diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 255ac7d..e800203 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PLATFORMS := ubuntu-1604 ubuntu-1804 ubuntu-2004 debian-9 debian-10 centos-7 centos-8 opensuse-42 opensuse-15 opensuse-152
+PLATFORMS := ubuntu-1604 ubuntu-1804 ubuntu-2004 debian-9 debian-10 centos-7 centos-8 opensuse-42 opensuse-15 opensuse-152 opensuse-153
 SLS_BINARY ?= ./node_modules/serverless/bin/serverless
 
 deps:
diff --git a/builder/Dockerfile.opensuse-153 b/builder/Dockerfile.opensuse-153
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0734c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/builder/Dockerfile.opensuse-153
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+FROM opensuse/leap:15.3
+
+ENV OS_IDENTIFIER opensuse-153
+
+# Most of these packages, and also the configure options that follow were determined
+# by reviewing "R-base.spec" from the following OpenSUSE RPM:
+# https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/R:/released/openSUSE_Leap_42.3/src/R-base-3.5.3-103.1.src.rpm
+
+RUN zypper --non-interactive update
+RUN zypper --non-interactive --gpg-auto-import-keys -n install \
+    bzip2 \
+    cairo-devel \
+    fdupes \
+    gcc \
+    gcc-c++ \
+    gcc-fortran \
+    glib2-devel \
+    glibc-locale \
+    help2man \
+    java-1_8_0-openjdk-devel \
+    libX11-devel \
+    libXScrnSaver-devel \
+    libXmu-devel \
+    libXt-devel \
+    libbz2-devel \
+    libcurl-devel \
+    libicu-devel \
+    libjpeg-devel \
+    libpng-devel \
+    libtiff-devel \
+    make \
+    pango-devel \
+    pcre-devel \
+    pcre2-devel \
+    perl \
+    perl-macros \
+    python \
+    python-pip \
+    readline-devel \
+    rpm-build \
+    ruby \
+    ruby-devel \
+    shadow \
+    tcl-devel \
+    texinfo \
+    texlive-ae \
+    texlive-bibtex \
+    texlive-cm-super \
+    texlive-dvips \
+    texlive-fancyvrb \
+    texlive-helvetic \
+    texlive-inconsolata \
+    texlive-latex \
+    texlive-makeindex \
+    texlive-metafont \
+    texlive-psnfss \
+    texlive-tex \
+    texlive-times \
+    tk-devel \
+    unzip \
+    wget \
+    xdg-utils \
+    xorg-x11-devel \
+    xz-devel \
+    zip \
+    zlib-devel \
+    && zypper clean
+
+RUN pip install awscli
+
+# Pin fpm to avoid git dependency in 1.12.0
+RUN gem install fpm:1.11.0 && \
+    ln -s /usr/bin/fpm.ruby2.5 /usr/local/bin/fpm
+
+RUN chmod 0777 /opt
+
+# Configure flags for SUSE that don't use the defaults in build.sh
+ENV CONFIGURE_OPTIONS="\
+    --enable-R-shlib \
+    --with-tcltk \
+    --with-x \
+    --enable-memory-profiling \
+    --with-tcl-config=/usr/lib64/tclConfig.sh \
+    --with-tk-config=/usr/lib64/tkConfig.sh"
+
+COPY package.opensuse-153 /package.sh
+COPY build.sh .
+ENTRYPOINT ./build.sh
diff --git a/builder/docker-compose.yml b/builder/docker-compose.yml
index 137008e..ac9fc22 100644
--- a/builder/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/builder/docker-compose.yml
@@ -111,3 +111,14 @@ services:
     image: r-builds:opensuse-152
     volumes:
       - ./integration/tmp:/tmp/output
+  opensuse-153:
+    command: ./build.sh
+    environment:
+      - R_VERSION=${R_VERSION}
+      - LOCAL_STORE=/tmp/output
+    build:
+      context: .
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile.opensuse-153
+    image: r-builds:opensuse-153
+    volumes:
+      - ./integration/tmp:/tmp/output
diff --git a/serverless-resources.yml b/serverless-resources.yml
index e4b0020..9507498 100644
--- a/serverless-resources.yml
+++ b/serverless-resources.yml
@@ -271,6 +271,20 @@ rBuildsBatchJobDefinitionOpensuse152:
       Image: "#{AWS::AccountId}.dkr.ecr.#{AWS::Region}.amazonaws.com/r-builds:opensuse-152"
     Timeout:
       AttemptDurationSeconds: 7200
+rBuildsBatchJobDefinitionOpensuse153:
+  Type: AWS::Batch::JobDefinition
+  Properties:
+    Type: container
+    ContainerProperties:
+      Command:
+        - ./build.sh
+      Vcpus: 4
+      Memory: 4096
+      JobRoleArn:
+        "Fn::GetAtt": [ rBuildsEcsTaskIamRole, Arn ]
+      Image: "#{AWS::AccountId}.dkr.ecr.#{AWS::Region}.amazonaws.com/r-builds:opensuse-153"
+    Timeout:
+      AttemptDurationSeconds: 7200
 
 # step function cloudwatch event trigger resources
 rBuildsEventRuleIamRole:
diff --git a/serverless.yml b/serverless.yml
index 0f07ec2..87e1e5a 100644
--- a/serverless.yml
+++ b/serverless.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ provider:
       Ref: rBuildsBatchJobDefinitionOpensuse15
     JOB_DEFINITION_ARN_opensuse_152:
       Ref: rBuildsBatchJobDefinitionOpensuse152
-    SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS: ubuntu-1604,ubuntu-1804,ubuntu-2004,debian-9,debian-10,centos-7,centos-8,opensuse-42,opensuse-15,opensuse-152
+    JOB_DEFINITION_ARN_opensuse_153:
+      Ref: rBuildsBatchJobDefinitionOpensuse153
+    SUPPORTED_PLATFORMS: ubuntu-1604,ubuntu-1804,ubuntu-2004,debian-9,debian-10,centos-7,centos-8,opensuse-42,opensuse-15,opensuse-152,opensuse-153
 
 functions:
   queueBuilds: