diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_instance_metadata.py b/tests/test_core/test_instance_metadata.py
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+import requests
+
+from moto import mock_ec2
+
+
+@mock_ec2
+def test_latest_meta_data():
+    res = requests.get("http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/")
+    res.content.should.equal("iam")
+
+
+@mock_ec2
+def test_meta_data_iam():
+    res = requests.get("http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam")
+    json_response = res.json()
+    default_role = json_response['security-credentials']['default-role']
+    default_role.should.contain('AccessKeyId')
+    default_role.should.contain('SecretAccessKey')
+    default_role.should.contain('Token')
+    default_role.should.contain('Expiration')
+
+
+@mock_ec2
+def test_meta_data_security_credentials():
+    res = requests.get("http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/")
+    res.content.should.equal("default-role")
+
+
+@mock_ec2
+def test_meta_data_default_role():
+    res = requests.get("http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/iam/security-credentials/default-role")
+    json_response = res.json()
+    json_response.should.contain('AccessKeyId')
+    json_response.should.contain('SecretAccessKey')
+    json_response.should.contain('Token')
+    json_response.should.contain('Expiration')