diff --git a/docs/providers/aws/guide/variables.md b/docs/providers/aws/guide/variables.md
index 8466520484d..b19f6433227 100644
--- a/docs/providers/aws/guide/variables.md
+++ b/docs/providers/aws/guide/variables.md
@@ -305,6 +305,32 @@ functions:
     handler: handler.hello
 ```
 
+## Referencing AWS-specific variables
+
+You can reference AWS-specific values as the source of your variables. Those values are exposed via the Serverless Variables system through the `{aws:}` variable prefix.
+
+The following variables are available:
+
+**accountId**
+
+Account ID of you AWS Account, based on the AWS Credentials that you have configured.
+
+```yml
+service: new-service
+provider: aws
+
+functions:
+  func1:
+    name: function-1
+    handler: handler.func1
+    environment:
+      ACCOUNT_ID: ${aws:accountId}
+```
+
+**region**
+
+The region used by the Serverless CLI. The `${aws:region}` variable is a shortcut for `${opt:region, self:provider.region, "us-east-1"}`.
+
 ### Resolution of non plain string types
 
 New variable resolver, ensures that automatically other types as `SecureString` and `StringList` are resolved into expected forms.
diff --git a/lib/Serverless.js b/lib/Serverless.js
index a5c6711a9c7..ef261d5a06d 100644
--- a/lib/Serverless.js
+++ b/lib/Serverless.js
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ class Serverless {
               cf: require('./configuration/variables/sources/instance-dependent/get-cf')(this),
               s3: require('./configuration/variables/sources/instance-dependent/get-s3')(this),
               ssm: require('./configuration/variables/sources/instance-dependent/get-ssm')(this),
+              aws: require('./configuration/variables/sources/instance-dependent/get-aws')(this),
             });
           }
           if (this.configurationInput.org && this.pluginManager.dashboardPlugin) {
diff --git a/lib/configuration/variables/sources/instance-dependent/get-aws.js b/lib/configuration/variables/sources/instance-dependent/get-aws.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..45b7a021d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/configuration/variables/sources/instance-dependent/get-aws.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const ensureString = require('type/string/ensure');
+const ServerlessError = require('../../../../serverless-error');
+
+module.exports = (serverlessInstance) => {
+  return {
+    resolve: async ({ address, options, resolveConfigurationProperty }) => {
+      if (!address) {
+        throw new ServerlessError(
+          'Missing address argument in variable "aws" source',
+          'MISSING_AWS_SOURCE_ADDRESS'
+        );
+      }
+
+      address = ensureString(address, {
+        Error: ServerlessError,
+        errorMessage: 'Non-string address argument in variable "sls" source: %v',
+        errorCode: 'INVALID_AWS_SOURCE_ADDRESS',
+      });
+
+      switch (address) {
+        case 'accountId': {
+          const { Account } = await serverlessInstance
+            .getProvider('aws')
+            .request('STS', 'getCallerIdentity', {}, { useCache: true });
+          return { value: Account };
+        }
+        case 'region': {
+          let region = options.region;
+          if (!region) region = await resolveConfigurationProperty(['provider', 'region']);
+          if (!region) region = 'us-east-1';
+          return { value: region };
+        }
+        default:
+          throw new ServerlessError(
+            `Unsupported "${address}" address argument in variable "aws" source`,
+            'UNSUPPORTED_AWS_SOURCE_ADDRESS'
+          );
+      }
+    },
+  };
+};
diff --git a/scripts/serverless.js b/scripts/serverless.js
index c44f0a7244f..b07c43e5b14 100755
--- a/scripts/serverless.js
+++ b/scripts/serverless.js
@@ -544,6 +544,9 @@ const processSpanPromise = (async () => {
             ssm: require('../lib/configuration/variables/sources/instance-dependent/get-ssm')(
               serverless
             ),
+            aws: require('../lib/configuration/variables/sources/instance-dependent/get-aws')(
