diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 311a9bbf8..0589a4b36 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ playwright = [
     "ollama>=0.4.4"
 ]
 
+aws = ["boto3>=1.36.6"]
+
 all = [
     "accelerate==0.34.2",
     "azureml-mlflow==1.57.0",
@@ -139,6 +141,7 @@ all = [
     "flask>=3.1.0",
     "ollama>=0.4.4",
     "types-PyYAML>=6.0.12.9",
+    "boto3>=1.36.6"
 ]
 
 [project.scripts]
diff --git a/pyrit/prompt_target/__init__.py b/pyrit/prompt_target/__init__.py
index 758716275..27372bd7d 100644
--- a/pyrit/prompt_target/__init__.py
+++ b/pyrit/prompt_target/__init__.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from pyrit.prompt_target.openai.openai_target import OpenAITarget
 from pyrit.prompt_target.openai.openai_chat_target import OpenAIChatTarget
 
-
+from pyrit.prompt_target.aws_bedrock_claude_chat_target import AWSBedrockClaudeChatTarget
 from pyrit.prompt_target.azure_blob_storage_target import AzureBlobStorageTarget
 from pyrit.prompt_target.azure_ml_chat_target import AzureMLChatTarget
 from pyrit.prompt_target.crucible_target import CrucibleTarget
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from pyrit.prompt_target.text_target import TextTarget
 
 __all__ = [
+    "AWSBedrockClaudeChatTarget",
     "AzureBlobStorageTarget",
     "AzureMLChatTarget",
     "CrucibleTarget",
diff --git a/pyrit/prompt_target/aws_bedrock_claude_chat_target.py b/pyrit/prompt_target/aws_bedrock_claude_chat_target.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e5a268f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyrit/prompt_target/aws_bedrock_claude_chat_target.py
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+# Licensed under the MIT license.
+
+import asyncio
+import base64
+import json
+import logging
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, MutableSequence, Optional
+
+from pyrit.chat_message_normalizer import ChatMessageNop, ChatMessageNormalizer
+from pyrit.models import (
+    ChatMessageListDictContent,
+    PromptRequestResponse,
+    construct_response_from_request,
+)
+from pyrit.prompt_target import PromptChatTarget, limit_requests_per_minute
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import boto3
+    from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
+
+
+class AWSBedrockClaudeChatTarget(PromptChatTarget):
+    """
+    This class initializes an AWS Bedrock target for any of the Anthropic Claude models.
+    Local AWS credentials (typically stored in ~/.aws) are used for authentication.
+    See the following for more information:
+    https://docs.aws.amazon.com/bedrock/latest/userguide/model-parameters-anthropic-claude-messages.html
+
+    Parameters:
+        model_id (str): The model ID for target claude model
+        max_tokens (int): maximum number of tokens to generate
+        temperature (float, optional): The amount of randomness injected into the response.
+        top_p (float, optional): Use nucleus sampling
+        top_k (int, optional): Only sample from the top K options for each subsequent token
+        enable_ssl_verification (bool, optional): whether or not to perform SSL certificate verification
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        model_id: str,
+        max_tokens: int,
+        temperature: Optional[float] = None,
+        top_p: Optional[float] = None,
+        top_k: Optional[int] = None,
+        enable_ssl_verification: bool = True,
+        chat_message_normalizer: ChatMessageNormalizer = ChatMessageNop(),
+        max_requests_per_minute: Optional[int] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(max_requests_per_minute=max_requests_per_minute)
+
+        self._model_id = model_id
+        self._max_tokens = max_tokens
+        self._temperature = temperature
+        self._top_p = top_p
+        self._top_k = top_k
+        self._enable_ssl_verification = enable_ssl_verification
+        self.chat_message_normalizer = chat_message_normalizer
+
+        self._system_prompt = ""
+
+        self._valid_image_types = ["jpeg", "png", "webp", "gif"]
+
+        try:
+            import boto3  # noqa: F401
+            from botocore.exceptions import ClientError  # noqa: F401
+        except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
+            logger.error("Could not import boto. You may need to install it via 'pip install pyrit[all]'")
+            raise e
+
+    @limit_requests_per_minute
+    async def send_prompt_async(self, *, prompt_request: PromptRequestResponse) -> PromptRequestResponse:
+
