diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions-tasks/lib/index.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions-tasks/lib/index.ts
index 41f2533ba0149..635773acafa95 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions-tasks/lib/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions-tasks/lib/index.ts
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ export * from './run-ecs-ec2-task';
 export * from './run-ecs-fargate-task';
 export * from './sagemaker-task-base-types';
 export * from './sagemaker-train-task';
-export * from './sagemaker-transform-task';
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+export * from './sagemaker-transform-task';
+export * from './run-lambda-task';
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diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions-tasks/lib/run-lambda-task.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions-tasks/lib/run-lambda-task.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..44e15cd996e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions-tasks/lib/run-lambda-task.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+import { PolicyStatement } from '@aws-cdk/aws-iam';
+import lambda = require('@aws-cdk/aws-lambda');
+import { IStepFunctionsTask, StepFunctionsTaskConfig, Task } from '@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions';
+import { JsonPathToken } from '@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions/lib/json-path';
+import { Stack } from '@aws-cdk/cdk';
+import { isArray, isObject } from 'util';
+
+/**
+ * Defines the payload for the Lambda function
+ *
+ * This is a dictionary style, where keys can be suffixed by ".$" to access the input element
+ *  (value has to start with "$.") or the context (value has to start with "$$.")
+ *
+ * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/input-output-contextobject.html
+ * @see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/step-functions/latest/dg/connect-parameters.html
+ */
+export declare type LambdaTaskPayload = {
+  [key: string]: any;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Properties to run a Lambda function task in StepFunctions
+ */
+export interface RunLambdaTaskProps {
+  /**
+   * Whether to use a callback pattern. The workflow execution will be stopped until a call to sendTaskSuccess is made with the
+   *  provided task token (that must be passed as part of the payload, check LambdaTaskKnownPath.TokenInputPath)
+   *
+   * If not defined, it will use the synchronous invocation.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  readonly waitForTaskToken?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Defines if the step function waits for the output of the Lambda function or just sends the message and forgets the output.
+   *
+   * If not defined, it will use the request / response invocation model.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  readonly fireAndForget?: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * Defines the payload for your Lambda function.
+   *
+   * If not specified, the task will be executed with a passthrough payload, the external event will be used directly.
+   * It must be specified if waitForTaskToken is set, and it must contain LambdaTaskKnownPath.TokenInputPath
+   */
+  readonly payload?: LambdaTaskPayload;
+}
+
+/**
+ * These are known and useful paths in the management of StepFunctions integration
+ */
+export enum LambdaTaskKnownPath {
+  /**
+   * This is the path to the actual payload that is returned by the execution of a Step Function in Sync mode.
+   */
+  InvokePayloadOutputPath = "$.Payload",
+  /**
+   * When you work on a Lambda callback pattern, this is the path to use for retrieving the task token
+   */
+  TokenInputPath = "$$.Task.Token"
+}
+
+/**
+ * Internal interface used in searching for the task token in a Payload
+ */
+interface SearchForTaskTokenResults {
+  /**
+   * The task token was found (if found, the other parameters are at their default value)
+   */
+  found: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * If not found, did we find a value in the payload that contained the task token, but missing the training '.$'
+   */
+  foundTokenWithoutParameter: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * What are the pathes where we we found this value
+   */
+  foundTokenWithoutParameterPaths: string[];
+
+  /**
+   * If not found, did we find a value in the payload that had the task token without two leading '$' signs?
+   */
+  foundSingleDollarToken: boolean;
+
+  /**
+   * What are the pathes where we we found this value
+   */
+  foundSingleDollarTokenPaths: string[];
+}
+
+/**
+ * A StepFunctions Task to invoke a Lambda function, allowing the use of the new AWS Service integration patterns.
