diff --git a/ecs/task/README.md b/ecs/task/README.md
index a60e88be..0bb945ed 100644
--- a/ecs/task/README.md
+++ b/ecs/task/README.md
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ We recommend creating the task definition using `image` or `image_name` + `image
 | <a name="input_environment_variables"></a> [environment\_variables](#input\_environment\_variables) | Environment variables to pass to a container. | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_essential"></a> [essential](#input\_essential) | If the essential parameter of a container is marked as true, and that container fails or stops for any reason, all other containers that are part of the task are stopped. | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_execution_role_arn"></a> [execution\_role\_arn](#input\_execution\_role\_arn) | The ARN of IAM role that allows ECS to execute your task.<br><br>Required when:<br>- using `environment_parameters` to give ECS access to the SSM parameters<br>- using `launch_type = "FARGATE"` when running the task | `string` | `null` | no |
+| <a name="input_healthcheck_command"></a> [healthcheck\_command](#input\_healthcheck\_command) | Command that the container runs to determine if it is healthy | `string` | `null` | no |
+| <a name="input_healthcheck_interval"></a> [healthcheck\_interval](#input\_healthcheck\_interval) | The time period in seconds between each health check execution. You may specify between 5 and 300 seconds. | `number` | `30` | no |
+| <a name="input_healthcheck_retries"></a> [healthcheck\_retries](#input\_healthcheck\_retries) | The number of times to retry a failed health check before the container is considered unhealthy. You may specify between 1 and 10 retries. | `number` | `2` | no |
+| <a name="input_healthcheck_shell"></a> [healthcheck\_shell](#input\_healthcheck\_shell) | Whether the healthcheck\_command should be run using a shell | `bool` | `true` | no |
+| <a name="input_healthcheck_start_period"></a> [healthcheck\_start\_period](#input\_healthcheck\_start\_period) | The optional grace period to provide containers time to bootstrap before failed health checks count towards the maximum number of retries. You can specify between 0 and 300 seconds. | `number` | `0` | no |
+| <a name="input_healthcheck_timeout"></a> [healthcheck\_timeout](#input\_healthcheck\_timeout) | The time period in seconds to wait for a health check to succeed before it is considered a failure. You may specify between 2 and 60 seconds. | `number` | `5` | no |
 | <a name="input_image"></a> [image](#input\_image) | Full container image name, including the version tag. Either image or image\_name has to be provided. | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_image_name"></a> [image\_name](#input\_image\_name) | Container image name, without the version tag. Either image or image\_name has to be provided. | `string` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_image_tag"></a> [image\_tag](#input\_image\_tag) | Container image version tag, if omitted will use one from the latest revision. Used only when image\_name is provided. | `string` | `null` | no |
diff --git a/ecs/task/container_definition/README.md b/ecs/task/container_definition/README.md
index ba2c35b7..6fbf1046 100644
--- a/ecs/task/container_definition/README.md
+++ b/ecs/task/container_definition/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ No resources.
 | <a name="input_environment_parameters"></a> [environment\_parameters](#input\_environment\_parameters) | Environment variables that should be set to Systems Manager parameter values.<br>Maps environment variable names to parameters. | <pre>map(object({<br>    arn     = string<br>    version = number<br>  }))</pre> | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_environment_variables"></a> [environment\_variables](#input\_environment\_variables) | Environment variables to pass to a container. | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_essential"></a> [essential](#input\_essential) | If the essential parameter of a container is marked as true, and that container fails or stops for any reason, all other containers that are part of the task are stopped. | `bool` | `true` | no |
+| <a name="input_healthcheck_command"></a> [healthcheck\_command](#input\_healthcheck\_command) | Command that the container runs to determine if it is healthy | `string` | `null` | no |
+| <a name="input_healthcheck_interval"></a> [healthcheck\_interval](#input\_healthcheck\_interval) | The time period in seconds between each health check execution. You may specify between 5 and 300 seconds. | `number` | `30` | no |
+| <a name="input_healthcheck_retries"></a> [healthcheck\_retries](#input\_healthcheck\_retries) | The number of times to retry a failed health check before the container is considered unhealthy. You may specify between 1 and 10 retries. | `number` | `2` | no |
+| <a name="input_healthcheck_shell"></a> [healthcheck\_shell](#input\_healthcheck\_shell) | Whether the healthcheck\_command should be run using a shell | `bool` | `true` | no |
+| <a name="input_healthcheck_start_period"></a> [healthcheck\_start\_period](#input\_healthcheck\_start\_period) | The optional grace period to provide containers time to bootstrap before failed health checks count towards the maximum number of retries. You can specify between 0 and 300 seconds. | `number` | `0` | no |
+| <a name="input_healthcheck_timeout"></a> [healthcheck\_timeout](#input\_healthcheck\_timeout) | The time period in seconds to wait for a health check to succeed before it is considered a failure. You may specify between 2 and 60 seconds. | `number` | `5` | no |
 | <a name="input_image"></a> [image](#input\_image) | Container image | `string` | n/a | yes |
 | <a name="input_log_config"></a> [log\_config](#input\_log\_config) | jsonencodable logging configuration | `any` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_memory_hard_limit"></a> [memory\_hard\_limit](#input\_memory\_hard\_limit) | The amount (in MiB) of memory to present to the container. If your container attempts to exceed the memory specified here, the container is killed. | `number` | `1024` | no |
diff --git a/ecs/task/container_definition/main.tf b/ecs/task/container_definition/main.tf
index cdbf0fb1..ec87c446 100644
--- a/ecs/task/container_definition/main.tf
+++ b/ecs/task/container_definition/main.tf
@@ -48,5 +48,14 @@ locals {
     }]
 