+        self._validate_request(prompt_request=prompt_request)
+        request_piece = prompt_request.request_pieces[0]
+
+        prompt_req_res_entries = self._memory.get_conversation(conversation_id=request_piece.conversation_id)
+        prompt_req_res_entries.append(prompt_request)
+
+        logger.info(f"Sending the following prompt to the prompt target: {prompt_request}")
+
+        messages = await self._build_chat_messages(prompt_req_res_entries)
+
+        response = await self._complete_chat_async(messages=messages)
+
+        response_entry = construct_response_from_request(request=request_piece, response_text_pieces=[response])
+
+        return response_entry
+
+    def _validate_request(self, *, prompt_request: PromptRequestResponse) -> None:
+        converted_prompt_data_types = [
+            request_piece.converted_value_data_type for request_piece in prompt_request.request_pieces
+        ]
+
+        for prompt_data_type in converted_prompt_data_types:
+            if prompt_data_type not in ["text", "image_path"]:
+                raise ValueError("This target only supports text and image_path.")
+
+    async def _complete_chat_async(self, messages: list[ChatMessageListDictContent]) -> str:
+        brt = boto3.client(
+            service_name="bedrock-runtime", region_name="us-east-1", verify=self._enable_ssl_verification
+        )
+
+        native_request = self._construct_request_body(messages)
+
+        request = json.dumps(native_request)
+
+        try:
+            response = await asyncio.to_thread(brt.invoke_model, modelId=self._model_id, body=request)
+        except (ClientError, Exception) as e:
+            raise ValueError(f"ERROR: Can't invoke '{self._model_id}'. Reason: {e}")
+
+        model_response = json.loads(response["body"].read())
+
+        answer = model_response["content"][0]["text"]
+
+        logger.info(f'Received the following response from the prompt target "{answer}"')
+        return answer
+
+    def _convert_local_image_to_base64(self, image_path: str) -> str:
+        with open(image_path, "rb") as image_file:
+            encoded_string = base64.b64encode(image_file.read())
+        return encoded_string.decode()
+
+    async def _build_chat_messages(
+        self, prompt_req_res_entries: MutableSequence[PromptRequestResponse]
+    ) -> list[ChatMessageListDictContent]:
+        chat_messages: list[ChatMessageListDictContent] = []
+        for prompt_req_resp_entry in prompt_req_res_entries:
+            prompt_request_pieces = prompt_req_resp_entry.request_pieces
+
+            content = []
+            role = None
+            for prompt_request_piece in prompt_request_pieces:
+                role = prompt_request_piece.role
+                if role == "system":
+                    # Bedrock doesn't allow a message with role==system,
+                    # but it does let you specify system role in a param
+                    self._system_prompt = prompt_request_piece.converted_value
+                elif prompt_request_piece.converted_value_data_type == "text":
+                    entry = {"type": "text", "text": prompt_request_piece.converted_value}
+                    content.append(entry)
+                elif prompt_request_piece.converted_value_data_type == "image_path":
+                    image_type = prompt_request_piece.converted_value.split(".")[-1]
+                    if image_type not in self._valid_image_types:
+                        raise ValueError(
+                            f"""Image file {prompt_request_piece.converted_value} must
+                            have valid extension of .jpeg, .png, .webp, or .gif"""
+                        )
+
+                    data_base64_encoded = self._convert_local_image_to_base64(prompt_request_piece.converted_value)
+                    media_type = "image/" + image_type
+                    entry = {
+                        "type": "image",
+                        "source": {
+                            "type": "base64",
+                            "media_type": media_type,
+                            "data": data_base64_encoded,
+                        },  # type: ignore
+                    }
+                    content.append(entry)
+                else:
+                    raise ValueError(
+                        f"Multimodal data type {prompt_request_piece.converted_value_data_type} is not yet supported."
+                    )
+
+            if not role:
+                raise ValueError("No role could be determined from the prompt request pieces.")
