diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/README.md b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/README.md
index ff73599bca8e4..8a5fa30ac408b 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/README.md
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/README.md
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ new codebuild.Project(this, 'Project', {
 })
 ```
 
+Alternatively, you can reference an image available in an ECR repository using the `LinuxGpuBuildImage.fromEcrRepository(repo[, tag])` method.
+
 ## Logs
 
 CodeBuild lets you specify an S3 Bucket, CloudWatch Log Group or both to receive logs from your projects.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/lib/linux-gpu-build-image.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/lib/linux-gpu-build-image.ts
index 6cbf5bcfc2f7e..b26611745afbb 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/lib/linux-gpu-build-image.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/lib/linux-gpu-build-image.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,22 @@ export class LinuxGpuBuildImage implements IBindableBuildImage {
     return new LinuxGpuBuildImage(repositoryName, tag, account);
   }
 
+
+  /**
+   * Returns a GPU image running Linux from an ECR repository.
+   *
+   * NOTE: if the repository is external (i.e. imported), then we won't be able to add
+   * a resource policy statement for it so CodeBuild can pull the image.
+   *
+   * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/codebuild/latest/userguide/sample-ecr.html
+   *
+   * @param repository The ECR repository
+   * @param tag Image tag (default "latest")
+   */
+  public static fromEcrRepository(repository: ecr.IRepository, tag: string = 'latest'): IBuildImage {
+    return new LinuxGpuBuildImage(repository.repositoryName, tag, repository.env.account);
+  }
+
   public readonly type = 'LINUX_GPU_CONTAINER';
   public readonly defaultComputeType = ComputeType.LARGE;
   public readonly imageId: string;
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/test/linux-gpu-build-image.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/test/linux-gpu-build-image.test.ts
index 7e32ab033c68c..d3b0d44dde984 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/test/linux-gpu-build-image.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/test/linux-gpu-build-image.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { arrayWith, objectLike } from '@aws-cdk/assert-internal';
 import '@aws-cdk/assert-internal/jest';
+import * as ecr from '@aws-cdk/aws-ecr';
 import * as cdk from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import * as codebuild from '../lib';
 
@@ -58,4 +59,177 @@ describe('Linux GPU build image', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('ECR Repository', () => {
+    test('allows creating a build image from a new ECR repository', () => {
+      const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+
+      const repository = new ecr.Repository(stack, 'my-repo');
+
+      new codebuild.Project(stack, 'Project', {
+        buildSpec: codebuild.BuildSpec.fromObject({
+          version: '0.2',
+          phases: {
+            build: { commands: ['ls'] },
+          },
+        }),
+        environment: {
+          buildImage: codebuild.LinuxGpuBuildImage.fromEcrRepository(repository, 'v1'),
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(stack).toHaveResourceLike('AWS::CodeBuild::Project', {
+        Environment: {
+          ComputeType: 'BUILD_GENERAL1_LARGE',
+          Image: {
+            'Fn::Join': ['', [
+              { Ref: 'AWS::AccountId' },
+              '.dkr.ecr.',
+              { Ref: 'AWS::Region' },
+              '.',
+              { Ref: 'AWS::URLSuffix' },
+              '/',
+              { Ref: 'myrepo5DFA62E5' },
+              ':v1',
+            ]],
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(stack).toHaveResourceLike('AWS::IAM::Policy', {
+        PolicyDocument: {
+          Statement: arrayWith(objectLike({
+            Action: [
+              'ecr:BatchCheckLayerAvailability',
+              'ecr:GetDownloadUrlForLayer',
+              'ecr:BatchGetImage',
+            ],
+            Resource: {
+              'Fn::Join': ['', [
+                'arn:',
+                { Ref: 'AWS::Partition' },
+                ':ecr:',
+                { Ref: 'AWS::Region' },
