diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/index.js
index db92c4939..cab694f3b 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/index.js
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ class AwsDeployFunction {
       params.Timeout = providerObj.timeout;
     }
 
+    if (
+      'layers' in functionObj
+        && _.isArray(functionObj.layers)
+        && !_.some(functionObj.layers, _.isObject)
+    ) {
+      params.Layers = functionObj.layers;
+    }
+
     if (functionObj.onError && !_.isObject(functionObj.onError)) {
       params.DeadLetterConfig = {
         TargetArn: functionObj.onError,
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/index.test.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/index.test.js
index e68fcfe7c..0321e2422 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/index.test.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deployFunction/index.test.js
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ describe('AwsDeployFunction', () => {
           securityGroupIds: ['1'],
           subnetIds: ['2'],
         },
+        layers: ['arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789012:layer:layer:1'],
       };
 
       awsDeployFunction.options = options;
@@ -262,6 +263,7 @@ describe('AwsDeployFunction', () => {
               SecurityGroupIds: ['1'],
               SubnetIds: ['2'],
             },
+            Layers: ['arn:aws:lambda:us-east-1:123456789012:layer:layer:1'],
           }
         )).to.be.equal(true);
       });