diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/awslambda/python/register.py b/src/python/pants/backend/awslambda/python/register.py
index f34e5ce17e8..3b9cf239f0e 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/awslambda/python/register.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/awslambda/python/register.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 """
 
 from pants.backend.awslambda.python import rules as python_rules
-from pants.backend.awslambda.python.target_types import PythonAWSLambda
+from pants.backend.awslambda.python.target_types import PythonAWSLambda, PythonAWSLambdaLayer
 from pants.backend.awslambda.python.target_types import rules as target_types_rules
 from pants.backend.python.subsystems import lambdex
 
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ def rules():
 
 
 def target_types():
-    return [PythonAWSLambda]
+    return [PythonAWSLambda, PythonAWSLambdaLayer]