diff --git a/modules/ecs_fargate/README.md b/modules/ecs_fargate/README.md
index da14d45..867e9a0 100644
--- a/modules/ecs_fargate/README.md
+++ b/modules/ecs_fargate/README.md
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ No modules.
 | <a name="input_dd_image_version"></a> [dd\_image\_version](#input\_dd\_image\_version) | Datadog Agent image version | `string` | `"latest"` | no |
 | <a name="input_dd_is_datadog_dependency_enabled"></a> [dd\_is\_datadog\_dependency\_enabled](#input\_dd\_is\_datadog\_dependency\_enabled) | Whether the Datadog Agent container is a dependency for other containers | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_dd_log_collection"></a> [dd\_log\_collection](#input\_dd\_log\_collection) | Configuration for Datadog Log Collection | <pre>object({<br/>    enabled = optional(bool, false)<br/>    fluentbit_config = optional(object({<br/>      registry                         = optional(string, "public.ecr.aws/aws-observability/aws-for-fluent-bit")<br/>      image_version                    = optional(string, "stable")<br/>      cpu                              = optional(number)<br/>      memory_limit_mib                 = optional(number)<br/>      is_log_router_essential          = optional(bool, false)<br/>      is_log_router_dependency_enabled = optional(bool, false)<br/>      environment = optional(list(object({<br/>        name  = string<br/>        value = string<br/>      })), [])<br/>      log_router_health_check = optional(object({<br/>        command      = optional(list(string))<br/>        interval     = optional(number)<br/>        retries      = optional(number)<br/>        start_period = optional(number)<br/>        timeout      = optional(number)<br/>        }),<br/>        {<br/>          command      = ["CMD-SHELL", "exit 0"]<br/>          interval     = 5<br/>          retries      = 3<br/>          start_period = 15<br/>          timeout      = 5<br/>        }<br/>      )<br/>      firelens_options = optional(object({<br/>        config_file_type  = optional(string)<br/>        config_file_value = optional(string)<br/>      }))<br/>      log_driver_configuration = optional(object({<br/>        host_endpoint = optional(string, "http-intake.logs.datadoghq.com")<br/>        tls           = optional(bool)<br/>        compress      = optional(string)<br/>        service_name  = optional(string)<br/>        source_name   = optional(string)<br/>        message_key   = optional(string)<br/>        }),<br/>        {<br/>          host_endpoint = "http-intake.logs.datadoghq.com"<br/>        }<br/>      )<br/>      mountPoints = optional(list(object({<br/>        sourceVolume : string,<br/>        containerPath : string,<br/>        readOnly : bool<br/>      })), [])<br/>      dependsOn = optional(list(object({<br/>        containerName : string,<br/>        condition : string<br/>      })), [])<br/>      }),<br/>      {<br/>        fluentbit_config = {<br/>          registry      = "public.ecr.aws/aws-observability/aws-for-fluent-bit"<br/>          image_version = "stable"<br/>          log_driver_configuration = {<br/>            host_endpoint = "http-intake.logs.datadoghq.com"<br/>          }<br/>        }<br/>      }<br/>    )<br/>  })</pre> | <pre>{<br/>  "enabled": false,<br/>  "fluentbit_config": {<br/>    "is_log_router_essential": false,<br/>    "log_driver_configuration": {<br/>      "host_endpoint": "http-intake.logs.datadoghq.com"<br/>    }<br/>  }<br/>}</pre> | no |
+| <a name="input_dd_manage_execution_role_secret_permissions"></a> [dd\_manage\_execution\_role\_secret\_permissions](#input\_dd\_manage\_execution\_role\_secret\_permissions) | Whether to create and attach secret access permissions to the execution role. Set to false if your execution role already has the necessary secretsmanager:GetSecretValue permissions. | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_dd_memory_limit_mib"></a> [dd\_memory\_limit\_mib](#input\_dd\_memory\_limit\_mib) | Datadog Agent container memory limit in MiB | `number` | `null` | no |
 | <a name="input_dd_registry"></a> [dd\_registry](#input\_dd\_registry) | Datadog Agent image registry | `string` | `"public.ecr.aws/datadog/agent"` | no |
 | <a name="input_dd_service"></a> [dd\_service](#input\_dd\_service) | The task service name. Used for tagging (UST) | `string` | `null` | no |
diff --git a/modules/ecs_fargate/iam.tf b/modules/ecs_fargate/iam.tf
index 8e3c03d..fe480c2 100644
--- a/modules/ecs_fargate/iam.tf
+++ b/modules/ecs_fargate/iam.tf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # in order to provide permissions to access the secret
 
 locals {
-  create_dd_secret_perms = var.dd_api_key_secret != null
+  create_dd_secret_perms = var.dd_api_key_secret != null && var.dd_manage_execution_role_secret_permissions
   edit_execution_role    = var.execution_role != null && local.create_dd_secret_perms
   create_execution_role  = var.execution_role == null && local.create_dd_secret_perms
   parsed_exec_role_name  = var.execution_role == null ? null : split("/", var.execution_role.arn)[length(split("/", var.execution_role.arn)) - 1]
diff --git a/modules/ecs_fargate/variables.tf b/modules/ecs_fargate/variables.tf
index 0de5c4c..49f3b2a 100644
--- a/modules/ecs_fargate/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/ecs_fargate/variables.tf
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ variable "dd_api_key_secret" {
   }
 }
 
+variable "dd_manage_execution_role_secret_permissions" {
+  description = "Whether to create and attach secret access permissions to the execution role. Set to false if your execution role already has the necessary secretsmanager:GetSecretValue permissions."
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}
+
 variable "dd_registry" {
   description = "Datadog Agent image registry"
   type        = string