diff --git a/assets/queries/terraform/aws/iam_role_without_permission_boundary/metadata.json b/assets/queries/terraform/aws/iam_role_without_permission_boundary/metadata.json
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+{
+  "id": "a4d32b6e-9c7f-4b2a-8e5d-1f3c9a0e7b42",
+  "queryName": "BETA - IAM Role Without Permission Boundary",
+  "severity": "MEDIUM",
+  "category": "Access Control",
+  "descriptionText": "IAM roles should have a permissions boundary defined to limit the maximum permissions that can be granted. Without a permission boundary, IAM roles can potentially be exploited to escalate privileges beyond intended scope.",
+  "descriptionUrl": "https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/aws/latest/docs/resources/iam_role#permissions_boundary",
+  "platform": "Terraform",
+  "descriptionID": "a4d32b6e",
+  "cloudProvider": "aws",
+  "cwe": "269",
+  "riskScore": 3.0,
+  "experimental": "true"
+}
diff --git a/assets/queries/terraform/aws/iam_role_without_permission_boundary/query.rego b/assets/queries/terraform/aws/iam_role_without_permission_boundary/query.rego
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+package Cx
+
+import data.generic.common as common_lib
+import data.generic.terraform as tf_lib
+
+CxPolicy[result] {
+    resource := input.document[i].resource.aws_iam_role[name]
+    not common_lib.valid_key(resource, "permissions_boundary")
+
+    result := {
+        "documentId": input.document[i].id,
+        "resourceType": "aws_iam_role",
+        "resourceName": tf_lib.get_resource_name(resource, name),
+        "searchKey": sprintf("resource.aws_iam_role[%s]", [name]),
+        "issueType": "MissingAttribute",
+        "keyExpectedValue": sprintf("aws_iam_role[%s].permissions_boundary is defined", [name]),
+        "keyActualValue": sprintf("aws_iam_role[%s].permissions_boundary is undefined", [name]),
+        "searchLine": common_lib.build_search_line(["resource", "aws_iam_role", name], []),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/assets/queries/terraform/aws/iam_role_without_permission_boundary/test/negative1.tf b/assets/queries/terraform/aws/iam_role_without_permission_boundary/test/negative1.tf
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+++ b/assets/queries/terraform/aws/iam_role_without_permission_boundary/test/negative1.tf
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+# This should NOT trigger the query - permissions_boundary is defined
+resource "aws_iam_role" "negative1" {
+  name = "negative_role"
+
+  assume_role_policy = jsonencode({
+    Version = "2012-10-17"
+    Statement = [
+      {
+        Action = "sts:AssumeRole"
+        Effect = "Allow"
+        Principal = {
+          Service = "ec2.amazonaws.com"
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  })
+
+  permissions_boundary = "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:policy/BoundaryPolicy"
+}
diff --git a/assets/queries/terraform/aws/iam_role_without_permission_boundary/test/positive1.tf b/assets/queries/terraform/aws/iam_role_without_permission_boundary/test/positive1.tf
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+++ b/assets/queries/terraform/aws/iam_role_without_permission_boundary/test/positive1.tf
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+# This should trigger the query - no permissions_boundary defined
+resource "aws_iam_role" "positive1" {
+  name = "positive_role"
+
+  assume_role_policy = jsonencode({
+    Version = "2012-10-17"
+    Statement = [
+      {
+        Action = "sts:AssumeRole"
+        Effect = "Allow"
+        Principal = {
+          Service = "ec2.amazonaws.com"
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  })
+}
diff --git a/assets/queries/terraform/aws/iam_role_without_permission_boundary/test/positive_expected_result.json b/assets/queries/terraform/aws/iam_role_without_permission_boundary/test/positive_expected_result.json
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+++ b/assets/queries/terraform/aws/iam_role_without_permission_boundary/test/positive_expected_result.json
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+[
+  {
+    "queryName": "IAM Role Without Permission Boundary",
+    "severity": "MEDIUM",
+    "line": 2,
+    "fileName": "positive1.tf"
+  }
+]