+              serverless
+            ),
           });
           resolverConfiguration.fulfilledSources.add('cf').add('s3').add('ssm');
         }
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/configuration/variables/sources/instance-dependent/get-aws.test.js b/test/unit/lib/configuration/variables/sources/instance-dependent/get-aws.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3664f0613ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/lib/configuration/variables/sources/instance-dependent/get-aws.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const { expect } = require('chai');
+const _ = require('lodash');
+
+const resolveMeta = require('../../../../../../../lib/configuration/variables/resolve-meta');
+const resolve = require('../../../../../../../lib/configuration/variables/resolve');
+const selfSource = require('../../../../../../../lib/configuration/variables/sources/self');
+const getAwsSource = require('../../../../../../../lib/configuration/variables/sources/instance-dependent/get-aws');
+const Serverless = require('../../../../../../../lib/Serverless');
+
+describe('test/unit/lib/configuration/variables/sources/instance-dependent/get-aws.test.js', () => {
+  let configuration;
+  let variablesMeta;
+  let serverlessInstance;
+
+  const initializeServerless = async (configExt, options) => {
+    configuration = {
+      service: 'foo',
+      provider: {
+        name: 'aws',
+      },
+      custom: {
+        region: '${aws:region}',
+        accountId: '${aws:accountId}',
+        missingAddress: '${aws:}',
+        invalidAddress: '${aws:invalid}',
+        nonStringAddress: '${aws:${self:custom.someObject}}',
+        someObject: {},
+      },
+    };
+    if (configExt) {
+      configuration = _.merge(configuration, configExt);
+    }
+    variablesMeta = resolveMeta(configuration);
+    serverlessInstance = new Serverless({
+      configuration,
+      serviceDir: process.cwd(),
+      configurationFilename: 'serverless.yml',
+      isConfigurationResolved: true,
+      hasResolvedCommandsExternally: true,
+      commands: ['package'],
+      options: {},
+    });
+    serverlessInstance.init();
+    serverlessInstance.getProvider = () => ({
+      constructor: {
+        getProviderName: () => 'aws',
+      },
+      request: async () => {
+        return {
+          Account: '1234567890',
+        };
+      },
+    });
+    await resolve({
+      serviceDir: process.cwd(),
+      configuration,
+      variablesMeta,
+      sources: { self: selfSource, aws: getAwsSource(serverlessInstance) },
+      options: options || {},
+      fulfilledSources: new Set(['self', 'aws']),
+    });
+  };
+
+  it('should resolve `accountId`', async () => {
+    await initializeServerless();
+    expect(configuration.custom.accountId).to.equal('1234567890');
+  });
+
+  it('should report with an error missing address', () =>
+    expect(variablesMeta.get('custom\0missingAddress').error.code).to.equal(
+      'VARIABLE_RESOLUTION_ERROR'
+    ));
+
+  it('should report with an error invalid address', () =>
+    expect(variablesMeta.get('custom\0invalidAddress').error.code).to.equal(
+      'VARIABLE_RESOLUTION_ERROR'
+    ));
+
+  it('should report with an error a non-string address', () =>
+    expect(variablesMeta.get('custom\0nonStringAddress').error.code).to.equal(
+      'VARIABLE_RESOLUTION_ERROR'
+    ));
+
+  it('should resolve ${aws:region}', async () => {
+    // us-east-1 by default
+    await initializeServerless();
+    expect(configuration.custom.region).to.equal('us-east-1');
+    // Resolves to provider.region if it exists
+    await initializeServerless({
+      provider: {
+        region: 'eu-west-1',
+      },
+    });
+    expect(configuration.custom.region).to.equal('eu-west-1');
+    // Resolves to `--region=` if the option is set
+    await initializeServerless(
+      {
+        provider: {
+          region: 'eu-west-1',
+        },
+      },
+      {
+        region: 'eu-central-1',
+      }
+    );
+    expect(configuration.custom.region).to.equal('eu-central-1');
+  });
+});