+ *
+ * When used in Sync mode, the output will contain the execution context, and the actual reply will be
+ *  available in the KnownPath.SyncPayloadOutputPath part (you can use this directly as an OutputPath of your Task)
+ * When used in WaitForToken mode, the output will be the content of the message sent to sendTaskSuccess()
+ */
+export class RunLambdaTask implements IStepFunctionsTask {
+  /**
+   * Creates a new Lambda function integration for an AWS StepFunction Task
+   *
+   * @param lambdaFunction the lambda function being called, the platform will call the $LATEST version
+   * @param props the configuration properties of this Lambda function execution
+   */
+  public static fromFunction(lambdaFunction: lambda.Function, props?: RunLambdaTaskProps): RunLambdaTask {
+    return new RunLambdaTask(lambdaFunction.functionName, undefined, props);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new Lambda function integration for an AWS StepFunction Task
+   *
+   * @param lambdaFunction the lambda function being called
+   * @param alias the AWS Lambda function alias being called
+   * @param props the configuration properties of this Lambda function execution
+   */
+  public static fromAlias(lambdaFunction: lambda.Function, alias: lambda.Alias, props?: RunLambdaTaskProps): RunLambdaTask {
+    return new RunLambdaTask(lambdaFunction.functionName, alias.aliasName, props);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new Lambda function integration for an AWS StepFunction Task
+   *
+   * @param lambdaVersion the AWS Lambda function version being called
+   * @param props the configuration properties of this Lambda function execution
+   */
+  public static fromVersion(lambdaVersion: lambda.Version, props?: RunLambdaTaskProps): RunLambdaTask {
+    return new RunLambdaTask(lambdaVersion.lambda.functionName, lambdaVersion.version, props);
+  }
+
+  private readonly functionName: string;
+  private readonly functionQualifier: string | undefined;
+  private readonly waitForTaskToken: boolean;
+  private readonly fireAndForget: boolean;
+  private readonly payload: LambdaTaskPayload | undefined;
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a new Lambda function integration for an AWS StepFunction Task
+   *
+   * @param functionName the name of the lambda function neing executed
+   * @param functionQualifier the version information (version number, alias) of the function being executed (default $LATEST)
+   * @param props the configuration properties of this Lambda function execution
+   */
+  constructor(functionName: string, functionQualifier?: string, props?: RunLambdaTaskProps) {
+    if (props === undefined) {
+      props = {};
+    }
+    this.functionName = functionName;
+    this.functionQualifier = functionQualifier;
+    this.waitForTaskToken = (props.waitForTaskToken === undefined) ? false : props.waitForTaskToken;
+    this.fireAndForget = (props.fireAndForget === undefined) ? false : props.fireAndForget;
+    this.payload = props.payload;
+  }
+
+  public bind(_task: Task): StepFunctionsTaskConfig {
+    const stack = Stack.of(_task);
+    const functionArn = stack.formatArn({
+      service: 'lambda',
+      resourceName: this.functionName,
+      resource: 'function',
+      sep: ':'
+    });
+
+    let resourceArn =  "arn:aws:states:::lambda:invoke";
+    if (this.waitForTaskToken) {
+      resourceArn = resourceArn + '.waitForTaskToken';
+
+      const found = this.searchForTaskToken('', '', this.payload);
+      if (!found.found) {
+        let message = `You must have a parameterized entry in your payload that references the task token "${LambdaTaskKnownPath.TokenInputPath}"`;
+        if (found.foundTokenWithoutParameter) {
+          message += `\n- we found it in the following places: "${found.foundTokenWithoutParameterPaths.join('", "')}"` +
