diff --git a/src/sagemaker/image_uri_config/mxnet.json b/src/sagemaker/image_uri_config/mxnet.json
index 1e47f2cc69..53aa005d7e 100644
--- a/src/sagemaker/image_uri_config/mxnet.json
+++ b/src/sagemaker/image_uri_config/mxnet.json
@@ -694,7 +694,8 @@
         "version_aliases": {
             "1.3": "1.3.0",
             "1.4": "1.4.1",
-            "1.5": "1.5.1"
+            "1.5": "1.5.1",
+            "1.7": "1.7.0"
         },
         "versions": {
             "1.3.0": {
@@ -816,6 +817,36 @@
                 },
                 "repository": "mxnet-inference-eia",
                 "py_versions": ["py2", "py3"]
+            },
+            "1.7.0": {
+                "registries": {
+                    "af-south-1": "626614931356",
+                    "ap-east-1": "871362719292",
+                    "ap-northeast-1": "763104351884",
+                    "ap-northeast-2": "763104351884",
+                    "ap-south-1": "763104351884",
+                    "ap-southeast-1": "763104351884",
+                    "ap-southeast-2": "763104351884",
+                    "ca-central-1": "763104351884",
+                    "cn-north-1": "727897471807",
+                    "cn-northwest-1": "727897471807",
+                    "eu-central-1": "763104351884",
+                    "eu-north-1": "763104351884",
+                    "eu-west-1": "763104351884",
+                    "eu-west-2": "763104351884",
+                    "eu-west-3": "763104351884",
+                    "eu-south-1": "692866216735",
+                    "me-south-1": "217643126080",
+                    "sa-east-1": "763104351884",
+                    "us-east-1": "763104351884",
+                    "us-east-2": "763104351884",
+                    "us-gov-west-1": "442386744353",
+                    "us-iso-east-1": "886529160074",
+                    "us-west-1": "763104351884",
+                    "us-west-2": "763104351884"
+                },
+                "repository": "mxnet-inference-eia",
+                "py_versions": ["py3"]
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index fd88019091..6e9794fe07 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -157,8 +157,16 @@ def mxnet_training_py_version(mxnet_training_version, request):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module", params=["py2", "py3"])
-def mxnet_eia_py_version(request):
-    return request.param
+def mxnet_eia_py_version(mxnet_eia_version, request):
+    if Version(mxnet_eia_version) < Version("1.7.0"):
+        return request.param
+    else:
+        return "py3"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def mxnet_eia_latest_py_version():
+    return "py3"
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module", params=["py2", "py3"])
diff --git a/tests/data/mxnet_mnist/mnist_ei.py b/tests/data/mxnet_mnist/mnist_ei.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f0b2ea684
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/mxnet_mnist/mnist_ei.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"). You
+# may not use this file except in compliance with the License. A copy of
+# the License is located at
+#
+#     http://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0/
+#
+# or in the "license" file accompanying this file. This file is
+# distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
+# ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific
+# language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+import argparse
+import gzip
+import json
+import logging
+import os
+import struct
+
+import mxnet as mx
+import numpy as np
+
+
+def model_fn(model_dir):
+    import eimx
+
+    def read_data_shapes(path, preferred_batch_size=1):
+        with open(path, "r") as f:
+            signatures = json.load(f)
+
+        data_names = []
+        data_shapes = []
+
+        for s in signatures:
+            name = s["name"]
+            data_names.append(name)
+
+            shape = s["shape"]
+
+            if preferred_batch_size:
+                shape[0] = preferred_batch_size
+
+            data_shapes.append((name, shape))
+
+        return data_names, data_shapes
+
+    shapes_file = os.path.join(model_dir, "model-shapes.json")
+    data_names, data_shapes = read_data_shapes(shapes_file)
+
+    ctx = mx.cpu()
+    sym, args, aux = mx.model.load_checkpoint(os.path.join(model_dir, "model"), 0)
+    sym = sym.optimize_for("EIA")
+
+    mod = mx.mod.Module(symbol=sym, context=ctx, data_names=data_names, label_names=None)
+    mod.bind(for_training=False, data_shapes=data_shapes)
+    mod.set_params(args, aux, allow_missing=True)
+
+    return mod
diff --git a/tests/integ/test_mxnet.py b/tests/integ/test_mxnet.py
index a583fd05cc..65917df663 100644
--- a/tests/integ/test_mxnet.py
+++ b/tests/integ/test_mxnet.py
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def test_deploy_model_with_accelerator(
     mxnet_training_job,
     sagemaker_session,
     mxnet_eia_latest_version,
-    mxnet_eia_py_version,
+    mxnet_eia_latest_py_version,
     cpu_instance_type,
 ):
     endpoint_name = "test-mxnet-deploy-model-ei-{}".format(sagemaker_timestamp())
@@ -323,13 +323,13 @@ def test_deploy_model_with_accelerator(
             TrainingJobName=mxnet_training_job
         )
         model_data = desc["ModelArtifacts"]["S3ModelArtifacts"]
-        script_path = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "mxnet_mnist", "mnist.py")
+        script_path = os.path.join(DATA_DIR, "mxnet_mnist", "mnist_ei.py")
         model = MXNetModel(
             model_data,
             "SageMakerRole",
             entry_point=script_path,
             framework_version=mxnet_eia_latest_version,
-            py_version=mxnet_eia_py_version,
+            py_version=mxnet_eia_latest_py_version,
             sagemaker_session=sagemaker_session,
         )
         predictor = model.deploy(