "mosquitto"
+
+PROVIDES:${PN} += "kanto/aws-connector"
+RPROVIDES:${PN} += "kanto/aws-connector"
+
+do_install() {
+  install -d "${D}/${SC_BIN_DD}"
+ 
+  install -m 0755 "${GO_BUILD_BINDIR}/aws-connector" "${D}${SC_BIN_DD}/aws-connector"
+  
+  if ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','systemd','true','false',d)}; then
+    install -d ${D}${SC_SYSUNIT_DD}
+    
+    # aws-connector
+    install -d ${D}${SC_CFG_DD}/aws-connector
+    
+    # iothub.crt
+    install -m 0644 ${S}/src/${GO_IMPORT}/cmd/aws-connector/aws.crt ${D}${SC_CFG_DD}/aws-connector
+    
+    # config.json
+    install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/config.json ${D}${SC_CFG_DD}/aws-connector
+    
+    # service.template as service
+    install -m 0644 ${WORKDIR}/service.template ${D}${SC_SYSUNIT_DD}/aws-connector.service
+    
+    # fill in the aws-connector systemd service template with the custom configs provided
+    sed -e 's,@SC_BIN_DD@,${SC_BIN_DD},g' \
+        -e 's,@SC_CFG_DD@,${SC_CFG_DD},g' \
+        -i ${D}${SC_SYSUNIT_DD}/aws-connector.service
+    
+    # fill in the config.json template with the custom configs provided
+    sed -e 's,@SC_CFG_DD@,${SC_CFG_DD},g' \
+	    -e 's,@SC_LOG_DD@,${SC_LOG_DD},g' \
+        -i ${D}${SC_CFG_DD}/aws-connector/config.json
+  fi
+}
diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/aws-connector/files/config.json b/recipes-connectivity/aws-connector/files/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9553d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-connectivity/aws-connector/files/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "caCert": "@SC_CFG_DD@/aws-connector/aws.crt",
+    "logFile": "@SC_LOG_DD@/aws-connector/aws-connector.log"
+}
diff --git a/recipes-connectivity/aws-connector/files/service.template b/recipes-connectivity/aws-connector/files/service.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0698554
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-connectivity/aws-connector/files/service.template
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Eclipse Kanto - AWS Connector
+Documentation=https://eclipse.org/kanto/docs/
+After=network.target mosquitto.service
+Requires=network.target
+Requires=mosquitto.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=@SC_BIN_DD@/aws-connector -configFile @SC_CFG_DD@/aws-connector/config.json
+Restart=always
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+