+           ' but none of them have a parameter key (finishing by ".$")';
+        }
+        if (found.foundSingleDollarToken) {
+          message += `\n- we found a similar symbol "${LambdaTaskKnownPath.TokenInputPath.substr(1)}"` +
+            ` in the following places: "${found.foundSingleDollarTokenPaths.join('", "')}"`;
+        }
+        throw new Error(message);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return {
+      resourceArn,
+      policyStatements: [
+        new PolicyStatement().addAction("lambda:InvokeFunction").addResource(functionArn)
+      ],
+      parameters: {
+        FunctionName: this.functionName,
+        Qualifier: this.functionQualifier,
+        InvocationType: (this.fireAndForget ? 'Event' : 'RequestResponse'),
+        Payload: this.payload
+      },
+      metricPrefixSingular: 'LambdaFunction',
+      metricPrefixPlural: 'LambdaFunctions',
+      metricDimensions: {
+        LambdaFunctionArn: functionArn
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  private searchForTaskToken(path: string, key: string, value?: any, result?: SearchForTaskTokenResults): SearchForTaskTokenResults {
+    if (result === undefined) {
+      result = {
+        found: false,
+        foundTokenWithoutParameter: false,
+        foundTokenWithoutParameterPaths: [],
+        foundSingleDollarToken: false,
+        foundSingleDollarTokenPaths: []
+      };
+    }
+
+    if (typeof(value) === "string") {
+      if (value === "$$.Task.Token" || value === "$$.Task" || value === "$$") {
+        if (key.endsWith(".$")) {
+          result.found = true;
+        } else {
+          result.foundTokenWithoutParameter = true;
+          result.foundTokenWithoutParameterPaths.push(path);
+        }
+      } else if (value === "$.Task.Token" || value === "$.Task") {
+        result.foundSingleDollarToken = true;
+        result.foundSingleDollarTokenPaths.push(path);
+      }
+    } else if (isArray(value)) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < value.length; ++i) {
+        this.searchForTaskToken(`${path}[${i}]`, '', value[i], result);
+      }
+    } else if (isObject(value)) {
+      if (JsonPathToken.isJsonPathToken(value)) {
+        this.searchForTaskToken(path, key, value.path, result);
+      } else {
+        const entries = Object.entries(value);
+        for (const entry of entries) {
+          this.searchForTaskToken(path.length === 0 ? entry[0] : `${path}.${entry[0]}`, entry[0], entry[1], result);
+          if (result.found) {
+            return result;
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions-tasks/test/run-lambda-task.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions-tasks/test/run-lambda-task.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9c14908c56bf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions-tasks/test/run-lambda-task.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+import '@aws-cdk/assert/jest';
+import lambda = require('@aws-cdk/aws-lambda');
+import sfn = require('@aws-cdk/aws-stepfunctions');
+import { Stack } from '@aws-cdk/cdk';
+import tasks = require('../lib');
+
+test('Supports invoke mode', () => {
+  // GIVEN
+  const stack = new Stack();
+
+  // WHEN
+  const fn = new lambda.Function(stack, 'Fn', {
+    code: lambda.Code.inline('hello'),
+    handler: 'index.hello',
+    runtime: lambda.Runtime.Python27,
+  });
+  new sfn.StateMachine(stack, 'SM', {
+    definition: new sfn.Task(stack, 'Task', {
+      task: tasks.RunLambdaTask.fromFunction(fn, {
+          payload: { test: "test" }
+        }),
+      outputPath: tasks.LambdaTaskKnownPath.InvokePayloadOutputPath
+    })
+  });
+
+  // THEN
+  expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::StepFunctions::StateMachine', {
+    DefinitionString: {
+      "Fn::Join": ["", [
+        "{\"StartAt\":\"Task\",\"States\":{\"Task\":{\"End\":true,\"Parameters\":{\"FunctionName\":\"",
