diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ec2_ami/defaults/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/ec2_ami/defaults/main.yml
index ec51507c21..590a8ea456 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ec2_ami/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ec2_ami/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 ---
 # defaults file for test_ec2_ami
+ec2_ami_name: '{{resource_prefix}}'
+ec2_ami_description: 'Created by ansible integration tests'
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ec2_ami/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/ec2_ami/tasks/main.yml
index 523d465c34..60e9fd331f 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/ec2_ami/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ec2_ami/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,433 @@
 ---
 # tasks file for test_ec2_ami
+
+- block:
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    # SETUP: vpc, ec2 key pair, subnet, security group, ec2 instance, snapshot
+
+    - name: create a VPC to work in
+      ec2_vpc_net:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        cidr_block: 10.0.0.0/24
+        state: present
+        name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_setup'
+        resource_tags:
+          Name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_setup'
+      register: setup_vpc
+
+    - name: create a key pair to use for creating an ec2 instance
+      ec2_key:
+        name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_setup'
+        state: present
+        ec2_region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ ec2_access_key }}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ ec2_secret_key }}'
+        security_token: '{{ security_token }}'
+      register: setup_key
+
+    - name: create a subnet to use for creating an ec2 instance
+      ec2_vpc_subnet:
+        ec2_region: '{{ ec2_region }}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ ec2_access_key }}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ ec2_secret_key }}'
+        security_token: '{{ security_token }}'
+        az: us-east-1a
+        tags: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_setup'
+        vpc_id: '{{ setup_vpc.vpc.id }}'
+        cidr: 10.0.0.0/24
+        state: present
+        resource_tags:
+          Name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_setup'
+      register: setup_subnet
+
+    - name: create a security group to use for creating an ec2 instance
+      ec2_group:
+        name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_setup'
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        description: 'created by Ansible integration tests'
+        state: present
+        vpc_id: '{{ setup_vpc.vpc.id }}'
+      register: setup_sg
+
+    - name: provision ec2 instance to create an image
+      ec2:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        key_name: '{{ setup_key.key.name }}'
+        instance_type: t2.micro
+        state: present
+        # us-east-1 image for Amazon Linux AMI 2017.03.1 (HVM), SSD Volume Type
+        image: ami-4fffc834
+        wait: yes
+        instance_tags:
+          '{{ec2_ami_name}}_instance_setup': 'integration_tests'
+        group_id: '{{ setup_sg.group_id }}'
+        vpc_subnet_id: '{{ setup_subnet.subnet.id }}'
+      register: setup_instance
+
+    - name: take a snapshot of the instance to create an image
+      ec2_snapshot:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        instance_id: '{{ setup_instance.instance_ids[0] }}'
+        device_name: /dev/xvda
+        state: present
+      register: setup_snapshot
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    - name: create an image from the instance
+      ec2_ami:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        instance_id: '{{ setup_instance.instance_ids[0] }}'
+        state: present
+        name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+        description: '{{ ec2_ami_description }}'
+        tags:
+          Name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+        wait: yes
+        root_device_name: /dev/xvda
+      ignore_errors: true
+      register: result
+
+    - name: assert that image has been created
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - "result.changed"
+          - "result.image_id.startswith('ami-')"
+          # FIXME: tags are not currently shown in the results
+          #- "result.tags == '{Name: {{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami}'"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    - name: delete the image
+      ec2_ami:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        instance_id: '{{ setup_instance.instance_ids[0] }}'
+        state: absent
+        name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+        description: '{{ ec2_ami_description }}'
+        image_id: '{{ result.image_id }}'
+        tags:
+          Name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+        wait: yes
+      ignore_errors: true
+      register: result
+
+    - name: assert that the image has been deleted
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - "result.changed"
+          - "'image_id' not in result"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    - name: test removing an ami if no image ID is provided (expected failed=true)
+      ec2_ami:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        state: absent
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - name: assert that an image ID is required
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - "result.failed"
+          - "result.msg == 'image_id needs to be an ami image to registered/delete'"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    - name: create an image from the snapshot
+      ec2_ami:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+        description: '{{ ec2_ami_description }}'
+        state: present
+        tags:
+          Name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+        root_device_name: /dev/xvda
+        device_mapping:
+          - device_name: /dev/xvda
+            volume_type: gp2
+            size: 8
+            delete_on_termination: true
+            snapshot_id: '{{ setup_snapshot.snapshot_id }}'
+      register: result
+      ignore_errors: true
+
+    - name: assert a new ami has been created
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - "result.changed"
+          - "result.image_id.startswith('ami-')"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+# FIXME: this only works if launch permissions are specified and if they are not an empty list
+#    - name: test idempotence
+#      ec2_ami:
+#        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+#        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+#        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+#        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+#        description: '{{ ec2_ami_description }}'
+#        state: present
