diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/lib/table.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/lib/table.ts
index 89f4fbcf2e7e2..01624e7d29358 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/lib/table.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/lib/table.ts
@@ -26,22 +26,28 @@ export interface TableProps {
      */
     tableName?: string;
 
+    /**
+     * Whether server-side encryption is enabled.
+     * @default undefined, server-side encryption is disabled
+     */
+    sseEnabled?: boolean;
+
     /**
      * When an item in the table is modified, StreamViewType determines what information
      * is written to the stream for this table. Valid values for StreamViewType are:
-     * @default undefined, streams are disbaled
+     * @default undefined, streams are disabled
      */
     streamSpecification?: StreamViewType;
 
     /**
-     * AutoScalingProps configuration to configure Read AutoScaling for the DyanmoDB table.
+     * AutoScalingProps configuration to configure Read AutoScaling for the DynamoDB table.
      * This field is optional and this can be achieved via addReadAutoScaling.
      * @default undefined, read auto scaling is disabled
      */
     readAutoScaling?: AutoScalingProps;
 
     /**
-     * AutoScalingProps configuration to configure Write AutoScaling for the DyanmoDB table.
+     * AutoScalingProps configuration to configure Write AutoScaling for the DynamoDB table.
      * This field is optional and this can be achieved via addWriteAutoScaling.
      * @default undefined, write auto scaling is disabled
      */
@@ -111,7 +117,8 @@ export class Table extends Construct {
             keySchema: this.keySchema,
             attributeDefinitions: this.attributeDefinitions,
             provisionedThroughput: { readCapacityUnits, writeCapacityUnits },
-            streamSpecification: props.streamSpecification ? {streamViewType: props.streamSpecification} : undefined
+            sseSpecification: props.sseEnabled ? { sseEnabled: props.sseEnabled } : undefined,
+            streamSpecification: props.streamSpecification ? { streamViewType: props.streamSpecification } : undefined
         });
 
         if (props.tableName) { this.addMetadata('aws:cdk:hasPhysicalName', props.tableName); }
@@ -293,4 +300,4 @@ export enum StreamViewType {
     NewAndOldImages = 'NEW_AND_OLD_IMAGES',
     /** Only the key attributes of the modified item are written to the stream. */
     KeysOnly = 'KEYS_ONLY'
-  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.dynamodb.expected.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.dynamodb.expected.json
index 2462bcbcc627d..5d4645a81aac3 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.dynamodb.expected.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.dynamodb.expected.json
@@ -3,29 +3,35 @@
     "TableCD117FA1": {
       "Type": "AWS::DynamoDB::Table",
       "Properties": {
-        "AttributeDefinitions": [
+        "KeySchema": [
           {
             "AttributeName": "hashKey",
-            "AttributeType": "S"
+            "KeyType": "HASH"
           },
           {
             "AttributeName": "rangeKey",
-            "AttributeType": "N"
+            "KeyType": "RANGE"
           }
         ],
-        "KeySchema": [
+        "ProvisionedThroughput": {
+          "ReadCapacityUnits": 5,
+          "WriteCapacityUnits": 5
+        },
+        "AttributeDefinitions": [
           {
             "AttributeName": "hashKey",
-            "KeyType": "HASH"
+            "AttributeType": "S"
           },
           {
             "AttributeName": "rangeKey",
-            "KeyType": "RANGE"
+            "AttributeType": "N"
           }
         ],
-        "ProvisionedThroughput": {
-          "ReadCapacityUnits": 5,
-          "WriteCapacityUnits": 5
+        "SSESpecification": {
+          "SSEEnabled": true
+        },
+        "StreamSpecification": {
+          "StreamViewType": "KEYS_ONLY"
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.dynamodb.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.dynamodb.ts
index 3ed7225464f64..574a64773a08a 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.dynamodb.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/integ.dynamodb.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 import { App, Stack } from '@aws-cdk/cdk';
-import { KeyAttributeType, Table } from '../lib';
+import { KeyAttributeType, StreamViewType, Table } from '../lib';
 
 const app = new App(process.argv);
 
 const stack = new Stack(app, 'aws-cdk-dynamodb');
 
-const table = new Table(stack, 'Table');
+const table = new Table(stack, 'Table', {
+    sseEnabled: true,
+    streamSpecification: StreamViewType.KeysOnly
+});
 
 table.addPartitionKey('hashKey', KeyAttributeType.String);
 table.addSortKey('rangeKey', KeyAttributeType.Number);
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/test.dynamodb.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/test.dynamodb.ts
index 7a6eaa2dd8ac2..8dee188a8e2c4 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/test.dynamodb.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-dynamodb/test/test.dynamodb.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export = {
             test.done();
         },
 
-        'range key only'(test: Test) {
+        'hash key only'(test: Test) {
             const app = new TestApp();
             new Table(app.stack, 'MyTable').addPartitionKey('hashKey', KeyAttributeType.Binary);
             const template = app.synthesizeTemplate();
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export = {
             test.done();
         },
 
-        'range + hash key'(test: Test) {
+        'hash + range key'(test: Test) {
             const app = new TestApp();
             new Table(app.stack, 'MyTable').addPartitionKey('hashKey', KeyAttributeType.Binary)
                                         .addSortKey('sortKey', KeyAttributeType.Number);
@@ -60,7 +60,35 @@ export = {
 
             test.done();
         },
-        'stream is not enabled by default'(test: Test) {
+        'server-side encryption is not enabled'(test: Test) {
+            const app = new TestApp();
+            new Table(app.stack, 'MyTable')
+                .addPartitionKey('partitionKey', KeyAttributeType.Binary)
+                .addSortKey('sortKey', KeyAttributeType.Number);
+            const template = app.synthesizeTemplate();
+
+            test.deepEqual(template, {
+                Resources: {
+                    MyTable794EDED1: {
+                        Type: 'AWS::DynamoDB::Table',
+                        Properties: {
+                            AttributeDefinitions: [
+                                { AttributeName: 'partitionKey', AttributeType: 'B' },
+                                { AttributeName: 'sortKey', AttributeType: 'N' }
+                            ],
+                            KeySchema: [
+                                { AttributeName: 'partitionKey', KeyType: 'HASH' },
+                                { AttributeName: 'sortKey', KeyType: 'RANGE' }
+                            ],
+                            ProvisionedThroughput: { ReadCapacityUnits: 5, WriteCapacityUnits: 5 },
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+
+            test.done();
+        },
+        'stream is not enabled'(test: Test) {
             const app = new TestApp();
             new Table(app.stack, 'MyTable')
                 .addPartitionKey('partitionKey', KeyAttributeType.Binary)
@@ -200,7 +228,9 @@ export = {
         const table = new Table(app.stack, 'MyTable', {
             tableName: 'MyTable',
             readCapacity: 42,
-            writeCapacity: 1337
+            writeCapacity: 1337,
+            sseEnabled: true,
+            streamSpecification: StreamViewType.KeysOnly
         });
         table.addPartitionKey('partitionKey', KeyAttributeType.String);
         table.addSortKey('sortKey', KeyAttributeType.Binary);
@@ -223,6 +253,8 @@ export = {
                             ReadCapacityUnits: 42,
                             WriteCapacityUnits: 1337
                         },
+                        SSESpecification: { SSEEnabled: true },
+                        StreamSpecification: { StreamViewType: 'KEYS_ONLY' },
                         TableName: 'MyTable',
                     }
                 }