diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/818-fix-eks-short-name.yml b/changelogs/fragments/818-fix-eks-short-name.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..509519946dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/818-fix-eks-short-name.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- aws_eks - Fix EKS cluster creation with short names (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/818).
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/modules/aws_eks_cluster.py b/plugins/modules/aws_eks_cluster.py
index 64627377c41..895758f0cf5 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/aws_eks_cluster.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/aws_eks_cluster.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ def ensure_present(client, module):
                       resourcesVpcConfig=dict(
                           subnetIds=subnets,
                           securityGroupIds=groups),
-                      clientRequestToken='ansible-create-%s' % name)
+                      )
         if module.params['version']:
             params['version'] = module.params['version']
         cluster = client.create_cluster(**params)['cluster']
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/aws_eks_cluster/defaults/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/aws_eks_cluster/defaults/main.yml
index 214f249611b..a7f6a40c606 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/aws_eks_cluster/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/aws_eks_cluster/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 eks_cluster_name: "{{ resource_prefix }}"
+eks_cluster_short_name: "{{ lookup('password', '/dev/null chars=ascii_lowercase length=5') }}"
 eks_subnets:
   - zone: a
     cidr: 10.0.1.0/24
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/aws_eks_cluster/tasks/full_test.yml b/tests/integration/targets/aws_eks_cluster/tasks/full_test.yml
index 7906b49cba5..e71fafaf32b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/aws_eks_cluster/tasks/full_test.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/aws_eks_cluster/tasks/full_test.yml
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@
     - name: create EKS cluster
       aws_eks_cluster:
         name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}"
-        security_groups: "{{ eks_security_groups | community.general.json_query('[].name') }}"
-        subnets: "{{ setup_subnets.results | community.general.json_query('[].subnet.id') }}"
+        security_groups: "{{ eks_security_groups | map(attribute='name') }}"
+        subnets: "{{ setup_subnets.results | map(attribute='subnet.id') }}"
         role_arn: "{{ iam_role.arn }}"
       register: eks_create
 
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
     - name: create EKS cluster with same details but wait for it to become active
       aws_eks_cluster:
         name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}"
-        security_groups: "{{ eks_security_groups | community.general.json_query('[].name') }}"
-        subnets: "{{ setup_subnets.results | community.general.json_query('[].subnet.id') }}"
+        security_groups: "{{ eks_security_groups | map(attribute='name') }}"
+        subnets: "{{ setup_subnets.results | map(attribute='subnet.id') }}"
         role_arn: "{{ iam_role.arn }}"
         wait: yes
       register: eks_create
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@
     - name: create EKS cluster with same details but using SG ids
       aws_eks_cluster:
         name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}"
-        security_groups: "{{ setup_security_groups.results | community.general.json_query('[].group_id') }}"
-        subnets: "{{ setup_subnets.results | community.general.json_query('[].subnet.id') }}"
+        security_groups: "{{ setup_security_groups.results | map(attribute='group_id') }}"
+        subnets: "{{ setup_subnets.results | map(attribute='subnet.id') }}"
         role_arn: "{{ iam_role.arn }}"
       register: eks_create
 
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@
     - name: create EKS cluster with same details but wait for it to become active
       aws_eks_cluster:
         name: "{{ eks_cluster_name }}"
-        security_groups: "{{ eks_security_groups | community.general.json_query('[].name') }}"
-        subnets: "{{ setup_subnets.results | community.general.json_query('[].subnet.id') }}"
+        security_groups: "{{ eks_security_groups | map(attribute='name') }}"
+        subnets: "{{ setup_subnets.results | map(attribute='subnet.id') }}"
         role_arn: "{{ iam_role.arn }}"
         wait: yes
       register: eks_create
@@ -160,6 +160,28 @@
         that:
           - eks_delete is changed
 
+    - name: create EKS cluster with short name
+      aws_eks_cluster:
+        name: "{{ eks_cluster_short_name }}"
+        security_groups: "{{ eks_security_groups | map(attribute='name') }}"
+        subnets: "{{ setup_subnets.results | map(attribute='subnet.id') }}"
+        role_arn: "{{ iam_role.arn }}"
+      register: eks_create
+
+    - name: check that EKS cluster was created with short name
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - eks_create is changed
+          - eks_create.name == eks_cluster_short_name
+          - eks_create is not failed
+
+    - name: remove EKS cluster with short name
+      aws_eks_cluster:
+        name: "{{ eks_cluster_short_name }}"
+        state: absent
+        wait: yes
+      register: eks_delete
+
   always:
     - name: Announce teardown start
       debug:
@@ -173,6 +195,14 @@
       register: eks_delete
       ignore_errors: yes
 
+    - name: remove EKS cluster
+      aws_eks_cluster:
+        name: "{{ eks_cluster_short_name }}"
+        state: absent
+        wait: yes
+      register: eks_delete
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
     - debug:
         msg: "{{ eks_security_groups|reverse|list }}"