diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-ecs/lib/cluster.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-ecs/lib/cluster.ts
index 2a49c0cc5fac..95979e740f8b 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-ecs/lib/cluster.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-ecs/lib/cluster.ts
@@ -1168,6 +1168,8 @@ export interface AsgCapacityProviderProps extends AddAutoScalingGroupCapacityOpt
    * The name of the capacity provider. If a name is specified,
    * it cannot start with `aws`, `ecs`, or `fargate`. If no name is specified,
    * a default name in the CFNStackName-CFNResourceName-RandomString format is used.
+   * If the stack name starts with `aws`, `ecs`, or `fargate`, a unique resource name
+   * is generated that starts with `cp-`.
    *
    * @default CloudFormation-generated name
    */
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-ecs/test/cluster.test.ts b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-ecs/test/cluster.test.ts
index 1901afc48135..260cd89b60c9 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-ecs/test/cluster.test.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk-lib/aws-ecs/test/cluster.test.ts
@@ -2928,7 +2928,7 @@ test('can add ASG capacity via Capacity Provider by not specifying machineImageT
 
 });
 
-test('throws when ASG Capacity Provider with capacityProviderName starting with aws, ecs or faragte', () => {
+test('throws when ASG Capacity Provider with capacityProviderName starting with aws, ecs or fargate', () => {
   // GIVEN
   const app = new cdk.App();
   const stack = new cdk.Stack(app, 'test');
@@ -2965,7 +2965,7 @@ test('throws when ASG Capacity Provider with capacityProviderName starting with
   }).toThrow(/Invalid Capacity Provider Name: ecscp, If a name is specified, it cannot start with aws, ecs, or fargate./);
 });
 
-test('throws when ASG Capacity Provider with no capacityProviderName but stack name starting with aws, ecs or faragte', () => {
+test('throws when ASG Capacity Provider with no capacityProviderName but stack name starting with aws, ecs or fargate', () => {
   // GIVEN
   const app = new cdk.App();
   const stack = new cdk.Stack(app, 'ecscp');