diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/lib/project.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/lib/project.ts
index 17af418d41856..bff6c5f75f976 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/lib/project.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-codebuild/lib/project.ts
@@ -1103,6 +1103,7 @@ interface LinuxBuildImageProps {
 export class LinuxBuildImage implements IBuildImage {
   public static readonly STANDARD_1_0 = LinuxBuildImage.codeBuildImage('aws/codebuild/standard:1.0');
   public static readonly STANDARD_2_0 = LinuxBuildImage.codeBuildImage('aws/codebuild/standard:2.0');
+  public static readonly AMAZON_LINUX_2 = LinuxBuildImage.codeBuildImage('aws/codebuild/amazonlinux2-x86_64-standard:1.0');
   public static readonly UBUNTU_14_04_BASE = LinuxBuildImage.codeBuildImage('aws/codebuild/ubuntu-base:14.04');
   public static readonly UBUNTU_14_04_ANDROID_JAVA8_24_4_1 = LinuxBuildImage.codeBuildImage('aws/codebuild/android-java-8:24.4.1');
   public static readonly UBUNTU_14_04_ANDROID_JAVA8_26_1_1 = LinuxBuildImage.codeBuildImage('aws/codebuild/android-java-8:26.1.1');