diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/lib/assertions/sdk.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/lib/assertions/sdk.ts
index 97972e4c568ba..b79ecc4bce356 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/lib/assertions/sdk.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/lib/assertions/sdk.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { CustomResource, Reference, Lazy, CfnResource, Stack, ArnFormat } from '@aws-cdk/core';
+import { ArnFormat, CfnResource, CustomResource, Lazy, Reference, Stack } from '@aws-cdk/core';
 import { Construct, IConstruct } from 'constructs';
 import { EqualsAssertion } from './assertions';
-import { ExpectedResult, ActualResult } from './common';
+import { ActualResult, ExpectedResult } from './common';
 import { AssertionsProvider, SDK_RESOURCE_TYPE_PREFIX } from './providers';
 
 /**
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export interface AwsApiCallOptions {
 /**
  * Options for creating an SDKQuery provider
  */
-export interface AwsApiCallProps extends AwsApiCallOptions {}
+export interface AwsApiCallProps extends AwsApiCallOptions { }
 
 /**
  * Construct that creates a custom resource that will perform
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export class AwsApiCall extends Construct implements IAwsApiCall {
         flattenResponse: Lazy.string({ produce: () => this.flattenResponse }),
         salt: Date.now().toString(),
       },
-      resourceType: `${SDK_RESOURCE_TYPE_PREFIX}${this.name}`,
+      resourceType: `${SDK_RESOURCE_TYPE_PREFIX}${this.name}`.substring(0, 60),
     });
 
     // Needed so that all the policies set up by the provider should be available before the custom resource is provisioned.
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/test/assertions/deploy-assert.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/test/assertions/deploy-assert.test.ts
index 5a287200e9fca..bbc2609822356 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/test/assertions/deploy-assert.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/integ-tests/test/assertions/deploy-assert.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { Template } from '@aws-cdk/assertions';
 import { App, Stack } from '@aws-cdk/core';
-import { LogType, InvocationType, ExpectedResult, ActualResult } from '../../lib/assertions';
+import { ActualResult, ExpectedResult, InvocationType, LogType } from '../../lib/assertions';
 import { DeployAssert } from '../../lib/assertions/private/deploy-assert';
 
 describe('DeployAssert', () => {
@@ -145,5 +145,22 @@ describe('DeployAssert', () => {
       template.resourceCountIs('Custom::DeployAssert@SdkCallMyServiceMyApi1', 1);
       template.resourceCountIs('Custom::DeployAssert@SdkCallMyServiceMyApi2', 1);
     });
+
+    test('custom resource type length is truncated when greater than 60 characters', () => {
+      // GIVEN
+      const app = new App();
+
+      // WHEN
+      const deplossert = new DeployAssert(app);
+      deplossert.awsApiCall('Pangram', 'TheQuickBrownFoxJumpsOverTheLazyDog');
+
+      // THEN
+      const truncatedType = 'Custom::DeployAssert@SdkCallPangramTheQuickBrownFoxJumpsOver';
+      expect(truncatedType.length).toEqual(60);
+
+      const template = Template.fromStack(deplossert.scope);
+      template.resourceCountIs('AWS::Lambda::Function', 1);
+      template.resourceCountIs(truncatedType, 1);
+    });
   });
 });