diff --git a/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileIamRole.js b/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileIamRole.js
index 5656d652..13c649e3 100644
--- a/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileIamRole.js
+++ b/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileIamRole.js
@@ -264,6 +264,28 @@ function getStepFunctionsPermissions(state) {
   }];
 }
 
+function getCodeBuildPermissions(state) {
+  const projectName = state.Parameters.ProjectName;
+
+  return [{
+    action: 'codebuild:StartBuild,codebuild:StopBuild,codebuild:BatchGetBuilds',
+    resource: {
+      'Fn::Sub': [
+        `arn:aws:codebuild:$\{AWS::Region}:$\{AWS::AccountId}:project/${projectName}`,
+        {},
+      ],
+    },
+  }, {
+    action: 'events:PutTargets,events:PutRule,events:DescribeRule',
+    resource: {
+      'Fn::Sub': [
+        'arn:aws:events:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:rule/StepFunctionsGetEventForCodeBuildStartBuildRule',
+        {},
+      ],
+    },
+  }];
+}
+
 // if there are multiple permissions with the same action, then collapsed them into one
 // permission instead, and collect the resources into an array
 function consolidatePermissionsByAction(permissions) {
@@ -344,6 +366,10 @@ function getIamPermissions(taskStates) {
       case 'arn:aws:states:::states:startExecution.waitForTaskToken':
         return getStepFunctionsPermissions(state);
 
+      case 'arn:aws:states:::codebuild:startBuild':
+      case 'arn:aws:states:::codebuild:startBuild.sync':
+        return getCodeBuildPermissions(state);
+
       default:
         if (isIntrinsic(state.Resource) || state.Resource.startsWith('arn:aws:lambda')) {
           const trimmedArn = trimAliasFromLambdaArn(state.Resource);
diff --git a/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileIamRole.test.js b/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileIamRole.test.js
index e0d12908..1a8a315f 100644
--- a/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileIamRole.test.js
+++ b/lib/deploy/stepFunctions/compileIamRole.test.js
@@ -1560,6 +1560,63 @@ describe('#compileIamRole', () => {
     expectation(policy2, lambdaArns[2], lambdaArns[3]);
   });
 
+  it('should give CodeBuild permissions', () => {
+    const projectName = 'HelloProject';
+    const genStateMachine = id => ({
+      id,
+      definition: {
+        StartAt: 'A',
+        States: {
+          A: {
+            Type: 'Task',
+            Resource: 'arn:aws:states:::codebuild:startBuild',
+            Parameters: {
+              ProjectName: projectName,
+            },
+            Next: 'B',
+          },
+          B: {
+            Type: 'Task',
+            Resource: 'arn:aws:states:::codebuild:startBuild.sync',
+            Parameters: {
+              ProjectName: projectName,
+            },
+            End: true,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    serverless.service.stepFunctions = {
+      stateMachines: {
+        myStateMachine1: genStateMachine('StateMachine1'),
+      },
+    };
+
+    serverlessStepFunctions.compileIamRole();
+    const statements = serverlessStepFunctions.serverless.service
+      .provider.compiledCloudFormationTemplate.Resources.StateMachine1Role
+      .Properties.Policies[0].PolicyDocument.Statement;
+
+    const codeBuildPermissions = statements.filter(s => _.isEqual(s.Action, ['codebuild:StartBuild', 'codebuild:StopBuild', 'codebuild:BatchGetBuilds']));
+    expect(codeBuildPermissions).to.have.lengthOf(1);
+    expect(codeBuildPermissions[0].Resource).to.deep.eq([{
+      'Fn::Sub': [
+        `arn:aws:codebuild:$\{AWS::Region}:$\{AWS::AccountId}:project/${projectName}`,
+        {},
+      ],
+    }]);
+
+
+    const eventPermissions = statements.filter(s => _.isEqual(s.Action, ['events:PutTargets', 'events:PutRule', 'events:DescribeRule']));
+    expect(eventPermissions).to.have.lengthOf(1);
+    expect(eventPermissions[0].Resource).to.deep.eq([{
+      'Fn::Sub': [
+        'arn:aws:events:${AWS::Region}:${AWS::AccountId}:rule/StepFunctionsGetEventForCodeBuildStartBuildRule',
+        {},
+      ],
+    }]);
+  });
+
   it('should give step functions permissions (too permissive, but mirrors console behaviour)', () => {
     const stateMachineArn = 'arn:aws:states:us-east-1:123456789:stateMachine:HelloStateMachine';
     const genStateMachine = id => ({
@@ -1935,7 +1992,6 @@ describe('#compileIamRole', () => {
       .Properties.Policies[0].PolicyDocument.Statement;
     const lambdaPermissions2 = statements2.filter(s => _.isEqual(s.Action, ['lambda:InvokeFunction']));
     expect(lambdaPermissions2).to.have.lengthOf(1);
-    console.log(lambdaPermissions2);
     expect(lambdaPermissions2[0].Resource).to.deep.equal([
       'arn:aws:lambda:us-west-2:1234567890:function:foo',
       '*limited*',