diff --git a/actions/lib/action.py b/actions/lib/action.py
index a7c40626..3fa9e86d 100755
--- a/actions/lib/action.py
+++ b/actions/lib/action.py
@@ -73,6 +73,16 @@ def get_r53zone(self, zone):
     def st2_user_data(self):
         return self.userdata
 
+    def create_boto3_session(self, role=None):
+        if role is not None:
+            print "create_boto3_session - role: %s region: %s" % (role, self.credentials['region'])
+            client = boto3.client('sts', region_name=self.credentials['region'])
+            creds = client.assume_role(RoleArn=role, RoleSessionName='st2session')
+
+            boto3.setup_default_session(aws_access_key_id=creds['Credentials']['AccessKeyId'],
+                                aws_secret_access_key=creds['Credentials']['SecretAccessKey'],
+                                aws_session_token=creds['Credentials']['SessionToken'])
+
     def get_boto3_session(self, resource):
         region = self.credentials['region']
         del self.credentials['region']
diff --git a/actions/run.py b/actions/run.py
index 326994b4..54c8bfca 100755
--- a/actions/run.py
+++ b/actions/run.py
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ def run(self, **kwargs):
         del kwargs['action']
         module_path = kwargs['module_path']
         del kwargs['module_path']
+        if 'region_name' in kwargs.keys() and kwargs['region_name'] is not None:
+            self.credentials['region'] = kwargs['region_name']
+            del kwargs['region_name']
+        self.create_boto3_session(kwargs['assume_role'])
+        del kwargs['assume_role']
         if action == 'run_instances':
             kwargs['user_data'] = self.st2_user_data()
         if action == 'create_tags':
diff --git a/etc/st2packgen/templates/action_template.yaml.jinja b/etc/st2packgen/templates/action_template.yaml.jinja
index 11c9420b..1f637260 100644
--- a/etc/st2packgen/templates/action_template.yaml.jinja
+++ b/etc/st2packgen/templates/action_template.yaml.jinja
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ parameters:
     default: boto3
     immutable: true
     type: string
+  region_name:
+    type: string
+  assume_role:
+    type: string
   {%- for parameter in paramsreq %}
   {{ parameter.name }}:
     type: {{ parameter.type }}