diff --git a/internal/service/ecr/image_data_source.go b/internal/service/ecr/image_data_source.go
index 38f0abd6397..f514e94548d 100644
--- a/internal/service/ecr/image_data_source.go
+++ b/internal/service/ecr/image_data_source.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package ecr
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ecr"
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@ func DataSourceImage() *schema.Resource {
 				Computed: true,
 				Elem:     &schema.Schema{Type: schema.TypeString},
 			},
+			"most_recent": {
+				Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+				Optional: true,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -63,28 +68,33 @@ func dataSourceImageRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 		params.RegistryId = aws.String(regId.(string))
 	}
 
-	imgId := ecr.ImageIdentifier{}
-	digest, ok := d.GetOk("image_digest")
-	if ok {
-		imgId.ImageDigest = aws.String(digest.(string))
+	findMostRecent := false
+
+	if _, ok := d.GetOk("most_recent"); ok {
+		findMostRecent = true
 	}
-	tag, ok := d.GetOk("image_tag")
-	if ok {
-		imgId.ImageTag = aws.String(tag.(string))
+
+	imgId := ecr.ImageIdentifier{}
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("image_digest"); ok {
+		if findMostRecent {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot set image_digest when most_recent is set to true")
+		}
+		imgId.ImageDigest = aws.String(v.(string))
 	}
 
-	if imgId.ImageDigest == nil && imgId.ImageTag == nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("At least one of either image_digest or image_tag must be defined")
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("image_tag"); ok {
+		if findMostRecent {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot set image_tag when most_recent is set to true")
+		}
+		imgId.ImageTag = aws.String(v.(string))
 	}
 
-	params.ImageIds = []*ecr.ImageIdentifier{&imgId}
+	if !findMostRecent {
+		params.ImageIds = []*ecr.ImageIdentifier{&imgId}
+	}
 
-	var imageDetails []*ecr.ImageDetail
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] Reading ECR Images: %s", params)
-	err := conn.DescribeImagesPages(params, func(page *ecr.DescribeImagesOutput, lastPage bool) bool {
-		imageDetails = append(imageDetails, page.ImageDetails...)
-		return true
-	})
+	imageDetails, err := FindImageDetails(conn, params)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error describing ECR images: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -92,10 +102,13 @@ func dataSourceImageRead(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	if len(imageDetails) == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("No matching image found")
 	}
-	if len(imageDetails) > 1 {
+
+	if len(imageDetails) > 1 && !findMostRecent {
 		return fmt.Errorf("More than one image found for tag/digest combination")
 	}
 
+	sort.Sort(sort.Reverse(byImagePushedAt(imageDetails)))
+
 	image := imageDetails[0]
 
 	d.SetId(aws.StringValue(image.ImageDigest))
diff --git a/internal/service/ecr/image_data_source_test.go b/internal/service/ecr/image_data_source_test.go
index e9e83edc9c5..e4cc99dff0e 100644
--- a/internal/service/ecr/image_data_source_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/ecr/image_data_source_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func TestAccECRImageDataSource_ecrImage(t *testing.T) {
 	registry, repo, tag := "137112412989", "amazonlinux", "latest"
 	resourceByTag := "data.aws_ecr_image.by_tag"
 	resourceByDigest := "data.aws_ecr_image.by_digest"
+	resourceByMostRecent := "data.aws_ecr_image.by_most_recent"
 
 	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
 		PreCheck:                 func() { acctest.PreCheck(t) },
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ func TestAccECRImageDataSource_ecrImage(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceByDigest, "image_pushed_at"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceByDigest, "image_size_in_bytes"),
 					testCheckTagInImageTags(resourceByDigest, tag),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceByMostRecent, "image_pushed_at"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceByMostRecent, "image_size_in_bytes"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceByMostRecent, "image_tags.#"),
 				),
 			},
 		},
@@ -50,6 +54,12 @@ data "aws_ecr_image" "by_digest" {
   repository_name = data.aws_ecr_image.by_tag.repository_name
   image_digest    = data.aws_ecr_image.by_tag.image_digest
 }
+
+data "aws_ecr_image" "by_most_recent" {
+  registry_id     = data.aws_ecr_image.by_tag.registry_id
+  repository_name = data.aws_ecr_image.by_tag.repository_name
+  most_recent     = true
+}
 `, reg, repo, tag)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/service/ecr/repository_data_source_test.go b/internal/service/ecr/repository_data_source_test.go
index 213507a4a09..a92c3708d1e 100644
--- a/internal/service/ecr/repository_data_source_test.go
+++ b/internal/service/ecr/repository_data_source_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func TestAccECRRepositoryDataSource_basic(t *testing.T) {
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrPair(resourceName, "image_scanning_configuration.#", dataSourceName, "image_scanning_configuration.#"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrPair(resourceName, "image_tag_mutability", dataSourceName, "image_tag_mutability"),
 					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrPair(resourceName, "encryption_configuration.#", dataSourceName, "encryption_configuration.#"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(dataSourceName, "most_recent_image_tags.#"),
 				),
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/website/docs/d/ecr_image.html.markdown b/website/docs/d/ecr_image.html.markdown
index d5f2d5605c8..3ecbbcdc2bf 100644
--- a/website/docs/d/ecr_image.html.markdown
+++ b/website/docs/d/ecr_image.html.markdown
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `registry_id` - (Optional) ID of the Registry where the repository resides.
 * `repository_name` - (Required) Name of the ECR Repository.
-* `image_digest` - (Optional) Sha256 digest of the image manifest. At least one of `image_digest` or `image_tag` must be specified.
-* `image_tag` - (Optional) Tag associated with this image. At least one of `image_digest` or `image_tag` must be specified.
+* `image_digest` - (Optional) Sha256 digest of the image manifest. At least one of `image_digest`, `image_tag`, or `most_recent` must be specified.
+* `image_tag` - (Optional) Tag associated with this image. At least one of `image_digest`, `image_tag`, or `most_recent` must be specified.
+* `most_recent` - (Optional) Return the most recently pushed image. At least one of `image_digest`, `image_tag`, or `most_recent` must be specified.
 
 ## Attributes Reference