+        { Ref: "Fn9270CBC0" },
+        "\",\"InvocationType\":\"RequestResponse\",\"Payload\":{\"test\":\"test\"}},\"OutputPath\":\"$.Payload\",\"Type\":\"Task\"," +
+        "\"Resource\":\"arn:aws:states:::lambda:invoke\"}}}"
+      ]]
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('Supports invoke event mode', () => {
+  // GIVEN
+  const stack = new Stack();
+
+  // WHEN
+  const fn = new lambda.Function(stack, 'Fn', {
+    code: lambda.Code.inline('hello'),
+    handler: 'index.hello',
+    runtime: lambda.Runtime.Python27,
+  });
+  new sfn.StateMachine(stack, 'SM', {
+    definition: new sfn.Task(stack, 'Task', {
+      task: tasks.RunLambdaTask.fromFunction(fn, {
+          payload: { test: "test" },
+          fireAndForget: true
+        }),
+      outputPath: tasks.LambdaTaskKnownPath.InvokePayloadOutputPath
+    })
+  });
+
+  // THEN
+  expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::StepFunctions::StateMachine', {
+    DefinitionString: {
+      "Fn::Join": ["", [
+        "{\"StartAt\":\"Task\",\"States\":{\"Task\":{\"End\":true,\"Parameters\":{\"FunctionName\":\"",
+        { Ref: "Fn9270CBC0" },
+        "\",\"InvocationType\":\"Event\",\"Payload\":{\"test\":\"test\"}},\"OutputPath\":\"$.Payload\",\"Type\":\"Task\"," +
+        "\"Resource\":\"arn:aws:states:::lambda:invoke\"}}}"
+      ]]
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('Supports invoke mode with alias', () => {
+  // GIVEN
+  const stack = new Stack();
+
+  // WHEN
+  const fn = new lambda.Function(stack, 'Fn', {
+    code: lambda.Code.inline('hello'),
+    handler: 'index.hello',
+    runtime: lambda.Runtime.Python27,
+  });
+  const version = fn.addVersion('v1');
+  new sfn.StateMachine(stack, 'SM', {
+    definition: new sfn.Task(stack, 'Task', {
+      task: tasks.RunLambdaTask.fromVersion(version, {
+          payload: { test: "test" }
+        }),
+      outputPath: tasks.LambdaTaskKnownPath.InvokePayloadOutputPath
+    })
+  });
+
+  // THEN
+  expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::StepFunctions::StateMachine', {
+    DefinitionString: {
+      "Fn::Join": ["", [
+        "{\"StartAt\":\"Task\",\"States\":{\"Task\":{\"End\":true,\"Parameters\":{\"FunctionName\":\"",
+        { Ref: "Fn9270CBC0" },
+        "\",\"Qualifier\":\"",
+        { "Fn::GetAtt": [ "FnVersionv18BAE864D", "Version" ] },
+        "\",\"InvocationType\":\"RequestResponse\",\"Payload\":{\"test\":\"test\"}},\"OutputPath\":\"$.Payload\",\"Type\":\"Task\"," +
+        "\"Resource\":\"arn:aws:states:::lambda:invoke\"}}}"
+      ]]
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('Supports invoke mode with alias', () => {
+  // GIVEN
+  const stack = new Stack();
+
+  // WHEN
+  const fn = new lambda.Function(stack, 'Fn', {
+    code: lambda.Code.inline('hello'),
+    handler: 'index.hello',
+    runtime: lambda.Runtime.Python27,
+  });
+  const version = fn.addVersion('v1');
+  const alias = new lambda.Alias(stack, 'Alias', {
+    aliasName: 'TEST',
+    version
+  });
+  new sfn.StateMachine(stack, 'SM', {
+    definition: new sfn.Task(stack, 'Task', {
+      task: tasks.RunLambdaTask.fromAlias(fn, alias, {
+          payload: { test: "test" }
+        }),
+      outputPath: tasks.LambdaTaskKnownPath.InvokePayloadOutputPath
+    })
+  });
+
+  // THEN
+  expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::StepFunctions::StateMachine', {
+    DefinitionString: {
+      "Fn::Join": ["", [
+        "{\"StartAt\":\"Task\",\"States\":{\"Task\":{\"End\":true,\"Parameters\":{\"FunctionName\":\"",
+        { Ref: "Fn9270CBC0" }, "\",\"Qualifier\":\"TEST\"," +
+        "\"InvocationType\":\"RequestResponse\",\"Payload\":{\"test\":\"test\"}},\"OutputPath\":\"$.Payload\",\"Type\":\"Task\"," +
+        "\"Resource\":\"arn:aws:states:::lambda:invoke\"}}}"
+      ]]