+#        tags:
+#          Name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+#        root_device_name: /dev/xvda
+#        image_id: '{{ result.image_id }}'
+#        launch_permissions:
+#          user_ids:
+#            -
+#        device_mapping:
+#          - device_name: /dev/xvda
+#            volume_type: gp2
+#            size: 8
+#            delete_on_termination: true
+#            snapshot_id: '{{ setup_snapshot.snapshot_id }}'
+#      register: result
+
+#    - name: assert a new ami has been created
+#      assert:
+#        that:
+#          - "not result.changed"
+#          - "result.image_id.startswith('ami-')"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+# FIXME: tags are not currently shown in the results
+    - name: add a tag to the AMI
+      ec2_ami:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        state: present
+        description: '{{ ec2_ami_description }}'
+        image_id: '{{ result.image_id }}'
+        name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+        tags:
+          New: Tag
+        launch_permissions:
+          group_names: ['all']
+      register: result
+#
+#    - name: assert a tag was added
+#      assert:
+#        that:
+#          - "result.tags == '{Name: {{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami}, New: Tag'"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    - name: update AMI launch permissions
+      ec2_ami:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        state: present
+        image_id: '{{ result.image_id }}'
+        name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+        description: '{{ ec2_ami_description }}'
+        tags:
+          Name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+        launch_permissions:
+          group_names: ['all']
+      register: result
+
+    - name: assert launch permissions were updated
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - "result.changed"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    - name: modify the AMI description
+      ec2_ami:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        state: present
+        image_id: '{{ result.image_id }}'
+        name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+        description: '{{ ec2_ami_description }}CHANGED'
+        tags:
+          Name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+        launch_permissions:
+          group_names: ['all']
+      register: result
+
+    - name: assert the description changed
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - "result.changed"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+# FIXME: currently the module doesn't remove launch permissions correctly
+#    - name: remove public launch permissions
+#      ec2_ami:
+#        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+#        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+#        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+#        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+#        state: present
+#        image_id: '{{ result.image_id }}'
+#        name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+#        tags:
+#          Name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+#        launch_permissions:
+#          group_names:
+#            -
+#
+#      register: result
+#      ignore_errors: true
+#
+#    - name: assert launch permissions were updated
+#      assert:
+#        that:
+#          - "result.changed"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    - name: delete ami without deleting the snapshot
+      ec2_ami:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        instance_id: '{{ setup_instance.instance_ids[0] }}'
+        state: absent
+        name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+        image_id: '{{ result.image_id }}'
+        delete_snapshot: false
+        tags:
+          Name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_ami'
+        wait: yes
+      ignore_errors: true
+      register: result
+
+    - name: assert that the image has been deleted
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - "result.changed"
+          - "'image_id' not in result"
+
+# FIXME: in ec2_snapshot_facts OwnerIds is cast to a map, causing traceback (needs to be a list or tuple)
+#    - name: ensure the snapshot still exists
+#      ec2_snapshot_facts:
+#        snapshot_ids:
+#          - '{{ setup_snapshot.snapshot_id }}'
+#        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+#        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+#        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+#        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+#      register: snapshot_result
+#
+#    - name: assert the snapshot wasn't deleted
+#      assert:
+#        that:
+#          - "snapshot_result.snapshot_id == {{ setup_snapshot.snapshot_id}}"
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+- always:
+
+    # ============================================================
+
+    # TEAR DOWN: snapshot, ec2 instance, ec2 key pair, security group, vpc
+
+    - name: remove setup snapshot of ec2 instance
+      ec2_snapshot:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        state: absent
+        snapshot_id: '{{ setup_snapshot.snapshot_id }}'
+
+    - name: remove setup ec2 instance
+      ec2:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        instance_type: t2.micro
+        instance_ids: '{{ setup_instance.instance_ids }}'
+        state: absent
+        wait: yes
+        instance_tags:
+          '{{ec2_ami_name}}_instance_setup': 'integration_tests'
+        group_id: '{{ setup_sg.group_id }}'
+        vpc_subnet_id: '{{ setup_subnet.subnet.id }}'
+
+    - name: remove setup keypair
+      ec2_key:
+        name: '{{ec2_ami_name}}_setup'
+        state: absent
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+
+    - name: remove setup security group
+      ec2_group:
+        name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_setup'
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        description: 'created by Ansible integration tests'
+        state: absent
+        vpc_id: '{{ setup_vpc.vpc.id }}'
+
+    - name: remove setup subnet
+      ec2_vpc_subnet:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        az: '{{ ec2_region }}a'
+        tags: '{{ec2_ami_name}}_setup'
+        vpc_id: '{{ setup_vpc.vpc.id }}'
+        cidr: 10.0.0.0/24
+        state: absent
+        resource_tags:
+          Name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_setup'
+
+    - name: remove setup VPC
+      ec2_vpc_net:
+        ec2_region: '{{ec2_region}}'
+        ec2_access_key: '{{ec2_access_key}}'
+        ec2_secret_key: '{{ec2_secret_key}}'
+        security_token: '{{security_token}}'
+        cidr_block: 10.0.0.0/24
+        state: absent
+        name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_setup'
+        resource_tags:
+          Name: '{{ ec2_ami_name }}_setup'