+
+            chat_message = ChatMessageListDictContent(role=role, content=content)
+            chat_messages.append(chat_message)
+        return chat_messages
+
+    def _construct_request_body(self, messages_list: list[ChatMessageListDictContent]) -> dict:
+        content = []
+
+        for message in messages_list:
+            if message.role != "system":
+                entry = {"role": message.role, "content": message.content}
+                content.append(entry)
+
+        data = {
+            "anthropic_version": "bedrock-2023-05-31",
+            "max_tokens": self._max_tokens,
+            "system": self._system_prompt,
+            "messages": content,
+        }
+
+        if self._temperature:
+            data["temperature"] = self._temperature
+        if self._top_p:
+            data["top_p"] = self._top_p
+        if self._top_k:
+            data["top_k"] = self._top_k
+
+        return data
+
+    def is_json_response_supported(self) -> bool:
+        """Indicates that this target supports JSON response format."""
+        return False
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_aws_bedrock_claude_chat_target.py b/tests/unit/test_aws_bedrock_claude_chat_target.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d9a86630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_aws_bedrock_claude_chat_target.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+# Licensed under the MIT license.
+
+import json
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from pyrit.models import (
+    ChatMessageListDictContent,
+    PromptRequestPiece,
+    PromptRequestResponse,
+)
+from pyrit.prompt_target.aws_bedrock_claude_chat_target import (
+    AWSBedrockClaudeChatTarget,
+)
+
+
+def is_boto3_installed():
+    try:
+        import boto3  # noqa: F401
+
+        return True
+    except ModuleNotFoundError:
+        return False
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def aws_target() -> AWSBedrockClaudeChatTarget:
+    return AWSBedrockClaudeChatTarget(
+        model_id="anthropic.claude-v2",
+        max_tokens=100,
+        temperature=0.7,
+        top_p=0.9,
+        top_k=50,
+        enable_ssl_verification=True,
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def mock_prompt_request():
+    request_piece = PromptRequestPiece(
+        role="user", original_value="Hello, Claude!", converted_value="Hello, how are you?"
+    )
+    return PromptRequestResponse(request_pieces=[request_piece])
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not is_boto3_installed(), reason="boto3 is not installed")
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_send_prompt_async(aws_target, mock_prompt_request):
+    with patch("boto3.client", new_callable=MagicMock) as mock_boto:
+        mock_client = mock_boto.return_value
+        mock_client.invoke_model.return_value = {
+            "body": MagicMock(read=MagicMock(return_value=json.dumps({"content": [{"text": "I'm good, thanks!"}]})))
+        }
+
+        response = await aws_target.send_prompt_async(prompt_request=mock_prompt_request)
+
+        assert response.request_pieces[0].converted_value == "I'm good, thanks!"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not is_boto3_installed(), reason="boto3 is not installed")
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_validate_request_valid(aws_target, mock_prompt_request):
+    aws_target._validate_request(prompt_request=mock_prompt_request)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not is_boto3_installed(), reason="boto3 is not installed")
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_validate_request_invalid_data_type(aws_target):
+    request_pieces = [
+        PromptRequestPiece(
+            role="user", original_value="test", converted_value="ImageData", converted_value_data_type="video"
+        )
+    ]
+    invalid_request = PromptRequestResponse(request_pieces=request_pieces)
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="This target only supports text and image_path."):
+        aws_target._validate_request(prompt_request=invalid_request)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skipif(not is_boto3_installed(), reason="boto3 is not installed")
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_complete_chat_async(aws_target):
+    with patch("boto3.client", new_callable=MagicMock) as mock_boto:
+        mock_client = mock_boto.return_value
+        mock_client.invoke_model.return_value = {
+            "body": MagicMock(read=MagicMock(return_value=json.dumps({"content": [{"text": "Test Response"}]})))
+        }
+
+        response = await aws_target._complete_chat_async(
+            messages=[ChatMessageListDictContent(role="user", content=[{"type": "text", "text": "Test input"}])]
+        )
+
+        assert response == "Test Response"