+                ':',
+                { Ref: 'AWS::AccountId' },
+                ':repository/',
+                { Ref: 'myrepo5DFA62E5' },
+              ]],
+            },
+          })),
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('allows creating a build image from an existing ECR repository', () => {
+      const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+
+      const repository = ecr.Repository.fromRepositoryName(stack, 'my-imported-repo', 'test-repo');
+
+      new codebuild.Project(stack, 'Project', {
+        buildSpec: codebuild.BuildSpec.fromObject({
+          version: '0.2',
+          phases: {
+            build: { commands: ['ls'] },
+          },
+        }),
+        environment: {
+          buildImage: codebuild.LinuxGpuBuildImage.fromEcrRepository(repository),
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(stack).toHaveResourceLike('AWS::CodeBuild::Project', {
+        Environment: {
+          ComputeType: 'BUILD_GENERAL1_LARGE',
+          Image: {
+            'Fn::Join': ['', [
+              { Ref: 'AWS::AccountId' },
+              '.dkr.ecr.',
+              { Ref: 'AWS::Region' },
+              '.',
+              { Ref: 'AWS::URLSuffix' },
+              '/test-repo:latest',
+            ]],
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(stack).toHaveResourceLike('AWS::IAM::Policy', {
+        PolicyDocument: {
+          Statement: arrayWith(objectLike({
+            Action: [
+              'ecr:BatchCheckLayerAvailability',
+              'ecr:GetDownloadUrlForLayer',
+              'ecr:BatchGetImage',
+            ],
+            Resource: {
+              'Fn::Join': ['', [
+                'arn:',
+                { Ref: 'AWS::Partition' },
+                ':ecr:',
+                { Ref: 'AWS::Region' },
+                ':',
+                { Ref: 'AWS::AccountId' },
+                ':repository/test-repo',
+              ]],
+            },
+          })),
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('allows creating a build image from an existing cross-account ECR repository', () => {
+      const stack = new cdk.Stack();
+
+      const repository = ecr.Repository.fromRepositoryArn(stack, 'my-cross-acount-repo', 'arn:aws:ecr:us-east-1:585695036304:repository/foo/bar/foo/fooo');
+
+      new codebuild.Project(stack, 'Project', {
+        buildSpec: codebuild.BuildSpec.fromObject({
+          version: '0.2',
+          phases: {
+            build: { commands: ['ls'] },
+          },
+        }),
+        environment: {
+          buildImage: codebuild.LinuxGpuBuildImage.fromEcrRepository(repository),
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(stack).toHaveResourceLike('AWS::CodeBuild::Project', {
+        Environment: {
+          ComputeType: 'BUILD_GENERAL1_LARGE',
+          Image: {
+            'Fn::Join': ['', [
+              '585695036304.dkr.ecr.',
+              { Ref: 'AWS::Region' },
+              '.',
+              { Ref: 'AWS::URLSuffix' },
+              '/foo/bar/foo/fooo:latest',
+            ]],
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(stack).toHaveResourceLike('AWS::IAM::Policy', {
+        PolicyDocument: {
+          Statement: arrayWith(objectLike({
+            Action: [
+              'ecr:BatchCheckLayerAvailability',
+              'ecr:GetDownloadUrlForLayer',
+              'ecr:BatchGetImage',
+            ],
+            Resource: {
+              'Fn::Join': ['', [
+                'arn:',
+                { Ref: 'AWS::Partition' },
+                ':ecr:',
+                { Ref: 'AWS::Region' },
+                ':585695036304:repository/foo/bar/foo/fooo',
+              ]],
+            },
+          })),
+        },
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecr/lib/repository.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecr/lib/repository.ts
index af8547ba5edaf..0511290e113a5 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecr/lib/repository.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-ecr/lib/repository.ts
@@ -411,7 +411,9 @@ export class Repository extends RepositoryBase {
       }
     }
 
-    return new Import(scope, id);
+    return new Import(scope, id, {
+      environmentFromArn: repositoryArn,
+    });
   }
 
   public static fromRepositoryName(scope: Construct, id: string, repositoryName: string): IRepository {