diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot/lib/action.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot/lib/action.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a21168e479e55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot/lib/action.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { CfnTopicRule } from './iot.generated';
+import { ITopicRule } from './topic-rule';
+
+/**
+ * An abstract action for TopicRule.
+ */
+export interface IAction {
+  /**
+   * Returns the topic rule action specification.
+   *
+   * @param rule The TopicRule that would trigger this action.
+   */
+  bind(rule: ITopicRule): ActionConfig;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Properties for an topic rule action
+ */
+export interface ActionConfig {
+  /**
+   * The configuration for this action.
+   */
+  readonly configuration: CfnTopicRule.ActionProperty;
+}
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot/lib/index.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot/lib/index.ts
index 18b6f2e03aaeb..f2e82a6c755b2 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot/lib/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-iot/lib/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export * from './action';
 export * from './iot-sql';
 export * from './topic-rule';