     logConfiguration = var.log_config
+
+    # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonECS/latest/APIReference/API_HealthCheck.html
+    healthCheck = var.healthcheck_command ? {
+      command     = [var.healthcheck_shell ? "CMD-SHELL" : "CMD", var.healthcheck_command]
+      interval    = var.healthcheck_interval
+      retries     = var.healthcheck_retries
+      timeout     = var.healthcheck_timeout
+      startPeriod = var.healthcheck_start_period
+    } : null
   }
 }
diff --git a/ecs/task/container_definition/variables.tf b/ecs/task/container_definition/variables.tf
index 94e6be03..25e1ad04 100644
--- a/ecs/task/container_definition/variables.tf
+++ b/ecs/task/container_definition/variables.tf
@@ -96,3 +96,38 @@ variable "log_config" {
   default     = null
 }
 
+variable "healthcheck_command" {
+  description = "Command that the container runs to determine if it is healthy"
+  type        = string
+  default     = null
+}
+
+variable "healthcheck_shell" {
+  description = "Whether the healthcheck_command should be run using a shell"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}
+
+variable "healthcheck_interval" {
+  description = "The time period in seconds between each health check execution. You may specify between 5 and 300 seconds."
+  type        = number
+  default     = 30
+}
+
+variable "healthcheck_retries" {
+  description = "The number of times to retry a failed health check before the container is considered unhealthy. You may specify between 1 and 10 retries."
+  type        = number
+  default     = 2
+}
+
+variable "healthcheck_start_period" {
+  description = "The optional grace period to provide containers time to bootstrap before failed health checks count towards the maximum number of retries. You can specify between 0 and 300 seconds."
+  type        = number
+  default     = 0
+}
+
+variable "healthcheck_timeout" {
+  description = "The time period in seconds to wait for a health check to succeed before it is considered a failure. You may specify between 2 and 60 seconds."
+  type        = number
+  default     = 5
+}
diff --git a/ecs/task/examples/basic/main.tf b/ecs/task/examples/basic/main.tf
index 1cdcbeb9..34afeba8 100644
--- a/ecs/task/examples/basic/main.tf
+++ b/ecs/task/examples/basic/main.tf
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ module "httpbin" {
   }
 
   execution_role_arn = module.httpbin_execution_role.arn
+
+  healthcheck_command = "python3 -c \"import http.client, sys; conn = http.client.HTTPConnection('localhost'); conn.request('GET', '/'); sys.exit(0) if conn.getresponse().status == 200 else sys.exit(1)\""
 }
 
 output "httpbin_arn" {
diff --git a/ecs/task/main.tf b/ecs/task/main.tf
index 5392168c..9fb11131 100644
--- a/ecs/task/main.tf
+++ b/ecs/task/main.tf
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ module "container" {
   environment_parameters             = var.environment_parameters
   enable_environment_parameters_hash = var.enable_environment_parameters_hash
   log_config                         = module.container_log.container_config
+
+  healthcheck_command      = var.healthcheck_command
+  healthcheck_shell        = var.healthcheck_shell
+  healthcheck_interval     = var.healthcheck_interval
+  healthcheck_retries      = var.healthcheck_retries
+  healthcheck_start_period = var.healthcheck_start_period
+  healthcheck_timeout      = var.healthcheck_timeout
 }
 
 resource "aws_ecs_task_definition" "task" {
diff --git a/ecs/task/variables.tf b/ecs/task/variables.tf
index 06a11af5..4d7892ca 100644
--- a/ecs/task/variables.tf
+++ b/ecs/task/variables.tf
@@ -185,3 +185,39 @@ variable "placement_constraint_expressions" {
   type        = list(string)
   default     = []
 }
+
+variable "healthcheck_command" {
+  description = "Command that the container runs to determine if it is healthy"
+  type        = string
+  default     = null
+}
+
+variable "healthcheck_shell" {
+  description = "Whether the healthcheck_command should be run using a shell"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}
+
+variable "healthcheck_interval" {
+  description = "The time period in seconds between each health check execution. You may specify between 5 and 300 seconds."
+  type        = number
+  default     = 30
+}
+
+variable "healthcheck_retries" {
+  description = "The number of times to retry a failed health check before the container is considered unhealthy. You may specify between 1 and 10 retries."
+  type        = number
+  default     = 2
+}
+
+variable "healthcheck_start_period" {
+  description = "The optional grace period to provide containers time to bootstrap before failed health checks count towards the maximum number of retries. You can specify between 0 and 300 seconds."
+  type        = number
+  default     = 0
+}
+
+variable "healthcheck_timeout" {
+  description = "The time period in seconds to wait for a health check to succeed before it is considered a failure. You may specify between 2 and 60 seconds."
+  type        = number
+  default     = 5
+}