diff --git a/tests/aws/requests/sns/helper.rb b/tests/aws/requests/sns/helper.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7cc87d183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/aws/requests/sns/helper.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class AWS
+  module SNS
+    module Formats
+      BASIC = {
+        'RequestId' => String
+      }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/tests/aws/requests/sns/topic_lifecycle_tests.rb b/tests/aws/requests/sns/topic_lifecycle_tests.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..877d5e43a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/aws/requests/sns/topic_lifecycle_tests.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+Shindo.tests('AWS::SES | topic lifecycle tests', ['aws', 'sns']) do
+
+  tests('success') do
+
+    tests("#create_topic('TopicArn' => 'example-topic')").formats(AWS::SNS::Formats::BASIC.merge('TopicArn' => String)) do
+      pending if Fog.mocking?
+      body = AWS[:sns].create_topic('Name' => 'example-topic').body
+      @topic_arn = body["TopicArn"]
+      body
+    end
+
+    tests("#list_topics").formats(AWS::SNS::Formats::BASIC.merge('Topics' => [String])) do
+      pending if Fog.mocking?
+      AWS[:sns].list_topics.body
+    end
+
+    tests("#delete_topic('TopicArn' => 'example-topic')").formats(AWS::SNS::Formats::BASIC) do
+      pending if Fog.mocking?
+      AWS[:sns].delete_topic('TopicArn' => @topic_arn).body
+    end
+
+  end
+
+  tests('failure') do
+
+  end
+
+end