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('Supports Callback mode', () => {
+  // GIVEN
+  const stack = new Stack();
+
+  // WHEN
+  const fn = new lambda.Function(stack, 'Fn', {
+    code: lambda.Code.inline('hello'),
+    handler: 'index.hello',
+    runtime: lambda.Runtime.Python27,
+  });
+
+  new sfn.StateMachine(stack, 'SM', {
+    definition: new sfn.Task(stack, 'Task', {
+      task: tasks.RunLambdaTask.fromFunction(fn, {
+          waitForTaskToken: true,
+          payload: { "test": "test", "token.$": tasks.LambdaTaskKnownPath.TokenInputPath }
+        })
+    })
+  });
+
+  // THEN
+  expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::StepFunctions::StateMachine', {
+    DefinitionString: {
+      "Fn::Join": ["", [
+        "{\"StartAt\":\"Task\",\"States\":{\"Task\":{\"End\":true,\"Parameters\":{\"FunctionName\":\"",
+        { Ref: "Fn9270CBC0" },
+        "\",\"InvocationType\":\"RequestResponse\",\"Payload\":{\"test\":\"test\",\"token.$\":\"$$.Task.Token\"}},\"Type\":\"Task\"," +
+        "\"Resource\":\"arn:aws:states:::lambda:invoke.waitForTaskToken\"}}}"
+      ]]
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('Supports Callback event mode', () => {
+  // GIVEN
+  const stack = new Stack();
+
+  // WHEN
+  const fn = new lambda.Function(stack, 'Fn', {
+    code: lambda.Code.inline('hello'),
+    handler: 'index.hello',
+    runtime: lambda.Runtime.Python27,
+  });
+
+  new sfn.StateMachine(stack, 'SM', {
+    definition: new sfn.Task(stack, 'Task', {
+      task: tasks.RunLambdaTask.fromFunction(fn, {
+          waitForTaskToken: true,
+          fireAndForget: true,
+          payload: { "test": "test", "token.$": tasks.LambdaTaskKnownPath.TokenInputPath }
+        })
+    })
+  });
+
+  // THEN
+  expect(stack).toHaveResource('AWS::StepFunctions::StateMachine', {
+    DefinitionString: {
+      "Fn::Join": ["", [
+        "{\"StartAt\":\"Task\",\"States\":{\"Task\":{\"End\":true,\"Parameters\":{\"FunctionName\":\"",
+        { Ref: "Fn9270CBC0" },
+        "\",\"InvocationType\":\"Event\",\"Payload\":{\"test\":\"test\",\"token.$\":\"$$.Task.Token\"}},\"Type\":\"Task\"," +
+        "\"Resource\":\"arn:aws:states:::lambda:invoke.waitForTaskToken\"}}}"
+      ]]
+    },
+  });
+});
+
+test('WaitForTaskToken fails when no token is provided', () => {
+  // GIVEN
+  const stack = new Stack();
+
+  // WHEN
+  const fn = new lambda.Function(stack, 'Fn', {
+    code: lambda.Code.inline('hello'),
+    handler: 'index.hello',
+    runtime: lambda.Runtime.Python27,
+  });
+
+  try {
+    new sfn.StateMachine(stack, 'SM', {
+      definition: new sfn.Task(stack, 'Task', {
+        task: tasks.RunLambdaTask.fromFunction(fn, {
+            waitForTaskToken: true,
+            payload: { test: "test", token: [ tasks.LambdaTaskKnownPath.TokenInputPath, 0, '$.Task.Token' ] }
+          })
+      })
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    // THEN
+    expect(err.message).toMatch(/^You must have.*"\$\$\.Task\.Token".*$/m);
+    expect(err.message).toMatch(/^.*found it in the following places: "token\[0\]".*$/m);
+    expect(err.message).toMatch(/^.*found a similar symbol "\$\.Task\.Token" in the following places: "token\[2\]".*$/m);
+  }
+});
+
+test('WaitForTaskToken fails when no payload is provided', () => {
+  // GIVEN
+  const stack = new Stack();
+
+  // WHEN
+  const fn = new lambda.Function(stack, 'Fn', {
+    code: lambda.Code.inline('hello'),
+    handler: 'index.hello',
+    runtime: lambda.Runtime.Python27,
+  });
+
+  try {
+    new sfn.StateMachine(stack, 'SM', {
+      definition: new sfn.Task(stack, 'Task', {
+        task: tasks.RunLambdaTask.fromFunction(fn, {
+            waitForTaskToken: true
+          })
+      })
+    });
+  } catch (err) {
+    // THEN
+    expect(err.message).toMatch(/^You must have.*"\$\$\.Task\.Token"$/);
+  }
+});
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